Teachers' meeting in Berlin

In November 2012 Werbellinsee-Grundschule was the host of the first project teachers’ session. During the Berlin meeting the representatives of the partner schools talked over some actions done so far (making videos on the schools involved in the project; making school boards informing about the progress in the implementation of the project activities) and made arrangements for the coming months (conducting a preventive subject matter survey; launching the correspondence by papermail between the pupils of the partner schools; making booklets and multimedia presentations on what people eat on some special days typical of its own country; carrying out a survey on the pupils' favourite food).

The teachers participating in the session had the opportunity to get to know the characteristics of Germany’s educational system as well as to increase their knowledge about the cultural heritage of Berlin.  

A panoramic view of Berlin

The building of Werbellinsee-Grundschulle

The school playground

The school hall

The school Comenius board

An exhibition of the pupils' works

A visit to maths classes

 

The pupils' performance

The participants of the teachers' session

Reichstag Building (the seat of the German Parliament)

The Berlin Cathedral

The Brandenburg Gate

"Let's get moving" - a competition

In October 2012 class 5b of Szkoła Podstawowa nr 2 w Leżajsku (Leżajsk Primary School No. 2) implementing one of the main objectives of the project ”Healthy kids – healthy school” – spreading the healthy lifestyle among young people – made a short film “Ruch – nasz dobry duch” (“Exercise - our good spirit”) and submitted it to the competition “Ruszajmy się” (“Let's get moving”) organized as part of Poland’s nationwide campaign “Zachowaj Trzeźwy Umysł 2012” (”Keep a Sober Mind 2012”).

The film is available on YouTube.

Project partner schools

There are eight educational institutions participating in the project: Ecole Primaire Leon Gambetta from La Motte au Bois (France), 6^th Dimotiko Sholeio Kifisias – Penelope Delta from Kifissia (Greece), Werbellinsee-Grundschule from Berlin (Germany), Istituto Comprensivo n.3 from Imola (Italy), Agrupamento Vertical de Escolas Lousada Centro from Lousada (Portugal), CEIP San Benito de Lérez from Pontevedra (Spain), Gaziosmanpasa Ilkogretim Okulu from Istanbul (Turkey), Szkoła Podstawowa nr 2 from Leżajsk (Poland).

Ecole Primaire Leon Gambetta is a primary school in La Motte au Bois, France. There are 4 classes in the school comprising 100 pupils who are taught by 4 teachers. 

  

La Motte au Bois is a small village in the north of France, in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region. Its most notable building is Le Château de la Motte-au-Bois – a medieval castle built in the 11^th century.

6^th Dimotiko Sholeio Kifisias – Penelope Delta is a primary school in Kifissia, Greece. It has 132 pupils and its teaching staff comprises 18 people. The whole school community is involved in carrying out various environmental, cultural and pro-health projects.

Kifissia is a municipality with a population of about 44,000 people, located near Athens. Since ancient times it has been a summer resort, well-known for its favourable weather conditions, parks and gardens abundant in interesting plants, including plane trees and palms among others, as well as stately mansions. In Kifissia there is a terminal station of the Athens Metro oldest line.

 

 

Werbellinsee-Grundschule is a primary school in the centre of Berlin, Germany. It has 480 pupils and its teaching staff comprises 60 people. The school is the coordinator of the project.

Berlin is the capital of Germany and its largest city with a population of about 3,5 million. The city, located in the northeastern part of the country, is one of Europe’s major cultural, educational, political and economic centres. There are a wide variety of sites and buildings worth seeing in Berlin, among many others: Brandenburger Tor/Brandenburg Gate; Reichstagsgebäude/ Reichstag Building (the seat of the German Parliament); Museumsinsel/Museum Island (the complex of five internationally renowned  museums: Alte Nationalgalerie/Old National Gallery, Altes Museum/Old Museum, Bode-Museum/Bode Museum, Neues Museum/New Museum, Pergamonmuseum/Pergamon Museum); Berliner Fernsehturm/Berlin TV Tower (368 meters high).

