Comenius programComenius program“Easier together”“Easier together”

PortugalPortugal

25-29 April 201225-29 April 2012

The schoolsThe schools

Agrupamento de Escolas Ave-EscolaAgrupamento de Escolas Ave-Escola

Sivas Fen LisesiSivas Fen Lisesi

Il Liceum Ogolnoksztatcase im.Piotra FirlejaIl Liceum Ogolnoksztatcase im.Piotra Firleja

Evening Secondary and Senior High schools of Evening Secondary and Senior High schools of TrikalaTrikala

The countriesThe countries

GreeceGreece

Our country and our prefecturesOur country and our prefectures

Trikala-in the heart of GreeceTrikala-in the heart of Greece

Evening secondary school of Evening secondary school of TrikalaTrikala

Established in 1966Established in 1966

Since then many working children and Since then many working children and adults graduatedadults graduated

Some of them graduate from the evening Some of them graduate from the evening high school(3 years)high school(3 years)

Some others graduate from evening senior Some others graduate from evening senior high school(4 years) and then take part in high school(4 years) and then take part in exams for the universityexams for the university

The goalThe goal

Our students wish to complete their basic Our students wish to complete their basic studiesstudies

oror

They wish to take part in the exams for the They wish to take part in the exams for the University and to continue their studiesUniversity and to continue their studies

The The ««identityidentity»» of our students of our students

Most of them are working children or Most of them are working children or adults who did not finish school in the adults who did not finish school in the pubertypuberty

Many of them areMany of them are::

Housewives, workers, builders, priests, Housewives, workers, builders, priests, unemployed people, civil servants, clerks, unemployed people, civil servants, clerks, working children, paintersworking children, painters

Special relationship betweenSpecial relationship between teachers and students teachers and students

The different ages of the students, the learning The different ages of the students, the learning difficulties that many of them have, the family difficulties that many of them have, the family problems or the problems with their work problems or the problems with their work demand a special manipulation from the demand a special manipulation from the teachersteachers

The teachers support the students to their The teachers support the students to their problems and try to encourage them to problems and try to encourage them to overtake their difficulties.overtake their difficulties.

EventsEvents

During the school year we organise events During the school year we organise events such assuch as::

speeches(about aids,smoking,internet,etc)speeches(about aids,smoking,internet,etc)

festival for national daysfestival for national days

projectsprojects

interesting visitsinteresting visits

Students in small groups talking Students in small groups talking about addiction to internetabout addiction to internet

Fotos from different eventsFotos from different events

A celebration with pictures from the jobs of A celebration with pictures from the jobs of our studentsour students

We celebrate with food and …We celebrate with food and …

……dance. Even the priests dancedance. Even the priests dance

Presentation of a projectPresentation of a project

The first day of the new year in the school, we The first day of the new year in the school, we “share” a cake and we exchange wishes.“share” a cake and we exchange wishes.

Comenius team presents to teachers and Comenius team presents to teachers and students moments from our meeting in Turkey.students moments from our meeting in Turkey.

Teachers and students after the Teachers and students after the celebration of a national daycelebration of a national day

An expert informs students and talks An expert informs students and talks with them about smokingwith them about smoking

Our last visit in a factory,which produces Our last visit in a factory,which produces wine and “tsipouro”wine and “tsipouro”

Mr Tsililis explains Mr Tsililis explains to us the process to us the process of the production. of the production.

Fotos from the places Fotos from the places of the factoryof the factory

In the cellar,In the cellar,

where we heard aboutwhere we heard about tasting a good winetasting a good wine

After this meeting, we will inform teachers After this meeting, we will inform teachers and students about our experiences in and students about our experiences in Portugal. We are sure that we will come Portugal. We are sure that we will come back with our best impressions.back with our best impressions.

Thank you!Thank you!