EVALUATION OF THE BILATERAL EXCHANGE HUNGARY_GREECE

By clicking this link you can watch the results of  THE EVALUATION OF THE BILATERAL EXCHANGE HUNGARY - GREECE prepared by the students.

Evaluation of the Bilateral Exchange ESP - GER

Oleksandr has prepared a very nice presentation of the evaluation results. You can have a look at it here:
https://prezi.com/goe921_ofysh/evaluation-of-the-comenius-project/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy
The link has also been put on the website. 

Comenius Corners at IGS Garbsen updated

In today's project meeting, the students were given three tasks:

1. Create photo collages for the comenius corners (we actually have three at our school!).
Two collages were finished and put up, the third will follow next week.

 

2. Assess the evaluation questionnaires.
Even though the students were working hard, the graphic processing of the evaluation could not be completed. It will however soon be uploaded to the project's website.

3. Write a report for the school website.
This task was assigned to the absent students. Their deadline is Friday next week.

Bilateral Meeting Getxo - Garbsen

Saturday:

At 16:55 the German students arrived at Bilbao’s airport. All of us were very excited to meet our partners. After seeing the host family we went to the houses of our Families. At 7 o’clock we met in Las Arenas and went to a restaurant which is called WOK. Then, we walked on the Las Arenas beach.

Sunday:  

On Sunday every German spent time with his or her own host family. Some students went sailing or to see some parts of Getxo like the old port and the new one or the beach of Ereaga.

Monday:

On Monday we played some games to learn each others' names. Then, we did a rally in Getxo (The Treasure Hunt). We visited the Town Hall, where a representative gave us some information about Getxo. And we also saw the Suspension Bridge in Las Arenas. In the afternoon some of us went shopping. We had a lot of fun because everyone loves shopping. After that, we went home.

Tuesday:

At noon we visited the Palace of Diputación in Bilbao. We also did some shopping. Then, we went to the Guggenheim Museum and deepened into modern art work. We saw some pictures of world famous artists (Kandinsky, Picasso, Warhol). After that. some of us went to see the old city.

Wednesday

On Wednesday we went to Gernika to the Assembly House. They showed us a video about the History of the Basque Country, Gernika and theTree of Gernika. After that, we took some pictures of the old and new tree. Then, we went to the Peace Museum. All of us visited the museum with a guide. It was very interesting because we learnt how life was at that time, during the last Spanish Civil War. The guide explained it very well. Later, we went to Mundaka, where we had lunch . Finally, we visited Bermeo, we had fun and took some pictures. At 5 PM We took the bus and went back to Getxo.

Thursday

On Thursday we prepared the Presentations about the similarities and differences between the German and the Spanish culture. At break we played some traditional Basque Games (Herri Kirolak). Then, in the National Evening, we brought some food such as cakes  sandwiches, omelettes , etc. In the assembly hall, the winners of the Treasure Hunt and the Quiz were given some prizes. After that, we got dinner and danced a lot in the gym,  which was decorated like a disco. Itziar and Ignacio guided the night dance.

After clearing up the gym, we went around Algorta and then we went back home.

Preparations for Comenius week in Września (Poland)

Over a month ago a group of students  willing to take part in the 2^nd year of the Comenius project met for the first time. Before they learned if they would take part in this project, they had to answer a few questions in English about the exchange.
After choosing the group, which this year consists of 8 people: 6 girls and 2 boys, students wrote their profiles. Then they were put into pairs with Turkish students and made contact with them.

Last Friday (the seventh of November), Polish group had their third meeting to prepare for the upcoming project week.
In the meeting students talked about the answers to questions contained in the questionnaire about national identity, which had been given the previous week.
Then, all together made a special poster respecting this year's exchange topic, which will be displayed in the Comenius corner. Students were very active and had a lot of great ideas.
At the end of the meeting students and supervising teachers went to take a group photo.

First Comenius meetings in Thessaloniki, Greece

Hello, Kalimera from Greece!

In October 2014 our Comenius team got ready. 15 students participate in the 2nd year of the project about our identity and 4 teachers.

 Our students sent their profiles to our partner school in Budapest and after the matching they started communicating with their new friends. They interviewed a number of people of two different generations and they prepared their summaries. They watched the movie "My big fat greek wedding" and took notes about features of our identity. That was fun!

10 days are left and on the 22nd of November we will be flying to Hungary. We can't wait to meet our colleagues and students. The school and the town looks so perfect in the photographs.

Finally, we took a picture during our last field trip in front of the White Tower, the most famous landmark of Thessaloniki, to share it with you.

 Keep up the good work!

Preparing for the trilateral meeting in March 2014 2nd Lyceum of Pylaia Greece

In November, we started preparing ourselves for the trilateral meeting that was going to be held in Germany in March, where the groups would work together and create a calendar including each partner’s main national celebrations.

Each student was given a month and he/she had to find information and photographs about it and prepare a project/document. Four of our students had the role of the journalist and they were members of the press group, together with the German students. They recorded everything that was going on and took photographs. Then they exchanged their findings with their German partners and got familiar with each other’s culture.

Our team held meetings where they discussed and presented their work. They were very happy and excited as they got to make friendships with their partners and couldn’t wait to meet each other again in Garbsen.

We had also prepared a role playing and a song about one of our Greek  customs, “Chelidonismata”. Our students learned by heart their part and rehearsed many times to improve their play.

