Thursday 26 July 2007

Laupa, Estonia/ The second project year at Laupa School

Our moto: movement makes you fit and healthy!









Besides sports activities and dancing we took several seminars, cources and forums of healthy life in our county. We composed some displays at school about given theme. Students from 7-9th classes visited Estonian Health Care Museum in Tallinn.

The Comenius Project Coordinator Ülle Taube,

Riina Rätsepsoo

Laupa, Estonia/ May-June 2007 Project meeting

This time our school was hoster of other partners. We had some workshops about our future plans. During this week we introduced our school, country and sightseeings.

















The Comenius Project Coordinator Ülle Taube,

Riina Rätsepsoo

Laupa, Estonia/ 19/02/07 Swimming is healthy for students and teachers, too

Everybody from Laupa School took part in swimming day in Türi Swimmingpool.









The Comenius Project Coordinator Ülle Taube,

Riina Rätsepsoo

Laupa, Estonia/ November-December 2006 Winter pleasure

We published the advertisement of giving ski equipment to our schopol in the local newspaper.










We got a lot of pairs of skis and boots.This year we have built a big new slide in our school yard, too.

The Comenius Project Coordinator Ülle Taube,

Riina Rätsepsoo

Laupa, Estonia/ Dancing is very popular among our students.

Dancing is very popular among our students.Since October we have a new folk dance group for upper level students and show dance for older pupils.










All our students learned to dance Waltz for celebrating the Anniversary of Estonian Republic.









The Comenius Project Coordinator Ülle Taube,

Riina Rätsepsoo

Laupa, Estonia/ 29/09/06 Hiking in the moor










Our students with Järvamaa environment specialist in the moor.

Laupa, Estonia/ Sports presentation

The presentation of Türi Sports Class. Our guests showed their skills and talked about the training possibilities in Türi Gymnasium.











The Comenius Project Coordinator Ülle Taube,

Riina Rätsepsoo

Laupa, Estonia/ 16/09/2006 Our students the first time in the Stadium of Türi

Since this spring we can use that big stadium in Türi for our sportsdays. Our students had possibility to make the competition with Finnish friends.






The Comenius Project Coordinator Ülle Taube,

Riina Rätsepsoo

Thursday 19 July 2007

Madeira, Portugal/ Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz




Três professores da Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz viajaram até à Turquia - cidade de Kayseri, na semana de 25 a 31 de Março de 2007, para mais uma reunião do PROGRAMA SÓCRATES, onde se encontraram com os colegas representantes das restantes escolas participantes (Alemanha, Espanha, Polónia, Lituânia, Letónia, Estónia e Turquia).
Neste segundo encontro do presente ano lectivo, sob o tema "Modos de Vida Saudável”: foram analisados e comparados os resultados do levantamento do IMC (índice de Massa Corporal) e Tensão Arterial dos alunos, expresso em gráficos compara­tivos entre idades e sexo. Contrariamente ao inicialmente pre­visto, constatou-se haver um maior número de alunos com baixo peso do que de obesos, o que revela também hábitos ali­mentares errados por parte dos jovens. Discutidos e analisados, por todos, os factores que conduzem a estes valores, ficou definido um plano de trabalho, junto dos alunos, para incutir hábitos saudáveis de alimentação e de actividade física, quer através de informação e sensibilização aos encarregados de educação, quer através da promoção de acções de formação, painéis e conferências com personalidades especializadas na saúde, e ainda através da promoção da actividade física. Todas estas iniciativas serão divulgadas nos sites de cada Escola, em Português, bem como num Blog do Projecto, em Inglês, para a divulgação global do Projecto, quer junto das Agências Nacionais responsáveis pela atribuição e controlo destes pro­jectos europeus, quer junto de toda a comunidade.
O grupo de professores foi convidado para um programa diver­sificado de actividades, visitas e convívios, gentilmente organi­zado pelos colegas de Kayseri. Na primeira visita à Escola par­ticipante - ARIF MOLU - escola técnica do ensino secundário, foram recebidos com um maravilhoso espectáculo de danças típicas por um grupo de alunos, seguido de uma volta pelas diferentes oficinas onde os alunos demonstraram as técnicas de trabalho no têxtil, na metalúrgica, nas artes, etc. Assistiram, posteriormente a uma simulação de debate, preparado e repre­sentado por alunos, cujo tema se centrava na entrada da Turquia na União Europeia. Foi interessante observar como a dualidade de argumentos - a favor e contra - reflectia a própria opinião pública. Seguidamente, foi oferecido pela Escola um agradável almoço na cantina.
A visita a uma escola privada permitiu observar como as novas tecnologias servem a educação num um espaço moderno, colo­rido e atraente, rico em recursos materiais e físicos.
O grupo foi amavelmente recebido pelo Representante local da Educação, que nos deu a conhecer a realidade educativa da sua cidade, no que respeita em particular ao número de escolas, de alunos, de opções de cursos, e ao acesso ao ensino superior.
Destacam-se também outras visitas de carácter cultural, nomeadamente, ao Museu de Kayseri, ao Museu da Medicina e a um Centro Tecnológico. Foi ainda visitada a casa museu onde viveu Atatürk, o homem que criou a República Turca, figura de que o povo turco muito se orgulha.
Na zona industrial de Kayseri, o grupo observou a intensa activI­dade de centenas de operários fabris na produção do têxtil e dos móveis, e foi posteriormente recebido pelo Presidente de uma das fábricas, o qual amavelmente ofereceu um almoço na
respectiva cantina.
Os passeios de carácter turístico, à Capadócia (zona histórica com uma cidade subterrânea escavada na rocha, que abrigou várias civilizações), aos pequenos templos católicos escavados nos rochedos, com frescos alusivos às vivências bíblicas, e, ainda, aos famosos Montes Erciyes, que na altura se encon­travam cobertos de neve.
Em Istambul, os professores estiveram nas conhecidas Mesquita Azul e Mesquita de Santa Sofia, impressionantes pela grandiosidade exterior e interior. Foi muito agradável também o passeio pela zona comercial típica Grande Bazaar.
O enriquecimento cultural de todas as actividades, aliado a uma excelente hospitalidade, tornou esta viagem inesquecível.

