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Our four models for the magazine front cover: Matilde Flores from Portugal, José Antonio Rodríguez Morales from Spain, Kateri-na Galani from Greece and Wojtek Gierosz from Poland. Cover photo: Eurico Cavaco (Portugal) Cover photo editing: Ana Isabel Vieira (Portugal) Cover design and magazine layout: Efstratios Peroutseas, Stavroula Boskovits (Greece)

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Lifelong Learning Programme Comenius

Multilateral School Partnership 2011-2013

“Our lives in the limelight”

The project aimed at promoting a better understanding of various ways of European life. Partic-

ipating teenagers used their own experience, observed different fields of life, wrote articles,

took photos, drew pictures, made animations and videos. In the second year of the project they

shared information about employment, the job market in their areas, their towns in the past

and now and consumption of water and energy. Teachers cooperated in a practical and theo-

retical way, using modern technologies to communicate and different teaching methods . Dur-

ing the visits students and teachers participated in multi-cultural group work such as painting,

dancing, singing, designing CD cover, writing articles on different topics, photo sessions, editing

videos and presentations. They also had the opportunity to take part in various events such as

trips to places of historical importance, folk dance shows, school ceremonies.

In this magazine you can find all information we gathered and shared in the second year of the

project. The magazine is accompanied by the CD with the presentations and movies. To find out

more about the project you are welcome to visit the magazine website:

www.ourlivesinthelimelight.weebly.com

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK!

We hope you will enjoy reading it.

Anna Gatkowska - Project Coordinator

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Contents

Comenius teams ……………………………………………………………………………………… 6

First meeting In Spain - diary 8

Second meeting in Poland - diary 15

Comenius experience visiting in POLAND - Spanish Students …………………… 22

Comenius experience visiting in SPAIN - Polish Students ……………………..…… 23

My Dream Job

Being an air traffic controller……………………………………………………………………. 26

Reflexology ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 27

Who doesn't have a future dream? …………………………………………………………. 28

What will my future job be?…………………………………………………………………….. 28

I want to be a dietitian……………………………………………………………………………… 29

Do no harm !……………………………………………………………………………………………. 30

Labour Market

Employment Status in Lepe………………………………………………………………………. 31

Labour Market in Lepe……………………………………………………………………………… 32

Labour Market in Ostrzeszow County……………………………………………………….. 33

Interviews

Interview - Seleccione la fecha…………………………………………………………………. 36

Interview with the owner of a furniture manufacture ‘MEBLECH’ head-quartered in Kraszewice……………………………………………………………………………

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An interview with Ryszard Fiłka - the owner of the wooden pallets manu-facture ‘BOREX’ headquartered in Kraszewice…………………………………………..

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Interview with Vasilis Souliotis, owner of the food industry ‘Palirria’……….. 40

Interview—Todoclima………………………………………………………………………………. 42

Our Towns Now and Then

Lepe Before and After………………………………………………………………………………. 43

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Nea Artaki - Now and then……………………………………………………………………… 45

Kraszewice in the Past and Now………………………………………………………………. 46

Water and Energy

Water and Arts………………………………………………………………………………………… 48

Greedy Monsters …………………………………………………………………………………….. 49

Light and Water Consumption in Lepe……………………………………………………… 50

Light and Water Before, Now and After……………………………………………………. 52

To save or not to save… That’s the question…………………………………………….. 53

The Water……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 55

The Light………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 57

Water and Energy Conservation Project…………………………………………………… 58

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Gimnazjum im. Polskich Olimpijczyków

Kraszewice, Poland

Gymnasio Neas Artakis, Nea Artaki, Greece

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Escola Básica Integrada Fernando Casimiro Pereira

da Silva, Rio Maior, Portugal

Intituto de Education Secundaria "La Arboleda",

Lepe, Spain

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Diary of the meeting in Spain 30 September – 5 October 2013

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Diary of the meeting in Poland 9-15 April 2013

From 9th to 14th of April 2013 we had especially important time for our community, partic-

ularly for students, who hosted guests from European countries. I was one of the hosts.

The whole adventure began on Tuesday 9th when our quests arrived to our houses.

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10th April 2014

The next day we spent at school showing it round to the visitors from abroad. After that we

did some tasks prepared for the purpose of the project. We prepared quizzes related to the

project and we also wrote letters for future generations including information about envi-

ronmental problems. After a few hours of studying we went sightseeing Kraszewice and the

flour mill which is one of the main workplaces in our village. At the end of the first day we

had a party at school. We had great fun there. Spanish students turned out to be the best

dancers !

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11Th April 2013

Thursday was a ‘Green Day’ in our school. We had a lot of activities related to environment. The first task was connected with fashion, but the extraordinary one. We had to design some fashionable clothes with the use of recycled materials such as plastic bags, caps, tin-foil. We had a professional support from our friend, a professional make-up-artist. It was a wonderful experience and the results of our work were amazing. We not only had a lot of laughter together but we also learned that some materials, fabrics and plastic can be re-used. The audience present at the fashion show appreciated our work.

Gathered in the school gym, we watched the play ‘Little Green Riding Hood’ prepared by

fist graders. Later, we shared the results of the experiment we did during the last two

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12th April 2013

Friday was a very busy day. We started the day at 4.30. We visited Kraków and Wieliczka, beauti-

ful and picturesque places worth seeing – our national treasures. St. Mary’s Church, Cloth Hall,

Old Town – all of them impressed us enormously.

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13th April 2013

Saturday was the day we spent in the Forest Centre in Gołuchów where we had some out-door tasks to do. It was funny and challenging experience. We were working in interna-tional groups and looking for dendrological treasures in the park. We discovered a lot of new facts about trees, their growth, importance to human life and environment.

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In the evening we had an official dinner with many prominent guests such as the member

of the European Parliament for Poland, representatives of local and regional governments

and board of education, mayor of Kraszewice, sponsors. There were also friends of our

school, parents and teachers. It was a kind of meeting where we summarised the project

outcomes and thanked for the effort and involvement.

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14th April 2013

On Sunday we went to Wrocław , the last place on our tour map. We visited many inter-

esting places and in the evening we said goodbye to our Comenius friends. It was hard to

believe that this was the end of such a wonderful adventure. We could not hide tears.

15th April 2013

Departure of the participants of the meeting.

Klaudia Bendarz, Poland

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Comenius experience visiting in POLAND - Spanish Students

DANIEL ORTIZ (Lepe, Spain)

This last travel to Poland was a really good experience because it was the last travel that

we did in this Comenius Project and it was so sad for me because I should say good bye to

all people. Also it was a great experience because I like the Polish culture and also the peo-

ple who I were because they are nice people and I know that the friends that I have done

there are going to be for all my life. The cities are also very beautiful and I like them too

much. I know that the project has finished buy the friendship that I did there I think that

are going to be forever so thank you to all the families and teachers who did this project

come true and fulfill all our dreams. Thank you!

