Δραστηριότητες

REPORTING AND EVALUATION BY THE GREEK SCHOOL

Schedule of the week

From 17^th to 21^st October we attended activities and seminars, which were part of the meeting ?Smart Tourism?, that took place in Agrupamento de Escolas Miguel Torga in Braganca.

Monday: The activities οf the week started with a visit to the school, where the teachers and the students welcomed us. There, we attended some presentations about Portugal and we got informed about the activities which were part of the programme, during our staying there. After that we went sightseeing through the city, we visited the City Hall and were welcomed by the Mayor and were also informed about the city and the Portuguese culture in general. After we returned to the school we were separated in working groups and attended presentations about the Monthesinho Natural Park, by a technician of the park. At the end, each team made their presentation about ?Smart Tourism? in their country. In the evening, we tried the local cuisine in traditional restaurants of the city.

Tuesday: We started our day at school, where a bus took us to the Montesinho Natural Park. The technician of the park guided us through the village and also to a traditional Guest House, she gave us information about the territory which is considered as a protected area and she told us some traditional myths and legends. The information and experiences we got from this visit, were part of our talk, which took place at the school library, in the same afternoon. At the end of the day we attended the European Language Day students? awards which were presented by Mr Michael Sch?ttler.

Wednesday: On Wednesday we had to be at school at 6:30, because on that day we were about to visit Porto. The first thing we visited was the Interactive Museum of the Portuguese Discoveries, which was a really great experience, and gave us a lot of information about the country and its history. After visiting the Museum we had a cruise, a boat trip in river Douro. During the trip we were able to listen to some information about the places we saw, due to the fact that the boat had a headphone system in every seat, which we could use. After lunch, we spent a few hours walking through the city. In the afternoon we visited the west coast of Porto, the one that faces the Atlantic Ocean, which practically means that we visited Porto?s posh area and spent a few moments by the ocean. The afternoon was spent with the families.

Thursday: On Thursday we worked in groups for one more time at the school library and we had the opportunity to finish the project that the teachers had instructed us on Tuesday. We were lucky enough to attend and take part in the events that took place at the school area, that were part of the election campaign for the Students Council. At the end of the day, also in groups we exchanged impressions, ideas and thoughts about the activities which took place the previous days, and we had the opportunity to propose some ideas of improvement. At the evening the hostess held a dinner for the families and the teachers as well, which was accompanied by Portuguese traditional music, Fantos.

Friday: On Friday morning, before we left, we met the students and the teachers from the other countries at the school. There, we attended the activities of the final day.

Later, on the same day, we prepared for our departure. Everyone was very emotional, we made a final exchange of ideas and experiences and we made a promise for further communication. Leaving Portugal, we travelled to Madrid by bus, where we were able to spend some time at the beautiful centre of the city, and spent the night there.

Saturday: On Saturday we flew to Thessaloniki, via Athens.

The following comments are from the perspective of our (Greek) students.

Arrival Sunday 3/4/2016

On Sunday April 3^rd we welcomed the kids from the schools participating in the project (schools from Germany, Italy, Portugal and Sweden). Each one of us was very shy at first. We took our guest home, so they could rest from their long flight. The following day, activities started and from that time we were never apart.

1st day Monday 4/4/2016

On Monday morning the kids were given a tour of our city, Thessaloniki (unfortunately without us), but in the evening we were all at the welcome party which the Greek students had organized and which took place inside the school. First, each country made a brief presentation which was about a great personality or a certain area in each country.  That was followed by dinner which had been prepared by the Greek families and teachers. We enjoyed a buffet variety of traditional foods and sweets. And that was the part when we started to have fun and get to know each other.

2nd day Tuesday 5/4/2016

On Tuesday we visited the Centre for Environmental Education at the Municipality of Kordelio. There we discussed water sustainability and participated in group workshops. In the evening of the same day we engaged in similar activities in the school on another topic, biodiversity. At the time, we had a lot of help from Antonia Dardioti, a consultant for environmental education for Secondary Education Schools.

3nd day Wednesday 6/4/2016

On Wednesday we went to Diavata to visit HEL.PE. (HELLENIC PETROLEUM). From the presentation we learned about the measures that the company takes to protect the environment from its activities, and more specifically for the surrounding area which includes the wetlands of the Axios Delta, about how the company manages the water consuming facilities and about their waste management.

4th day Thursday 7/4/2016

On Thursday morning we made a trip to Chalastra, Kalohori and Agathoupoli, where we went to the Bird Watching Tower. We also visited the Axios Delta national park. Early in the evening we visited the A.U.TH. (ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI) and met professor Alexandros Georgopoulos. He helped us relax after our tiring day. We played some trust and communication games with him and his students.

5th day Friday 8/4/2016

Our last day was exciting and funny. We planted trees and flowers in a green park located near our school. In these activities we had the help and participation of officials from the Municipality of Thessaloniki.

In the end we experienced feelings of happiness and excitement. Noone had expected that we would have such a good time. The experiences of this visit were varied and all of them beautiful. All of us gained something from this visit, we exchanged information with each kid and we now have something special to remember about each visitor from each country. The kids? teachers were friendly and kind too. Of course we have kept contact with our friends thanks to modern technology. Parting with them was really difficult. We had been so close the whole week and we couldn?t say goodbye. Tight hugs and tears was what we experienced on the last moments. Naturally, we all agreed that we will meet again for sure, sometime in the future. It was a wonderful experience which all of us are going to remember forever.

Την Κυριακή 22 Νοεμβρίου φεύγουμε οι μαθήτριες Καρατζοβάλη Ειρήνη, Καραμπά Βιργινία, Χαντζίδου Έλλη, Πιέρρου Δήμητρα και Μανδώρα Ελισάβετ με το πρόγραμμα ERASMUS+ στην Ιταλία. Θα μείνουμε στην Bologna για πέντε ημέρες και θα  γυρίσουμε το Σάββατο 28 Νοεμβρίου. Στο πρόγραμμα αυτό εκτός από την παρουσίαση της πόλης μας,  η ελληνική ομάδα θα καταγράφει τις εμπειρίες και θα βιντεοσκοπεί  τις δραστηριότητες που θα κάνουμε. Είμαστε όλες πολύ χαρούμενες που θα ταξιδέψουμε στο εξωτερικό και ιδιαίτερα στην πανέμορφη Ιταλία. Ξέρουμε ότι θα περάσουμε τέλεια και ευχαριστούμε το σχολείο και τους καθηγητές που μας έδωσαν αυτή την ευκαιρία.