From Turkey

Our students are preparing Christmas Cards.

FROM IMPRESSIONS OF TURKISH SCHOOL

Portugal visit was a wonderful experience for us. We and our partners had amazing times in Arraiolos and Evora. Because Potuguese School Staff had made excellent program for all partners. We visited Potuguese School and had valuable working meetings about the project’s steps and subjects. The whole project  was reviewed in detail.

Then, we visited The Mayor of  Arraiolos and it was sincere and friendly meeting.  As well as meetings, the dinners was quite warm and well-organized. Everything was amazing such as folk dances and violin performances.On the other hand, during the day we had lots of activities  such as castle walking, art galery, library, carpet workshop visits. All things was very nice for us. Lastly, The historical city Evora tour was interesting and fascinatig. We got precious times.

Consequently,  that visit was full of unforgetable moments , we had good relations with our colleagues. I’d like to thanks to Dina and her friends again and again. 

Our project is in local and national press.

From Italy

Our experience in Portugal was amazing. The Portuguese colleagues did everything they could to make our staying as comfortable and significant as possible, and they surely did a great work, since we came back home with a great will to carry on this project  to its best. We worked hard and deep, and nothing was left unsaid: all the troubles that came to the light were discussed and analyzed, and it took a hard time! But in the end I’m sure that this work has made our minds clear and helped to focus on the aims of the project: we spread the results of our meeting in our school and the participation of the colleagues has been really warm: that makes us believe that we’ll succeed to involve in the project the entire school, pupils and teachers, and we’re already working hard for this.

Finally, we want to congratulate with the Portuguese staff: we had a really nice time there, all the activities planned were really interesting and fun, and the coordination was almost perfect. Dina has been a perfect group manager, I think we can everybody agree about that. Thank you all, partners: looking forward to see you again in Germany!

Francesco Lannino

Impressions about the Comenius project beginnings in our school in Poland

26 September, 2011

On 26th September 2011 in Junior Secondary School no 2 people celebrated European Day of Languages. In connection to this celebration commemorated in Europe for a few years, foreign language teachers prepared a lot of attractions for teenagers.

Among these attractions there were songs in English, German and Russian played on every break. Pupils led by their teachers prepared the posters which were put onto the door of English and German classrooms. In the hall on the ground floor you could see the decoration done by Mrs Beata Granacka and her pupils.

The climax of this year’s celebration were quizzes prepared by foreign language teachers group: English – Mrs Magdalena Zielińska and Mr Andrzej Kulbacki, German – Mrs Agnieszka Hajkowska-Miklaszewska, Russian – Mrs Beata Granacka.  The quizzes were led on the gym and every year took part in them on a different lesson. First classes chose from their classes 5 representatives each and they answered 15 questions. Every team got a question set which was connected with three chosen language areas: English, German and Russian. Second and third class chose 4 or 5 representatives each and they answered 10 questions from every language area so at all they answered to 30 questions. The participants wrote their answers on the pieces of paper, which they gave at the end of the quiz. The hostess and the host checked the correctness of the answers and wrote points of all groups on the blackboard. At the end of the quizzes leading teachers read aloud all the correct answers to the questions. Then the third, the second and the first place were announced. Those participants who gained third and second place got bookmarks with irregular verbs as booby prizes and winning classes got lollipops.

The teenagers were having a lot of fun and what is the most important they intensified their knowledge about the countries which languages are taught at school.

The gym was decorated too as the quizzes were led there. It was prepared by pupils under the supervision of their teachers: Mrs Agnieszka Hajlkowska-Miklaszewska and Mrs Magdalena Zielińska. Mr Andrzej Kulbacki was responsible for taking the pictures.

The celebration of The European Day of Languages are the element of the realization of the international multilateral school project in European program Comenius named “Tea Garden”. The project starts in the autumn this year and lasts for two years. The members of the project are schools and educational institutions from Portugal, Italy, Germany and Turkey. The piece of information about the celebration of the mentioned holiday will be passed in English to all the members of the project and we will get a returnable piece of information about that day in their schools instead.             

The notice in the school lounge

The quizzes in the school gym

Students at work

Students from Gimnazjum No. 2 (secondary school) in Augustów joined the Comenius "Tea Garden" project. 

Our school logo

Recruitment advertisement

 Our partners are schools from Portugal, Germany, Italy and Turkey.
The teachers who coordinate the project decided about the rules for recruitment.

Christmas is coming.

A Christmas tree in our school lounge

 Students from our school in Poland are preparing Christmas cards.

In our school Comenius Corner was set up. We present there all the information about Comenius project.  

   

Comenius Corner is set up  by Polish students. On the board there are pictures from last visit in Portugal. The results of their work are very impressive.

Polish impressions after visit in Portugal

We are teachers of Gimnazjum numer 2 in Augustów and we have always dreamt of going to Portugal for even few days because Portugal is known as one of the most beautiful countries in the world so thanks to Comenius project TEA  GARDEN our dreams came true.

                           On 22rd November we flew to Portugal. When we arrived  at the airport in Lisbon, Dina ( our coordinator ) with other partners were waiting for us. Their nice and friendly faces caused that we felt safe and our tiredness after the flight disappeared at once and we went to Arraiolos all together  by bus. We stayed in  Arraiolos in a beautiful hotel in the centre of the town.

                      The next day we went to school where Dina works. She showed us around the school answering all the questions we asked. Later she presented the educational system in Portugal and history of her country. After the presentation we watched a short performance prepared by students about drinking  of tea and then participated in common play to break the ice among all the partners. We had a really good time together. After lunch all the partners went for a walk to the city centre. Walking there we could admire the beauty of Arraiolos  which charmed us its extraordinary architecture and surroundings. Narrow streets and white houses with blue elements are typical for this region. Citrus trees and backyard gardens reminded  us   summer .

                     Next Dina took us to the store where older women make tapestries, which are typical of Arraiolos. Moreover we were welcomed very warmly by the Mayor of Arraiolos at the Town Hall. The day we finished with a traditional dinner. The whole evening was lovely but the performance of the folk group impressed all of us especially that as some point we joined the dance and it was wonderful. Common fun brings people together so we arrived at the hotel tired but happy and full of unforgettable memories.

                    The next day we spent at school working very hard. We discussed all the details concerning the realization of our project. The culmination  of this day was dinner. During the meal a local singer sang fado songs and we were very impressed with her emotional performance. Moreover, several students graced dinner playing  violins.

                Last day we went to Evora - historical city where there are a lot of places worth  of seeing like well-preserved old town centre surrounded by     medieval walls and a large number of monuments dating from various historical periods, including a Roman Temple and Cathedral of Evora. Sunny, warm day made us relaxed and happy but unfortunately our visit ended and we had to say goodbye to all the partners.

     These three days brought us together and  enriched us with new experience. We will remember our visit for a long time but we know that we will see our new friends soon in Germany and then in Poland, so see you soon all the partners.