11/10/2010

First Project Meeting in Przemyśl,Poland

           Our meeting started on November 2nd with a special dinner in La Costa restaurant.There arrive 19 participants from 5 countries Latvia, Slovenia, Holland,Catalonia and Portugal. The next day we visited Primary School No 11. Pupils were very excited to meet foreign teachers and pupils from Latvia. Classes prepared something interesting to show. We could see not only Polish lessons, Maths, Religion Education, Sport and Science but aslo dancing class and after school club called here "świetlica".
At the Town Hall we met Mrs H.Kaszycka- Paniw who represented the President of the town. After that we had a walk to the castle and took some pictures for the project website.
          At school things were getting ready for a little concert. There were Polish national dances - polonez (Polonaise) but we aslo could see Ukrainian Folk dance presented by special guests from nearby school with Ukrainian language.There were some songs and a poem.At the end we all danced polonez.
In the afternoon there were meetings: teachers - pupils, Polish pupils - Latvian pupils and Comenius meeting where we discussed the project.Pupils wrote postcards to partners`schools and work on project dictionary.
The evening teachers spent at Carmelitan Closter :-) and pupils at one of the host families.
            On Thursday we went for a trip as well as Class 4b whom we met at Bircza Forests Educational Complex.The trip finished in Arłamów tourist resort http://www.arlamow.pl/
At the dinner we could meet local Member of Parliament Mr Marek Rząsa , it was also the last evening with Latvian guests.
Those who stayed till Saturday could see Przemysl Fortress
http://www.wrota.podkarpackie.pl/en/tourism/attractions/military/przemysl_fortress
Krasiczyn Castle,http://www.krasiczyn.com.pl/en/index.php
Łańcut Castle http://www.zamek-lancut.pl/en/and Przemyśl Skiing Station.

To see more photos please have a look at:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46809609@N08/sets/72157625229537115/

It was great to meet school coordinators, teachers and pupils from partners countries. We made new friends and it looks like the project going to be enjoyable and we are all looking forward to make the progress in our work.

      At sport hall after the concert.

                                          At the Town Hall

                         Evening Party at the friendly Carmelitan Closter

                                         Science lesson in Bircza