Italia Meeting Report

 PROJECT MEETING IN 

MESTRE VENICE, ITALY

 March 5-8, 2012

Report:

The host school –I.I.S.Luzzatti - organized visits to Venice and its lagoon, an institutional meeting with Venetian local authorities and a moment of intercultural exchange.

The Comenius participants had the opportunity to compare two vocational schools for a better understanding of Italian education context.

In addition, students of the partner schools had the opportunity to stay with Italian families throughout the week.

Monday- 5th.

The first formal meeting took place at Luzzattischool.

In the morning students were able to share presentations about their schools, Carnival in their countries or other typical religious feasts; the teachers met to discuss further activities within the Project and make arrangements for the final meeting in Romania. Afterwards, both students and teachers  spent some time together and had a buffet lunch.

In the afternoon the first visit to Venice took place; a walk along “StradaNuova” to Ponte di Rialto and the famous “Piazza San Marco” was arranged-

Tuesday -6th

Visit to the lagoon’s most famous islands (Murano and Burano); people visited a glass factory on Murano, looked at the coloured houses of Burano and tasted Venetian specialties in a typical restaurant. The rest of the day was dedicated to get lost in the small Venetian streets and to admire the city.

Wednesday-7^th

In the morning the delegation met the Educational Counsellor Claudio Tessari at the building “Ca’ Corner”, theInstitutional Palace of the Province; he was very interested and gave great emphasis to our project .(http://www.claudiotessari.net/news/claudio-tessari-incontra-una-delegazione-di-studenti-europei/)

The Comenius delegation visited also the vocational school for restaurant and management “A. Barbarigo”, where both teachers and students had lunch; in the afternoon there was a visit to “Palazzo Ducale”.

Thursday-8th

The working session started with the students’ presentations about recycling projects and green plans. It was followed by Romania`s presentation of the website where to collect all the activitiesin the Project and details of the different partner schools; during this working session teachers agreed on the work to be carried out until the next meeting in Romania, namely:

ü   All partners should promote an exhibition of the project for the local community

ü   All schools should take all the presentations (concerning the green plans and the most memorable moments)  prepared for the last International meeting to Romania

ü   All schools should collect the various activities done till now in their blogs

Later, there was a music lesson called “Citizens of the world” in the other building of the school (Edison-Volta) as an intercultural and fun moment.

In the afternoon people had some free time to visit other places and museums in Venice but then we met for a farewell “pizza”.

Friday -9th

On Friday some of the groups left Italy and the rest stayed with the hosting families.

WE MET FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT

We held a seminar in our school within the scope of our project activities. Our title was “WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT AND PATRIMONY HERITAGE”.

We gathered to share experience and knowledge…

By the way...

As we have moved to a new school building, we had some problems with an appropriate seminar hall.

We had to use our technology lab although it’s a little bit small in audience capacity. We solved this problem with calling the responsible students from each class and making them share all the information/photos and videos with their classmates.

Participant students and teachers shared their experiences about the meetings.

Mr. Davut BELİKTAY, Director ofMardin Provincial Tourism and Culture, gave information about the importance of our natural and patrimony heritage and how to protect them.

Chairman of Mardin TEMA Foundation Mr. Kemal AKTÜRK and his colleague warned the students…

TEMA is the Turkish foundation for combating soil erosion, for reforestation and the protection of natural habitats.

And we listened to a short concert…

Last but not least…

By this meeting not only our students are motivated to take action but also our project details impressed the local media and hence the community.

The titles below: "The students of Midyat Anadolu Lisesi introduced the details of their Comenius Project Work."

The Caricature Contest

We organized a caricature contest on environmental problems in our school. Our Art lesson teacher Şule Güngör was very helpful during the students' preparations.

The aim was to make students think critically on environmental problems and to make them actively and collaboratively work for this serious topic. They made researches, negotiated with their friends, family and with the teachers, and produced concrete materials reflecting their inner world. It was an enjoying activity for all the participants.

At the end, very nice work came out. The following are the outcome of this activity.