JULIA BLANCO (Lepe, Spain)

Comenius experience has been the best experience of my life. I never thought I would be

able to find another family manymiles away. There have been memorable moments in

just five days, full of laughter and tears the last day. I'm glad I've found real good friends

in Poland and a second family, that was the best family I could ever have. It is an incredi-

ble way to share cultures and languages, and although it has been more than a month we

are maintaining contact. The truth is that I will never forget because it is impossible and of

course expect to see them again. Impossible to describe in words.

CAROLINA MORALES CORO (Lepe, Spain)

Comenius experience in Poland was very enriching , because it gave me the opportunity to

know a new country, very different to mine, new habits, new food, new places, etc. But,

what I liked most was to meet new friends. Great people who I will always remember. We

spent together unforgettable days, full of happiness. Teachers and student lived in Poland

many anecdotes which we will never forget. They, our Polish, Greek and Portuguese

friends were definitely the best of the experience. Without forget the families. They were

very good people, friendly and sweet, who made our stay there perfect. THANKS POLAND.

ABRAHAM JURADO WILSON /(Lepe, Spain)

My experience in Poland was really good, at first I thought they ate strange traditional

polish food or that they had strange timetables, but then I realised it was like here, in

Spain. There was snow everywhere, for me it was exciting because I had only seen snow a

couple of times. We stayed in Kraszewice, a small but nice village, people were nice, food

was nice, my 'New' family was nice.

I had great fun, it was a experience I would repeat.

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Comenius experience visiting in SPAIN - Polish Students

"Our lives in the Limelight" - a week full of unforgettable impressions and

memories

Thanks to 'Comenius' I had a chance to participate in a weekly exchange in the south of

Spain - Lepe. On a Sunday afternoon when I was received by a Spanish family, I felt that

this would be the best week of my life.

With great delight I participated in a trip to Sevilla. I enjoyed the city view from a high tow-

er. A trip to Aracena and Huelva also provided me with many impressions. I had there the

opportunity to see 'Las Maravillas Grotto' and the church, from which I could enjoy the pic-

turesque view of the mountains. The trip to Doñana National Park was also a good idea. To

my surprise, I saw there animals that also live in Poland (fallow deer, red deer, wild boar,

horses).

Through this week I was hosted by a fantastic girl - Estefania. She is very kind, friendly and

beautiful. Although she is a year older than me, I felt as if we were twin sisters and knew

each other for many years.

Throughout the whole stay in Lepe I felt that we became one big family. When the week

was about to finish, I was sorry to say "goodbye". Even today , I miss all the friends I met

during this trip. With many of them I’m in touch.

I MISS EVERYONE! Well… SEE YOU IN POLAND!

Dominika Osmalak, Poland

My experience in Spain

My initial feelings associated with travel to Spain were mixed. I enjoyed the idea of partici-

pating in the exchange but I was also a bit afraid of it. However everything was ok. The first

hours of "my adventure" were not very pleasant, but with every day I loved it more and

more. . During the project I met many interesting people who were mostly Spanish, but also

Greek and Portuguese. Lessons in Lepe were not interesting for me because I don’t under-

stand Spanish. But the lesson of English was interesting and involving. All in all, my experi-

ences from Spain are positive, and if I could, I would take part in the project again.

Adrian Sikora, Poland

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Comenius experience visiting in SPAIN - Polish Students

My Spanish adventure

In October 2012 I was in Spain. I went there

because I take part in a Comenius project. To

tell you the truth, I was really delighted when

I heard that I would go there with my friends.

They said that it is hard to talk to other peo-

ple only in English, but I believed that it

would be ok. I was a bit anxious because I

wasn’t able to get to know my host family

before meeting them in Spain. Besides, it was

the first time I flew the airplane. Luckily, it

turned out to be an exciting and funny experience.

We had a complicated journey, involving two changes. When we arrived in Faro in Portu-

gal we stayed overnight in a nice hostel, where all drinks were on the house. In the morn-

ing we went sightseeing. The town had awesome views and a lot of historical buildings.

Later in the evening we took a bus to Villa Real (by the Spanish border) where we met our

host families. They took me to my “new” home. I had to get used to speaking only in Eng-

lish. It wasn’t easy at first and sometimes I mixed two languages, Polish and English. Jose,

my host student, introduced me to many nice people. He was very friendly and I would

love to host him in Poland in return.

Our days were varied and exceptionally pleasant. We took part in interesting activities at

school which was really big, twice as big as mine. At first it seemed as a huge maize with

lots of corridors. The students there were really cool, relaxed and so cheerful. I especially

enjoyed the English classes and school breaks. However, the lessons were too long for me.

The Spanish took us to the beach, Seville and to many more interesting sights. I also had a

chance to taste typical Spanish dishes and seafood which was so fresh and delicious, a real

treat for the palate! Jose’s mother is a very good cook and I enjoyed her fish dishes and

even mussels. What made me crazy , was the time the Spanish eat their meals. Dinners

started at 8 pm and finished late at night. It took me some time to get used to it.

On returning back to Poland I felt sad but bottled with lots of memories of the best friends

from Spain. It was a great journey, and I had the time of my life. I can’t wait when the

Spanish come to Poland. Thank you Comenius!

Paweł Żuberek, Poland

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Comenius experience visiting in SPAIN - Polish Students

I spent a wonderful week in Spain

I’ll never forget the time I spent in Spain and

the places I visited. For a week I moved from

cool Polish autumn weather to a continental

climate.

Owning to this trip I could meet a lot of nice

and kind people. The most interesting thing

for me was the flight to Spain because I had

never flown a plane. I found out a lot about

the culture and customs of Spain. For exam-

ple, lessons in Spain last longer than in Po-

land.

I paid my attention to beautiful landscapes and the beaches which were stretching for miles

by the Ocean.

The most interesting town which I have ever seen was Seville- the capital of Andalusia. I

visited the Cathedral of Saint Maria and the model ship of Christopher Columbus. I also

went up the tower, which had thirty floors. The view from the tower was amazing. (I saw

the panorama of the city from it). The wonderful view had also the huge park called

Donana, which is situated in the south - west of the Iberian Peninsula.

It is famous of rich fauna and swamps. I could see there wild animals, which also live in my

country. We could admire picturesque view of the mountains when we were in a church.

