The Voices from the Land

Comenius

2012-2014

MEMORY BOOK

Turkey, Romania, Poland, Italy, Spain, Latvia

Cumhuriyet İlköğretim Okulu, Kirsehir, Turkey

Our school is situated in the centre of Kırşehir. Kırşehir

is a small city between Ankara (the capital) and

Nevşehir (Cappadocia). People in Kırşehir give

importance to education very much. So the education

level is very high here. Also our school is the one which

has lots of successful pupils. Our school is one of the

oldest schools in Kırşehir. The staff number of our school is 128 and the

pupils are nearly 2,400. We have classes from 1 to 8 grades, their ages being

between 7 and 15. Besides these we have kindergarten as well. The school

takes place in the centre of the city which as a result of this we have no

places for the children to play. With the help of this project the pupils will

have chance to know the importance of the nature in our lives. We want

open our pupils’ mind toward many cultures because we think the future is a

multicultural future and discover in the other cultures what is similar or

different by our culture is the first step towards respect, tolerance and

collaboration. Our pupils and their family are very involved towards

European projects.

Creativity and Beauty, Turkey

Scoala cu clasele I-VIII "Liviu Rebreanu" Mioveni, Arges, Romania

There are 40 classes in Scoala cu clasele I-VIII „Liviu

Rebreanu”: 18 primary level classes and 22 gymnasium

classes. Each class has got between 20 and 25 pupils.

The patron of our school is Liviu Rebreanu. It is the

name of a famous Romanian writer. The school

subjects of the gymnasium classes belong to different

curricular areas, guided by a responsible teacher: “Language and

Communication”, “Math and Science”, “People and Society”, “Sport and

Physical Education”, “Technologies and Arts”. Most of our pupils’ parents

work in the car factory of our town. Some of their parents are left for

working abroad and their number is increasing more and more. That’s why,

we want to involve them in this project, too, in order to have school like a

second family, and this can be possible mainly due to the wonderful world of

a Comenius partnership between different European schools. For its

involvement in ecological activities within the Program called “Eco-School”,

our school was awarded with the Green Flag and we are proud of this.

Besides, due to the support given to environmental projects in all the schools

of our town, the Town Hall Mioveni was awarded with the Green Flag, too.

Mioveni is one of the seventh towns of the Arges County, with a population

of about 36,000 inhabitants, and it has got five districts: Mioveni, Colibasi,

Faget, Racovita and Clucereasa. Our school is located in the district having

the same name with the town, the district with blocks of flats, the others

being with houses. Mioveni Town is known as the town of the Romanian car

due to the fact the first Romanian car was manufactured here, taking the old

name of our country land - Dacia. The car factory has begun a Romanian -

French cooperation after the Revolution since December 1989 and now it is

called Dacia-Renault Car Factory. There are several formers pupils in our

school who are now teachers here and we are very happy that they have

chosen this beautiful profession. One of them is even the actual principal of

our school. Our school has got a great gym hall, two IT labs, and different

offices for almost all the subjects taught, and many other facilities which

form its material base, created for the benefit of our pupils’ education at

modern standards. This project will make our school known in Europe and

the partnership with the other six schools a fruitful one. The teachers and the

pupils of our school are ready to implement this interesting project, being a

great challenge for them.

Creativity and Beauty, Romania

Gimnazjum w Kijach, Kije, Poland

Lower Secondary School in Kije is placed in a small and

green town in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains in the

south-east of Poland. It is situated about 25

kilometers from Kielce (the main city of the region) on

the way from Warsaw (the capital of Poland) to

Krakow (the old capital city). Most inhabitants are

farmers and some of them commute to neighboring towns or go to work

abroad. As a result some of our students suffer from the fact that their

parents are living abroad to earn some money, while grandparents are

looking after them. However, the unemployment level is still rising in the

area. The majority of students come from small villages situated near Kije.

