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The MICE questionnaire for Comenius Home and Abroad in Europe : Year one
All four partner schools completed this task
Do you know the full name of the current Comenius project?
70% for Germany
75% for Portugal
100%for Poland and Cyprus
Can you list the four countries involved in the project?
Portugal 75%
Cyprus85%
Poland 100%
Germany90%
Have you been involved at any stage in the project ? How?( Pupils)
Cyprus:100% Yes :Comenius week in Cyprus as hosts and
in Portugal as guests ,and preparation of the film
Portugal: 24% yes:Comenius week in Porto and
preparation of the film
Poland; Yes:Comenius weeks in Cyprus
and Portugal as guests, and preparation of the film
Germany: yes:Comenius weeks in Cyprus
and Portugal as guests, and preparation of the film
What are the advantages for you as a result of your involvement in this project?
Cyprus: making new friendsand becoming aware of new cultures and mine,
and foreign languages. Enhancing my European IdentityImproving my ICT skills, became creative and learned to work with deadlines
Portugal: Making new friends, meeting new cultures,
and learning new languages
Poland: Making new friendsMeeting new cultures,
and learning new languages improving ICT skills
Germany: For the pupils who travelled:Making new friends,
Becoming aware of other cultures,Improving English Language skills,
ICT skills, research skills.
Did you have any personal contact with someone from the partner country?
Cyprus:90% yes
Portugal: 34% yes
Poland: 30% yes
Germany: 24% yes
What subjects were involved in the project?
Cyprus: Art, Music, English, Dance, ICT
Portugal: 2d3d animation, Art, Science,English, Sound and Multimedia, Portuguese
Poland: English, Geography, ICT , Music
Germany: ICT, English
Has the participation in the project helped you to increase your foreign language skills?
Cyprus: 85% yes
Portugal: 38% yes
Poland: yes
Germany: yes
Did you do extra work outside school for Comenius? Specify
Cyprus: 100% Yes , most work was extra curricular this year
Portugal: 6% Yes
Poland: Yes , the largest part of it
Germany: No, all activities were Included in the curriculum
Were you involved in the decision taking of the project?
Cyprus: The coordinator teacher was while consulting other teachers.
Pupils were sometimes too
Portugal: 86% of the pupils yes.
Poland: 100% of the pupils yes
Germany: None of the pupils.The coordinator only
Has your participation to the project helped you to increase your ICT or other technological skills?
Cyprus 15% yes,85% no
Portugal: 21% yes, 70% no
Poland: yes 100%
Germany: yes
How do you communicate with foreign LLP Comenius partners?
Cyprus: email, sms, phone calls
Portugal: Through Internet , in English and sometimes Portuguese,
or even sign language
Poland: email, sms
Germany: email
Has your participation to the project helped to increase your knowledge of a partner’s
country or culture? Cyprus: yes , I now understand
that we all belong to one bigger family
Portugal: 19% yes, 74% no
Poland: Yes at all occasions of communication
Germany: ?
Have you made any new friendships, which extended beyond the project?
Cyprus: yes 19 %
Portugal: 21% yes , 71% no
Poland: no answer
Germany: No answer
Has participation in this project helped to increase your motivation, self-confidence or social skills
Cyprus : 50% yes
Portugal: 8% yes,69% no
Poland : ?
Germany: ?
Has this project enhanced your feeling of belonging to a European community?
Cyprus: Yes 100%
Portugal: 23% yes, 60% no
Poland : ?
Germany: ?
Have there been any staff meetings for the project to take place?
Cyprus: Yes
Portugal: ?
Poland: Yes
Germany: ?
Has there been an appointment of a European Projects Coordinator?
Cyprus: The European Projects Coordinator pre-existed
Portugal: ?
Poland: Yes
Germany: ?
Is the Comenius Project a stand alone project or part of an overall strategy towards Internationalization?
Cyprus: It is part of an overall strategy towards Internationalization
Portugal: ?l
Poland: It is a stand alone project
Germany: ?
Why is this school involved in Internationalisation? What are the objectives?
Cyprus: In order to tighten cooperation with other schools in the world and set common goals and standards of work.
Portugal; ?
Poland: I hope this project is the beginning of internationalisation at school , we would like to cooperate with other European schools
in different projects to build our European identity and make it closer , exchange students and teachers
Germany: ?
To what extend do we have links with the local community ?Media , Municipality etc?
Cyprus: We have benefited from the Media and the Municipality, as well as from private catering or sponsors
apart from the school’s parents who are willing to help and support the project, the EU Representation.
Portugal: ?
Poland: media , municipality , meetings with the mayor , very close cooperation with local authorities , also support
Germany: ?
Is there any participation of community representatives in the project?
Cyprus: Not yet
Portugal: ?
Poland: Not Yet
Germany: ?
How does the entity of the school get a share in the activities of the project?
