Project meeting Poland























Sixth project meeting in Jezewo, Poland
12th of May to 17th of May 2014
            From May the 12th to May 17th 2014, 13 pupils and 18 teachers from partner countries took part in the final meeting of the Comenius project “Strong Health, hAppy PEople – SHAPE”, held in Jezewo, Poland
            The aims of the fifth meeting were:
  1. Presentation of activities made by each school
  2. Evaluation of the partnership progress
  3. Discussion of possible problems
  4. Decisions of the format of the next assignments
  5. Planning the final activities 
  6. Comenius SHAPE products (website, presentations, photos; CDs/DVDs)
  7. Presenting the general format of the final evaluation report and distributing the tasks between local coordinators
  8. Discussing about the EST data base
  9. Familiarizing our guests with certain aspects regarding the Estonian culture and civilization and the Estonian educational system;
  10. Motivating the participants to adopt a healthy lifestyle by engaging themselves in the suggested activities.

            The participants arrived on the 12th of May 2014.
      On the 13th of May 2014 we visited the school, we were introduced to the local staff and pupils and attended a welcome ceremony prepared by our hosts. Students from all participating countries together with their hosts made the joint version of the Decalogue of a Healthy Lifestyle during the morning. After meeting the Mayor of Jezewo, teachers met in a working session to discuss about aspects regarding the partnership’s progress, the final activities, the responsibilities of each member of the multinational team, the final products and ways of making them, the deadlines for final activities and products, the final evaluation report. Meanwhile, students participated in sport activities. Later on we’ve been to Adventure Rope Park where the participants independently or in tandem run a variety of rails of different difficulty levels.
            On the 14th of May 2014 we were offered a guided tour of Gdansk and took a boat sightseeing of Gdansk Harbour from Westerplatte to the city centre. On this occasion we improved our knowledge on local history. After that we visited Sopot, the seaside resort with the longest wooden pier in Europe.
            On the 15th of May we participated in a kayaking trip from Tlen to Grzybek on the river Wda. It was an unforgettable experience which tested our physical abilities. After a picnic in the woods, we were offered a guided tour of Grudziazd.  
            On the 16th of May we departed for Torun where we were welcomed by the regional authorities of Kujawsko – Pomorskie province. On the occasion of the guided tour of Torun we found out interesting information about local and national history and admired the beauty of this old medieval town, the second biggest in the province. Later on we visited the Geodium exhibition which tell the story of our planet from a cosmic point of view. The last attraction of the day was the water park in Nieszawka Wielka where we mixed relaxation with physical activities, such as swimming.   
   On the 17th of May all participants departed to their country with great memories of a beautiful country with a rich history and friendly and hospitable people. It was a great ending of our partnership organized by our Polish hosts.    

            The meeting’s programme was highly connected with our project’s theme – healthy lifestyle – and gave the participants the opportunity of improving their knowledge on other educational systems and on other countries’ elements of culture and civilization.
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