Ways Of Improving Student’s Autonomy And Initiative In The Learning Process

Estland; Germany; Latvia; Lithuania; Poland; Portugal and Spain.

2008-09-22T11:12:00.015+01:00

FINAL WORK PROJECT

A 2008/2009 Calendar (beginning on 1st August and ending on 31st July) was the final work of this Project and it was made by the seven member schools: GERMANY: Städtische Gemeinschaftshauptschule Ost (The Coordinator School); ESTÓNIA - Laupa Pöhikool; LATVIA - Ventspils 4. Vidusskola; LITHUANIA - Svencioniu r . Svencioneliu pagrindine mokykla; POLAND - Svencioniu r. Svencioneliu pagrindine mokykla; PORTUGAL – MADEIRA ISLAND – Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz; SPAIN - Instituto De Educación Secundaria N.º 1 De Gijón. The final ensemble of the calendar was done by the Project Coordinator from Poland Andrzej Kropidlowski.

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TRABALHO FINAL DO PROJECTO

Trabalho final Calendário relativo ao ano lectivo 2008/2009 (com início a 01 de Agosto de 2008 e fim 31 de Julho de 2009), elaborado pelas 07 escolas: ALEMANHA - Städtische Gemeinschaftshauptschule Ost (Escola Coordenadora); ESTÓNIA - Laupa Pöhikool; LETÓNIA - Ventspils 4. Vidusskola; LITUÂNIA - Svencioniu r . Svencioneliu pagrindine mokykla; POLÓNIA - Svencioniu r. Svencioneliu pagrindine mokykla; PORTUGAL – ILHA DA MADEIRA – Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz; ESPANHA - Instituto De Educación Secundaria N.º 1 De Gijón. A Montagem final do calendário foi da autoria do Coordenador da Escola Polaca Andrzej Kropidlowski.

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Madeira, Portugal/ Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz

2008-07-08T16:43:00.000+01:00

Reunião de Projecto na Alemanha
Na Semana de 26 a 31 de Maio de 2008, realizou-se na Alemanha – Cidade de Schwelm, na Escola Städtische Gemeinschaftshauptschule Ost, uma reunião de projecto, onde participaram: o Presidente do Conselho Executivo, Dr. Jorge Moreira de Sousa e quatro professores da Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz (Elisabete Cró, Clara Sousa, Lígia Moreira e Miguel Nunes). Estiveram também presentes colegas representantes das restantes escolas participantes, Espanha, Polónia, Lituânia, Letónia e Estónia.
Neste último encontro do Projecto, com o subtema “Desenvolvimento da Cidade”, faziam parte do programa reuniões de trabalho, um encontro com o Presidente do Município de Schwelm, visitas a centros panorâmicos e a locais de interesse histórico-cultural, bem como excursões a outras cidades, Oberhausen e Berlim.
Logo no primeiro dia, o grupo de professores foi convidado para um programa diversificado de actividades, visitas e convívios, gentilmente organizado pelos colegas de Schwelm. Esse programa iniciou-se com uma breve visita à escola onde puderam observar a estrutura do edifício e assistir a uma aula de culinária.

Depois, seguiu-se uma reunião de trabalho onde foi entregue ao Coordenador Geral do Projecto, Peter Suck os CDs com toda a documentação produzida neste terceiro ano do Projecto. Foi decidido que a mesma será depois colocada no blogue do Projecto, healthylife-comenius1.blogspot.com, nas diferentes línguas de origem e em Inglês para actualização do mesmo.
Em seguida, foi a partida para a cidade de Oberhausen localizada na região administrativa de Düsseldorf. Aqui, o grupo visitou o Museu da Indústria, o centro da cidade e respectiva zona de restaurantes junto às margens do vale do rio Ruhr e ainda ao Gasometer