My stay in Lepe gave me the chance to learn about cultures of other countries which take

part in the project. I could improve my English. I understood that it is very important to

speak English because we can contact with other people. The Spanish turned out to be very

kind and cheerful. They’re also very hospitable. I like their expressive dances. Being wor-

ried before visiting Spain was completely unnecessary because I made friends on the first

day. I’ll never forget this adventure, the journey which sank deep into my heart.

Klaudia Bednarz, Poland

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MY DREAM JOB

Being an air traffic controller

Evi Bairami, Greece

Nowadays most people have a dream job they would like to do in their lives. My dream job is to be an air traffic controller.

Air traffic controllers are people trained to maintain the safe, orderly and expeditious

flow of air traffic in the global air traffic control system. The position of air traffic controller is one that requires highly specialized knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Controllers apply separation rules to keep air-craft at a safe distance from each other in their area of responsibility and move all aircraft safe-ly and efficiently through their assigned sector of airspace, as well as on the ground. Because controllers have an incredibly large responsibil-ity while on duty (often in aviation, "on posi-tion"), the ATC profession is consistently re-garded around the world as one of the most challenging careers, and can be notoriously

stressful depending on many variables (equipment, configurations, weather, traffic vol-ume, human factors, etc.). Many controllers, however, would cite high salaries and a very large and privileged degree of autonomy as ma-jor advantages of their jobs.

The reason I have chosen this job is because I find it challenging but I was also influenced by my dad who is an air traffic controller in the air forces. In my opinion, to be an ATC in the air forces is very difficult because it is too stressful and demands a great deal of responsibility. So I think that ACT is a dangerous and difficult job but it is very exciting too.

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My dream job - Reflexology

Lydia Vogiatzolou, Greece

What I want to be when I grow up? A reflexolo-gist. What is that? Let me just explain.

Reflexology is an alternative form of medicine in which the healer applies special pressure on and massages the feet, hands, ears, face even the tongue and nose of a patient. Its target is to maintain balance in the human body which can be achieved through relaxation.

Reflexology offers a great number of benefits. First of all, it relieves stress and tension by re-leasing the therapeutic powers of a human body. Moreover, it brings balance and harmony to the system and paves the way for self-healing. More specifically, it improves circula-tion, enhances the immune system, balances hormones and removes toxins.

However, critics believe that reflexology is un-reliable, because it can not treat certain condi-tions or diagnose medical cases. In addition, it has been given a bad name due to people who didn‘t know how to practise it properly and who caused more harm than good.

To sum up, I believe that reflexology deserves to be treated as a true science. Lots of studies have shown how beneficial it can be for the hu-man body even in very difficult cases. Let me just mention the fact that in Great Britain it is part of the national health system and that I truly want to become a reflexologist, because I really want to help people relax from their exhausting routine and forget for a short while their stresses.

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MY DREAM JOB

Who doesn't have a future dream?

Nazaret Romero , Spain

Lots of people dream with having a lot of money, others with travelling and others with finding the love of their lives. My dream for the future is to have a happy family, fulfill myself personally and finding the ideal job, but when I think about a job I wonder ‘what is my dream job?’ And sadly, after a long time thin-king, I can't find the answer to this question.

When I was a little girl, I had a dream; everything was easier, I knew I wanted to be a clown to make all the kids in the world happy, and while I was making my dream come true one day I was a doctor, another day I was a cle-aner, another day a vet... However, when you get older and more mature you realize that you can't have a different job every day. So now I'm in process of finding that job, what I can do eve-ry day of my life without getting tired, that job that I love, a job that will make me happier. It´s difficult to find it because I can't see myself working as anything, I only guess myself travel-ling around the world, meeting new cities, new cultures.

When I find that job in what I can do that thing, I'll do anything to get it because it will be the basement of my happiness and if any day I start thinking it´s impossible to reach it, I´ll think in a famous phrase from a film that says: “Don’t ever let someone tell you that you can’t do something. You got a dream, you gotta pro-tect it. When people can’t do something them-selves, they’re gonna tell you that you can’t do it. You want something, go get it!”

What will my future job be?

Abraham Jurado, Spain

I'm sixteen and like a lot of people or teenagers of my age, I don't really know what my job in the future will be...

I'm going to be honest with you all: I've got a few ideas or possibilities. I want so suc-ced in life so I'm definetly going to study a de-gree at university -my parents aren't rich but they could support me economically. I might study law, as my father did. I'm quite intelli-gent, well not like Einstein but I consider myself to be fairly intelligent so I could be a good lawy-er.

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It could be a good idea but... I don't ima-gine myself sitting down in an office every day of my life, I need more action, so ''My dream job" would be being a detective or police in-spector! I constantly imagine myself entering into houses investigating the crime scene or capturing burglars...

I think I will study at Seville University, do you know where Seville is? It´s the capital of Andalusia, not far away from where I live. I can speak two languages quite well -English and Spanish, and I also practice martial arts. In less than a year´s time, I will have a black belt in Ta-ekwondo, so as for being active and speaking languages I have no problems but I´m a bit lazy so I have to study a lot to build my dream-job...

I want to be a dietitian

Marika Skraburska, Poland

When I was a little girl I wanted to be a famous singer. Together with my friend, we dressed in my mum’s clothes, we put on some make-up and we imagined that we were on a concert singing for the crowds of our fans. The brushes were our microphones and our fans were dolls and teddy bears. After some time I gave up the idea of becoming a pop star.

When I was in a primary school I changed my

mind and decided to become a dietitian who

advises people on what to eat in order to lead a

healthy lifestyle. I got interested in cooking and

healthy food. I started to read a lot of books

and watch TV programs that were related to

this topic. I became more aware of the influ-

ence of nutrition on people’s lives and being a

dietitian has become my new life goal.

Now I’m a student of a lower secondary school and I already have a clear outline of my pro-fessional path. To start off my career I have to finish a secondary school and pass Matura exams with flying colours. I would like to go to a technical secondary school where I can gain professional knowledge and experience at the same time. Then, I would like to study food and nutritional science at the university to get a di-ploma in Dietetics. With a bachelor degree I will be able to work either in private practice or un-der contract with health care institution.

I will strive hard to make my dream come true because I deeply believe that this job will give me a lot of satisfaction. I want to help people with eating disorders and provide nutrition and health advice for infants, children, adolescents and adults. By doing my job well, I will improve the quality of people’s lives and change their habits which will contribute to a better and happier world.

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MY DREAM JOB

Do no harm !

Wojtek Gierosz, Poland

When I was a child I dreamt , as most of the boys do, of becoming a footballer, a national hero or a famous sportsman admired by mil-lions. But as I was growing up my dreams were changing too. Under the influence of my experi-ences I changed the way of perceiving life. I no-ticed that it is the most precious and at the same the most fragile gift you were given at birth and that it should be cherished at every moment. I realized that my dream is to become a doctor.

