Third mobility in Greece

REPORT

“European Path (e)Motion”

2017–1–EL01– KA219 – 036151

3^rd  MOBILITY

Thesprotiko – GREECE

5^th  – 11^th  MAY 2019

The third mobility of the Erasmus+ Project “European Path (e)Motion” - KA219 Strategic Partnership for Schools only – 2017-1-EL01-KA219-036151 – took place in Greece from 05^th to 11^th May 2019, as planned in the project and during the second transnational meeting. The programme organized by Senior High School of Thesprotiko “Vasileios Zormpas”– the host school, included the following activities:

SUNDAY, 05^th May 2019 – Arrival of participants

MONDAY, 06^th May 2019

9.00 - 10.00	Reception at school	Welcome  Ceremony
9.00 – 10.00		Project agenda
10.00 – 10.30	BREAK
10.30 – 11.30	Workshop	Healthy Diet
11.30 – 13.00	Guide tour to Thesprotiko	Ice – breaking games
13.00 – 15.00	LUNCH BREAK
17.00 – 19.00	BYZANTINE PATH - Byzantine Arta	City walk

TUESDAY, 07^th May 2019

9.00 – 13.00	Nature Lab - Workshops The aqueduct of Nicopolis – Watermill Kokkinopilos Ziros lake	Students will fill in some papers crossing the path. Also, they will use the map application “Red Zero Path”.
13.00 – 15.00	LUNCH BREAK in Ziros Lake
16.00 – 18.00	Naturalistic path Crossing the Amvrakikos Gulf.	Guided tour in Amvrakikos gulf (Bird watching – water lands)

WEDNESDAY, 08^th May 2019

9.00 – 13.00	Archeological Path - Workshop The ancient Dodona	The Ancient Greek theatre and its acoustic.
13.00 – 15.00	LUNCH BREAK in Ioannina
16.00 – 19.00	Nature Lab – Workshop The path of coexistence	Hiking in Vikos Gorge

THURSDAY, 09^th May 2019

9.00 – 13.00	Historical path Nicopolis	Visit to the Ancient site of Nicopolis - Museum
13.00 – 15.00	LUNCH BREAK in Preveza
16.00 – 18.00	Workshop Acheron River	Sport activities in local paths.

FRIDAY, 10^th May 2019

9.00 – 11.00	Workshop at school Sport activities - Healthy diet Leaflet - Map application	Students will present their work in the school hall.
11.00 – 12.00	Program Evaluation – Certificates
12.00 – 14.00	Good – bye Ceremony
FREE AFTERNOON

SATURDAY, 11^th May 2019 – Departure of participants

Monday

Welcoming of the delegations by the students and teachers of the school. The formal inauguration of the meeting started by the Head teacher Mr A. Katsanakis and the substitute mayor Mr Z. Rempis. The students guided the foreign students to the school, they presented the weekly program and the Greek educational system.

Next, we had the first workshop “healthy diet” at the women’s association in Thesprotiko who welcomed the students warmly and with their help, the students prepared pies which they later had for lunch. Meanwhile, students were guided in Thesprotiko by playing “The treasure hunt” game and other psychokinetic meeting games.

In the afternoon, the students followed the Byzantine path in Arta, where they were guided by the archeologist of the Ephorate  of Antiquities of Arta, Mr D. Sakkas.

Tuesday

The morning was dedicated to the action “Nature Lab”. Along the local paths the students filled in worksheets about biology, physics, chemistry geology which were prepared by the school teachers and associates. The students with the help of the “Red Zero Path” application followed the route : Roman aqueduct – St George forest – springs, water mill – Red clay “Kokkinopilos” – Ziros Lake.

Later, the students were welcomed at the Town Hall of the municipality of Ziros.

In the afternoon, they followed the “Naturalistic Path” at Amvrakikos Gulf where they were guided by an expert of Amvrakikos Management Body. They did bird watching, hiking on the paths which divide the sea from the lagoons and met the traditional way of fishing of Amvrakikos.

Wednesday

In relation to the Archeological Path, the students visited the archeological site of Dodona, exactly where the European Path E6 is. At the ancient theatre they had an “accoustics” lab by Mrs E. Vasileiou, archeologist of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Ioannina. During the lab the students of the Senior High School of Thesprotiko performed part of Euripides’ tradegy “Eleni”. After that, there was a guided tour by the archeologist.

Later students visited Ioannina where they had the chance to take a tour of the city and have lunch.