Their school day starts at 8 am and finishes at 2.15 pm. They have seven

lessons every day and study Polish, English, Russian, Math, ICT, Physics,

Chemistry, Biology, Geography, History, PE, Art and RE. The pupils have

breakfast and lunch in a school canteen. Our school offers attractive forms of

learning and promotes foreign languages and computer technology. There

are three computer rooms and a language lab in our school. Some of our

pupils find learning difficult and they have regular psychological consultations

or individual teaching. Despite all difficulties the pupils work hard and try to

do their best at school. Most of them have never been abroad and their

shared dream is cooperation with pupils from different countries. They are

interested in foreign languages, especially English and Russian and they hope

to use their language skills in real life. They find this project a chance to meet

new friends discover other cultures and broaden their horizons.

Creativity and Beauty, Poland

Istituto Comprensivo Aristide Leonori, Rome, Italy

Istituto Comprensivo A. Leonori is located in the

outskirts of Rome, nearby Ostia. It comprises three

sections: a kindergarten one (3-5 ages), a primary

one (6-10 ages), a first grade secondary school (11-

13 ages). The social context is very various. There

are pupils with a good standard of living, but also

pupils with learning and behavioral problems. There are foreign children,

mostly from Eastern European Countries and from Asia. We organize many

activities to help the children to become integrated into the Italian and

European society. We are especially involved in a program for disabled

children and disadvantaged pupils in danger of social exclusion with the

Municipality of Rome. We have also a special curriculum for music: piano,

flute, violin, and guitar. There is an orchestra and a choir and most classes

have interactive boards. There are computer labs, a pottery lab, and a

science lab.

Creativity and Beauty, Italy

COLEGIO PÚBLICO DON ÁLVARO DE LUNA, Maqueda, Spain

Our school is a state school of infant and primary

education, from 3 years old till 12 years old), with

fifty six pupils. They are grouped in cycles (first cycle,

second cycle and third cycle). Pupils of three, four

and five years old are in the same class. Our school

has got five classes. The centre has got the following

teachers: two teachers for infant education, three for primary, two for

physical education, and the others are specialist in other areas, for example

two teachers for English area. Pupils haven’t got specific social disadvantages

or specific needs. There are some migrants, as morocco and some of Latin

origin. Our school is located in a very strategic point of communication, at

about 30 kilometers from Toledo, and 40 kilometers from Madrid (the capital

of Spain).

Creativity and Beauty, Spain

Daugavpils Saskanas School, Daugavpils, Latvia

Daugavpils Saskanas School is a primary/elementary

school (pupils’ age is from 7 to 15). It is a school from

one of the economically disadvantaged (the poorest)

area of Latvia (Latgale). This school has been working

with two or three education programs: for ethnic

minorities (approximately 50 % from children are not

Latvian, they are Russian speaking children), general education programs (for

ethnic majorities) and for children with special needs (children with

disabilities - 1 child). Daugavpils Saskanas School does not have experience in

Comenius projects. But at the same time this school is an active participant of

e-Twinning projects. The e-Twinning project “ICT You & Me” was awarded by

Latvian NSS (one of the 6 best Latvian e-Twinning projects) in 2011. Sakanas

School has been Eco School from 2010. School had experience in CLIL lessons

organization too (for example Math in English).

Creativity and Beauty, Latvia

Meeting in Turkey

Meeting in Turkey

Meeting in Spain

Meeting in Spain

Meeting in Spain

Meeting in Italy

Meeting in Italy

Meeting in Italy

Voices art, meeting in Turkey

Artwork, meeting in Turkey

Voices art, meeting in Italy

Artwork, meeting in Italy

Voices art, meeting in Spain

Voices art, meeting in Spain

Cinderella, Turkey

Thumbelina, Latvia

Little red Riding Hood, Spain

Pinocchio, Italy

Notice board, Turkey

Notice board, Romania

Notice board, Poland

Notice board, Italy

Notice board, Spain

Notice board, Latvia

Santa Claus brings sweets, Italy

Gifts for children in need, Latvia

Cards and amulets, Rumania

Postcards for Comenius friends, Poland

Postcards for Comenius friends, Spain

Postcards for Comenius friends, Turkey

Postcards for Comenius friends, Latvia

Carnival, Spain