Comenius

“Side By SideIn Education”

2008-2010

PARTNERS’ VISITS

Comenius meeting in Campalto

Here are our partners arriving at school in the morning

Reporters are taking pictures of the event

Reception: students are ready to welcome our

Comenius partners

Everyone at work in the Library of the

school

Exchange of gifts: Luis Miguel gives Annavaleria

presents from Spain

6-7-8 November 2008

Guided tours organized by students

Students from Primary school “Pascoli” are speaking English with teachers from Wales!!!

A short walk from the main building of our school to the “Villaggio Laguna” to visit the Primary school “Don Milani” This is the theatre sketch

“Mary Poppins”

Next stop: Nursery School “Girasole” observing an educational activity

Junior secondary school “A. Gramsci”

Saint Martin’s “Castagnata” (hot chestnuts) with children from kindergarten "Arcobaleno“ taking part in the traditional nursery rhyme chanting "Bater San

Martin".

Comenius wall

Crafts and other materials prepared by the partners

and then put on show in the school stand at

the village fair

Logo competition

Tour in the "Laboratorio Ferracina“ guided by the

experts of the local Association “Terra Antica”

Farewell buffet lunch

Final group works

Thank you very much and see you in Iceland!!!

Comenius Side by Side Meeting in Iceland

April 2009

SALUTO DI BENVENUTO E SCAMBIO REGALI

SIDE BY SIDECOOPERATION PROJECT

Visita Dei Partners Alla Scuola Dell’infanzia Gimli (Kindergarten)E alla Scuola Primaria, Njardvikurskoli

Per Sperimentare Il Lavoro Di Collaborazione Tra I Grandi E I Piccoli, Laboratotio Di Pittura E

Di Lettura

Giochi di

Societa’tempo libero

informatica cucito pittura e ceramica,

cucina

Group work

Logo, newsletter topics, correspondance, blog

See you in Hungary

The Italian Comenius

teamin Iceland

Comenius visit in Hungary, Veszprém

Welcoming partners,

Exchanging gifts

Comenius wall

School visit: insight in

Craft lesson, dances and lunch time

School visit: insight in a Music

lesson (integrating a

blind child), and P.E (including a

physically disabled child)

Special Needs students

Hajni and her students Meeting

with the Local Education authority

See you soonin France

Farewell dinner and dances

Side By Side partners in France,

Ouistreham

Reception at the Town Hall.

Welcoming speech; exchange gifts; coffee and more...

Students’ school activities and free time

D-Day beaches:

insight into history

Partners’farewell dinner

Last day at school

See you soon in Wales for the final

meeting

Preparing to welcome our

Comenius friends.

Benvenuto

Bienvenue

Üdvözöljük

Velkominn

Bienvenida

Exchanging gifts and catching up with old … and new…friends

Everyone was so pleased to see each other again and spent a lovely morning chatting and exchanging letters and pictures from the children.

Everyone received a GROG to celebrate the end of the Comenius

project.

This was the first time for a lot of our friends to visit

Wales.

Timetable

MondayA meeting was held at school to exchange presents and then every country gave a presentation of their fourth newsletter. Art work from the different countries was shared in readiness for the Side by Side calendar. The project was then evaluated and successes discussed. A concert was then given by the children of the school; choir, creative dance team, creative music group and folk dancing and then a tour of the school. Mr Bill Zajac then gave a guided tour of Caerphilly castle. An evening meal was then enjoyed by all!!

TuesdayPedagogy within the Welsh education system was discussed and a presentation was given by the school eco council. A meeting was held with the Mayor and council leaders and a buffet lunch was enjoyed by all. A visit was then undertaken to Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni to visit the modern languages departments.

WednesdayFinal forms were then completed and more visits were made to the classes. A very successful evening was then held in the castle with traditional Welsh dancers and a buffet.

ThursdayA visit was arranged to Sain Ffagan and the Millenium stadium.

Sharing of pedagogy and good practice.

And now down to business.

Discussion of the Foundation Phase and the use of the TASC

wheel.

Answering lots of interesting questions from very inquisitive

children.

Visiting the classes

Teaching the children from Wales

some simple language and facts

about our Comenius countries.

Visiting Ty Penallta and Ysgol Gyfun Cwm Rhymni Comenius teachers

visited the secondary school that children from YG Caerffili move to at 11 years of age. They spent an afternoon there learning how languages are taught and playing language games.

Side by Side colleagues standing outside Ty Penallta – the main council building where decisions are made regarding schools. They met with the Council Leader – Lindey Whittle and the Mayor of Caerphilly – James Fussell.

Everyone had a fantastic time in Caerphilly Castle, listening and

dancing to traditional Welsh music.

It was a wonderful way to celebrate the Comenius project – and in such a fabulous setting.

Sain Ffagan / MilleniumOn Thursday the Side by Side team visited Sain Ffagan which is the most famous museum in Wales. The museum houses buildings from Celtic times to the 21st Century which help explain how Wales has developed as a country. Below Luis Miguel is standing in a school which dates back to Victorian times.

On Thursday afternoon the Side by Side team visited one of the most famous rugby venues in the World – the Millenium stadium in the heart of Cardiff. The 1999 World Cup final between Australia and France was played on this ground. The team enjoyed the tour of the ground.