Broadening horizons by discovering unique cultures and seasons in European countries
Erasmus+ KA2 Project
2015-2017
This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
This publication/ communication reflects only the author`s view and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
Current Activity
November - January 2016
Info Newsletter
Objectives and tasks:
Search for different types of informing resources - books, websites, mass- media;
Collect information about seasons and natural phenomena which occur during seasons;
Write articles about seasons, free choice, (Word document, 1- 2 pages A4, with images included) or to do a PPT material with 10- 15 slides;
Make a collage which describes a suggestive image for each season, in order to do a thematic exhibition
Collect 2- 3 suggestive photos for each season, in order to do a thematic exhibition.
February – March 2016
Weather Forecast in Europe
Objectives and tasks:
Search for different types of informing resources- books, magazines, websites, mass- media;
Collect information about the steps of doing a weather forecast
Do a weather forecast for one week, in the area of our country - The elements of the forecast: temperatures, precipitations, wind, humidity, the aspect of the sky
Present the weather forecast – videotaped (in classroom or at a local TV station)
Register natural elements for the week we had done the weather forecast, only for my country, in one collage- table.
Collect for each student 2-3 photos for different natural phenomena, characteristic for each season (sections: rain, snowing, wind etc.) for photo exhibition in school.
April, 2016
Seasons and Customs
Objectives and tasks:
- Collect information about folklore customs related to seasons using different info resources: books, magazines, websites, mass- media, local community
- Describe one folklore customs related to seasons in one article (Word document, 1-2 pages A4, with indication of info resources)
- Make one drawing/ Paint or one collage of the tradition described in the
- Put on stage one tradition related to seasons (teams), in total 4-5 different traditions for all participants
May 2016
Traditions on Holiday through Europe
Objectives and tasks:
- Write one essay (Word doc., 1-2 pages A4) with touristic recommendations for places from participant countries, where we can observe the customs related to seasons. Pupils will describe also the touristic areas.
- Search for photos of places recommended, on internet or personal albums and insert them into the essay. The photos and pictures will be saved on electronic support and delivered to coordinator teachers of the activity (by email).
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June 216
What’s the Weather Like, Sir?
Objectives and tasks:
- Write a brief conversation dictionary on weather theme in national language and English. It will be translated into all participant languages by participant schools. Dialogs will be on different themes, Word doc. or PPT-s.
- Put on stage dialogs done in Word documents or PPT-s, in English.
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October- November 2016
Weather in a Play
Objectives and tasks:
- Search a text with weather theme/ elements from national literature
- Put on stage the theatre play
- Translate the script in English. Each partner translates the scripts into his national language (6 scripts translated into 6 languages+ English)
December- January 2017
Seasons through History
- Objectives and tasks:
- Collect data about past events related to natural phenomena
- Write one article about a past event which can be related to natural phenomena (Word doc., 1-2 pages A4, insert photos or pictures)
- Do simple statistics of frequent natural phenomena in pupils’ country and of their consequences - data sheets
- Propose a list with some actions that citizens can take to prevent the negative effects
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​February – March 2017
Pollution - an agent of the weather’ s changes
Objectives and tasks:
- Debate on pollution theme on Facebook page or on project’s website
- Write about the main factors that pollute the environment in their country
- Do a list with personal solutions for pollution problem
- Do a list with authorized institutions they could send them to
- Realize a practical activity to prevent pollution
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April 2017
Seasons in Fashion
Objectives and tasks:
- Search for national elements for clothe
- Reproduce one national element in one drawing, print, stamp, sewing material
- Do 4 clothes using materials that can be recycled with national elements, suggesting seasons from their country
- Present clothes in one parade
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May – June 2017
Seasonal Dishes and Cookies
Objectives and tasks:
- Exchange recipes with national character (dishes, cookies for each season) with pupils from the other teams using email, Facebook
-Do an European cooking book, with all recipes proposed by students, from all participant schools (with seasonal sections)
- Demonstrate how it is cooked national dishes (3- 5 films), using English
Info Newsletter
SCIENCE CLUB
November 2015
The Science Club activity in November is entitled "The Solar System - the Sun and the planets : The Inner Solar System".
The students will make an imaginary tour of the Inner Solar System and discover the four terrestrial planets which are similar to Earth in size, mass and composition.
They will learn new things that will make them able to understand why life exists only on Earth.
They will discover the Sun's role in holding the Solar System together and the main characteristics of each of the four planets, the things that make each of them unique.
December 2015
The Science Club activity in December is entitled "The Solar System - the Sun and the planets: the Outer Solar System".
The imaginary journey through the Solar System continues. The students will discover the outer planets which are very different from Earth.They will be able to recognize each planet or moon by its unique and identifiable features and they will understand the structure of the universe and the Earth's place in it.
They will write planet research reports and they will make an activity book on the Solar System as well as a model of our solar System.
January 2016
The Science Club activity is entitled "Sun and Earth: Earth's core and Earth's electromagnetic shield"
Students will gain an understanding of Earth's magnetic field and they will be able to explain its relationship to life on Earth. They will understand the concepts and terms associated with magnetism and space weather and thus they will begin to understand the magnetosphere and its role in protecting life on our planet.
Students will conduct scientific experiments and write reports. They will investigate the effects of magnets on the needle of a compass and compare them to the effects of Earth's magnetic field on the needle of a compass. They will use science process and thinking skills and they will be able to communicate effectively using science language and reasoning.
February 2016
This month's activity is entitled "Sun and Earth: Gravity; Sun's effects on Earth".
Students will understand the concepts of gravity, mass, weight and they will learn that every object exerts gravitational force on every other object and this force depends on the mass of the objects and their distance from one another.
Students will be able to calculate the effects of gravitational force on planets, to describe and demonstrate how objects in a state of free fall are accelerated by gravity at an equal rate. They will experiment with various objects observing how gravity affects those objects, thus extending their understanding of the concept through experimentation.
Students will also be able to describe the Sun's effects on Earth and the way it influences the weather and the climate on our planet.
March 2016
This month's activity is entitled "Seasons: causes and effects".
Students can relate to seasons in the way they have experienced them in their home country. They will use the knowledge they gathered during the previous activities of the Science Club, more specifically their notions about the relative size, motion and distance of the Sun, Moon and the Earth to understand the phenomena of seasons.
They will be able to explain how the relationship between the tilt of Earth's axis and its yearly orbit around the Sun produces the seasons. They will understand that this tilt affects the angle of incidence of sunlight and because of that it is responsible for the seasons, as different angles of incidence affect surface heating.
They will learn that different parts of the Earth receive direct rays from the Sun at different times of the year and, at any given time, the northern and the southern hemisphere experience opposite seasons.
Students will make observations, they will collect, record and analyze data and recognize the relevance of science in everyday life. They will construct and use models and explain how parts of a system are interconnected.
They will be able to explain scientific terms such as solstice, equinox, polar night, polar day and they will write essays.
April 2016
This month's activity is entitled "Seasons around the world".
Students will learn about different seasons and different types of weather in different regions of the world. In temperate regions generally four calendar based seasons are recognized: spring, summer, autumn and winter while in some tropical or subtropical regions it is more common to speak of the rainy season versus the dry season. Students should observe that seasons happen in the same cycles year after year and that different types of weather occur during different seasons.
They will learn about various climates of different regions of the world and how they relate to weather patterns and they will gain an insight into the variations in climate around the world. They will be able to demonstrate the basic causes of weather patterns as well as what causes weather to change.
Students will learn about various aspects of weather and share them with the class, thus learning from each other. They will draw or interpret maps, images and climate charts and write various essays.
May 2016
This month's activity is entitled "Natural phenomena which occur during autumn and winter".
Students will learn that water in the atmosphere falls back to Earth as precipitation. They will be able to recognize daily changes in weather, including clouds, precipitation, temperature, they will identify states of matter as solids, liquids and gases and they will describe evaporation, condensation and precipitation in the water cycle.
This month students will study the types of precipitation that are most common during autumn and winter, making connections between types of precipitation and temperature.
They will discuss the different types of precipitation using various pictures as visual aids. They will be able to describe each type of precipitation and explain how people respond to them.