I’m certain that this is the right career for me. I posses a lot of features of character which are essential in this profession. I am hard-working, responsible, sensitive to other people’s needs and I have nerves of steel which enables me to stay cool in any critical situation . What is more, I can show compassion, respect and empathy and this is what all patients want a physician to express. I perform well in sci-ence and have scientific interests which I ex-

plore with enthusiasm and passion.

I am only a teenager now and I am aware that there is a long and bumpy road to success in this profession. First I have to finish middle school and then go to a secondary school. There I will focus mostly on biology, anatomy, chemistry, physics and foreign languages such as English and Latin. Then I should study medi-cine at the university and choose the faculty. I’ve already decided to become a surgeon. I ob-served their work at the hospital where my little sister was operated on. She was diagnosed with a serious congenital heart disease. The sur-geons saved her life then and they gained my respect and admiration.

I feel through my experiences that the

role of the doctor is right for me. I want to pur-sue it with passion and make a difference in the lives of others. I will practice medicine ethically and honestly and act according to the Hippo-cratic oath. I will do my best to make my dream come true.

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EMPLOYMENT STATUS IN LEPE

Carolina Morales Coro & Estefanía Costa González, IES La Arboleda, Lepe — Spain

As all we know, it is very important to be well-prepared and have a good curriculum to enter the labour market as soon as possible and un-der the best conditions.

In the last year the number of unemployed has increased considerably, what has caused this?

The reason lies with the economic crisis that has caused the closure of many companies and with it the excessive increase in unemployment.

In Lepe there are exactly 3,443 unemployed of whom 1,726 are men and 1,717 are women. The highest number of unemployed is concen-trated in the construction sector because many houses were built without there being demand and which produced an oversupply.

Along with construction other related sectors also collapsed: the electrical, plumbing and fur-niture sectors etc. Lepe is the biggest city after Huelva, the capital, so it provided its services to all the coastal areas around. Therefore, when the construction sector collapsed a higher num-ber of unemployment occured. The majority of unemployed people don’t have any profession-al training and those with professional training search for work in other countries and emi-grate.

Curiously when you search for information on the internet, it appears that the highest number of unemployed is in the agriculture sector, but this is not totally accurate because this type of work only needs a workforce at certain times of the year.

Agriculture is the principal economic activity of Lepe, followed by tourism, especially near sum-mer. The government doesn’t help a lot to re-duce the unemployment rate because it only provides some local development services, that have recently been stopped.

Some towns have employment programs but due to the situation that we are going through, they can’t provide enough. They also help self-employ people to make new companies to cre-ate work. Among others help, they provide courses to introduce new people in to the la-bour market.

Due to the severe crisis that we are going through, this help is insufficient because there is no money. Many people cheat the system, because everyone looks after their own inter-ests. To avoid this there are work inspectors, but they don’t always do their job. This situa-tion hurts the economy and this is one of the causes of the current crisis.

We wait for this situation to change soon and for the economy of Spain to improve.

IES La Arbolesa (Lepe, Spain)

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LABOUR MARKET IN LEPE

Cristina Alvarado and Sara Muriel, IES La Arboleda, Lepe — Spain

Lepe is a city which is popular for its beaches and strawberries. People know it because Lepe exports this fruit to all Europe and beaches re-ceive a lot of tourists in summer. However, local people think that there are a lot of unemploy-ment, but the fact that they do not know is that only the 12.64% is unemployed. In Lepe, there are 27.241 inhabitants and 3.443 are unem-ployed, as you can see in this chart.

Most part of this unemployed people were workers of the construction sector and all the

works related with this sector, like carpenters, glassmakers, painters... because if the most part of this sector disappears they can’t do their jobs.

The sectors with more workers are the agricul-ture and tourism but this is only during the spring-summer season. In the agriculture the 74% of the land is prepared to grow strawber-ries. Other fruits like oranges are also very com-mon.

In the last years the number of unemployed people has increased too much. In 2009 there were approximately 2571 unemployed people but this numbers was bigger in 2013, rising up to 34% in these 4 years. And it is curious the fact that there are less unemployed women than men, as well as in 2009 and in 2013 too. But the difference between them is not too hard.

Moreover, we can separate this information of 2013 considering the age of the unemployed.

People who have between 25 and 44 years old

are in the biggest group of unemployment. A curious thing is that there are not a lot of un-employed younger, that is because they had been studying in a University.

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LABOUR MARKET IN OSTZRESZÓW

COUNTY, POLAND

Klaudia Bednarz, Patrycja Fiłka,

Adrian Sikora, Dominika Osmalak,

Rafał Grzesiek

Ostrzeszów County ( powiat ostrzeszowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local gov-ernment in Greater Poland . It came into being on January 1, 1999.

Its administrative seat and largest town is Os-trzeszów.

The county covers an area of 772.37 square kil-ometres (298.2 sq mi).

The county is subdivided into seven gminas (three urban-rural and four rural).

Kraszewice

Gmina Kraszewice is a rural gmina – the basic unit of territorial division in Poland which con-sists of several villages.

The seat of the local government is located in Kraszewice.

There are about 3600 inhabitants.

Kraszewice covers the area of 75,11 km², in-cluding :

arable land: 59%

forests: 34%

Number of inhabitants

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Workplaces in Kraszewice municipality

There are over 220 companies registered in Kraszewice municipality.

Agricultural activity is based on individual farms. There are specialized farms in milk and pig production

The largest number of companies specializes in the production of palletes and wood products, upholstery and carpentry. A lot of them offer transport services or they are engaged in trade, operate in the constuction market.

There are several shops.

Unemployment in 2011-2012

Unemployment by sex

Registered unemployment

The unemployment rate in October 2012 was 9.5%, in Wielkopolska province 9,2% , and in the whole country it reached 12,5%. 64,7% of the unemployed were from rural areas.

The unemployment rate increased by 3% in comparison to last year (October 2011). The summer months brought a seasonal unemploy-ment rate decline.

There are more unemployed women than men in the Ostrzeszow County.

In 2012 there were 1500 unemployed women which accounts for 67,4%.

Unemployment by age

Long term unemployment

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In Ostrzeszow County young people between the age 18-24 are the largest group of the un-employed.

They usually remain out of job just after gradu-ating from high school or university and be-cause they don’t have the experience required by the majority of the employees.

In June 2012 there were 2 125 unemployed people in Ostrzeszów County. The unemploy-ment rate reached 9,2%.

With comparison to the rate from last year, it remained almost on the same level.

Over 16% of the total unemployed don’t have any professional qualifications.

