Meeting in Izmir – 4th to 7th November 2013
The first “Today’s European” meeting was held in Izmir – Turkey. Teachers from Portugal, Greece, Poland and Spain met at school and discuss our Comenius Project.
We visited the school, talked with the students, had lunch all together in the school canteen, exchanged ideas and good practices and visited the city of Izmir.
We could also met the Turkish students and teachers, and share with them some activities, lunch and classes. It was a great time all together.
Second Meeting - Mytilene – Greece - 5th to 9th may 2014
The second “Today’s European” meeting took place in Mytilene, Greece from the 5th to the 9th May 2014. The Greek school was the host school and everything was ready to receive the school partners.
Teachers, students (Greek, Portuguese and Spanish), parents and local community shared moments of culture, experiences and fun together. Greek culture, ways of life, food were presented to all the participants.
Teachers, students (Greek, Portuguese and Spanish), parents and local community shared moments of culture, experiences and fun together. Greek culture, ways of life, food were presented to all the participants.
Several activities were done: photos exhibition; visit to the school with a wonderful performance by the students and a huge snack provided with the collaboration of the parents’ association; visit to the town of Mytilene; a volunteering activity – beach cleaning; visit to the Petrified Forest Museum and other interesting places in the island and a great farewell dinner.
In this meeting we did the “Poster competition”. All the partners presented its winner poster and the most representative one was chosen. The Polish poster was selected to represent the project. The revaluation of the project was done and some decisions were taken.
In this meeting we did the “Poster competition”. All the partners presented its winner poster and the most representative one was chosen. The Polish poster was selected to represent the project. The revaluation of the project was done and some decisions were taken.
Third Meeting - Évora – Portugal
The third “Today’s European” meeting took place in Évora, Portugal from the 13th to the 17th October 2014.
This school year the Spanish school left the Project, so the partners who are still working on it are Greece, Poland and Portugal.
Teachers, students (Portuguese and Polish), parents and local community shared moments of culture, experiences and fun together. Portuguese culture, ways of life, food were presented to all the participants.
Several activities were done:
a welcome dinner on the 13th;
- on the 14th everyone spent the day at school. Students from class 5th D and their Music teacher welcomed the guests with a wonderful performance of traditional Portuguese songs. There was a visit to the school to enjoy the decorations and the photo exhibition. An Art teacher presented a workshop where different objects were made with soap. In the afternoon the revaluation of the project was done, some aspects of it were discussed and some decisions were taken;
This school year the Spanish school left the Project, so the partners who are still working on it are Greece, Poland and Portugal.
Teachers, students (Portuguese and Polish), parents and local community shared moments of culture, experiences and fun together. Portuguese culture, ways of life, food were presented to all the participants.
Several activities were done:
a welcome dinner on the 13th;
- on the 14th everyone spent the day at school. Students from class 5th D and their Music teacher welcomed the guests with a wonderful performance of traditional Portuguese songs. There was a visit to the school to enjoy the decorations and the photo exhibition. An Art teacher presented a workshop where different objects were made with soap. In the afternoon the revaluation of the project was done, some aspects of it were discussed and some decisions were taken;
- on the 15th all the participants were involved in a volunteering activity at The Pedagogical Farm of Pomarinho and after lunch there was a guided visit to the town of Évora. At dinner a member of Évora City Hall was present.
- on the 16th some interesting places around Évora were visited – Monsaraz (a medieval small village), Redondo (a village well known for its wine and pottery) where the City Hall Mayor received us and two members of his staff had lunch with the group and offered some gifts and paid half of the lunch bill. After lunch everyone visited The Almendres (a megalithic circuit). In the evening teachers, some parents and students met the Polish and the Greek team at the hotel lobby to have a farewell coffee.
- on the 16th some interesting places around Évora were visited – Monsaraz (a medieval small village), Redondo (a village well known for its wine and pottery) where the City Hall Mayor received us and two members of his staff had lunch with the group and offered some gifts and paid half of the lunch bill. After lunch everyone visited The Almendres (a megalithic circuit). In the evening teachers, some parents and students met the Polish and the Greek team at the hotel lobby to have a farewell coffee.
fourth meeting - Ostrowiec – Poland
The fourth international meeting of the project’s partners was held in Poland in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski from 24th to 29th 2015. It was organized by the staff of Zespół Szkoł Specjalnych.
It was the last international meeting. In June 2014 the project is going to end. The coordinators worked on the final report summing up the two-years long work and the final products which were worked up.
Teachers, students (Greek and Portuguese) and local community shared moments of culture, experiences and had fun together. Polish culture, ways of life, food were presented to all the participants.
It was the last international meeting. In June 2014 the project is going to end. The coordinators worked on the final report summing up the two-years long work and the final products which were worked up.
Teachers, students (Greek and Portuguese) and local community shared moments of culture, experiences and had fun together. Polish culture, ways of life, food were presented to all the participants.
Several activities were done: welcoming reception at the Polish school with bread and salt and with a traditional Polish song. Inside school we had wonderful performances: Polish dances, a piano presentation by a Greek student and a song sung by the Portuguese students. Afterwards we admired the international photo exhibition which was the second very important element of our meeting. We could see the local volunteering activities done in our partners’ countries and we enjoyed the school decorations specially done to the occasion. We delighted ourselves with a huge snack offered to the participants. The guests from Portugal and Greece had a chance to get familiar with a new technique and method used in art. During classes they learnt how to dance the Polish national dance- polonez.
During that week we had a guided visit in Ostrowiec, we did the international volunteering activity – cleaning the park, which was a very important element of our international meeting - and visited many other interesting places: Stara Dębowa Wola (a farm), Świętokrzyskie the Holy Cross Mountains , Krzemionki (an old mine) and Bałtów (the Jurassic park).
We were magnificently hosted by our Polish friends and the week ended with a great farewell dinner.
We were magnificently hosted by our Polish friends and the week ended with a great farewell dinner.