Project+meeting+in+Kiskunhalas+18-22+March+2013



Programme:

Afternoon: Welcome to Kiskunhalas! Opening celebration Nice to Meet You Again! Meeting the host families The hall was decorated with hundreds of the national flags of the partners. || Children from our kindergarden were excited and happy to me et our friends. || Boys danced traditional dance of Kiskunhalas. Grandfathers played traditional Hungarian folk songs. || ||
 * Monday 18 March **
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The little boy is wearing traditional clothes. This is the Two Little Birds - nursery rhyme. Do you know it? || The girl is wearing a beautiful and very expensive original folk costume from Kalocsa. || Our school choir sang folk songs about friendship. || The local TV interviewed the German coordinator. || Evening: Our School Short guide Informal supper with TALENT teachers Introduction of the programme
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4.b Germany / 4.c Slovakia / 5.a Croatia / 5.b Romania / Project Room England
 * Tuesday 19 March **
 * Morning:** A Day Together For Europe
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 * Afternoon: **Trip to Kecskemét Sightseeing, visiting a museum
 * Evening:** Official Dinner


 * Wednesday, 20 March **
 * Morning:** Here We Are Presentation of our school
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Song of Friendship
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Friends (are)like stars they shine so brightthey bizalom you alwaysand make you smile,they're always there for you,no matter matter what you doI incredere in my priate'lI'm telling all my secrets to my prijateljI'm hoping he will beforever truly Freund to me || || Introduction of the winner mascots
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Visiting lessons

WUSU - Wake-up/Shake-up conducted by teachers from the UK
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Coordinators meeting ** PREZI - course for teachers **
 * Afternoon:** ** Our Town ** Guided tour, visiting the museum, Sport programme

Thorma János Museum: challenging games and toys for younger and elder ones! Report on the local TV here (from 9:20)


 * Evening** Concert at the Catholic church

Visiting lessons, Visit our pre-school and the Catholic secondary school
 * Thursday, 21 March**
 * Morning:** Assembly Introduction of mascots and hand out the awards of the language competitions




 * Afternoon: ** Working on wiki Visit LACE HOUSE
 * Evening:** Talent Show, Party


 * Friday, 22 March **
 * Morning:** Evaluation

Farewell

The visit to Kiskunhalas On March 18, at twelve o’clock a.m., the teachers and the students met at our school. At that hour even our school was sleeping, not to mention the rest of us. After a few photos taken with our sleepy faces, we were ready for the long trip. On the way no one could sleep, because we were too excited thinking about the meeting. After 12 hours of driving we finally arrived in Kiskunhalas, Hungary. We were a little tired after such a long journey, but after we saw what they had prepared for us we forgot about everything. The children were awesome, they sang, danced and recited a poem and the teachers as well sang a beautiful melody that could bring the sun on a cloudy day. After the show was over, we had a short, but delightful visit through their school. All the classrooms were filled with joy and light because of all the beautiful crafts made by the children, they were the perfect classrooms to be in. When we finished the tour, all the teachers from all the countries gathered and we talked for more than an hour. After that we went to the hotel for a good night’s sleep. The next day we worked with the students on a project called “A day together for Europe”. We started the day with a warm up sports activity because it was early in the morning and we wanted the children to be fresh and happy, and I think we achieved that. After that we showed them how to make our mascot, Momo, by craft, while they were watching an interesting and joyful movie about our school. They were delighted to see our school and how the Romanian children are learning. We continued with a presentation on the importance of water and with a beautiful song that reminded us of our childhood. The song was so catchy that all of us started to sing along. It was lovely. In the afternoon we went to Kecskemet, where we visited a folk art museum, which was dedicated to the simple but so carefree life of farmers, with their simple but so useful tools they couldn’t do anything without. This year the museum turns one hundred years, so it has a lot of history, not to mention a lot of stories that only a few people knew about. The day finished with a welcome party at the hotel, where we talked, laughed and ate. We had a wonderful time and, even if for most of us it was the first time we had met, we felt like a big happy family, with no worries. On Wednesday the school prepared for us another beautiful show, called “Here we are”, with their talented children. They started the program with some basic judo moves, performed by children of different ages. It continued with a choir song accompanied by some instruments and a folk dance and finished with the presentation of all the mascots which participated in this project, and the song called “Lemon tree” sung by all the children and some teachers who were brave enough. After the program ended, we went to different classes and watched how the teachers from Hungary managed to make their lessons interesting. The guest teachers and students participated as well, and it was a good learning experience for both sides, experience not many people get the opportunity to have. I must say that the only thing I didn’t like in Hungary was the weather. Every day it rained and the sun didn’t appear even once to say hello, or to smile at us. In the afternoon we went downtown to play some bowling and to relax a little bit. In the evening we went to a church where a teacher played the piano and a beautiful lady with a wonderful voice, like of an angel’s, sang for us. We felt like we were in heaven, it was very emotional. After that the teacher who had played the piano invited us to his wine cellar, to sing, laugh, taste his wine, to become better friends, and have a good time. On the final day, it rained like on the other days, nothing new in the sky, but even if the weather was terrible, we had a wonderful time, nothing could bring us down. Some of us visited a primary school, others visited a secondary school. The secondary school is one of the top schools in the country, with top teachers, equipment and with a history of one hundred years. For every teacher that school is the best place to work with the students, what we saw there was overwhelming. I can say that no school in Bucharest has such equipment or such laboratories. We continued with a trip to the Lace Museum, where we found out that a lace can have 60 models and, depending on its size an item can take between 6months and 3 years to make, it’s very hard work. Like all good things, this experience had to come to an end as well, unfortunately. The host school prepared a farewell party, with the whole package: a dancing show with the teachers, some funny moments and some beautiful songs, performed both by the students and the teachers. This visit to Kiskunhalas, Hungary was a phenomenal experience, where we learned a lot of interesting new things and made a lot of friends that will never be forgotten. By Adrian Băncilă (PE Teacher from Romania) Thank you, our Friends, your warm and kind words. See you soon in Slovakia! (Julia Kárász coordinator of the meeting)
 * Evaluation (18 teachers, 20 students)