de onde pôde observar uma magnífica vista sobre a cidade.
A tarde terminou com um passeio no Swebebahn (comboio suspenso) pela cidade de Wuppertal.
No dia seguinte, foi igualmente proporcionada uma interessante visita a uma fábrica de amortecedores “Firma Thyssen-Krupp -Bilstein”, onde o grupo observou a intensa actividade de dezenas de operários fabris na produção de amortecedores para diversas marcas de automóveis. Esta visita esta culminou numa reunião com o Presidente da Fábrica e técnicos, que gentilmente relataram o historial e perspectivas futuras da sua empresa e responderam a questões colocadas por diversos elementos do grupo de professores. Posteriormente, o grupo desfrutou de um almoço oferecido pela administração no refeitório da empresa. Este visitou, depois, a fábrica de cerveja, “Schwelmer Brauerei”, onde pôde observar a produção de cerveja, o museu e a respectiva cervejaria. Nesta, foi possível saborear as diversas espécies de cerveja com o mesmo nome.
No dia 29 de Maio, o grupo foi amavelmente recebido pelo Presidente da Câmara local, que lhe deu a conhecer a realidade sócio-económica e educativa da sua cidade. Em seguida, teve a última reunião de trabalho onde foi apresentado o trabalho final do projecto – calendário escolar para o ano lectivo 2008/09. Este resultou dos trabalhos enviados por cada parceiro (páginas com os diversos meses do ano) ao Coordenador Geral do Projecto que os reenviou para o coordenador polaco para a organização final. Terminada a observação do calendário e o regozijo de todos pelo bom produto final, os professores foram almoçar no refeitório da Escola. Seguiu-se um passeio pela cidade de Schwelm, onde puderam observar alguns pólos de interesse turístico como: a Catedral, zonas de comércio, esplanadas e jardins. Pelas 16h00, foi a partida para a cidade de Berlim, de comboio. Durante a viagem (aproximadamente 04h30), foi-lhes proporcionado um convívio e servido um ‘piquenique’ com comidas típicas alemães.
O último dia da viagem foi passado em Berlim, que é um dos mais influentes centros de política, cultura e ciência europeia. De manhã, o grupo foi obsequiado com um passeio de barco pelo Rio Spree durante uma hora, onde pôde observar alguns monumentos como: Museumsinsel (Ilha dos Museus que abriga quatro principais edifícios - Museu Antigo, Antiga Galeria Nacional, Bodemuseum e o Pergamonmuseum),

a Catedral de Berlim (Berliner Dom), a estação Central de Berlim (Berlin Hauptbahnhof), a majestosa Alexander Berliner Fernsehturm (Torre com a antena de televisão de Berlim, construída em 1969 e com 203 metros de altura, considerada o maior prédio da Alemanha) e

parques da cidade.
À tarde, os professores passearam pelas avenidas repletas de turistas que enchem as esplanadas e lojas de comércio típico com todos os artigos característicos da Alemanha. Houve, também, a oportunidade de visitar grandes centros comerciais, observar os principais monumentos

que já tínhamos visto de Barco, e ainda, a Rotes Rathaus (Câmara Municipal) e Brandenburger Tor (Portas de Brandemburgo). Perto destas, fica a atracção mais procurada da nova Berlim: a cúpula de vidro (desenhada pelo inglês Norman Foster) do Reichstag, o Parlamento Alemão.

Tiveram, ainda, a oportunidade de desfrutar de uma visita guiada ao parlamento, lanchar e subir à famosa cúpula de onde puderam admirar a majestosa cidade de Berlim.
À noite, realizou-se um jantar-convívio de despedida onde um representante de cada país fez um balanço final das actividades do projecto.
Esta foi uma viagem admirável, tanto pela excelente hospitalidade demonstrada pelos colegas alemães, como pelo vasto programa de actividades que muito enriqueceu culturalmente o grupo de professores visitantes.
Projecto Programa ao Longo da Vida

- Jorge Moreira de Sousa (Presidente do Conselho Executivo)
- Elisabete Cró (Coordenadora do Projecto)
- Clara Sousa (Colaboradora do Projecto)
- Lígia Moreira de Sousa (Colaboradora do Projecto)
- Miguel Nunes (Colaborador do Projecto)

Madeira, Portugal
School: Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz
July 2008

Article with the report of the activities carried out by the Sócrates Project – Comenius 1 – “Ways of Improving Students’ Autonomy and Initiative in the Learning Process”, sub-topic: “Our City in The Eyes of Our Students - Developing the City” in the Project meeting in Schwelm -Germany , - from 25th to 31st May 2008. This report will be published in the 16th edition of the school magazine – O Lyceu – issued for September/December 2008.
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Lifelong Learning Programme

- Jorge Moreira de Sousa (Presidente do Conselho Executivo)
- Elisabete Cró (Coordenadora do Projecto)
- Clara Sousa (Colaboradora do Projecto)
- Lígia Moreira de Sousa (Colaboradora do Projecto)
- Miguel Nunes (Colaborador do Projecto)
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Madeira, Portugal/ Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz

2008-07-04T16:43:00.001+01:00

These were our suggestions for the two calendar pages for November and December 2009 that we sent to the Coordinator School to be included in the final work: Comenius School Calendar 2008/2009.