The pie chart shows that the highest number of the unemployed (33,6%) don’t have any profes-sional qualifications or finished only lower-secondary school (gimnazjum).

33,3% of the unemployed graduated from voca-tional schools.

Among the unemployed there are only 9,9% people with a university degree.

Unemployment by profession

Analysis of job offers and professional groups

In the first half of 2012 in Ostrzeszów County Labour Office there were 638 vacancies.

On average every month in 2012 there were 129 new job offers:

224 for women (29%),

694 from private sector (89,9%),

78 from public sector (10,1%),

179 from EU projects (23,0%),

62 for disabled people (8,0 %),

In-demand jobs

Sales representative

Farm worker

Butcher

Scaffolding worker

Porter

Turner

Office worker

Lorry driver

Office cleaner

Grocery shop assistant

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Marta, Spain

Maria Jose, one of the many entrepreneurs

who decide to start their own business. Are

easy to assemble your own business? We are

going to get to know a little more.

What type of company do you direct?

I direct a retail shop, a boutique.

What was your motivation in creating this

company?

My motivation for developing this company was

because I love fashion and in Lepe there aren’t a

lot fashionable clothes shops.

What were your objectives? Have you

achieved them all?

My objectives were difficult at first but now I

can say and that I’m satisfied because I’ve

achieved all my objectives.

What types of financial help did you receive?

The financial help that I received was a subsidy

from the European Union and the financial help

from my family but nowadays I rely on myself

for financial help.

What types of barriers or obstacles did you

have to overcome?

The obstacle that I overcame was the weather

because when it’s spring and winter, buyers

wait and purchase products in the sales. And of

course nowadays the crisis affects us all.

What types of skills do we need to have to di-

rect a business?

We need to be able to get into the minds of

shoppers, almost like being a ‘’personal shop-

per’’ because we need to offer our ideas and

expertise.

Do we need any experience to set up our own

business?

You don’t need experience because with this

type of job you learn something new every day.

What type of studies do we need to become a

businessman or a businesswoman?

You need administration knowledge to run the

company.

Explain the main advantages and the main dis-

advantages of being a businessman/woman?

The advantages are that you decide what do

and what not to do, and the flexibilities of the

timetables. The disadvantages are that you are

always thinking about the company and you

have a lot of concerns.

Do you see yourself in another type of job

which is not the same as this one?

No, because I love fashion.

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Interview with the owner of a furniture manufacture ‘MEBLECH’

headquartered in Kraszewice

by Daria Idzikowska, Poland

When did you set up the manufacture?

It was set up in 1974 .

Why did you decide to start your own compa-

ny?

I wanted to break with the family tradition of

running a farm. I observed the work of craftmen

who did well those days. At that time all private

initiatives were on a tiny scale with the notable

exception of agriculture. The private sector was

limited to little shops, stalls at open markets or

bakeries, occasionally small-scale manufactu-

ring. Working for myself gave me a sense of in-

dependence.

Lech Baś, the owner of the company MEBLECH

How was it to run the company in the commu-

nist system?

Hmm.., it wasn’t easy, really. I had my ups and

downs and to overcome the problems I had to

be very creative and flexible.

How has your company developed and chan-

ged over the years?

I started with a small upholstery company hi-

ring five workers and as the years went by we

have developed into a furniture manufacturer

employing more than 50 people and offering

training for students from the vocational

schools . We offer a wide choice of services and

products. Nowadays the company has transfor-

med since the early days. Our plant is fully

equipped with everything from traditional

upholstery tools to state-of-the-art production

machines allowing us the flexibility to create a

wide range of designs. Production is mainly fo-

cused on household and institutional furniture

and kitchen cabinet manufacturing. It’s still a

family- run enterprise and my sons are now in

charge of designing the products. To meet the

customers’ needs, they use modern computer

software and the best quality wood.

Company’s headquarter

What changes do you notice as far as the em-

ployment is concerned?

Well, unluckily for some employees the number

of workplaces is gradually decreasing since ma-

chines have been replacing humans. However,

I’ve noticed that there are increasingly better

skilled and educated young people on the job

market looking for vacancies.

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Do your employees know foreign languages?

Several employees, especially those in charge of

sales and marketing speak foreign languages.

This is extremely useful because we cooperate

with shops and companies from abroad. Ho-

wever, it is not an essential skill for all my wor-

kers.

Where do you sell your products?

We sell our products in our own stores and

through the network of retailers who cooperate

with us. We also sell our furniture abroad, main-

ly in Italy, France and Germany.

Inside the factory

What do you think of the future of the compa-

ny?

We would like to increase our sales and invest in

new machines. We have also diversified our ac-

tivity and opened a sawmill and wood drying

chamber. Generally, I’m optimistic about the

future.

Have the investments in your company paid

off?

Yes, of course. Thanks to new machines we ma-

naged to improve the quality, reduce the prices,

become more competitive and strengthen our

position on the market.

How is it to be your own boss?

This job requires a lot of commitment, responsi-

bility and ability to take risk. You constantly

think about new strategies and its development.

I spend a lot of time at work. On the other

hand, I hold the control and I am independent.

What do you do in your free time?

I try not to think about the business but it’s real-

ly difficult to focus on something else. Therefo-

re I tend to take my family somewhere out for

the weekend.

Thank you for the interview!

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Interview with Ryszard Fiłka - the owner of the wooden pallets man-ufacture ‘BOREX’ headquartered in

Kraszewice, Poland

Patrycja Fiłka, Poland

Why did you start your own company?

I was unemployed and I couldn’t find anything interesting for me. I started the business 22 ye-ars ago and it was still a period of economic transformation in Poland and the emergence of capitalism. Having own business was the best I could do then.

Why did you decide to produce wooden pal-lets?

My family owned a forest so I had my own sour-ce of wood. For this reason it didn’t require a lot of financial input. All I had to do was to fo-cus on the papers, management and finding skilled workers.

What does the name of your company mean and who invented it?

I started the business under a simple name

‘production of wooden pallets’. After six years of the activity my plant developed and it was time for a change. I analysed various names but we came to the agreement with my family that BO-REX suits best. In Polish the word BÓR – is an old way of naming a forest and EX I associate with export.

How do you develop your company?

Modern technology and equipment significantly influence its dynamic development. The compa-ny constantly improves its production and tech-nological facilities. The automated manufactu-ring process allows for better control over de-livery schedules and product quality. We invest in modern dryers and production lines for nai-ling pallets.

What is more, the company develops its own transport fleet, due to this all goods are always delivered on time. Moreover, we try to be a re-liable partner to maintain good relations with our clients. We expand the export to other co-untries in Western Europe.

