COMENIUS ACTION 1 2005-06COMENIUS ACTION 1 2005-06

Post Event Report

SIAULIAI FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 5 2006

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When we left Palermo for our trip to Siauliai our reasonable doubt was “ how a group of Sicilians could survive the -17 degrees

temperature of Lithuania”.

We tried to solve the doubt buying very special clothes suitable for

cold temperature and wearing fur hats ( a souvenir someone had

taken from Russia but that nobody had never dared use in Sicily). The doubt rose again when a tempest

of snow invested us landing in Riga.

BUT… any doubt was solved when we met our colleagues in Siauliai:

their friendly hospitality, their kindness, their availability made

our heart get warmer and warmer so that even walking along the icy

coast of the Baltic was like strolling along Mondello Beach in the month

of August!

When we left Palermo for our trip to Siauliai our reasonable doubt was “ how a group of Sicilians could survive the -17 degrees

temperature of Lithuania”.

We tried to solve the doubt buying very special clothes suitable for

cold temperature and wearing fur hats ( a souvenir someone had

taken from Russia but that nobody had never dared use in Sicily). The doubt rose again when a tempest

of snow invested us landing in Riga.

BUT… any doubt was solved when we met our colleagues in Siauliai:

their friendly hospitality, their kindness, their availability made

our heart get warmer and warmer so that even walking along the icy

coast of the Baltic was like strolling along Mondello Beach in the month

of August!

Escola Secondaria Vitorino Nemésio -LisbonPortugal Zespol Szkol Ogolnoksztalcacych-GorzowPolandSint Vincentius- EekloBelgium Friesland College-LeeuwardenThe Netherlands Siauliu “Romuvos” GimnazijaLithuania

Eyuboglu Egitim KurumlariEyuboglu Egitim KurumlariTurkeyIstituto Professionale di Stato “ Luigi Einaudi”-PalermoItaly

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Here we are! All together.A nice yellow van is driving us to

school.

Another school to visit, new colleagues to meet,

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An efficient, skilled principal, rightly proud of his school, was our tour leader inside the school

Luminous classrooms, well equipped gym and library.

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At school we could notice again that tradition in Eastern Europe still has a greater place than in the west -

where old songs, dances and costumes do not have a place at

the schools curricula anymore and successively are long forgotten.

The cute little children in their costumes offering us a flower and dancing so nicely at stage were

unforgettable.

Virginia, our Lithuanian coordinator organized a

wonderful project meeting in the assembly hall.It was successfully managed by

students

Stars for a day! The local TV was interested in our

project and in our meeting. All the city will

learn about our Comenius project.

TEACHERS’ MEETING IN THE READING ROOM

After a stimulating and wide discussion the group confirmed the subjects for the 4th magazine , which is ;

-The position of the disabled and the disadvantaged in the school and the city.

It was also confirmed that the editing of the edition would be done by Poland.

Poland summarised 10 different types of activities, which were discussed and positively agreed by the group. All the member countries will produce at least 4 of

the 10 proposals.

THE ACTIVITIES• Art works on “Tolerance and Solidarity" format and technique of works is freely). Please,

write the name and surname of the student who has done this work. Works should be transferred by traditional mail until the end of April for the address of the school : Zespol Szkol Ogolnoksztalcacych nr 6, ul. Dunikowskiego 5, 66-400 Gorzow Wlkp., Poland with postscript SPECULUM. Compulsory task ! Every school should send minimum 5 works.

• The map of the city (district) with marked places (schools, departments, theatres, cinemas...) adapted for disables persons (green color) and unsuited for these persons (red color).

• Presentation of one object in your city without architectural barriers for handicapped persons (few photos and short descriptions).

• Photo essay (from 5 to 10 photos)- one day of the disabled person’s life e.g. at school, at work. With photos it is possible to attach short descriptions.

• Sport for disabled – presentation of profiles of sportsman (their photos, short descriptions of achievements).

• Interview (interviews) with the disabled person who reached some success e. g. in sport, in an artistic discipline, at school, on studies.

• The description of school, regional, national actions and projects promote ideas of integrations with disabled persons ( e.g. sports tournaments, competitions, song’s festivals). Charity actions for persons with problems at home. Photos from these parties.

• The presentations of profiles of well known people operating in favor of disables persons and persons with problems at home (they are often a well known actors, singers, politician’s wives).

• The presentation of domestic national organizations or social organizations that are taking up problems of disables persons and persons with problems at home (organization’s name, logo, what they are doing).

• Questionnaire . Compulsory task.

We were received at

the local Board of

Education.The Department provided us

with information and material

explaining the Educational

system and…

with some little presents we

appreciated a lot.

the old and the new!

The visit of the town and the suggestive

Hill of Crosses opened the

unforgettable snowy sightseeing tours

We thought

we would die

frozen in the deer

farm but…

We bravely went on following our splendid friends

To Klaipeda and Palanga

To Trakai and Vilnius

In the project meeting we had the

opportunity to know new teachers from

other European countries.

Teachers meeting teachers..... and 

Students meeting students

Teachers meeting students

That is what European projects are all about; even when they do not speak each others languages there's always a means to communicate... And where youth meets youth there is always coming to being a very special atmosphere...both in the day

….and in the night

See you in

GORZOW

The sphere was great in all the meeting and there was not a single dissonant. For us staff and students we can only say:

Virginija and staff

THANK YOU!