Cyprus: the 86 pupils from the 4th 5th and 6th years participate in various teams dealing with a different task each , while supervised by one of the eleven teachers in each team .
Portugal: ?
Poland: there are 3 classes at school and each one of them is responsible for a different stage
Germany: ?
Does the project promote Active European Citizenship within the curriculum?
Cyprus: As from next year maybe. Outside the curriculum though yes.
Portugal; ?
Poland:no :No, outside curriculum
Germany: ?
Does the project stimulate and facilitate extra curricular activities, possibly with external Agencies?
Cyprus: No
Portugal: ?
Poland: No
Germany: ?
Was there Interdisciplinary consultation and cross curricular cooperation between the teachers?
Cyprus: Yes, both in the Comenius week in November and during the extended project work in the school year
Portugal: ?
Poland: Yes
Germany: ?
What evidence was there of the project work enhancing normal teaching and learning?
Cyprus: The use in class of new skills and aspects acquired in ICT
during the Comenius workshop on the website or other tasks of the project.
Portugal: ?
Poland: info at school, school media, local media( ? )
Germany?
Have there been any difficulties in the teacher management of the project? If yes, how are these difficulties dealt with?
Cyprus: Teachers were not often available to work with extracurricular activities as they had to leave school immediately after their lessons ended.
Quite often the coordinator had to call the students for a meeting and attend to it so that the project meets the dates agreed with the partners.
Portugal:
Poland: Not all teachers were involved as promised at the beginning
Germany:
Are you prepared to take more or other responsibilities for the project?
Cyprus: -Yes, provided I am interested in the topic.( some teachers)-No( most teachers)
Portugal: ?
Poland: Yes I am Prepared( one teacher)
Germany: ?
Can you list five positive and if any negative results of European Cooperation in the Thematic Area of
your project?Cyprus: Positive:Making friends from other countries, improving communication skills
, ICT skills, awareness in the making of a film, Cooperation between partner schools,Greater understanding of the other
Greater understanding of the importance to work in a team to achieve a common goal.Greater understanding of the active European citizenship. Negative: insufficient cooperation with school staff
Portugal:
Poland: Positive: making friends , getting to know each other’s culture , improving English , ICT skills , building up the European modern society
Germany:Positive: Improvement of social skills,
use of ICT, English language skills.
Negative:-Planning the mobilities was difficult
due to exam dates and holidays in the participating countries
-Language problems of misunderstanding
(e.g. definition of storyboard)-Slight problems with MOODLE
Have any other teachers expressed interest in taking extra courses for their preparation to the project?
Cyprus: No, but many of those who got involved were very enthusiastic.
Portugal: ?
Poland: No
Germany: ?
How do the teachers involved display their motivation.
Cyprus: By encouraging pupils and keeping to deadlines
Portugal: ?
Poland: They are in a difficult position as their English is not sufficient
Germany: ?
To which extend do the teachers involved undertake extra work and take new initiative?
Cyprus: By working outside their normal working hours, and by having to take decisions if the system does not enable them
to communicate adequately with colleagues.
Portugal: ?
Poland: No answer
Germany: ?
Has the project enhanced pupils awareness in foreign languages? How?
Cyprus: Yes, in English , German and Portuguese for now.
Portugal: ?
Poland: . Definitely , students are more interested in learning English , it was helpful during exams and gave positive results
Germany: ?
Have there been any exchanges of pedagogical materials between the partners?
Cyprus: The moodle platform is some sort of a pedagogical tool
Portugal; ?
Poland: No
Germany: No
Are all partners equally involved in the decision making procedures of an established common strategy of the project?
Cyprus: Yes
Portugal: Yes
Poland: yes
Germany : Yes
Are all the coordinators in the different schools authorized to take decisions?
Cyprus: Yes, but within restricting situations
Portugal: ?
Poland : Yes
Germany: Yes
There is a clear schedule for communication between partners and for exchange of material if necessary.
Cyprus: Yes there is
Portugal: ?
Poland: Yes there is
Germany: ?
What was successful and what would you like to change in the meetings procedures?
Cyprus: Teachers do not need to be more than one for each country. The money should be given
to more pupil travelling instead.
Portugal: ?
Poland : Meetings are successful in all aspects. No suggestions for changes.
Germany: Only coordinators should travel
as others may not be well informed.
Has there been any progress in the project between the teachers meetings?
Cyprus: Yes , quite obviously. After the first meeting the school prepared for the filming,
and after the second one the filming was done according to the preset conditions
Portugal: ?
Poland: Yes, there is
Germany: ?
Has there been a feedback procedure after each partner meeting and is there a portfolio in each school with all evidences of procedures and progress made?
Cyprus: Yes, the coordinator of the project has sent a minute- power point on each meeting .
Portugal: ?
Poland: Yes there has been
Germany: ?
Were there any extra activities that were not in the work plan?
Cyprus: Yes , storyboarding and scenario writing
Portugal: /
Poland : No, everything is planned
Germany: No extra activities
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