May 2010 _______________________________

In May we had the Final Meeting of the Project in Saint Joseph Junior School, Sliema, MALTA.

The goals of this meeting were the presentation of some final products developed this year and the analysis and decisions about the countenance of the E-Book: activities carried out during this two years, pedagogical resources and impact in the school communities of each partner school.

The students of Saint Joseph Junior School showed to the group of foreign teachers and their parents a presentation regarding some elements of culture of each country (partners of the Project) and an Exhibition of works done by all classes.

April 2010 ____________________________________________

This month all partners started the elaboration of articles for the E-Book, one of the final products of this Project. The layout and publication will be done by the portuguese coordinator from Externato Santa Catarina.

March 2010 ________________________________________

Regarding the Study Meeting in Lisbon some references beginn to appear in the Media.

Visit to Kidzania


Newspaper "Jornal da Região" III nr 209 (23rd March to 1st March), page 6. The article, presents the Study Meeting in Lisbon and also the school presentation about Lisbon, carried out by students, and offered to the foreign teachers.

February 2010 ____________________________________________

Teachers Study Meeting - Cruz Quebrada - Portugal

The aim of the meeting was:

1. To present:

- the videos with songs, performed by children of each school partner, according to what as determined by Vrtec-Idrija;

- ideas for the final product(s) to present at the end of the Project;

- ideas for the layout of the product(s).

2. To learn about Portuguese School System and Externato Santa Catarina;

3. To reflect and discuss ideas for the final product(s) and to fix common instructions for the presentation of the activities that are being carried out;

4. To know some places and characteristics of the Portuguese Culture:

- Sintra and Cabo da Roca;

- Lisboa: Baixa Pombalina, Belém (Mosteiro dos Jerónimos e Padrão dos Descobrimentos);

- Fado and some folklore;

5. Study visit to Kidzania.

The first work session were about Characters, Songs, the Didactical Game and other activities, where each school partner presented its ideas and showed how the work has been developed.

On a second work session each school partner presented the development of the Project in this second year and shared with the others strategies and difficulties that have been feeling till now.

The third phase of this Study Meeting was crucial for the success of the Project: working in small groups, according to the age of students, and then sharing the results to the large group gave the necessary and positive stimulus to clarify the huge task of finishing this Project.

It was decided what would be the final product(s): an E-Book with DVDs of the activities, the Didactical Game and the Blogs/WebPages of each partner school that will present all the materials and activities developed in each institution.

Tasks were distributed among partners and a “technical group” decided the characteristics of layouts, colours, type and number of letter…

Meanwhile, some visits were made considering the aims of this Study Meeting and also trying a new approach to individual contacts, links and exchanging experiences and ideas. It was essential to create a positive atmosphere inside the large group in order that each participant felt common goals and objectives of the project and established better social relations with all the partner schools.

The next meeting, devoted to work with older children, will be in Cluj (Romania) between the 19th and 23rd of April 2010.

January 2010 ___________________________________________

It is concluded the video of the Activity “Proverbs”, developed in the first year of the Project.

The video is available on : http://www.vimeo.com/8780669