Istituto Comprensivo n.3 is an institution comprising 7 educational establishments: 2 nursery schools, 4 primary schools, one secondary school. They are all located in Imola and its neighbourhood (Mordano, Bubano), Italy. In the institution there are 765 pupils.

Imola is a town located in the Emilia-Romagna region, in the north-central part of Italy. It has a population of about 60,000. The town’s notable landmarks include, among others: the medieval fortress called Rocca Sforzesca; the 15th-century Sersanti Palace; the Romanesque-style Cathedral of San Cassiano (rebuilt in the 18th century). Imola is an industrial centre famous for its pottery and glassware products.

Mordano is a little town inhabited by about 3,400 people.

Bubano is a village with a population of about 1,300.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Agrupamento Vertical de Escolas Lousada Centro is an educational centre in Lousada, Portugal. It consists of 12 schools operating on ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) 1 and 2 levels (primary education and lower secondary education). There are 2,168 pupils and 189 teachers in the centre.

Lousada is a municipality in the north of Portugal, in the district of Porto. It has a population of about 45,000. The municipality is strongly industrialized with the focus on the textile, dairy and wine sectors.

CEIP San Benito de Lérez, a school in Pontevedra, Spain, is composed of 3 kindergarten classes and 6 classes of elementary education. In the school there are 160 pupils who are between 3 and 12 years old. The teaching staff comprises 18 people. 

Pontevedra is a city with a population of about 80,000 in the northwestern part of Spain. Situated on the Lérez River at its entry into the Atlantic, Pontevedra has a long maritime and trading tradition. The city’s noteworthy buildings include, among others: the Church of Santa María (built in the years 1520–59); the 14th-century Gothic Convent of San Francisco; the ruins of the 14th-century Convent of Santo Domingo, these days an archeological museum. Now Pontevedra is mainly a fishing port and a vibrant commercial centre – there is an active trade in fish, grain, timber, wine, and fruit.

 

 

 

 

 

Gaziosmanpasa Ilkogretim Okulu is a primary school (for pupils aged 6-14) in the Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, Turkey. It also has a pre-school department designed for 5-year-old children.

 

Istanbul is the largest Turkish city with a population of about 15 million. It lies on both sides of the Bosphorus, a strait that forms part of the boundary between Europe and Asia. The city is Turkey’s cultural, commercial, industrial and financial centre. There are a large number of sites and buildings worth seeing in Istanbul, among many others: Hagia Sophia, originally a Christian church, built in the 6^th century, converted into a mosque in 1453, now a museum; the Blue Mosque, built at the beginning of the 17^th century; the Galata Tower, a stone medieval tower (66,9 meters high); the Grand Bazaar, one of the largest and oldest covered markets in the world.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Szkoła Podstawowa nr 2 is a primary school in Leżajsk, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland. It has 380 pupils (aged 6-13) and its teaching staff comprises 37 people.

 

 

Leżajsk is one of the oldest towns of the south-eastern part of Poland. It has a population of about 14 000. The town’s location decreed by the king Władysław Jagiełło took place in 1397.  In the past Leżajsk was a place of multicultural character. For a few centuries, until the end of the Second World War, the town and its surroundings were inhabited by Poles, Jews, Ruthenians and Germans. Leżajsk’s most prominent sites include: the Bernardine Order Monastery and Church Complex, the Parish Church, the Manor House Complex, the Jewish Cemetery.

The Monastery and Church Complex was erected in the years 1618-1628. Its baroque organ is one of the largest in Europe.

The Parish Church dates from the beginning of the 17th century. Its main altar  contains  a famous painting presenting Virgin Mary with the Holy Infant.                

   

The Manor House Complex was built  in the years 1760-1770. Today it houses the Regional Museum of Leżajsk.

In the Jewish Cemetery there is the grave of the Zaddik Elimelech, one of the greatest members of the Hassidic movement. He lived in the years 1717-1778 and worked as a psychologist and philosopher.