Elisabete Cró

Enaltina Vieira
Miguel Nunes


April 2007

Article with report of the activities carried out by the Socrates Project – Comenius 1 – “Ways of Improving Students’Autonomy and Initiative in the Learning Process”, sub-topic: “Ways of Leading a Healthy Life” in the Project meeting in Kayseri – Turkey – from 25th to 31st March 2007. This report was published in the 14th edition of the school magazine – O Lyceu – issued for April/June 2007.


THE SOCRATES PROJECT TEAM

Maria Elisabete de Sousa Cró
Enaltina Maria Bettencourt Vieira
Miguel Nunes

Madeira, Portugal/ Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz











16th – 20th April 2007

9th WEEK OF THE SCHOOL CLUBS/PROJECTS
topic: Nourishment and Quality of Life

The 9th WEEK OF THE SCHOOL CLUBS/PROJECTS took place on the week 16th – 20th April 2007 in our school, under the heading topic: “Nourishment and Quality of Life”.
All the teachers and students involved in the numerous different projects took part in the activities through: workshops, conferences (on 17th April – “Obesity and eating habits” – guest speaker: Dr. Vanesa Luís representing the Local Consumer Defence Service), exhibitions (some of which on Healthy Food, Anorexia, Bulimia), film viewing (one of the films: “Supersize Me” by Morgan Spurlock, dealing with eating disorders), walks, contests, among many other initiatives.

For the opening event the school invited Dr. Francisco Fernandes, the Local Secretary for Education, and at the closing ceremony our vice-director, Dr. Miguel Nunes – addressed some words to the audience and all the people involved in the week activities. Both the opening and the closing events were enriched with shows by the students – music, dance, gymnastic. On the last day everybody was offered a snack and refreshments party.

This special week was open to students, teachers, staff and the community.

The opening and closing events had the cooperation of the COMENIUS 1 Coordinators.

THE SOCRATES PROJECT TEAM
Maria Elisabete de Sousa Cró
Enaltina Maria Bettencourt Vieira
Miguel Nunes

Madeira, Portugal/ Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz








23rd March 2007

Panel Discussion: “THE IMPORTANCE OF A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE
(celebrating the Day of Healthy School”)

Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz with the cooperation of the Sports Teachers and the Coordinators of Extracurricular Activities carried out on the 23rd March 2007 a panel discussion under the title: “The Importance of a Good Quality of Life” within the activities plan for the “Day of Healthy School” (yearly celebrated at our school).

