The boundary can be a "line abreast" (between cultures, languages and people) or, onthe contrary, a border, an open door, a territory for meetings, a place of peaceful cohabitationand positive "contamination". We refer not only to physical borders amongtwo different countries but also to borders which, within cities, separate areas wheredifferent groups live(related to varied ethnicities, languages, religions and socialprofiles). In this context the school becomes an ideal environment to promoteintercultural dialogue and active citizenship.The main objective of the project is to support and strengthen the cultural and schoolcooperation in the border areas, by helping them facing the political and social changes.We intend to use the background of cultural cooperation usually existing in the borderareas: a background of mutual language knowledge, mixed ethnic identities, sharedhistory made not only of conflicts but also of common achievements. Our scope is tocreate a virtual "meeting square" in the milieu of border lines.The main outputs of the project will be:a) a research on the existing situation in the border areas involved, in the scopeof multicultural exchanges in social and school environments; this research will includea compendium of good practices;b) a module of in-service teachers' training and a related handbook (throughdigital support) entitled "How to design and implement a multi-cultural approach forteaching / learning pathways in the border areas". This module will be tested in differentways, throughout 5 workshops, in the countries involved;c) didactic modules for pupils, created by the teachers involved in the training;d) an International Internet Forum and some exchange networks amonguniversity fellows, teachers and students.The impact envisaged is a stronger capacity of the "schools on borders" to improve theirquality and to become "intercultural nests", an excellent example for all Europeanschools.