Monday, June 24, 2013

A good opportunity to exchange views!



Elena Radaelli writes: “I have watched a very interesting video on TED.com (see link below) in which George Papandreou speaks about a really European democracy without borders. Starting form the Greek and European crisis he gets to the ideal but necessary urgency to re-build Europe creating it through a democracy without borders. I think this could be posted in our official website and also in the blog so that students can discuss it throughout this summer and then they can activate with us as moderators a nice exchange of opinions in view of our EUROHARMONY CITY.”



Since this is a really good opportunity to exchange views and shape the vision of our Euroharmony city you may see the video here and make your comments!




Have a nice summer everybody

Many Greetings from Greece!

Sunday, June 16, 2013

3rd Meeting: Plock - Impressions from Poland

The third meeting of our Programm has been occured in Plock-Poland from 2 to 7 june 2013. You can find a short description of the meeting as well as student's presentations and video in our site, at the page of the meeting: (3) Plock-Poland

But beyond that I 'd like to share with everyone Alessandro's impressions and thoughts, without any other introduction. Alessandro is the teacher of the spanish language in the italian school: "Instituto San Vincenzo - Scuole Regina Mundi" and we simply thank him for this text...


TO MY POLISH FRIENDS - IMPRESSIONS FROM POLAND



       I’ve been lucky in my life since I was a child. My father has taken me and my brothers to different places in the world. It is probably because of him that I like travelling so much. I love every travel I do, I love every city I visit. Because every time I travel I learn something. And it’s not about notions or dates or facts. This kind of things can be learned on books. What I learn everywhere is something deeper.


       For example Warsaw taught me that there is always hope. They can destroy your house, your city, your belonging but inside yourself you can always find the strength to go on.


       Płock taught me that the past is fundamental if you want to build future.


       Gdańsk and Sopot taught me that you can find beauty simply looking at a house, a street or the sea when it’s cold.


       And you guys, you taught me that you are never too old to have fun, to dance in ridiculous ways or to sing. And for this reason I really want to thank you.


       Let me say goodbye to you giving you some advice. It’s the same advice I give to my students in Italy. There was a man, you should know him, that he was called John Paul II that once said “take your life and make a masterpiece of it”. What does it mean? It means simply live your life. We got only one life and we don’t have to waste it. So we have to live it. Don’t be scared of life because it can be scary, of course, but it is really beautiful. So live your life.


       And another advice I give you is “Fall in love”.  Fall in love with everything. Fall in love with what you do. Fall in love with your city and above all fall in love with someone. Look in the eyes of your girlfriend and say “I love you”. Look in the eyes of your boyfriend and say “I love you”. Don’t be afraid of showing your feelings. It’s better regretting to have done something than regretting not to have done it at all. So fall in love. I’m getting married in a few months and my girlfriend is the most wonderful thing that ever happened to me. 


Fall in love guys. This is my last advice.


       And remember, my friends, if it happens that you pass by Milan, my house has always a bed for you.



Alessandro Scaglione.

Monday, June 10, 2013

Brochure (Instructions) - Broschüre (Information)



Brochure (english)

·         OBJECTIVE:
-to give basic information about the country
-the possibility of using the brochure in teaching (foreign language, history, geography, the    European Union and EU countries)

·         CONTENT:
1.      General information about the country (interesting places and towns)
2.      Capital city
3.      Top tourist destinations in the country
4.      Traditions, customs (especially Easter and Christmas) (describe meals and traditions)
5.      Science, Technology and the Arts (significant /famous people)
6.      Cuisine (traditional food and drinks)
7.      School (education) system (vocational education and training and preparation for a future job) – description of the school learing exam
8.      City- the seat of the school

- Brochure will be prepared in electronic and printed version, it will consist of 8 parts and each part will contain information about one country
- An electronic version will be published on the project website, as well as on the websites of the partners´ schools
- print version will be provided by each of the partners´ schools for other partners (every member counry is supposed to print only its section (part), ie. Business Academy in Prešov will print the part: Slovakia; Berufkolleg Lemgo will print the part: Germany, etc.
- For each meeting (Poland, Turkey, Slovakia) each partner will prepare a presentation to one point of the content (see the schedule)
- During individual meetings (Poland, Turkey, Slovakia)students will process one point of the content (see the schedule)
- Point No. 1 General information about the country was prepared at the meeting in Spain (Carmen will bring prepared and processed information in electronic form to the meeting in Poland)
- Point No.8 City- seat of the school will be prepared by each school at home as a Word document and brought at least till the meeting in Slovakia
- At each meeting (Poland, Turkey, Slovakia) the teacher of each of the partners´ schools will deliver prepared and processed parts of the brochure to the representative of the Business Academy in Prešov (who is in charge of the brochure)
- At the meeting in Slovakia the work on the brochure should be completed
- At the meeting in Greece, the partners will exchange the printed versions of the brochures

