COMENIUSCOMENIUSOur first Comenius meeting at Our first Comenius meeting at

Bedzin, PolandBedzin, Poland

The hotelThe hotel

The schoolThe school

The inside-FlagsThe inside-Flags

There are flags in the There are flags in the entrance of the school entrance of the school and in every corridor and in every corridor and the students know and the students know which countries they which countries they represent.represent.

TheThe projectproject

In the teachers’ office In the teachers’ office (Place of work for the project)(Place of work for the project)

Welcome from the Welcome from the headteacher and offer headteacher and offer of gifts to the guestsof gifts to the guests

Table with traditional Table with traditional local foodlocal food

Discussion about the Discussion about the project and planning project and planning of the next activitiesof the next activities

The classroomsThe classrooms(Meeting with students and (Meeting with students and

teachers)teachers)

ClassroomsClassrooms

Computer labComputer lab

The place where teachers and The place where teachers and students have lunchstudents have lunch

The place is decorated The place is decorated with crafts which with crafts which concern our project.concern our project.

Comenius dayComenius day

In the gym of the school, we attended the Comenius In the gym of the school, we attended the Comenius Day, a school show dedicated to our project. Local Day, a school show dedicated to our project. Local educational authorities as well as the parents’ educational authorities as well as the parents’ association were also present. We also watched a association were also present. We also watched a performance from a local choir. The whole place was performance from a local choir. The whole place was decorated with embroideries and traditional costumes decorated with embroideries and traditional costumes made by the students’ families.made by the students’ families.

The school headteacher welcomes the attendants The school headteacher welcomes the attendants and refers to the general principles of the and refers to the general principles of the program. Next, cities’ video presentations are program. Next, cities’ video presentations are shown and we watch performance from the choir.shown and we watch performance from the choir.

Play-the myth of the city BedzinPlay-the myth of the city Bedzin

A student who A student who pretends to be pretends to be Comenius is the Comenius is the narrator.narrator.

Romeo and JulietRomeo and Juliet

Play with Romeo Play with Romeo saying “I love you” to saying “I love you” to Juliet in every Juliet in every language apart from language apart from Polish.Polish.

DancesDances

(traditional and modern)(traditional and modern)

Dramatization representative of Dramatization representative of each countryeach country

Every country is Every country is represented with the represented with the relevant clothing and relevant clothing and music. A student holds music. A student holds a basket with grapes a basket with grapes and dances while we and dances while we listen to a song by B. listen to a song by B. Tsitsanis. In the end, Tsitsanis. In the end, she gives the grapes she gives the grapes to the people.to the people.

End of Comenius DayEnd of Comenius Day

Sample teachingSample teaching The topic of the lesson which took place in Polish The topic of the lesson which took place in Polish

was: tradition-handicrafts. There was plenty of was: tradition-handicrafts. There was plenty of material and objects which were coming out of a material and objects which were coming out of a trunk sent by grandma.trunk sent by grandma.

An interactive board was used and the An interactive board was used and the students actively participated in the lesson.students actively participated in the lesson.

In the end they embroidered a bookmark. The In the end they embroidered a bookmark. The same task was asked by the teachers who were same task was asked by the teachers who were watching the lesson.watching the lesson.

LessonLessonDiet and local foodDiet and local food

The lesson was The lesson was conducted in English. conducted in English. There was a video There was a video presentation which presentation which included pictures and included pictures and small texts according small texts according to the level of the to the level of the students.students.

The material used:The material used: branches, leaves and fruit of our place, olives and sweets branches, leaves and fruit of our place, olives and sweets

relevant to our lessonrelevant to our lesson All the students tasted the food.All the students tasted the food.

Worksheets were Worksheets were given to the students given to the students and a puzzle with the and a puzzle with the imabe of goddess imabe of goddess Athena was prepared Athena was prepared on the internet. on the internet. Goddess Athena was Goddess Athena was presented to the presented to the students through the students through the ancient greek myth of ancient greek myth of Athens taking its Athens taking its name from the name from the goddess as an goddess as an exchange for the gift exchange for the gift of the olive tree.of the olive tree.

Visit at the City HallVisit at the City Hall

Meeting with the local authorities. Exchange of Meeting with the local authorities. Exchange of gifts.gifts.

Central corridor of the city hall Central corridor of the city hall (The importance of school in the (The importance of school in the

city’s life)city’s life)

Workshop in SlanskWorkshop in Slansk

A private educational A private educational centre of conservation of centre of conservation of tradition, unique in Poland. tradition, unique in Poland. A complex of buildings A complex of buildings with museums, teaching with museums, teaching classrooms, projection classrooms, projection rooms, theatre and others.rooms, theatre and others.

Teaching of local traditional danceTeaching of local traditional dance

We were taught We were taught dances from a dances from a professional dancer of professional dancer of a famous folk dance a famous folk dance group, which has group, which has travelled and given travelled and given performances in many performances in many countries.countries.

The museumThe museum

Visiting CracowVisiting Cracow