In the afternoon they went to Zagorochoria where they crossed the path of “co-existence”, from Vitsa to Kokoris bridge under the instructions of a mountain leader.

Thursday

In terms of the Historic Path, students visited the archeological site and the museum of Nicopolis by the help of Mr Moustakis, archeologist of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Preveza.

Later, the students visited Preveza enjoying its beauties.

In the afternoon, they visited the area of Glyki and Acheron river. There, they did sport activities such as horse riding, archery, hiking and rafting.

Friday
The last day of the mobility was held at the school where the students took part in labs and presentations. Each delegation presented the sport activities that people do around at the paths in their country, a full menu with traditional – healthy products and a study book with herbs of medical use which can be spotted along the paths. Also, each delegation presented the digital application of mapping local paths and the tourist leaflet which accompanies it.

Finally, all the participants assessed the program and in national teams they presented their thoughts and reflected on the two-year project. The day closed with the good-bye ceremony that the students of the Senior High School of Thesprotiko had prepared.   

Report - Second Mobility in Romania

REPORT

“European Path (e)Motion”

2017–1–EL01– KA219 – 036151

2nd MOBILITY

The second mobility of the Erasmus+ Project “European Path (e)Motion” - KA219 Strategic Partnership for Schools only – 2017-1-EL01-KA219-036151 – took place in Romania from 9^th to 15^th December 2018, as planned in the project and during the first transnational meeting. The programme organized by Liceul Teoretic “Aurel Lazăr” – the host school, included the following activities:

Monday

In the morning the greeting ceremony started in the school entrance hall where the guests were expected by the Romanian students dressed in traditional popular costumes who offered them homemade bread and salt as the symbol of hospitality, showing that the guests are welcomed. The ceremony was started by the head teacher, Mr Gheorghe Tirla who greeted the Erasmus+ international delegation. The guests were invited into the assembly hall where the programme of the activities included in the mobility week was presented. In the first workshop each team presented specific themes related to the Artistic Path that was followed by a workshop called “Art from the bin”. During this activity the students created different objects from recycled newspapers using the napkin decoupage technique. The exhibition displayed all the objects created by international teams of students. In the afternoon students and teachers admired the Art Nouveau building in the centre of the town of Oradea as part of the Architectural Path.

Tuesday

The morning was devoted to psycho – kinetic activities. Each partner school used the theatrical play across the paths with environmental or humanitarian approach. The theatrical plays were filmed and will be uploaded in the blog. The staff considered that all the plays presented by the three teams of students were of good quality, had strong humanitarian messages and were well chosen and acted to answer the requirements of the project. The Historical Path was followed in the afternoon by visiting the Fortress of Oradea. The students and teachers took part in a visit in the Fortress Museum to discover the reason why it is the symbol of the city. Then they participated in a workshop specially organised for them at the Craftsman’s House, situated inside the walls of the fortress to get in touch with an old traditional craft – creation of Christmas decorations from colourful beads.

Wednesday

The theme of the path for this day was related to spirituality – the Spiritual Path – that took students and teachers to the most beautiful churches and synagogues of the city. In the afternoon, the Erasmus+ teams were at school again to take part in the workshop “Emotional health – Euphoria – Expression”. The students, separated in three transnational groups, expressed their experience of pleasure, excitement and intense feelings of well-being and happiness by creating land art posters for which they used materials from several paths in Romania or brought from their countries. During the workshop each team created a poster and the 3 posters were exhibited in the project room. The last activity of the day – the Christmas Path – led the students and teachers to the Christmas Fair (in the centre of the city) that consisted of numerous stalls offering traditional baked goods and hot food, lots of artisanal objects created by craftsmen from the nearby villages, quality regional organic products and herbal remedies to prevent or cure diseases sold by accredited producers, seasonal and festive decorations, Christmas and gift items, etc.

Thursday

The entire day was dedicated to the Speleological Path combined with the first part of the Rural Path. The study trip was an opportunity for students and teachers to admire the beautiful structures sheltered by “The bears’ cave” that is also a remarkable paleontological deposit – the bones of Ursus Spealeus. The cave is situated at the border of Apuseni Natural Park and it is the first cave in Romania arranged according to modern tourism standards that was accidentally discovered in 1975 inside the limestone quarries from Chișcau village. On the way back to Oradea the group stopped at the town of Beiuș to take part in presentations of some old crafts (e.g. creations of collars of beads, egg kerning, carpet weaving) and at Brătești village to visit an old little wooden church (built in 1738 in Sitani village and brought to Brăteşti in 1977) and to taste the traditional pies (as part of the village cuisine) and to feel the Christmas atmosphere by singing carols in the church.

Friday
The Monastic Path took the participants to the Holy Cross Monastery – a monastic ensemble founded in 1994. The building is covered on the outside in paintings which are unique in Transylvania. On Friday morning, the team experienced another path – the Winemaking Path part of the Rural Path that included a visit to a wine cellar in Lugaș village where the Erasmus+ group were presented the winemaking process and where they tasted some traditional rural products: pork sausages, bacon and greaves, goulash, polenta with cream and cheese. The visit to the village church in Țețchea was doubled by a surprise as the international Erasmus+ team was invited to the local school where the lower secondary students sand some Christmas songs and where they tasted the pancakes of the area.

An assessment questionnaire on the activities of the mobility provided relevant information about the progress and effectiveness of the project.

Report - First Mobility in Italy

Erasmus+ Project - “European Path (e)Motion”

FIRST TRANSNATIONAL MOBILITY

GIARDINI NAXOS - ITALY, MAY 6TH – 12TH 2018

FINAL REPORT

The first transnational mobility of the Erasmus+ Project “European Path (e)Motion” - KA219 Strategic Partnership for Schools only - Project code: 2017-1-EL01-KA219-036151 – has taken place in Italy from May 6^th to May 12^th 2018, as planned in the project and during the first transnational meeting. The programme provided by the host school, IIS “Caminiti-Trimarchi”, included the following activities:

During the first workshop, on Monday morning, the students from the host school presented their working activities about the different paths prepared for the partner-students from High School of Thesprotiko, Greece, and from Liceul Teoretic “Aurel Lazar” Oradea, Romania.
The opening ceremony was hosted by the Headteacher, Ms Carmela Maria Lipari, and representatives from the press and from local authorities were also there to welcome the guests and to underline the relevance and international importance of the event.

The afternoon was dedicated to the Archeological Path in Giardini Naxos, first Greek colony in Sicily. Students and teachers visited the local Archeological Park and Museum.

On Tuesday, the entire day was devoted to the Historical and Artistic Path in Catania, on Goethe’s and the Grand Tour’s footsteps, to discover the beauty of ancient palaces, the baroque style of the buildings and the magnificent Cathedral.

Both Archeological and Literary was the theme of the Path in program for the third day, Wednesday, when the group of the project visited the superb Valley of the Temples in Agrigento, and the birthplace of one of the most preeminent Italian writers, Luigi Pirandello.

On Thursday, the Naturalistic and Geological Path brought students and teachers up to the Mount Etna, the highest active volcano in Europe, which offered a splendid view from above, an intense feeling of greatness and nature power, swinging between the black colour of the lava and the white candour of the snow.
In the afternoon, the trip went on along the Alcantara river, through a Byzantine path and straight to the incredible gorges formed millions of years ago.

On Friday morning, the team was at school again, working on the other activities planned for the week in Italy. Each school had previously chosen a fairytale among those written by the students, and these amazing fairytales were presented, read and performed during the morning workshop. All students proved to be very original and inventing, having produced such different but evenly valuable stories, enriched with nice and unique pictures.
During the workshop, the Greek school presented the main structure and features of what will be the final Board Game, to be played all together during the last mobility in Greece at the end of the fourth semester. Both the Italian and Romanian schools agreed on the ideas proposed by the Greek students and fully accepted the outline of the board game.
Each partner then recounted about the literature works related to the idea of the path that students had read from February to April. The Romanian school will later perform the book as a theatrical play during the next mobility in Romania by the end of the third semester.

During the last afternoon together, the group experienced the last Path, both Cultural and Naturalistic, going from the fascinating Isolabella to the charming town of Taormina, which gave the guests a last beautiful sight on Giardini Naxos from the height of the Ancient Greek-Roman Theatre.

All fairytales, itineraries, pictures, videos and other material produced will be uploaded onto the Twin Space, the Blog and the FB group of the project.

An assessment questionnaire on the activities of the mobility will provide relevant information about the progress and effectiveness of the project. See link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdHYFR4TR7-vzbsVQN9b4h-aP5MkbaowpxceFmTADKdSqbjg/viewform?c=0&w=1&usp=mail_form_link

by Carmelina Longo