How many workers do you employ ?

At the moment there are 22 employees.

Do you have friends among businessmen?

The truth is that it is not easy to have a real friend in the same line of business. There is a strong competition . However, I think that one should try not to have enemies.

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If you were young again, would you choose

the same job ?

Definitely, yes. I wouldn’t have achieved so

much if I hadn’t worked on my own. It was the

right choice.

What is your key to success?

I can’t give you a single recipe. From my experi-

ence I can just say that you need to fall to rise ,

then go ahead and avoid stumbling again on

your way. If you are persistent enough you will

succeed in any filed you want.

Thank you for your time and the interview!

The interview was carried out in December 2012

by Patrycja Fiłka as a part of a Comenius project

task.

Interview with Vasilis Souliotis,

owner of the food industry

‘Palirria’

Anna Alexiou, Virginia Darla, Antonia

Katsouli & Sofia Kouroutzi, Greece

Who founded this business and when?

This business was founded by my father. My fa-

ther started it in 1956, selling products accord-

ing to the needs of the time, such as stuffed vine

leaves and spinach.

What kind of products do you produce?

“Palirria” is a large group of 3 production units,

in China, Bulgaria and Greece. Each factory pro-

duces different products because it exploits the

raw materials of each area. The main produc-

tion consists of pulses, such as giant beans.

Which countries do you get raw materials

from?

We try to source them from Greece, but it is not

always feasible. We try to find the best quality

at the best prices. We get 60 % from Greece and

40% from foreign countries.

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Which is the process of production?

It is like a huge kitchen where we use first mate-rials from reliable factories, which are transpor-ted to our own factories. There, they are coo-ked, packaged and stored in order to be sold. We use mainly tins and plastic bowls or jars.

Has your company got branches in foreign co-untries?

There are two more factories, in China and Bul-garia. All factories work with the materials they have got, taking advantage of the products of each region.

Which areas of our country do you provide yo-ur products to?

Wherever there are supermarkets, even in a small shop, which can sell the tins. Our products can be found everywhere in Greece.

In which countries except for Greece do you export your products?

We export our products all over the world, Euro-pe, America and even Australia. The countries, in which we export most of our products though, are Germany, France and Italy. In gene-ral, wherever there are Greek communities.

How many people work in your business?

Over 950 people are employed in our group. In Greece we have got 120 employees, in Bulgaria 620 and in China 210.

How many hours do your employees work in your business?

The working hours are the same with those in other countries. There are night shifts, provided that there is a huge request for the quantities of our products. These hours apply for the section of production: from 7.30am to 3.15pm. Ho-wever, the office assistants must work from 8.30am to 5.30pm to facilitate the communica-tion with our factories abroad, because of the different time zones.

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Is it easy for you to find free time, due to the

big business, you are in charge of?

First of all, I can not manage to handle such a

big business alone and this is the secret of a suc-

cessful business! I need to have the right collab-

orators in order to have progress! It is not so

easy to have free time, but with the right organ-

isation I can make it. I usually spend nine hours

a day in my office and one in the section of pro-

duction.

To which extent is your business affected by

financial crisis?

Of course our business has been affected by the

financial crisis, but not to a great extent be-

cause the goal of a business is to predict what

will happen in the future. Luckily, our company

had foreseen this crisis and that's why we tried

to expand in foreign countries. For the sake of

the production, there have been some layoffs.

Which thermal elaboration do the tins receive?

There are two processes in our business, the

pasteurization, which happens at a degree low-

er than 100o C and tries to conserve the pH firm

so that the product can endure over time. The

other process is the sterilization that happens at

a degree higher than 100o C and tries to get

away the bacteria. These procedures hold the

least bacteria possible so that the production

can be maintained.

Interview

Spain

How do you start your professional career?

I was working at the sea, in a fishing company and I started the company here because I didn't want to be any more time far from my family.

Is it a family business?

Yes, my brother and I started it together.

Was the beginning in this world of Air Condi-tioning easy?

To be honest, it was "easy" but we had to work very hard.

Do you have people working with you? How many? What they do?

Yes, we have 3 workers, an engineer who de-signs the installations, a fitter and a saleswom-an.

Dave you ever run any other company?

Yes, I had another company before, an electro domestic company.

Do you have more than one establishment?

No, just one.

Which has been the best period that you have ever had?

Some years ago.

During the year, when do you sell more?

In the summer.

What are your working hours?

From 8 am to 2 pm and from 3 pm to 8'30 pm.

Is it easy to be a boss?

Sometimes it is and sometimes it’s not, because laying off workers is too difficult.

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LEPE BEFORE AND AFTER

Rocío Domínguez & Julia Blanco, Spain

INTRODUCTION

Lepe is now considered almost a city. It’s located in the southwest of Spain. It has a surface area of 127.9 Sq.km. and it has a popu-lation of 28.000 people, of which over 5.000 are immigrants.

Lepe has 7 primary schools and 2 high schools. Its main attractions are its 25 km of beaches where there are 7 attractive hotels. Its economy

is based in the strawberry and orange cultiva-tions and fishing too. The town hall has 21 councillors.

AGRICULTURE AND FISHING

Fishing: is practiced inshore. Also prac-ticed offshore fishing in countries like Morocco, Senegal, Mozambique, Angola and Mauritania.

Strawberries form 74% of irrigate farm-ing and oranges form 53% of woody crop. Strawberries exports are very important.

70 years ago…

Economy was based on traditional agri-culture and in the trawling.

Trade was based mainly in the exporta-tion of figs and almonds.

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Fishing: draughts boat pit that were fish-ing near the coast (sardines and tuna)

Polish teens like various clothes. Girls try to wear appropriately for the occasion. Boys do not care so much about appearance and even on special events wear casual clothes. However, young people often model on celebrities and keep up to date with the latest trends.

On a normal day all students have to wear uniforms. They are navy blue sweatshirts (the same for boys and girls) with a round school emblem, which is sewn on the chest and orange T-shirts with the name of the school. The lower part of the uniform can consist of anything ( jeans, skirts, and leggings). Our stu-dents usually choose skinny jeans in different colours. From time to time ‘a colourful day’ is organized when everyone may go to school in normal clothes. It is always the last Friday of the month.

At school celebrations elegant and sim-ple clothes are required. Girls should wear white blouses and black or navy blue trousers or skirts to the knees. The shoes may be on low heels. Boys wear white shirts and ties and ele-gant black trousers. For these clothes cleaned shoes are a must.