Lifelong Learning Programme

- Elisabete Cró

- Clara Sousa

- Lígia Moreira de Sousa

- Miguel Nunes

Madeira, Portugal/ Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz

2008-04-23T14:48:00.016+01:00

10th Club and Project Week
Topic: The 500 Years of the City of Funchal

The 10th Club and Project Week was from 14th to 18th April 2008, and dedicated to the topic “THE 500 YEARS OF THE CITY OF FUNCHAL”. The presentation was for students, teachers, school staff and the whole community. It was organized by the Extra-Activities Coordinators and got the collaboration of all the other Club and Project Coordinators, who throughout the year prepared: events, conferences, competitions and plays. These Coordinators encouraged students to participate in the exhibitions, multimedia projections, competitions and other activities.
The Regional Secretary of Education and Culture – Dr. Francisco Fernandes - attended the Opening Ceremony that included dance and gymnastics performances and the inauguration of the exhibitions. On the last day, the Closing Ceremony activities were presided by the School Head Master. There was a singing contest: Vozes do Liceu and the best three performances were chosen by the jury that consisted of teachers. At the end of the ceremony the winners were awarded prizes and there was a small buffet for all the people that participated directly or indirectly in this event.
The Opening and Closing Ceremony performances were possible with the aid of the Extra-Activities Coordinators and the Coordinators of the Comenius Lifelong Learning Programmes – School Partnerships with the topic “Ways to promote Student Autonomy and Initiative in the Learning Process” subtopic – The Development of the City.

Lifelong Learning Programme

- Elisabete Cró

- Fátima Marques

- Clara Sousa

- Luís Miguel Jardim Silva

- Miguel Nunes

- Fernanda Martins

- Carla Susana Rodrigues

- Micaela Martins

- António Freitas

- Inácio Freitas

Madeira, Portugal/ Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz

2008-04-21T17:24:00.024+01:00

Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 10th Club and Project Week

Collaboration in the organization of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 10th Club and Project Week – TOPIC – The 500 Years of the City of Funchal, together with the Extra-Activities Coordinators.

Lifelong Learning Programme

- Elisabete Cró

- Fátima Marques
- Clara Sousa
- Miguel Nunes

- Luís Miguel Jardim

- Carla Susana Rodrigues

- Fernanda Martins

- Micaela Martins

- António Freitas

- Inácio Freitas

Madeira, Portugal/ Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz

2008-04-14T15:58:00.004+01:00

10th Club and Project Week Exhibition

Elaboration of a placard with the photos of the trips to Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkey, Estonia and Spain and a brief description of the activities done with the partner schools – this was part of the 10th Club and Project Week Exhibition – Topic: THE 500 HUNDRED YEARS OF FUNCHAL.

Lifelong Learning Programme

- Elisabete Cró
- Clara Sousa
- Miguel Nunes

Madeira, Portugal/ Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz

2008-02-27T15:21:00.002+01:00

Conference: The Youth and City Development

The Conference: THE YOUTH AND CITY DEVELOPMENT was presented on 26th February 2008 by Dr. PEDRO MIGUEL AMARO DE BETTENCOURT CALADO - the Head of the Cultural Service Department of the Funchal City Hall. This conference aimed at calling attention to the preservation and sense of balance of Urban Areas and referred to the adaption of the city to the 21st Century youth.
The speaker started off by describing the evolution of the City of Funchal in the last 500 years, referring to demography, age distribution, and economic and cultural development throughout the centuries. Then specific city aspects concerning the “City” as a place were presented and among these was a reference to schools; cultural centres; sports facilities; swimming-pools; gyms; and others. These are considered well-accomplished and give the population a sense of hope, for even though there are insufficient funds for these, they will prosper due to their quality. There was also a reference to the youth policies that have been developed since 1979 and the importance of the youth actively participating in society.
After the speaker delivered his speech, the students enthusiastically participated in a debate. The speaker was queried about the cultural heritage, the safety, the hygiene and leisure conditions in the sports and cultural areas. The students were more interested in the latter and presented some possible solutions for some places in the city, more specifically, for the former container park and the current gypsy fair.
Optimistically, the speaker accepted the students’ suggestions and spoke about some of the actions that had already been taken.
This conference was organized with the collaboration of the Extra-Activities Coordinators.

Lifelong Learning Programme

- Elisabete Cró

- Fátima Marques
- Clara Sousa
- Miguel Nunes

Madeira, Portugal/ Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz

2008-01-07T14:50:00.003+01:00

Reunião de Projecto realizada em Gijón/Astúrias
12 a 17 de Novembro de 2007

Nas actividades desta semana (12 a 17 de Novembro de 2007) participaram escolas dos sete países parceiros: Alemanha (Schwelm), Espanha (Gijón/Astúrias) - cidade onde decorreu a Reunião de Projecto, Estónia (Türi Vald), Letónia (Ventspils), Lituânia (Svencioneliai), Polónia (Kolobrzeg) e Portugal (Funchal). As línguas de trabalho foram o Alemão e o Inglês.
A programação das actividades apresentadas pela equipa responsável pelo Projecto na Escola Instituto de Educación Secundaria N.º 1 de Gijón, na cidade de Gijón – Astúrias – Espanha, foi integralmente cumprida. Nesta, participou o professor desta Escola, Miguel Nunes, colaborador do referido projecto.
Nesse encontro, sob a orientação do coordenador geral do Projecto, Peter Suck, da Alemanha foi discutida a actualização do blogue e foram apresentados alguns trabalhos anteriormente desenvolvidos nas sete escolas participantes. Depois, foi definido um plano de actividades finais a promover até Maio de 2008, que culminará com a elaboração conjunta de um calendário para o ano lectivo 2008/09, a apresentar na última reunião de coordenação em Schwelm/Alemanha.
Durante a estada em Espanha, os professores presentes tiveram oportunidade de visitar locais históricos e emblemáticos do centro da cidade de Gijón, bem como da zona velha. Em Covadonga, visitaram o Parque Nacional, Picos da Europa, Cangas de Onis e Lastres. De destacar também a visita ao Parque de Tecnologia e à Universidade Laboral e ao Jardim Botânico. Em Oviedo, visitaram o Doms e a Câmara Santa e participaram numa recepção no Conselho de Educação onde foram recebidos pelo Ministro da Cultura e de Formação. Depois, realizaram o percurso Rota do Regenta, que incluíu um Roteiro à parte velha da Cidade de Oviedo e às Astúrias pré-romana.
A viagem culminou com um jantar de despedida, durante o qual foram proferidos discursos de agradecimento e felicitações pelo Director da Escola Espanhola e pelo coordenador central do Projecto. Para recordar ficaram as inúmeras fotos que registam os momentos vividos num país cheio de história e cultura.
Projecto Programa ao Longo da Vida
- Elisabete Cró
- Clara Sousa
- Miguel Nunes

January 2008

Article with the report of the activities carried out by the Sócrates Project – Comenius 1 – “Ways of Improving Students’ Autonomy and Initiative in the Learning Process”, sub-topic: “Our City in The Eyes of Our Students - Developing the City” in the Project meeting in Gijón – Astúrias – Spain, - from 12th to 17th November 2007. This report will be published in the 16th edition of the school magazine – O Lyceu – issued for September/December 2008.

Lifelong Learning Programme

- Elisabete Cró
- Clara Sousa
- Miguel Nunes

Madeira, Portugal/ Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz

2008-01-04T12:26:00.007+01:00

Reunião de Projecto em Türi

Visita à Estónia

Integrado no Projecto Comenius 1 – Programa Aprendizagem ao Longo da Vida, com o tema global “Modos de Promover a Autonomia e a Iniciativa dos Alunos no Processo de Aprendizagem” e subtema para o ano 2006/07 “Modos de Vida Saudável”, realizou-se o terceiro encontro do ano, desta feita em Türi, na Estónia, entre 30 de Maio e 05 de Junho do presente ano, no qual participaram as professoras da Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz, Elisabete Cró e Enaltina Vieira, respectivamente coordenadora e colaboradora do projecto.
Do programa deste encontro faziam parte reuniões de trabalho, um encontro com o Presidente do Município de Türi, visitas a Museus e a locais de interesse histórico-cultural, bem como excursões a outras cidades, especialmente à capital – Tallinn.
A recepção inicial na Escola participante da Estónia – Laupa Pöhikool – incluiu diversas actividades, nomeadamente um espectáculo preparado e executado por alunos e professores, com danças populares, música, cantares e teatro. Após este espectáculo foi feita uma visita à Escola, uma antiga Casa Senhorial adaptada a escola, onde cerca de oitenta alunos frequentam o ensino básico.
Nas reuniões de trabalho, sob a coordenação dos professores Christian e Ulrike, da Escola da Alemanha, os professores apresentaram e analisaram os resultados finais das actividades desenvolvidas na sua Escola referentes ao segundo ano do Projecto e trocaram materiais com o registo dessas actividades. Foi também iniciada a inclusão de alguns registos no Blog (healthylife-comenius1.blogspot.com) criado para este Projecto, com o fim de divulgar as actividades e resultados deste ano de trabalho das oito Escolas participantes, nas diferentes línguas de origem e em Inglês. Finalmente, foram discutidas algumas sugestões de trabalho para o terceiro ano do Projecto – 2007/2008 – que terá o sub-tema “Desenvolver a Cidade”.
A cidade de Türi, uma das mais pequenas do país, com cerca de 600.000 habitantes, apresenta uma beleza natural especial, marcada pelos inúmeros jardins que proliferam pela cidade e que envolvem a maioria das habitações particulares, cuidados e mantidos com tal esmero que justificam o epíteto dado à cidade - cidade jardim.
Foi no encontro com o Presidente do Município que foi dado a conhecer as origens, as actividades dominantes e os planos de desenvolvimento desta pequena cidade. Foram de grande interesse as visitas ao Museu da Rádio e ao Liceu de Economia em Türi. Foi ainda nesta cidade que o grupo assistiu a um Festival de canção infanto-juvenil onde vários grupos corais e de danças das diferentes Escolas mostraram os seus talentos na música popular do País.
O grupo de professores, em excursão organizada pela Escola anfitriã, visitou outras regiões do País.
Em primeiro lugar Kurgja, zona rural onde abundam quintas agrícolas.
Seguidamente Imavere, onde foi realizada uma visita guiada a uma fábrica de lacticínios antiga, visita essa que incluiu uma divertida e curiosa experiência – produção de manteiga, e ainda uma visita a uma grande serração, ilustrativa de uma das maiores actividades produtivas da Estónia – a madeira.
Em Tartu, uma das cidades referência da Estónia, moderna, com uma grande Universidade onde se lecciona um vasto leque de cursos, o grupo visitou o Museu Etnográfico, rico em objectos, pequenas construções e cenários elucidativos das origens do povo e da sua cultura.
Outra pequena cidade visitada foi Janeda, onde o grupo Comenius visitou a Feira Anual dos Jardins e das Flores e assistiu a um pequeno concerto de piano numa sala especialmente decorada e iluminada para simular um Planetário.
Paide foi outra pequena cidade visitada, característica pela composição das suas construções, em calcário.
Finalmente, a capital – Tallinn - com uma zona histórica muito rica, com várias praças coloridas pelas flores, com uma grande actividade comercial e intensamente animada por turistas, jovens e menos jovens, em grupo ou individualmente, enchendo as esplanadas, as feiras típicas, as lojas de souvenirs, os centros comerciais, as praças, até tarde, conferindo assim uma vivacidade enorme a esta bonita cidade.
Porque a Estónia é rica em lagos e pântanos, foi proporcionado ao grupo de professores um agradável passeio num pântano, que culminou num apetitoso piquenique à beira de um lago.
Foi memorável esta semana na Estónia, tanto pela proficuidade das reuniões de trabalho como pela riqueza cultural das visitas realizadas e pelo extraordinário convívio.

Elisabete Cró
Enaltina Vieira

June 2007

Article with the report of the activities carried out by the Sócrates 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 Türi – Estónia - from 30th May to 05th June 2007. This report was published in the 15th edition of the school magazine – O Lyceu – issued for September/December 2007.

The SOCRATES PROJECT TEAM
Elisabete Cró
Enaltina Vieira

OUR ANCESTORS: IS IT POSSIBLE TO LIVE WITHOUT SHOPS OR CIGARETTE LIGHTERS?

2007-12-11T21:04:00.000+01:00

TITLE OF THE ACTIVITY OUR ANCESTORS: IS IT POSSIBLE TO LIVE WITHOUT SHOPS OR CIGARETTE LIGHTERS?

TIME 13TH of April 2007

DEPARTMENTS History and Pedagogy

PARTICIPANTS Students of first year of Secondary Education and Diversificación

OBJECTIVS To know the importance the feeding in the evolution of the humanity. To learn to make fire like the man of Altamira did it. To discover primitive techniques of hunting.

SÍNTHESIS OF THE ACTIVITY To visit the new cave of Altamira, and to make fire and hunt workshops. The students see some of the tools that were used for the hunting and later will practise with silhouettes.
They will receive some demonstration of how to obtain fire and its importance in transformation of foods, and the consequences that this has for the evolution of the human species. Later they will try to obtain fire by friction.

ASSESSMENT The activity has been valued very positively; the participation of the students has been total, implied in the process of E-A and with a good acquisition of knowledge. All the students have valued very positively this visit and recommend its continuity.

PROPOSITIONS OF CONTINUITY AND IMPROVEMENT It is considered advisable to continue making this activity during the next school years. There are no proposals of improvement.

Healthy eating in kindergarten schools

2007-12-11T20:58:00.000+01:00

TITLE OF THE ACTIVITY HEALTHY EATING: WE EAT VARIED, OR THE EDUCATION OF THE TASTE FROM THE KINDERGARTEN SCHOOLS

TIME Second quarterly school year.

DEPARTMENTS Services to the Community

PARTICIPANTS Students of the higher degree of kindergarten Studies.

OBJECTIVS This activity is developed with students of a formative cycle of higher degree; therefore, they are students whose formation is oriented towards the incorporation to the labour market. It is tried to be worked in a double way:

 Formation in habits of healthy food:
• Know and identify the energetic components of foods common in the diet.
• Prepare foods so that it is attractive for the children (colours, forms, etc).
• Acquire skills to plan complementary activities that can have a positive value in favour of varied nourishment.
• Teach the children in election of foods that are not considered like junk food.
 Learn strategies of work with the children of the kindergarten schools, simulating activities to work with a varied ingestion.
• Active knowledge of work by corners.
• Develop abilities of collective presentation of simulations: theatre, games of roll, etc.
• Use theoretical knowledge on the structure of the story and its use in simulations within a frame of education in food habits: Times, variety, autonomy of the infants.

SÍNTHESIS OF THE ACTIVITY In work groups the practice will be prepared, distributing rolls and tasks among each group. Menus for children of kindergarten schools will be elaborated, aiming to them in the strip of age of 28-42 months.
Each team will elaborate a dish of the menu, with emphasis in the considered important factors to favour the approach of the boy towards new foods.
Creation, within the classroom, of a structure of “healthy corners” Each group will elaborate a story, both the text and the support, with the thematic of the healthy feeding.
The activity will be closed with one “merienda” (afternoon meal) with all the students, who will try to simulate an activity with the students of the kindergarten schools, activating all the elaborated materials.

ASSESSMENT 1) Adjustment of the materials to the object of the activity
2) Quality of the materials.
3) Evaluation on the process, from the strategies that are used by the students to solve the difficulties that they find in the accomplishment of the practice.

PROPOSITIONS OF CONTINUITY AND IMPROVEMENT This activity has affected very positively the improvement of the relations between the students, causing with the “merienda” playful situations.
Students of the cycle have considered this activity an obligation to face the real food elaboration: cooking and presentation.
Material of different qualities is prepared and, in general, right for their use in a kindergarten school.
As a way of improvement we will try to do this activity in next courses, but with a process of filming to favour the revision of the process and encouragement of the self-esteem of the students (through analysis of previous expectative of some students and the products that they make, we have been able to affect the self-esteem of some student, and obtained important improvements for the subjects).

STUDY OF CASES OF BULLING IN THE RELATIONS BETWEEN EQUALS IN THE SCHOOL.

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OBJECTIVS:
To detect situations of mistreatment among students and intervention on detected cases.
To improve the climate of living together in the school, focusing in this task in the relations between equals.
To favour the development of the respect among companions.
To facilitate strategies of resolution of conflicts among teenagers from the dialogue, the tolerance and the acceptance of the differences.
SÍNTHESIS OF THE ACTIVITY
1st phase. Diagnostic of the school using a specific scale of school harassment. In
order to avoid mistakes of proof, it is considered to be necessary the use of two different protocols, and so, every test is applied every twoyears. This school year the battery PRECONCIMEI was applied.Dumping of the surveys: of the pupil and of the teacher.
2nd phase. Study of information, elaboration of conclusions and guidelines –
plans of action. Detection of cases with indications of harassment.
3 rd phase: Presentation of conclusions to the tutors, and decision about the plans of intervention, both to each student and to the group, using for this case, the tutorials to implement strategies of resolution of conflicts,
interpersonal skills and of social interaction, and assertive trainings.
These tutorials are done all along the school year.In this phase, the persecuted pupils, bullies, accomplices (observant, non participant), in the situations of risk detected. The situation of harassment will be reported both to the parents of the
victim and to the family of the alleged harassing ones so that they both know the situation and the participants in the process.
PROPOSITIONS OF CONTINUITY AND IMPROVEMENT
Due to the mobility of the student, with the incorporation of students in first year of Secondary Education, and the important number of new pupils in the professional studies, it is considered necessary to continue with the program.
The rotation of standardized protocols is valued positively to do the initial survey.
It is considered important to instruct pupils in accompaniment and mediation. The following school year this aspect will be included inside the program.

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Sports day in our school

2007-11-08T15:14:00.000+01:00

The 'water's day'. One of the activities is swimming competition

2007-11-08T15:12:00.000+01:00

The ball dances.

2007-11-08T15:00:00.003+01:00

2007-11-08T15:00:00.001+01:00

2007-11-08T14:52:00.001+01:00

Latvia, Ventspils Secondary Schhol Nr.4

2007-11-08T14:35:00.000+01:00

Our moto: A healthy mind in a healthy body

Nowdays when students are used to sit in front of computer for hours it is very important to popularize an active and healthy style of living.

Our school has organized different sport activities and discusions to popularize an active life style. It has helped to make greater awareness of how important is health in one's life.

The students are encouraged to take an active part and exercise not only during PE lessons, but also in their free time.

The students themselves have organized and participated in different sport competitions and hiking trips.

Germany, HS Ost, Schwelm

2007-10-29T22:19:00.000+01:00

Abenteuere in Blomberg, 2006
Kooperationsspiel: "Der Weg durch das Moor"

Orientierungsgang mit Kompass und Landkarte

Selbstgebaute Seilbahn über eine Schlucht

Ventspils Secondary School Nr.4, Latvia, School Year 2006/07

2007-10-09T11:39:00.000+01:00

This class has taken part in the different sport activities to get a name "the class of sportmen".

Lithuania. Svencioneliai basic school

2007-09-10T19:17:00.001+01:00

The relation between the persons aktive lifestyle and his/her health

In order to put into reality the aims of the Project the scholchildren worked in these directions: research work; health /wellness trips; actions; sporting events; discussions.
During the Project the schoolchildren had the possibility to be self-sufficient and to take the initiative. They were able to foresee the results of the way of life they have chosen for themselves and for other people.

Research work
1. ,,Analysis of the BMI of our schoolchildren“.
Conclusions: The BMI of 120 11-year-old schoolchildren (60 girls and 60 boys) has been examined.
81 schoolchildren (39 girls and 42 boys) have normal BMI.
TheBMI of 39 students (21 girls and 18 boys) decreased .
Nobody‘s BMI increased.

2006-11 - 2007-03

2. „The reasons and results of diabetes“. During the Project students got acquainted with changes of the glucose in the blood , their causes and results. The students were discussing risk factors and foresaw children risk groups.

3. ,,The causes of bad posture and its prophylaxis“. During the Project it was examined how many students in our school have bad posture according to the information of students‘medical check-ups. The information given was compared accordingly with the facts in the years 1992-1993. As it turned out the number of students with bad posture increased four times in the last 15 years.

Lithuania. Svencioneliai basic school

2007-09-10T18:50:00.000+01:00

Sporting events

The students were encouraged to move and to exercise not only during PE lessons, but also in their free time.
The schoolchildren organized and participated in sports competitions and after school active movement events.

The ,,square” match 2006-11

The sport competition for students of 5-7 forms

The competition of running for students of 5-10 forms 2006-09

The football match. Students of 7-10 forms will take part in this match 2006-10

The basketball game. Students of 7-10 forms will take part in 2006-12

The sport competition ,,Brave, Strong and Quick” 2006-11

Lithuania. Svencioneliai basic school

2007-09-10T16:10:00.000+01:00

Actions and discussions

The students organized wellness actions not only at school but also in the kindergarten „Vyturelis“ (action called „The code of health“). During the actions students shared the results of their research work, drew conclusions and made suggestions. They put their theoretical knowledge into practice (they brewed tea from the herbs they picked themselves, commented on their effect treating certain diseases).
During the discussions schoolchildren solved urgent problems, analysed different health risk factors and their prevention.

Action ,,The magic tea cup”
2006-12-13

Action ,,In a healthy body lives a healthy soul”
2007-03

The preventative action ,,Lets enjoy a healthy living” 2006-12-06

Lithuania. Svencioneliai basic school

2007-09-10T15:49:00.001+01:00

Wellness trips
The students hiked and rode bicycles. They evaluated the influence of physical activity and being out in the nature on their psychological state. During the trips students developed skills of the first medical aid. They learned to put theoretical knowledge into practice.

The trip by bikes to the mountains in ,,Ginučiai”
2006-09-18

The school trip to a forest ,, The influence of nature on man’s inner world”
2007-05-25

The school trip ,,The winter is time to refresh your soul”

The trip by bikes to the ,,Sergelis” lake
2006-09-22

The school trip ,,Water is source of life”
2006-09-15

The school trip ,,Water is source of life”
2006-10-05

Laupa, Estonia/ The second project year at Laupa School

2007-07-26T08:47:00.000+01:00

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

2007-07-26T08:43:00.000+01:00

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

2007-07-26T08:40:00.000+01:00

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

2007-07-26T08:34:00.000+01:00

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.

2007-07-26T08:23:00.000+01:00

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

2007-07-26T08:21:00.001+01:00

Our students with Järvamaa environment specialist in the moor.

