Wednesday 29 May 2013

Teachers' meeting in Istanbul



The third project teachers’ session, hosted by Gaziosmanpasa Ilkogretim Okulu, took place in May 2013. Its participants evaluated a survey on the pupils’ ways of relaxing and approved a new task to do – the implementation of a multilayered fitness programme worked out by a group of teachers from Lousada. In addition, a lot of time was spent on the presentations concerning some actions done in the partner institutions in order to prevent negative phenomena in the school environment. Another project activity arose based on the presentations – trying out examples of “good practice” in each school. 

A panoramic view of Istanbul

The entrance to the school yard

Decorated windows of the school building

A view from the school building

The participants of the teachers' meeting

A workshop on the project activities




The hosts of the meeting did their best to make the teachers from abroad become familiar with the characteristics of Turkey’s educational system (the pupils’ performances, open classes, a meeting with the representatives of the municipal body managing the local education) as well as the cultural heritage of Istanbul (guided tours around the city).

The school's youngest pupils

The pupils' performance


The Bosphorus Bridge


The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge

Hagia Sophia

The Blue Mosque

The interior of the Blue Mosque


Dolmabahçe Palace

Miniturk - the showcase of Turkey






Here is an account of the Istanbul session published in one of the Gaziosmanpasa Ilkogretim Okulu magazine's issues: