Report of the meeting

Bialystok 24.10.2013

21st – 25th October 2013

Hand in hand for a wonderful  land

 

In October 2013, eight countries came together in Bialystok, Poland and  took part in the first Comenius meeting for an environmental project called Hand in  hand for a wonderful land.

We achieved the following actions:

Day 1  – Tuesday 22^nd October 2013

 

• All participants conducted a logo competition in their schools. Final entries from each were judged by the participating teachers.

The winning logo was Ewelina Polkowska aged 14 from Publiczne Gimnazjum nr 9, Poland.

• The participating countries presented their countries, regions, educational systems, and schools.
• A tour of the school was conducted by the Polish teachers, all participants observed the facilities available to the students and experienced an atypical History lesson.
• Students made traditional Polish cakes for the participants to taste during their meeting.
• Students served the participants a traditional Polish meal and participants learnt some simple Polish vocabulary. For example,  Dziękuję, Proszę, Przepraszam.
• A schedule for the mobilities were agreed as follows;

England  20^th-24^th January 2014

Slovenia  17^th-21^st March 2014

Spain 26^th – 30^th May 2014

Hungary  15^th-19^th September 2014

Italy  17^th – 21^st November 2014

Germany  16^th -20^th March 2015

Turkey  11^th-15^th May 2015 Final Meeting

All participants agreed due to the late application of Bulgaria to the project, a mobility would not be possible considering the financial restrictions of the project.

• Participants experienced a tour of the local area. A tour guide explained the history of Bialystok.
• The Polish hosts including the Headmaster and Vice Headmistress invited all participants to a traditional evening meal.

Day 2 – Wednesday 23^rd October 2013

• Polish hosts welcomed all participants once again to their school.
• Participants were welcomed by the students with a traditional greeting of bread and salt, they had also prepared flags for each of the participating countries.

Students (aged 13-16) and participants worked together communicating only in English, on a hat project to reflect the environmental and national aims of the project.

• Students and participants displayed their projects.
• A fashion show of the hats was performed by students and participants. The Polish press were invited to attend.
• Ralf Bernegg, our German partner gave an introduction to our project website.
• Participants visited Supraśl, a health resort with an orthodox monastery and icon museum.

 

Day 3 – Thursday 24^th October 2013

• Participants visited the Open Air Village Museum near Bialystok to find out about the history of Polish farming.
• Polish hosts welcome participants once again to their school.
• Participants discuss final arrangements and agree minutes of meetings. Report agreed unanimously by all.
• Official closing of initial meeting in Poland including some modern, traditional and  international  music and dance performed by the Polish students and teachers.
• Comenius cake is offered.