The first winner of the contest

Zelal İNAN

1. frame: Keep away from grass

2. frame: Insensibility

3. frame: Poor, he is totally dependant on wheelchair

4. frame: -Orhan, go and wear the top of your pyjama. -It's too hot, what shall I do?  

The second winner of the contest 

Dilovan İLGÜN
I'm week now. It's all your fault!

The third winner of the contest 

Hicran YILDIZ
Don't chop down the trees, don't destroy the forests!


SOME OTHER POPULAR CARICATURES 

Fatih İZGİ
Oh, shoe again!

Merve TAŞTEKİN

- I think we'll never meet again because of global warming

- Now, I can see how bad is global warming

M. Furkan CEYLAN
- Next!

Hicran YILDIZ
- What is two times two?
- Global warming
- What is square of 16?
- Global warming
- What is your name?
- Global warming

M. Furkan CEYLAN

Hicran YILDIZ
- Could you please also throw the litter behind you into the bin?

Adle GÜRBÜZ

1. frame: DUSTBIN

2. frame: Heeeeelp!

4. frame: Hah! You can't get rid of me.

5. frame:I will never drop litter again!!

Conguratultions to our artist students for their nice work!

PORTUGAL MEETING REPORT

COMENIUS 4^th MEETING

Comenius Project “Immediate Surroundings”

Project Meeting in Portugalfrom 3^rd – 7^th October 2011

Report:

The host school - Secundária Cacilhas-Tejo - organized visits related to different periods of the Portuguese historical heritage, in order to allow our partners to experience the country.

The Comenius participants also took part in several other activities within the school for a better understanding of the school reality.

Besides that, students of the partner schools had the opportunity to live with Portuguese families throughout the week.

Project meeting

Monday - 3^rd: Project working sessions took place in Almada, with a guided visit to the school facilities. The students attended classes with their Portuguese hosts before an introductory visit to Almada’s riverside and the old part of the city.

In the afternoon, students were able to share presentations about their schools and “daily life” in the auditorium, which was followed by the official welcome with the presence of the School Principal. Afterwards both students and teachers got acquainted with the Portuguese gastronomy and spent some time together, at the school canteen.

Tuesday - 4^th and Wednesday 5^th:Teachers and students had the opportunity to tour different museums and areas related to the Portuguese culture and history and participate in the programme activities.

Tuesday

Early morning lessons from 8.20 to 10.00 (the students)

Visit to Sintra, a beautiful place which has been considered by UNESCO as world patrimony. After the guided visits to the National Palace of Sintra and the Monserrate Palace and Park as well as the surroundings of Sintra, the participants were able view of the Atlantic ocean (Guincho beach, Cascais) and the Tagus river on the way back to Almada.

Once at school, the teachers had a meeting to discuss further activities of the Project and make some arrangements for the future meetings in Italy and Romania; the students went back home to the host families.

Wednesday

On Wednesday the whole programme was focused on Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal and some of its most representative monuments, such as Belém Towerand Jerónimios Monastery in Belém. Students and teachers were together in the morning till lunch time.

In the afternoon, students had their own programme, either with the host family or with their friends and classmates.

The teachers went to visit St Jorge Castle and the old part of Lisbon as well as downtown. In the evening they went to a typical “Fado house” where they had dinner and listened to Fado (traditional Portuguese song).

Thursday - 6^th: Working session started with the students presentations (conclusion of the presentations which started on Monday); It was followed by Romania`s presentation of the main conclusions which resulted from the Questionnaire applied to all the students and teachers that have taken part in this project.

After these presentations students and teachers had a view of the surrounding sights at Capuchos belvedere and were able to appreciate one of the many local beaches.

In the afternoon there was a visit to a Portuguese noble house, dating back to the XVII century - Solar dos Zagallos - where visitors could “dress up” some characters of the time. This activity was planned in cooperation with the Museum staff and the host teachers.

Later on, at school, there was a working session in which teachers agreed on the work to be carried out until the next meeting in Venice, namely:

ü All partners should promote a seminar or conference related to environment issues or preservation of natural /patrimony heritage;

ü All schools should send to the Coordinator of the next host country pictures of that seminar or conference;

ü All partners should prepare presentation of traditions of their city.