1. What do you think about the way in which you were welcomed? (4.95) 2. What do you think about the accommodation? (4.5) 3. What do you think about the local food? (4.26) 4. How do you appreciate your guest relationships with the partners? (4.66) 5. What do you think of the lessons you have taken part in? (4.55) 6. What do you think of the programme? (4.81) 7. How did you feel about “A Day Together in Europe”? (4.84) 8. What is your top five?

Spending time together. All the beautiful places we saw. Excellent relationships between teacher-teacher, teachers-students in this school. Visiting the preschool –“Brilliant!” Talent show. Cooperation among the Hungarian teachers. Visit to Lace House. Making new friends. Programmes at school – so much love in it. (...)
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Host family. My partner. School. My guest relationships with the partners. Swimming-pool. The food. Programme. Lace House. DJ. Children. Shopping centre. The relationship with other students and our partners. (...) || ||  Evaluation (18 teachers, 20 students) 1. What do you think about the way in which you were welcomed? (4.95) 2. What do you think about the accommodation? (4.5) 3. What do you think about the local food? (4.26) 4. How do you appreciate your guest relationships with the partners? (4.66) 5. What do you think of the lessons you have taken part in? (4.55) 6. What do you think of the programme? (4.81) 7. How did you feel about “A Day Together in Europe”? (4.84) __ 8. What is your top five? __ Host family. My partner. School. My guest relationships with the partners. Swimming-pool. The food. Programme. Lace House. DJ. Children. Shopping centre. The relationship with other students and our partners. (...)
 * Students (mixed extract):**
 * <span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Teachers (mixed extract): **Spending time together. All the beautiful places we saw. Excellent relationships between teacher-teacher, teachers-students in this school. Visiting the preschool –“Brilliant!” Talent show. Cooperation among the Hungarian teachers. Visit to Lace House. Making new friends. Programmes at school – so much love in it. (...)
 * Students (mixed extract): **

__Your Comments:__ I am glad I was here and I know, I met wonderful friends and wonderful people. Thank you for being such a good host and for your hospitality. It was a great experience. Thank you for all your hard work that went into our visit. I have really enjoyed my time in Hungary. All of your energy was taken by us with honour and love. It was the best I ever had abroad. I am very happy I was in your school and meet new friends and old friends. “We have arrived in Kiskunhalas as partners and we leave now as FRIENDS” said one of my colleague 3 years ago. Now, we are visiting THE BEST FRIENDS we have. (...) It was really great. My family is very good. I am happy to take part in this project. This project is perfect. I love everything about this project and the relationship with Vivi, my partner. I was very impressed by the way you can build a relationship with a pen-friend. Everything was good. I like all. I liked all the activities. This was wonderful time. It was an amazing experience. (...)
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Nelian and the children at Holbrook School made a nursery books to Hungarian children. The book travelled from England to Croatia, and from Croatia to Hungary! It had travelled a lot before it arrived at Szent József School and Kindergarden. ||
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We got presents from England! A nice book and a CD. || Tommy Thumb, Tommy Thumb .... We like it to sing and play. We liked all the sogs and rhymes! || THANK YOU ! WE LIKE YOUR SONGS AND RHYMES! BYE!!! Little children are happy with the photo sent by English children. In the photo you can see the sunflowers grown out of the seeds Hungarian kids sent. || We are happy to meet our friends in Daruvar. See you soon: Vivien, Blanka, Dominika and Anita || Preparing to the "A Day Together for Europe" event. ||
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