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This is the first project year for "HANDS ON EUROPE"
HANDS ON EUROPE VISIT CARD :
"Hands on Europe" is a Socrates - Comenius 1.1. school project approved under the number 04-PS-324-DJ-RO
The coordinating institution :
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"Henri Coanda" High School
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48, Henri Coanda, Craiova, 1100, Dolj county, Romania
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The partner institutions :
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Kamares Elementary School, Larnaka, Cyprus
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SMS Giuliano Da Sangallo, Rome, Italy
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Ozel Altinbasak Bedri Ayhan Lisesi, Isparta, Turkey
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Istituto Comprensivo Di Scuola Materna, Elementare E Media Di Castell`Umberto, Sicily, Italy
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The Main School of Podari, Romania
The local educational authority representative :
Rodica Miala, rodicam@isj.dj.edu.ro
The project coordinator :
Mihaela Brumar, brumarela@yahoo.com
The partner coordinators :
The thematic field covered during the first year :
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cultural heritage
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regional identities
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artistic activities
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customs and traditions
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history
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geography
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music
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sports
The main language of the project : ENGLISH
Other used languages : ITALIAN AND FRENCH
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OUR COMENIUS PROJECT SPACE INCLUDED ...
THE COMENIUS DAY ( 8 JUNE, 2005 ), CRAIOVA, ROMANIA : exhibitions in the school conference hall (an exhibition with all the partners` materials gathered during the first year ; the exhibition with the photo reply of the International exhibition from Isparta, Turkey, named "Hands on Europe" ; the pictorials exhibition about tolerance) ; a dissemination conference with all the local media invited ; a workshop about the Comenius projects from Craiova, with Comenius coordinators invited; a short artistic program with the pupils involved ; Quiz "Hands on Europe" for pupils. THE COMENIUS DAY ( 8 JUNE, 2005 ), LARNAKA, CYPRUS : all prepared material and photos were presented to parents and guests ; children presented songs from partner countries as well as plays and songs regarding this year`s project. -
THE COMENIUS DAY ( 8 JUNE, 2005 ), PODARI, ROMANIA : an artistic programme with poetry, music and dance of the "Hands on Europe" involved countries
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THE COMENIUS NIGHT ( at the end of the school year ), ISPARTA, TURKEY : our parents and local guest saw the exhibition with our pupils` and partners` work
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THE COMENIUS WEEK ( JUNE, 2005 ), ROME, ITALY : exhibitions ( the exhibition "Hands on Europe", with pictures, posters, drawings of the Italian pupils ; the exhibition about tolerance and Peace ; Newspapers` school exhibition with all the issues realized about the chosen subjects ; an international exhibition of our partners` works ) ; a week program of a series of music and drama shows about history, tradition, tolerance and peace with local press, parents, political representatives involved.
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THE COMENIUS PUBLIC MEETING ( at the end of the school year), CASTELL`UMBERTO, SICILY, ITALY : all the comunity has been involved with discussions, joining the project products of our pupils and partners.
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THE "JOINT" ACTIVITIES DEVELOPED DURING THE FIRST YEAR
The common project activities that have taken place in the school year 2004/05 are as follows : - Information, project presentation, and project products dissemination to the school community and to the local community - Teachers mobilities in Rome ( Italy ) - 9-16 Nov. 04 and in Isparta, (Turkey ), including a seminary on “Tolerance in pictures that kids themselves have painted” 4-9 May 05. - A common work paper elaboration : a questionnaire for pupils to find out the initial and the final level of our pupils knowledge about their own and others celebrations and traditions - Nov.and June 2004 - Penfriendship between the participant pupils. The students and the teachers sent letters and Christmas / New Year cards and messages (all the partner schools, except the school from Podari, Romania - Dec. 2004 )
- Two documentation steps : collecting and studying different aspects of local cultural traditions and customs regarding Christmas, Ramadan , Carnival, Easter and Kurban. (all the partner schools - Dec. 2004 - Mar.05 )
- Analysis of the results of the documentation steps, by changing information about the chosen celebrations between the participating schools, through CD and DVD sent by post (all the partner schools - Feb., Apr. 05 )
- A drawing competition on the title of tolerance
- A Comenius Day ( Romania and Cyprus ), a Comenius night ( Turkey ), a Comenius week ( Italy ), ( June 05 ) organised in order to share the project work and products with the school and local community.
- Report about the results of the first year project to the school community and National Agencies (all the partner schools Jun.-Aug. 2005)
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THE SEPARATE ACTIVITIES MADE BY EACH SCHOOL DURING THE FIRST YEAR
The project activities which have taken place locally are as follows :
- The Dowry Box , The Ist and the IInd parts, a partnership program carried on by pupils from Henri Coanda Highschool Craiova, Romania ( the third grade ) and pupils from the Primary schools from Draganu and Rusanesti - Valcea County, which consisted in rediscover the authentic Romanian traditional handicrafts, in order to make them known to the Comenius partners as national authentic traditional values.
- Romanian Autumn Traditions, a folk meeting called “sezatoare” , Podari, Romania
- Conciliating meeting with all the schools involved in Socrates programs (Romanian schools, Bucharest )
- The magic of the show, a folk masks contest, Podari, Romania
- “Spring Day in Europe” program developed in “Henri Coanda” High School ( Craiova ) and The Main School of Podari , Romania
- During 15-22 June the Turkish pupils made a visit to Rome in order to share the collected materials
- A special school magazine in Craiova, Rome and Isparta, made to disseminate our Comenius activities
- A programme about folk music, dance and painting, developed in Larnaka, Cyprus.
- Little Stars for Europe, a contest of The Romanian National Television from Bucharest, on Cyprus culture and civilisation, the pupils team from Podari won the 1 st prize
- A drama work of pupils of Sangallo school in cooperation with a primary school of Ostia, Rome, about peace and tolerance
- The program “Tolerance in different regions” developed in Castell`Umberto, Italy, at the end of the first year of the project.
"JOINT" PRODUCTS OF THE PROJECT
- Reports - Hand-made objects - The booklet of initial presentation of the project ( made by the Romanian team from Craiova, but using information proved by all the partners - The initial and final questionnaire, gathering suggestions from each partner
- The international exhibition “Hands on Europe”, the common final product of the first year
- Video albums of the project meetings and activities made by the coordinators from Craiova ( Romania ) and Larnaka
- The special school magazine made in order to disseminate the project activities ( Craiova, Rome and Isparta )
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SEPARATE PRODUCTS OF THE PROJECT
- The booklet of the Cyprus programme about folk music, dance and painting - CDs and DVDs for sharing the teams` work - Written folders made during the two documentation steps - Local panels and exhibitions for promoting the project activities - Photo albums
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WE WANT TO GO ON !
The resulting products from this year's work are witness to the great interest that the project created in the educational community. And as we are of the opinion that interest generates motivation and motivation generates success, we believe that we are contributing to a greater and better formation of the pupils from all the partner schools. The partnership will continue , because this serious initiative has to reach its finalities and to accomplish itself in the team`s needs and desires. Hands on Europe is for sure, as the initial concept of the project said, a positive, optimistic, encouraging state of mind !
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