Spanyolország – Alicante (2016. március 7.-13.)

A találkozóra 2 tanár és 4 diák utazott. Sajnálatos módon a harmadik tanár röviddel az elindulás előtt lebetegedett, így nem tudott utazni.

A találkozóra készülés során feladatunk volt fotókat és összegzést készíteni saját találkozónkról, melyeket a találkozó előtt, a megbeszélt határidőig eljuttattunk a vendéglátó partnernek. Ezek segítségével a spanyol csapat elkészítette a projektzáró füzetét, melyet a projekt végén mindenki örömmel vett át. Jó volt felidézni a korábbi találkozók emlékeit.

A másik feladat egy video film készítése volt, mellyel be kellett mutatnunk egy, a városunkban vagy környékén tevékenykedő önkéntes munkát folytató személyiséget. Mi a szomszédos város , Gyöngyös „Karitasz” nevű önkéntes szervezetének  vezetőjét mutattuk be. Ő és aki munkatársai széleskörű tevékenységükkel sokat tesznek a helyi és környékbéli magányos idősekért és hajléktalanokért. Lehetőségünk volt arra is, hogy találkozzunk spanyol önkéntes szervezetek képviselőivel és egy afrikai migráns fiatal mesélte el történetét és válaszolt a neki feltett kérdésekre.

Projekt feladat volt, hogy vigyünk három könyvet a létrehozandó nemzetközi könyvtárba és prezentációval mutassuk be a könyvek szerzőit illetve a könyvek tartalmát. Diákjaink Ady Endre, Petőfi Sándor és a Nobel-díjas Kertész Imre egy-egy művét választották. Ezek a prezentációk sok új ismeretet adtak a résztvevőknek, lehetőségünk nyílt arra, hogy egymás irodalmi örökségét jobban megismerjük.

A vendéglátók prezentációi segítségével sok információt szereztünk az olasz oktatási rendszerről, társadalmi szervezeteikről és a diákok önkéntes munkavégzéséről. A találkozó résztvevői maguk is aktívan bekapcsolódtak a helyi önkéntes munkába és szemétszedésen vettek részt a tengerparton.

Az spanyol diákok által tartott nyelvleckék megmutatták a helyiek nyelvi sokszínűségét: nemcsak olasz, hanem a valencia-i nyelvvel is ismerkedhettek a résztvevők.

Egy túra során a tengerpart természetvédelmi partszakaszán védett növényeket, fossziliákat és madarakat figyelhettünk meg. A vízi sport tevékenységek nemcsak szórakozást jelentettek, de egyúttal alkalmasak voltak az egészséges életmódra nevelésre is.

A környéken tett kirándulások bővítették a résztvevők történelmi és kulturális ismereteit.

Az spanyol tánc és a zene végig jelen volt a találkozó során és jelentősen hozzájárult a jó hangulathoz. Ez a találkozó méltó befejezése volt kétéves projektünknek.

Pachino, Italy (18-23 January 2016)

Three teachers and four pupils took part in this mobility. The main task of the pupils was to make an interview with an early school leaver and to prepare a presentation showing a Hungarian celebrity outstanding in the field of voluntary work.

We made a film about a girl from Hatvan, who told us her story, of course anonymously. The film was made by our students. The teachers gave them help with arranging the meeting with the interviewee (the school coordinator teacher), preparing the English subtitles (the IT teacher) and correcting the English spelling of the subtitles (teacher of English). They also made a presentation on the Hungarian volunteer celebrity Csaba Böjte, who is a Franciscan monk and established and runs an orphanage in Transylvania.

By the suggestion of the Italian team we also had to perform a sketch, which did not belong to the project tasks but our students prepared for it with great enthusiasm. We chose a sketch by the suggestion of the students. All of them had their own task: three of them had a role in the sketch and the fourth student, who did not want to act, was the stage designer. With the help of the English project teacher they had a lot of rehearsals to give a perfect performance.

At the mobility we could see each other’s video films on early school leavers. This is a common problem all over Europe. After watching all the videos on this topic the teachers had a lively discussion about their personal experiences, and also gave their suggestion what  to do against it.  We learnt a lot from each other.

The performance of sketches -of course in English-was a great success and everybody enjoyed it,both the spectators and the actors and actresses. We voted for the best performance. Our team came third in this competition and we were very proud of our pupils.

The presentations of the teams on volunteer celebrities were of a high quality and we could get to know great people from each country.

We visited the Agape and Emmaus Centre, where the Italian pupils did their weekly voluntary service and the video taken there could be seen before the visit.  With the help of the presentations of the host pupils we could get to know a lot of information about the Italian education system and NGO-s. The Italian language course was a great experience for the participants. For the pupils this language is especially attractive because they love Italian pop music and it is a great motivation for them to be able to understand this language.

After the official project programs we could go on tours around the region to see its cultural and historical sights. We took part in a folk show and thanks to the host parents’ voluntary work we could taste the traditional Italian dishes. We also had the opportunity to see Etna, one of the most interesting natural beauties of Italy.

This meeting was a great experience for us, both teachers and pupilss. It was the first time for most of us to visit a Mediterranean country. We could see the local people’s positive view of life and mentality. We can accept and understand each other only if we get to know each other.

Three teachers and four pupils travelled to Vratsa, Bulgaria. The main task of the pupils before the mobility was to take or collect photos on ’Help’. The pupils carried out their task on their own. We drew their attention to the fact that they would have to indicate the source of the photos if the photos were taken from the internet. We thought it important to teach them how to use the sources from the internet in an ethic way.

The Bulgarian partner school gave us a warm welcome, according to the tradition with salt and bread. They showed us a music and dance performance of a really high quality.

Walking around the school was a great experience for pupils and teachers as well since Hristo Botev school is one of the best-equipped and best quality school of the country. With the help of the video film about Vratsa we could get a summary about the sights of the city and its surroundings that later we could see ourselves in reality.

During the Bulgarian language course and the other activities we could see how high the Bulgarian pupils’ education level is and how proficient they are in carrying out international projects. This school had already had numerous successful international projects. They set our pupils a good example, because the Hungarian pupils had never taken part in such a project, and they had to get used to speaking and giving presentations in public. This meeting helped them to overcome the initial difficulties.

We could see the photos on ’Help’ that partner pupils collected and we voted for the best one. We also could get to know one of the biggest problems of Europe: immigration. We listened to a seminar on ’Cultural integration of immigrants and cultural gaps’. We did not know then that this problem would soon affect our region as well. The Spanish and Italian team showed us a really moving and shocking video about this topic, where this problem is part of their everyday life. The Spanish team showed us the two-way migration from historical perspectives.

The project calendar was prepared there for which every partner had sent their own selected photos in advance.

The visit to the Regional Historical Museum, Ethnographic Renaissance Complex made cultural awareness of the staff and the students stronger. We could get acquainted with the folk music and costumes, traditional meals on an evening with a special atmosphere, where a lot of participants could try on folk costumes and danced.

The visit to Klisury monastery and Veliko Tarnovo enriched our knowledge in architecture and history, Ledenica Cave introduced us part of Bulgaria’s natural beauty.

To sum up, this was a successful mobility where both the pupils and the teachers learnt a lot in different fields.