At school disco and for an evening out with friends teens wear loose and cool clothes. The most popular clothes among girls are jeans, skirts or dresses, T-shirts and jackets. Shoes can be low-heeled or high-heeled but above all, they must be comfortable. Girls pay attention to accessories which make them look stylish. Necklaces, earrings, bracelets are very popular among them. Sometimes they carry bags which contain the most necessary things. Boys, on the other hand, do not care so much about the appearance and usually wear jeans, checked shirts or plain T-shirts and sneakers.

All in all, Polish teenagers dress comfort-ably and choose fashionable and trendy clothes which are also popular in other European coun-tries. However, the clothes they wear highly depend on the weather conditions, individual style, occasions, and their school rules.

Agata Cegiełka, Sylwia Bachor, Anna Karkoszka

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Nea Artaki - Now and then

Bourou Matoula, Milioti Athina, Pachi Mary & Pastira Eygenia

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KRASZEWICE IN THE PAST AND NOW

Karol Golanowski & Wojciech Gierosz, Poland

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Water and Arts

Bourou Matoula, Lamia Angie,

Milioti Athina, Pachi Mary,

Pastira Evgenia,

Vogiatzogloy Lydia - Greece

Water is one of the most basic substances on earth…

Without it …

No life…

No world…

Water and Music

Deep Purple - Smoke On The Wate

Free - Fire & Water

Dire Straits - Water Of Love

Bob Dylan - Spirit On The Water

Elton John - Madman Across The Water

The Yardbirds - Drinking Muddy Water

The Who - Water

Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Wa-ter

The Standells - Dirty Water

James Taylor - The Water Is Wide

Yiruma - Kiss the rain

Yiruma - River flows in you

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Water and Poetry

Greedy Monsters

Bairami Evi, Lamias Angie - Greece

Have you ever imagined living without water and electricity for any length of time? Just visu-alise it… no TV, no PC, mobile phone, lights, fridge… Even showering and drinking water is out of the question.

However if the world continues consuming these finite resources at this pace, there will surely come a day, when we will run out of them.

We measured power and water consumption at home regularly and we concluded, well, to this…

Τρέχει, τρέχει, τρέχει το νερό τρέχει τρέχει τρέχει το νερό στο μύλο έπιασες καινούριο φίλο τρέχει, τρέχει, τρέχει το νερό τρέχει τρέχει τρέχει το νερό στ' αυλάκι σ' άλλον έδωσες φιλάκι. Παίζει με το ήλιο το νερό παίξαμε και μεις με τ' όνειρο κι όλα γίνονται βαριά στου καιρού τη ζυγαριά. Τρέχει, τρέχει, τρέχει το πουλί τρέχει τρέχει τρέχει το πουλί στα κλώνια σαν τα νιάτα, σαν τα χιόνια τρέχει, τρέχει, τρέχει το πουλί τρέχει τρέχει τρέχει το πουλί στα δέντρα ήσουν της καρδιάς μου αφέντρα Παίζει το πουλί να το χαρώ παίξαμε και μεις με τ' όνειρο κι όλα γίνονται βαριά στου καιρού τη ζυγαριά.

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LIGHT AND WATER CONSUMPTION IN LEPE

Sara Muriel Iglesias and Rocío Domínguez Gar-cía, IES La Arboleda - Spain

People don’t know about their consumption of light and water, we have done an investigation of this information about people of our class, the Comenius People. We have calculated the average of the consumption. Here you have

the results in graphs, and you won´t have prob-lems to understand it.

We are going to start with the light consump-

tion, you will see two graphs where you can check that the results change depending on the season.

Light consumption increase in autumn-winter seasons because it is cold and we use a lot the

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heating and it consumes more energy. In sum-mer the consumption increase a little bit becau-se the temperature are so hot and we use the air conditioning, but we don’t spend so much energy than in winter because we don’t spend

much time at home, because the majority are in the beach because Lepe is near the coast.

Here, we can see the consumption of water du-ring the year 2012:

Water increase in winter’s season because the temperature are colder than the other months and for example, we spend more time when we are having a shower, and we pass more time in home because of the weather.

In summer decrease the consumption of water because, we spend less time having a shower. And we pass more time in the beach, so we spend less water because we are not in our ho-uses.

Finally, we have done an average of all the re-sults, and we can see that, generally we spend more amount of water than light.

This can cause a problem with the environment because, water, is a nonrenewable and if we spend a lot of water we can end with this reso-

urce, so we mustn’t waste the water.

On the other hand, we can see the consump-tion of light, it’s less than the water, but we must be careful and don’t waste because it pol-lutes the environment.

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LIGHT AND WATER; BEFORE, NOW AND AFTER

JULIA BLANCO PÉREZ, IES La Arboleda - Spain

Can you imagine not being able to watch TV or play video games or use the computer because there is not electricity in homes? Can you imagi-ne having to walk miles to fetch water from a well because there is no water at home? Just a few years ago people could not imagine anything else.

Until 1903 no electricity came to the houses of Lepe. The first po-wer station that supplied energy to the homes of Lepe and its neighbours, Cartaya, stood at Barca’s Bridge, a bridge that is in the middle of the two villages. This elec-tricity supply only gave light to two or three lamps for ho-uses, therefo-re most of them placed one lamp above the door for street lighting and oil lamps

to illuminate the inside of the houses.

Technological advances have made electricity consumption is increasing. New technologies and appliances need energy to operate. At ho-me: the light, computers, mobile phone char-

gers, dishwashers, stoves, heaters, TVs, air con-ditioners, etc.

All the necessities of today’s society need light. Recent innovations that have increased light consumption at homes are air conditioners in summer, and in winter heaters and stoves.

As for water, Spain is one of the few countries in Europe that has the habit to take a shower every day. This custom greatly increase water consumption compared to other countries.

Tap water reached to homes of Lepe in 1968. The water that supplies Lepe’s houses comes from Chanza dam and from Piedras River.

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Water and light consumption will probably continue increase, because of that they are se-arching saving measures.

To save or not to save…

That’s the question

Ph Guadalupe Luna Sánchez, Ph Vicente Maroto Falconet, Ph Patricia Piñero Ro-dríguez, Ph Mª Ángeles Capela Torque-mada, IES La Arboleda - Lepe, Spain

BRAINSTORMING ABOUT

SAVING ENERGY

In order to get information about the level of knowledge of our students with respect to the concept of saving water and energy, several qu-estions were proposed.

After being answered individually, the que-stions were discussed.

Survey on Saving Energy

What is the meaning of saving electrical ener-gy?

Why should we save electrical energy?

What is the main disadvantage of the energetic consumption?

Do all the energies present the same disadvan-

tages?

Which advantages do the renewable energies have against the non-renewable ones?

What benefits do we get by saving electrical energy?

How important is your individual participation?

Why is necessary to save water?

What are the main uses of water in our daily life?