The guest speakers were Dr. António Alfredo de Sá Leuschner Fernandes, Psychiatrist, Head of the Board of Directors of Magalhães Lemos Hospital, Teacher at the Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar and Coordinator of the National Programme for the Elderly’s Health, and Dr. João Manuel Rodrigues da Silva – Heart Surgeon, Head of Department and Clinical Director at the Hospital Central do Funchal.

Both stressed the importance of health preservation through healthy behaviour. The first guest speaker pointed out the importance of small gestures towards a better citizenship and reminded that the elderly often go through depressions due to psychological and physical neglect, having presented relevant facts from his own professional experience that made the audience fell sensitized to these issues. The second speaker resumed some of the previous ideas and referred to the number of older people abandoned by their relatives in hospitals. Afterwards, he emphasized the absolute need for good nourishment and supervised physical activity.
The present panel discussion took place in the school conference room, lasted for about two hours and was aimed at students, teachers, staff and the community in general.


THE SOCRATES PROJECT TEAM
Maria Elisabete de Sousa Cró
Enaltina Maria Bettencourt Vieira
Miguel Nunes

Madeira, Portugal/ Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz




22nd March 2007

Conference: “Water – a Contribution to a Good Quality of Life

Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz celebrated the World Day of Water on the 22nd March 2007 with a conference under the title: “Water – a Contribution to a Good Quality of Life”. The invited lecturer– Dr. Manuel António Correia, Local Secretary for the Environment and Human Resources, spoke about this essential and vital asset, so frequently misused through attitudes without sense of citizenship.

The awareness that life depends on water seems to be but a dream for the common citizen, who acts wrongly in his daily ordinary gestures. A small effort today will prevent big future efforts. If everyone is committed, our planet will certainly change and be grateful for it.

Throughout the speech slides were presented about these issues, showing the government’s endeavour to upgrade the life quality of the citizens, namely through intervention measures, such as reforestation and new technologies. Porto Santo- a small island with scarce water resources - was presented as a good example, where basic infra-structures allowed the unthinkable: the creation of green areas. Thus, the guest lecturer encouraged the audience to become more aware and better citizens.

The conference took place in the school conference room, lasted for about two hours, and was aimed at students, teachers, administrative staff and the community in general.

Note: The conference was organized with the cooperation of the Coordinator of Extracurricular Activities and Socrates Programme – Comenius 1 Project – School Partnerships – “ProAqua”.

THE SOCRATES PROJECT TEAM
Maria Elisabete de Sousa Cró
Enaltina Maria Bettencourt Vieira
Miguel Nunes

Madeira, Portugal/ Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz








Realizou-se, na semana de 25 a 30 de Setembro de 2006, na Escola Ventspils 4. Vidusskola em Ventspils, Letónia, mais um encontro de professores do
Programa Sócrates - Acção Comenius I - Parcerias entre Escolas, Projecto de Desenvolvimento Escolar, que tem como tema geral - Modos de Promover a Autonomia e a Iniciativa dos Alunos no Processo de Aprendizagem.
O segundo ano de aplicação, tem como sub-tema "Modos de vida saudável '; participaram as professoras desta Escola, Elisabete Cró e Enaltina Vieira, respectivamente coordenado­ra e colaboradora do referido Projecto.
Nesse encontro, sob a coordenação central da representante Alemã, Marlies Volzke, foram apresentados trabalhos já ante­riormente desenvolvidos nas oito escolas participantes (Alemanha, Espanha, Madeira, Polónia, Turquia, Letónia, Estónia e Lituênia) e foi definido um plano de actividades a promover por todos na primeira fase deste ano que decorre até Março de 2007.
Entre os problemas discutidos naquele encontro foi a obesi­dade infantil e juvenil o considerado mais preocupante e o primeiro a combater. Nesse sentido, ficou decidido proceder ao levantamento do IMC (lndice de Massa Corporal) e da ten­são arterial dos alunos com os respectivos resultados estatís­ticos, que deverão ser apresentados no próximo encontro, na Turquia, em Março de 2007. Além desta actividade, as esco­las poderiam e deveriam planear e levar a cabo outros traba­lhos que achassem oportunos considerando o tema do Projecto.
Durante a estadia na Letónia, as referidas professoras tiveram oportunidade de visitar locais históricos e emblemáticos, destacando-se, em Ventspils, o Centro Olímpico, Centros de Apoio a famílias e crianças, o Centro de Multimédia que fun­ciona também como recurso tecnológico da escola partici­pante, e o impressionante Museu da História. Em Riga, capi­tal do país, visitaram o Museu da Medicina, extenso e rico em figuras, imagens, objectos e cenas ilustrativas do evoluir da medicina desde a pré-história até a actualidade. Numa volta pela cidade velha da capital visitaram ainda a imponente Igreja de S. Pedro, de cuja torre foi possível admirar toda a cidade, com uma construção marcadamente antiga. Foi ainda propor­cionado ao grupo de professores um agradável passeio de barco ao longo do porto, em Ventspils, e um passeio até Uzava, no interior, onde foi oferecido um almoço numa cerve­jaria histórica, localizada num parque, e ainda uma visita à fábrica de cervejas, com uma larga produção para o mercado nacional.
A viagem culminou num jantar de convlvio junto ao porto da cidade, durante o qual foram proferidos discursos de agrade­cimento e felicitações pela Directora da Escola Letã e pela coordenadora central do Projecto. Para recordar ficaram as inúmeras fotos que bem registam os momentos vividos num pais cheio de história e cultura.


