Przemysl- we are glad to have met you!

After a long trip and a few funny situations Metka and I finally arrived to the town, which name we couldn't pronounce. There we were warmly welcomed by our Polish hosts and spent five days to remember! We have met incredible people from Poland, Latvija, Netherlands, Catalonia and Portugal. It was interesting how a mixture of people of different ages, languages and nationalities found so many things in common. Our hosts presented us how their school system works, pupils prepared some very nice acts and even taught us how to dance Polonaise, their national dance. We strolled through the streets of a beautiful old part of the Przemysl ( we 've learnt how to pronounce it after a couple of days!), visited some interesting places connected to local legends and spent every evening comparing impressions  with our new friends.

We can not thank you enough for a very pleasant company and all the effort Gosia and her Polish team put in to our visit!


Tina


P.S. Photos comming soon

Thanks!!!

Thanks for the unforgettable days of November what we spent in Przemyśl. 

We were 6 children and 2 techers from Latvia. 

Przemyśl school took us so warm. Our childeren said that these were the best days in their lives - like a dream. 

Greeatings to all Szkoła Podstawowa nr 11 Przemyśl pupils from Alise, Ilze, Kristers, Niks, Kitija and Jānis.

Thanks to all teachers, headmistress and of course Gosia about this excellent meeting. 

We met nice people from Portugal, Catalonia, Netherland, Slovenia.

P.S. We received poscard from Przemyśl. 

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
                                        

Hello from Catalonia

This week we have been so lucky to meet our comenius friends in Przemysl, Poland. The meeting was a real succes. We met our colleages from Portugal, Holland, Slovenia, Latvia and Poland. We spent some wonderful time together.
We had the opportunity to visit the Polish school and meet its teachers and pupils. We also could discover the beautiful city and country during some trips we did.
We would like to thank the host school for its fantastic welcoming, as well as the Town Hall and the Carmelitan monastery for giving us the oportunity to learn a little more about the Polish history and culture. We also would like to thank Gosia, the Polish coordinator, for the wonderful job she did to make our stay an unforgettable experience.
We wish that our project was a fantastic way to discover each others identity and culture.

Best wishes,
Carlos and Paquita,
Dr Ferrer School
Artes, Catalonia