They will be able to explain the similarities and differences between rain, sleet, snow, wet snow and freezing rain and they will develop an understanding of how each precipitation forms, making connections to the weather in a particular place and time. They will make weather observations and use data to explore weather phenomena.
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June 2016
This month's activity is entitled "Natural phenomena which occur during spring and summer".
Students will continue their study of precipitation and learn about rain, thunderstorms, lightening, hail and heat waves. They will understand how weather affects their lives on a daily basis and be able to use weather reports for their personal benefit.
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October 2016
This month's activity is entitled "Precipitation-related phenomena".
Students will identify the steps in the water cycle, define evaporation and condensation and relate this information to cloud and precipitation formation. They will observe weather conditions and discover weather-related concepts and phenomena in their immediate environment.
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November 2016
This month's activity is entitled "Autumn in Europe".
Students will explain the causes of the different climates found in Europe, describe their location and understand what happens during autumn and what there is to do during this season.
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December 2017
This month's activity is entitled "Natural phenomena - weather fronts, air masses, temperature inversions".
Students will describe the characteristics of air masses and explain how they get these characteristics, discuss what happens when air masses meet and list the differences between stationary, cold, warm and occluded fronts.
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January 2017
This month's activity is entitled "Winter in Europe".
Students will make weather observations and use data to explore the winter natural phenomena which occur in Europe, as well as in their immediate environment. They will interpret maps, images and climate charts and understand what happens during the coldest season of the year and what there is to do during this season.
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February 2017
This month's activity is entitled "Storms, tropical storms, cyclones, hurricanes."
Students will learn how tornadoes, hurricanes and typhoons are formed and how they are rated according to intensity. They will explore various topics about tropical storms, including where they occur most frequently, what kind of damage they cause and how they are predicted.
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March 2017
This month's activity is entitled "Spring in Europe".
Students will make weather observations, study and interpret maps, images, climate charts and they will understand and describe the natural phenomena which occur in spring.
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April 2017
This month's activity is entitled "Physical phenomena".
Students will learn about the water cycle and the forces that drive it and they will understand the processes that take place in moving water through Earth's systems.
They will study different parts of the water cycle, including evaporation, condensation and precipitation and find out why they should conserve water, an important natural resource.
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May 2017
This month's activity is entitled "Summer in Europe".
Students will explore the summer natural phenomena which occur in Europe, as well as in our country. They will study and interpret maps and climate charts and understand what happens during the hottest season of the year and what there is to do during summer.
LANGUAGE CLUB
November 2015
The Language Club activity in November is entitled "Let's introduce ourselves!".
The students are going to practise greetings, introducing formulas, they are going to give personal information about themselves.
December 2015
The Language Club activity in December will have as a main topic “My Hobby”. The students are invited to present their hobby, to say why they chose it, and other things they consider necessary, during the club activity.
January 2016
This month's activity is entitled ”My Family”. The students are going to speak about the members of their families, they are going to present them using personal information in a creative way: their family tree or history, some valuable information about them, what they mean to them and any other detail worth mentioning. Vocabulary, speaking and writing skills are highly involved in developing this activity.
February 2016
In February, the English Club activity is entitled ”My Spare Time”. The students have the opportunity to talk about and share with the others their main activities when they have free time to spend: what they do, where they go, friends they hang out with and other things they consider worth mentioning.
March 2016
In March, the students are going to describe their native town or village, during the activity ”My Village/Town”. They are going to present the main important touristic attractions, the most beautiful places to visit and many other things they would like to share, using photos, videos, slides, PPTs, compositions or anything else they consider suitable for themselves.
April 2016
The Language Club activity for April is entitled ”My beautiful country”. The students are going to present exciting and useful information about the country they live in, nice places to visit and any other things they find interesting to share with the others.
May and June 2016
”Children`s world” is the activity for the following months - May and June. There are many ways in which children can express their feelings towards one of the most fascinating periods of life: they can sing songs, they can recite poems written by national and international poets, they can also create their own songs and poems. Childhood can also be presented by means of essays or posters, all for the purpose of showing the people a world full of imagination, colour and fun!