In the evening there was a farewell dinner in which students and teachers involved in the Project took part.

Friday – 7^th: Four of the partners departed on this day and the others that remained had the opportunity to visit S. Roque Church, a BaroqueMonument in Lisbon. After that activity, some students went back to school to attend classes before returning home to a farewell dinner with the host family.

A group of teachers and students still visited The Parque das Nações in Lisbon, where Expo 98 took place. They visited the Oceanarium and the facilities in the surrounding area.

Meeting in Portugal

03.10.2011                                                 

We arrived to Lisbon at 13:10 on the 3rd of October.My dear friend Gregorio and Anna were waiting for us at the airport.We went to our hotel,left our luggages and went to the school. 

Escola Secundaria de Cacilhas Tejo      

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There was an offical welcome for us at the school,students presented their presentations.

Then,we left school with Gregorio.He stayed with us,showed us how to travel inside the city, and escorted us to our hotel.Thanks him a lot.

At the hotel our friends told us that they were told to make a preparation for a picnic and asked us if we wanted to accompany them to shopping.

4.10.2011     

                                                                 

We met at school and departed from school to Sintra.We visited the villages Palace, had our picnic and were invited by two kind Portuguese Ladies to drink coffee.

In the afternoon we went to Monseratta palace and park.We enjoyed time very much there and felt very relaxed in that green world paradise.

05.10.2011               

We agreed to meet  each other at 8:45.We were going to visit lisbon on that day.We walked along the shore to Discoveries monument,It was built to represent a three sailed ship ready to depart,with important historical figures such as King Manuel I, poet Camoes,Vasco Da Gama,Magellon and several other Portuguese explorers.We then visited Belem Tower,It is Lisbons icon; a symbol of the Age of Discovery.It was the starting point for many of voyages of discovery.  

It was built in the Manueline style.It incorparates many stonework motifs of the Discoveries.

Jeronimos Monastery was our second route.It is the most impressive symbol of Portugalis Power and wealth during the Age of Discovery.It was built to commemorate Vasca Da Gama’s voyage.It is one of the great triumphs of European Gothic.

With much of the design characterized by sculptural details and maritime motifs.

We took the bus downtown.After the bus stopped, we walked too much that Aydın Gumus started to ask for an ambulance or if possible a helicopter.But there wasn’t anthing that we could do for him and he managed to walk up to St.George Castle.It overlooks the city.We climbed the towers and walked along the ramparts for the most breathtaking views of the city,St.Georges Castle can be seen from almost everywhere in the city.

We left the Castle and walked down the streets again,We were going to have our dinner at a Fados house.

Fado is Lisbons’s soulful sound,the countries national musical treasure.

We enjoyed it till 11. o’clock,We left it,and travelled back to Almada by a Ferry.

It was very late and we all were very tired that we fell asleep as soon as we arrived.

6.10.2011

We met at school studied till 10:50 and left to Costa da Caparica by bus.

We had dinner at a restaurant and felt ourselves at home thanks to Rasid an arabic waiter who served us there and made good ikrams to us.

We departed at 14:30 and arrived to Solar das Lagallas,Students had good time there,they informed us about the place through role playing.

 

We went back to school forthe last working session (only teacher)

We met our students at a farewell diner at 21:00.And at the end said goodbye to our friends who will leave the next day.

                                               

7.10.2011

The next day we went to Lisbon in a ferryboat and visited Sau.Rogue Church.The church has the richest interiors.Zach of the Chapels is a masterpiece of Baroque ait.It housed the world’s most expensive Chapel,We had lunch and then took a taxi to the Oceanario de Lisboa,The lisbon Oceanarium has a large collection of marine species about 100 species from around the world are kept in this tank.

And we had come to the End.

Thanks to Anna for staying with us till our last hours and thanks to our Portuguese hosts a lot.It was an unforgettable week in our life Thanks to Portugal. 

Written by Bedrettin ŞAHİN

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