Laupa, Estonia/ Sports presentation

2007-07-26T08:11:00.000+01:00

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

2007-07-26T08:05:00.000+01:00

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

Madeira, Portugal/ Escola Secundária Jaime Moniz

2007-07-19T18:04:00.001+01:00

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

2007-07-19T17:16:00.001+01:00

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

2007-07-19T16:36:00.001+01:00

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

2007-07-19T16:19:00.000+01:00

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

2007-07-19T15:53:00.000+01:00

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

2007-07-19T12:44:00.000+01:00

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

2007-07-19T12:34:00.001+01:00

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

2007-07-19T12:12:00.000+01:00

16th October 2006

Panel discussion:
NOURISHMENT – Contribution to a Good Quality of Life

OVERWEIGHT – The 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

2007-07-17T18:09:00.000+01:00

Comenius 1 - the Gateway to Europe

2007-06-18T23:56:00.000+01:00

The origin of the project

The third year of our adventure with the previous project of Socrates - Comenius programme was coming to its end. Our school with partners from Portugal (Ourem), Greece (Athens) and Germany (Schwelm) was in a project dealing with our students` free time activities. The headmaster of Hauptschule Ost in Schwelm, Mr Peter Suck was the coordinator of the project. He suggested another Comenius project to continue our cooperation.
The first challege was to choose schools from different parts of Europe and encourage them to join the idea. Peter`s efforts resulted in the biggest Comenius team we had ever been in. Eight schools from Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Turkey, Spain, Portugal, Germany and Poland agreed to take part in the project. The coordinating school suggested the topic for the project - "Ways of improving students` autonomy and initiative in the process of learning", which was accepted by all the participants.

Preparatory visit

The first meeting took place in Schwelm in December 2004. The headmasters and Comenius programme coordinators from the participating schools met to define the project goals, plan the work and simply get to know each other. We also had the opportunity to do some sightseeing in the region.

First year of the project

In the first year we dealt with one of the most important factors influencing both students and teachers of our schools. We measured the level and range of violence among students and examined its impact on students` school results and their mood in school and at home.
We had three working meetings in Funchal (Madeira - Portugal), Kołobrzeg (Poland) and Svencioneli (Lithuania)

In Funchal the participants discussed how to
measure the problem of violence at our schools.
We decided to create a questionaire for students
which would reflect the problem.

In Kołobrzeg the results of the questionaire were
presented, compared and discussed.
Surprisingly the results were very similar in each of the participating schools. It occured that not many students experienced physical violence but quite a lot were objects of
verbal abuse, threats and picking on. Degradation, sadness and isolation were quite often feelings that accompanied these phenomena. So, it was obvious that serious and effective steps had to be taken to ease this problem. The participants gave some suggestions on how to deal with violence at schools, the most important of which were mediations (mediation teams) and engaging students in any activities that would promote identification with their schools and other students, respect for them and teachers and make them aware what causes violence and how to avoid it. After having implemented all the ideas to prevent violence the problem will be examined again with the same questionaire to evaluate our work.

The third meeting took place in Svencioneli (Lithuania). Its aim was to find out how to check the level of health and fitness among students at our schools, present and discuss programmes dealing with health and healthy lifestyle implemented in our schools. The team from Kołobrzeg presented the work and effects of our school mediation team and a recreational programme "Horse riding as a way to prevent violence and addiction."A questionaire to check the body mass index (BMI) was worked out to see what the general physical condition of our students was.

Second year of the project

In the second year we made most of our efforts to find out ideas, methods and activities which would make students more aware of how important is health in one`s life.
Nowadays children and teenagers have an easy access to a variety of products of the modern world like the computer, tv, internet. There is a lot of colourful and tempting things around them. It`s very hard for an average young person to assess what`s best for him/her. The attention thus should be paid to how to promote health in schools, which should result in fitter and healthier society in the future.

There were three working visits in the second year - Ventspils (Latvia), Kayseri (Turkey)
and Turi Vald (Estonia)

In Ventspils (September 2006) each school reported how the programmes concerning healthy lifestyle had been modified and how
they worked.

The presentation of the BMI survey was done in Kayseri in March. It proved that in some schools (Schwelm, Funchal, Gijon) quite a big percentage of students were overweight. As for our students, there were too many girls who were underweight.

The last meeting in the second year took place in Turi Vald (Estonia) at the beginning of June 2007. Conclusions after the presentation of the BMI made us work out and implement new
programmes to promote healthy food and healthy lifestyle.

Since April 2007 Comenius team of Zespol Szkol nr 2 in Kolobrzeg has been implementing a programme to promote physical activity as well as a proper diet. The title of the programme - "Keep fit" reflects its idea.
The students involved in the programme discuss the principles of a healthy, balanced diet, prepare multi-ingredient salads and choose a right diet referring to certain physical exercises. They also take part in different sport activities mainly swimming, athletics, cycling and skating (in winter). They have been very eager to promote the project in the area by organizing competitions between lower secondary schools in Kołobrzeg .

During the visit in Turi Vald each school presented their programmes, we could compare them, see the results and use the ideas in our work. The participants also decided to apply for grants to continue the cooperation in the following year (third year of the project). The topic for the last year of our work is "The development of my town".

Socrates - Comenius team of Zespol Szkol nr 2 in Kolobrzeg /Poland

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