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November 2016
This year, the English Club activities start in November with a very useful and introspective activity, ”Future Jobs”. The students have to think about the jobs that are most common nowadays, and about the job that they would like to have one day. They have to write essays and to make collages in English, presenting the jobs that are familiar to them, that are well-known and which ones are to represent the future jobs of the mankind.
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December 2016
December is the month when we learn how to make a Curriculum Vitae. The English Club is ready to show the students what a complete CV should contain, in order to be convinceable and to point out the best qualities, suitable for a job.
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January 2017
For January, the students involved in the English Club are going to think about their future jobs in the activity entitled ”The Job of My Dreams”. They will discuss about what they intend to do in the future, and give their ideas a written form, in essays where they talk about what their dream job will be like.
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February 2017
In February, the students from the English Club are going to learn how to write a letter of introduction, as a continuation of the Curriculum Vitae activity. They are going to find out the main points to be touched when presenting oneself in order to get the job of his/her dreams, stressing out the qualities required and the reasons to be chosen in that position.
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March 2017
The English Club activity in March is entitled ”Let's make a job questionnaire for our parents”. The students have the opportunity to ask their parents questions about their jobs, about their wishes in the past and what they actually became.
April 2017
The English Club activity for April is called ”An Interview”. The students are going to practise questions and answers between an employer and a future employee/an applicant, in both written and oral form. They are going to use the most common questions to be asked and they also have the opportunity to use the most frequent answers.
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May 2017
The English Club activity is entitled ”Let`s draw out future!”. In this activity, the students make essays, collages, drawings reflecting what their future will be like. They can also make poems describing their dreams for their own future or for the future of mankind or our planet.
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June 2017
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In June, the students who took part in the Erasmus+ project activities, the English Club, are supposed to give a final test, as evaluation of the club. The activity is entitled ”Learning for a lifetime. Evaluation of the English Club.”
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News & Events
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DECEMBER, 2015
The first direct meeting between the school representatives (teachers and students) involved in the project will take place during the period 6 – 12 December. It will be housed by the “Nicolae Balcescu” Secondary School, in Pitesti, Romania, the school that initiated the project. For a week, there will take place debates, round tables, workshops, trips, visits to partner institutions of the project, contests etc.
The target of these activities is a direct contact with the Romanian traditions linked especially to the season we have now, winter; there will also be discussions about concrete aspects on the project’s next activities and plans will be made about the next steps to be taken.
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MAY - JUNE, 2016
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The second direct meeting between the school representatives (teachers and students) involved in the project will take place during the period 30 May – 4 June. It will be housed by the “ZespóÅ‚ SzkóÅ‚ w BiaÅ‚ce” School, in BiaÅ‚ce , Poland. For a week, there will take place debates, round tables, workshops, trips, visits to partner institutions of the project, contests etc.
The target of these activities is a direct contact with the Polish traditions; there will also be discussions about concrete aspects on the project’s next activities and plans will be made about the next steps to be taken.
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NOVEMBER, 2016
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The third direct meeting between the school representatives (teachers and students) involved in the project will take place during the period 14 – 18 November. It will be housed by the SOU “OTEC PAISII” – BULGARIA . For a week, there will take place debates, round tables, workshops, trips, visits to partner institutions of the project, contests etc.
The target of these activities is a direct contact with the Boulgarian traditions; there will also be discussions about concrete aspects on the project’s next activities and plans will be made about the next steps to be taken.
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MARCH - APRIL, 2017
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The fourth (part 1) direct meeting between the school representatives (teachers and students) involved in the project will take place during the period 27 – 31 March. It will be housed by the ERZURUMLU IBRAHIM HAKKI ORTAOKULU - TURKEY .
The fourth (part 2) direct meeting between the school representatives (teachers and students) involved in the project will take place during the period 27 – 31 March. It will be housed by the SAKIU RAJONO SINTAUTU PAGRINDINE MOKYKLA - LITHUANIA .
For a week, there will take place debates, round tables, workshops, trips, visits to partner institutions of the project, contests etc.
The target of these activities is a direct contact with the Turkish traditions; there will also be discussions about concrete aspects on the project’s next activities and plans will be made about the next steps to be taken.