We also got the Spanish team’s song “Welcome home, to Europe”, watched the video and learned the lyrics. The Spanish teachers were very glad to give us any help we needed.

Everything had been taken care of and our luggage filled with anticipation and excitement! Our destination: Garbsen Germany.

Comenius Corner in Getxo

Comenius students from IES Julio Caro Baroja,Getxo have prepared their first posters for the Comenius Corner at school. Did they enjoy their time while they were designing them? Click on the picture to discover it.

Comenius Corner

Comenius Meeting at IGS Garbsen

Today, the IGS students met for the third time. The meeting started with a group picture which now includes all 15 participants and the two teachers.
Next, we watched scenes from the film "L'auberge Espagnole" to introduce the topic of national identity to the students. This was followed by classroom discussions about national identity.

The students were then given the questionnaires. To understand what the questions mean and to be able to interview other people, they filled them out themselves.

Finally, the profiles of their Basque partners were handed out, which caused great excitement even though most of the students had already been contacted from Spain via social media.

It was a demanding work session for the Comenius group as all the other students have already left for their autumn holidays.

IGS Comenius Group Meeting 2014

First Comenius Meeting in Getxo - Year 2

Yesterday afternoon, our students held their First Comenius Meeting. 

This is the second year of the European Project "Our Identity: National and European?" The Principal handed out the Trinational Calendardesigned by last year's Comenius students. Later, the same students explained to the new ones what they had done and how they had lived the Comenius experience

After that, the new students went upstairs to the computer room to write theirprofiles for the matching with the Germans. In November they will host 15 German students from Garbsen, Germany, In March they will fly there to meet and work with students from France, Norway and Germany.

Comenius 1st Meeting - Sept 2014

Comenius Teachers' Meeting in Budapest -SEP-OCT 2014

Our meeting started on Monday, September 29. We were greeted by Viktor, the coordinator of the hosting school, in the conference room of our hotel.

On Tuesday, we met at the school, which is located in a beautiful building erected in 1914.

We managed to plan the second project year in great detail. The reward was a fantastic boat tour on the Danube around sunset followed by a tasty dinner at a very typical Hungarian restaurant.

The field trip took place on Wednesday, Oct 1st. We were guided by Gabor, who is a teacher at the host school; he used to be a professional guide. Among the many magnificent sights were Hero Square, Castle Hill and the President's palace.

As we are facing major changes in our project with the introduction of ERASMUS+, we needed

to come up with new ideas for the application for the new project starting from 2015, which were discussed on Thursday, Oct 2nd.

After a very exhausting day we all went to the city centre for the farewell dinner.

On Friday we visited the Parliament, shared documents and pictures and most of us went back home.

Comenius Teachers' Meeting, Budapest 2014

Comenius Teachers' Meeting in Budapest

Teachers from seven countries -Germany, Greece, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Spain-The Basque Country and Turkey- are holding a meeting from the 28th of September to the 3rd of October in Budapest, Hungary. 

Our European teachers are going to prepare the second part of the Comenius project "Our Identity: National and European? A Research of National and European Landmarks."

Their aims includes the Evaluation of the first year project, making agreements about the countries taking part in the Bilateral and Trilateral Meetings and defining the work to do before, during and after the meetings.

We wish them the best to make their students do their most with the project.

Greetings from Getxo

Saturday
On the 23rd of March,  the Hungarian and Polish students arrived in Bilbao. We were very excited to see each other again. The Hungarians and their Spanish partners went to a restaurant and ate a special Spanish meal, which was delicious.

Sunday
That day was a family day. All of us did different things with our partners and explored Getxo.  For example, some of us went to the beach, others went bowling and went shopping.

Monday

On the first day at school we had warming -up activities in order to get to know one another. Then we went on the treasure hunt.  We had a short tour in the city. We visited the town hall and walked by the seaside to see the mansions, beaches, and the suspension bridge. We took the underground and had the first workshop at school. In the afternoon a part of our group went surfing and the others went shopping.

Tuesday

In the morning we worked on the project. Then, we travelled to Bilbao by metro. We visited some famous sites there, like the Diputación and the Guggenheim Museum.  Later on, we had an amazing time playing laser tag.

Wednesday

First, we had a workshop at school. We also saw a presentation about the Basque Culture.  Then, we travelled to Gernika, which is the most famous historical village in the Basque Country. We visited the Peace Museum, and did some sightseeing.  We went to a village, called Mundaka, where we had lunch.  After that, we also visited Bermeo, a beautiful fishing village.

Thursday

During the first two hours we finished our project and started working on other interesting tasks. The Spanish students organised typical Basque activities for us. We had the chance to try different enjoyable sport activities, such as “Sokatira”, “Txingak” and “Lokotxak”. We also practised folk dances as well.

Friday

In the morning we had the last workshop to finish the project and prepare the presentation of the project. At midday all the students presented the different tasks they had prepared, such as the digital calendar, the reports, the debates, role plays, drama, etc.

In the evening we celebrated the National Evening. Each country presented a video or PowerPoint about their culture and school in the Salón de Actors. The students played a trivia quiz about Europe. The Spanish students performed a song about the Comenius program, and after we celebrated with traditional Spanish foods prepared by the families in the school canteen. Some students played Basque instruments (trikitixa and pandero). After dinner, the students went to the decorated gym to sing and dance together. The evening finished watching the slideshow that the students had prepared about the whole week. It was a perfect night to finish the trilateral meeting.