January 2007

Article with report of the activities carried out by the Socrates Project – Comenius 1 – “Ways of Improving Students’Autonomy and Initiative in the Learning Process”, sub-topic: “Ways of Leading a Healthy Life” in the Project meeting in Ventspils - Latvia – from 25th to 30th September 2006. This report was published in the 13th edition of the school magazine – O Lyceu – issued for January/March 2007.

THE SOCRATES PROJECT TEAM
Maria Elisabete de Sousa Cró
Enaltina Maria Bettencourt Vieira
Miguel Nunes


Madeira, Portugal/ Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz


8th – 12th January 2007

Exhibition of photos about the activities during the stay in Latvia and in Finland, by the coordinators of Sócrates Projects– Comenius 1 – School partnerships – “Ways of Improving Students’ Autonomy and Initiative in the Learning Process” and “ProAqua”

THE SOCRATES PROJECT COORDINATORS
Maria Elisabete de Sousa Cró
Enaltina Maria Bettencourt Vieira
Miguel Nunes

Madeira, Portugal/ Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz




11th November 2006
Walk in the mountains


The TIME BANK Coordinators in Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz, together with the SOCRATES Programme – COMENIUS 1 – School Partnerships – with the global topic: “Ways of Improving the Students’ Autonomy and Initiative in the Learning Process” – subtopic in the school year 2006/07 – “Ways of Leading a Healthy Life” organized a walk to Montado dos Aviceiros on the 11th November 2006.

Activity aims: 1. Promote the quality of life.
2. Enjoy a natural environment.
3. Socialize with different generations.

Walk duration: around three hours.

It was an enjoyable S. Martin’s day on which different generations had the opportunity to socialize in a healthy environment and taste the typical S.Martin’s food (magusto) and read or create poetry.

THE SOCRATES PROJECT COORDINATORS
Maria Elisabete de Sousa Cró
Enaltina Maria Bettencourt Vieira
Miguel Nunes

Madeira, Portugal/ Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz




16th October 2006

Panel discussion:
NOURISHMENT Contribution to a Good Quality of Life
OVERWEIGHTThe Threat to a Good Quality of Life
GOOD NOURISHMENT IS THE KEYSTONE

(celebrating the World Day of Nourishment)

The Director of Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz, the Coordinators of Extracurricular Activities and the Coordinators of COMENIUS 1 Project – Socrates Programme with the global topic:Ways of Improving the Students’ Autonomy and Initiative in the Learning Process”, and subtopic: “Ways of Leading a Healthy Life” invited Dr. Francisco Silvestre Abreu, endocrinologist and Head of Department at the local Hospital, and Dr. Maria Amélia Fernandes Teixeira – nutritionist, to discourse on the importance of nourishment to assure a better life standard and to prevent some diseases such as obesity in early age.

The present panel discussion took place on the 16th October in the school conference room as a way of celebrating the World Day of Nourishment. The audience was composed by students, teachers and some members of the staff.

The first guest speaker, with the support of some graphs, drew the audience’s attention to the increasing rates of obesity and its corresponding risks, having evidenced the urgent need for physical activity to the detriment of sedentary habits as well as the need for balanced nourishment.

The second guest speaker, Dr. Amélia Teixeira, confirmed that the keystone for a good life standard lies in good nourishment and presented some facts about high-calorie products as well as the right way to consume certain types of food.


THE SOCRATES PROJECT COORDINATORS
Maria Elisabete de Sousa Cró
Enaltina Maria Bettencourt Vieira
Miguel Nunes

Tuesday 17 July 2007