·         THE SCHEDULE
Meeting in Poland     2nd-7th June 2013
- At home each country will prepare  Power Point presentation as well as Word document (part of the brochure) to the point no. 3 TOP tourist destinations in the country
- During the meeting students will process the topic Capital city- Point No.2 as a Word document (part of the brochure)

Meeting in Turkey    29th Sept. – 4th Oct. 2013
- At home each country will prepare Power Point presentation as well as Word document (part of the brochure) to the point no. 4 Traditions, customs (especially Easter and Christmas)
- During the meeting students will process the topic Science, Technology and the Arts (significant /famous people) - Point No.5 as a Word document (part of the brochure)

Meeting in Slovakia   10th-15th November 2013
- At home each country will prepare  Power Point presentation as well as Word document (part of the brochure) to the point no. 6  Cuisine (traditional food and drinks)
- During the meeting students will process the topic School (education) system (vocational education and training and preparation for a future job) - point No.7 as a Word document (part of the brochure)





Broschüre (Deutsch)

Ziel:
-          die Grundinformationen über die Länder  anbieten
-          die Möglichkeit geben, im Unterricht einzusetzen (Fremdsprachenunterricht, Geschichte, Geographie, Europäische Studien usw.)

Inhalt
1.    Allgemeine Informationen über das Land
2.    Hauptstadt des  Landes
3.    TOP Reiseziele im Land (interessante Orte, Städte und Plätze)
4.    Traditionen, Bräuche und Gewohnheiten (speziell Ostern und Weihnachten – Essen und Traditionen beschreiben)
5.    Wissenschaft, Technik und Kultur ( wichtige Persönlichkeiten des Landes)
6.    Nationalküche (typische und traditionelle Essen und Getränke)
7.    Schulsystem im Land (Berufsausbildung, Abiturprüfung beschreiben)
8.    Stadt -Sitz der Partnerschule (Lyon, Madrid, Lemgo, Plock, Presov, Milano, Izmit, Volos)


-          Broschüre Word in der elektronischen  sowie auch in der Druckform  hergestellt; die Broschüre wird 8 Teile haben, jeder Teil  wird über ein Land informieren,

-          Elektronische Version der Broschüre Word auf der Web-Seite des Projektes  sowie auch auf den Web-Seiten der Partnerschulen veröffentlicht,

-          Die Druckform  Word von jeder Partnerschule für andere Partner gesichert /jede Schule lässt nur  ihren Teil drücken, d.h. Obchodna akademia Presov Word den Teil über die Slowakei drücken, Hanse-Berufskolleg Lemgo wird nur den Teil über Deutschland drücken, usw.),

-          Für jedes Treffen (Polen, Türkei, Slowakei) bereitet jeder Partner eine Power Point Präsentation zu einem Punkt des Inhaltes (sieh Plan),

-          Auf den einzelnen Treffen (Polen, Türkei, Slowakei) wird ein Punkt aus dem Inhalt von den Schülern bearbeitet (sieh Plan),

-          Punkt Nr. 1 „Allgemeine Informationen über das Land“ war auf dem Treffen in Spanien bearbeitet (Carmen soll die Ergebnisse in der elektronischen Form nach Plock bringen),

-          Punkt  Nr. 8 „Stadt – Sitz der Partnerschule“ wird in jeder Partnerschule als Dokument WORD bearbeitet und spätestens  auf dem Treffen in der Slowakei abgegeben,

-          auf jedem Treffen (Polen, Türkei, Slowakei) werden fertige bearbeitete Teile der Broschüre dem Vertreter der Obchodna akademia Presov (verantwortlich für die Broschüre),

-          auf dem Treffen in der Slowakei sollen die Arbeiten auf der Broschüre beendet werden,

-          auf dem Treffen in Griechenland  werden die gedrückten Broschüren zwischen den Partnern verteilt.


Plan der Aufgaben

Treffen  Polen                     02.- 07. Juni 2013
-          jedes Land muss die Präsentation (sowohl in Powerpoint als auch in Word Format)  zum Punkt 3. „TOP Reiseziele im Land „ zu Hause vorbereiten
-          die Schüler bearbeiten das Thema “Hauptstadt” (Punkt 2 in Word Format) in Plock, Polen.

Treffen in der Türkei         29. Sept. - 04. Okt. 2013
-          jedes Land muss die Präsentation (sowohl in Powerpoint als auch in Word Format)  zum Punkt 4. „Traditionen, Bräuche und Gewohnheiten „ zu Hause vorbereiten
die Schüler bearbeiten das Thema “ Wissenschaft, Technik und Kultur (wichtige Persönlichkeiten des Landes) ” (Punkt 5 in Word Format) in Izmit, in der Türkei


Treffen  in der Slowakei:  10.-15. November 2013
-          jedes Land muss die Präsentation (sowohl in Powerpoint als auch in Word Format)  zum Punkt 7. "Schulsystem im Land (Berufsausbildung, Abiturprüfung beschreiben)" zu Hause vorbereiten.
-          die Schüler bearbeiten das Thema “ Nationalküche” (Punkt 6 in Word Format) in Presov, in der Slowakei.