What is your attitude about the energetic and water consumption in your daily life?

MAIN CONCLUSIONS

Most students considered that saving energy consisted in not wasting ( 41%).

However, when they were asked about the re-levance of this saving they just mentioned the economic aspect, without taking into account the environmental influence.

Although most of them agreed on the negative effect of the use of some types of energy, they didn't have a clear idea about the different environmental impacts of traditional opposed to eco-friendly energy.

In fact, when they were asked about the bad points of each type of energy, only 41% mentio-ned the lower level of incidence of green ener-gy on pollution. The rest made reference to the high cost of alternative sources of energy.

With respect to individual use, 100% of stu-dents admited the relevance of having a pro saving attitude. However only 70% considered that they were saving as much as they could.

The rest, 30%, thought that they could improve their water and energy saving habits since they were aware of the relevance of this natural re-source in our daily life.

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Test about the energetic and water consump-tion

Do you turn off the heaters of closed rooms or those which are too hot?

a) always b) nearly always c) sometimes d) never

Do you usually switch off the lights of those ro-oms while nobody is there?

a) always b) nearly always c) sometimes d) never

Do you use energy-efficient light bulbs at home instead of the traditional ones?

a) always b) nearly always c) sometimes d) never

When you need to switch on the washing ma-chine, do you have enough dirty clothes to fill it or do you switch it on half empty of clothes?

a) always b) nearly always c) sometimes d) never

In general, do you usually wash your clothes in cold water?

a) always b) nearly always c) sometimes d) never

When you switch on the dishwasher, is it com-pletely full?

a) always b) nearly always c) sometimes d) never

When you buy an electrical appliance, do you take into account the energetic label?

a) always b) nearly always c) sometimes d) never

Have you got energy-saving electrical applian-ces?

a) all my electrical appliances are energy-saving b) some of them c) none

How do you wash the dishes?

a) hand wash b) hand wash or using the di-shwasher, depending on the amount of dishes c) I use the dishwasher when it is full

How many energy-efficient light bulbs are used at home?

a) none b) some of them c) all are energy-efficient light bulbs

Do you use rechargeable batteries?

a) yes b) no

When you go working or to school, do you use the public transport?

a) always b) nearly always c) sometimes d) never

Do you usually leave the television set switched on although you are not watching it?

a) Yes b) no

Once you have completed the questionnaire, do you think you could reduce more your ener-getic consumption?

a) yes b) no

Do you switch off the computer screen when you are not using it?

a) No, because I use the energetic saving mode b) Yes, always c) sometimes

Do you recycle paper?

a) No, never b) yes c) sometimes

Do you print double- faced documents?

a) No b) sometimes c) I have confi-gured the printer to print two-faced documents

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THE WATER

Carolina Morales Coro & Estefania Costa Gonzalez, coordinated by Vicente Maro-to Falconet & Juan Ignacio Perez Santia-go, IES La Arboleda - Lepe, Spain

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The Light

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WATER AND ENERGY CONSERVA-TION PROJECT

Paweł Żuberek & Jan Zabiegała, Gimnazjum im. Polskich Olimpijczyków, Kraszewice, Poland

ENERGY is all around you

Living organisms need energy for growth and movement.

Water Water is where all life begins . We rely on it to grow our food, produce our goods and generate our en-ergy. There is no substitute for wa-ter - every living thing depends on it.

At present 780 million people lack access to clean water. By the year 2025 1.8 billion people will live in water scarcity.

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Saving methods

Calculating and cutting down on the average energy use in a household. Electronic applianc-es come with energy labels to inform consum-ers about how much electricity they require. The cost to use that appliance can be deter-mined from this label. In the example on this slide, the piece of electronics is rated at using 65 watts of electricity. If you used this appliance for one hour, it would use 65 watt-hours of electricity. Electricity is sold by kilowatt hour, so you would need to convert watts to kilowatts to determine the cost. If you used this appliance for two hours, it would use 130 watts of elec-tricity (2 hours x 65 watts).

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A Tour Around Europe

PORTUGAL

OCEANARIO (LISBON)

The Oceanarium is an aquarium, which is locat-ed in Lisbon, Portugal. It has a large variety of marine species (birds, mammals, fish and cni-daria. It´s the largest aquarium in Europe, counting 450 different species. The Lisbon Oce-narium is one of the few in the world to house a sunfish.

SPAIN

GRUTAS DE MARAVILLAS

Grutas de las Maravillas (grotto of the Marvels= cave of wonders) is an extraordinary decorated cave. Huge halls and passages decorated with all the speleothem you expect: stalagmites,

stalactites and many more.

LA ANTILLA BEACH

La Antilla beach near Lepe in Huelva is an ur-ban golden sand beach that has a high occupan-cy and offers many services. Come and experi-ence all of the fun in the Costa de la luz of Andalusia , Spain. It has between three

and four thousand year-round residents, but its population increases to about 70,000 in the summer. Frequented mainly by Spanish vaca-tioners, it is known for its clean waters and peaceful atmosphere.

If you want to eat in the beach you have to go to a “chiringuito” a place very usual in the beach when you can eat typical food of the Coast of Huelva.

GREECE

RED HOUSE (CHALKIDA)

The Red House or else Kokkino Spiti Is a muse-um of sciences located in the harbour of Chalki-da. There are lectures held there about im-portant scientific issues.

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THE OLD BRIDGE OF CHALKIDA

The old bridge of Chalkida builds a connection between the island of Evoia and the mainland of Greece. The water of under the bridge changes direction every 6 hours.This phenome-non is unique in the world and is called the phe-nomenon of the Evripos (named after the Evri-pos channel).

POLAND

ANTONIN HUNTING PALACE

This palace belonged to the family of Antoni Rdadziwill. It was erected on a Greek cross plan and its outside walls are covered with pine beams. There is a massive octagonal chimney supporting the ceiling , decorated with deer and moose heads. Antonin is famous for his love for arts. There are held piano concerts. Inside there are rooms displaying a cast of the Chopin's hand, his death-mask, a Buchholtz piano, por-traits of Chopin and his bust. The great compos-er visited Antonin in the autumn 1829.

GOŁUCHOW CASTLE

It was bulit in the 16th century on the Trzemna River and is picturesquely surrounded by a landscape park with collections of trees and bushes shipped from every corner of the world. The castle was later restored and the entire property was rebuilt in the style of French Re-naissance, patterned on the famous Loire valley castles. There is an exquisite collection of art works such as sculptures, artefacts of ancient cultures, and original red-figure Greek vases set up by Duchess Izabela Czartoryska – the last owner of the property. The sculpture-studded yard offers a spectacular view of the park.

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