KPUP 3rd Comenius Meeting, 25th - 31st May, 2013, Ross Tensta Gymnasium, Stockholm , Sweden

KPUP Comenius Project 3rd Meeting (May 25 - 31, 2013)
 Ross Tensta Gymnasium, Stockholm , Sweden

To prepare for the amazing experience in Sweden teachers and students in Colegiul National “Radu Negru”, Fagaras, performed the following activities: virtual journeys, investigations about Sweden’s past and present, research on the Swedish customs and traditions, presentations on topography and climate in Sweden, historical and geographical documentation and a questionnaire.

We also created a short play on the social cultural integration in the Swedish society of an adolescent, whose Romanian father becomes more and more abusive, a play with references to specific Swedish customs and traditions

( Feast of St. Lucia and Midsummer Day ).

We organized workshops on historical discoveries, exhibitions of drawings and paintings about Sweden and Stockholm, we had a history lesson on the Swedish -Romanian relations, namely the 30 year war, and then on Nicolae Ceausescu 's visit to Sweden. The most beautiful end products were displayed in the school hallways, on billboards and in the Comenius Corner.

All these activities were meant to promote the learning of new and useful knowledge related to Sweden and our continent, the encouraging lifelong sense of European citizenship and to promote tolerance and respect for other cultures and mentalities. We held meetings with parents and internet correspondence, discussing detailed knowledge of the excursion program.

In the resplendent capital of this Northern European country, the KPUP Comenius students and teachers gave some really interesting presentations on historical and social issues related to cultural affinities and differences between the countries represented in the project, aimed at encouraging a sense of European citizenship, tolerance and respect for other cultures and countries.

A working session was held to realise the interim evaluation of the project by the five coordinators who concluded that exploring ways of teaching and learning of history through workshops that prepared students to read the map of the capital of Sweden, followed by their discovery pedestrian trips and visits to the most important museums of the city, like the Wassa Museum and by an audio - guided journey by boat. We were presented the Swedish cuisine reflecting the refined tastes and culinary habits of the Swedes.

After visiting Sweden we made ​​an exhibition of photos, fragments of the students’ diaries, posters, flyers, maps, articles, essays and photographs relating to activities in Stockholm, cultural visits and everything we learned about the Swedish educational system. We also reported this to the school council and staff and met with the parents of the four students who visited Sweden, who provided positive feedback. Some articles appeared in the local press and on the school website, on the official blog on the College website there was some radio news about it as well.

Intalnirea KPUP din Suedia, 25-31 mai, 2013, Ross Tensta Gymnasium, Stockholm

Pentru pregatirea vizitei in Suedia, in Colegiul National “Radu Negru”, Fagaras, s-au desfasurat urmatoarele activitati: calatorie virtuala, investigatii despre trecutul Suediei, cercetari despre traditiile si obiceiurile suedezilor, prezentari ale reliefului si climei din Suedia, documentari istorice si un chestionar, crearea unor prezentari PP despre Suedia.

A avut loc si pregatitrea unei scenete pe tema cultural sociala a integrarii tinerilor si adolescentilor in societatea suedeza, cu trimiteri la traditiile si obiceiurile specific suedeza( Sarbatoarea Sf. Lucia si Midsummer Day). S-au organizat ateliere de lucru pe tema descoperirilor istorice, expozitii de desene si picturi despre Suedia si Stockholm. Lectii de istorie referitoare la relatiile romano-suedeze - razboiul de 30 de ani, vizita lui Nicolae Ceausescu in Suedia. Cele mai frumoase produse finale au fost afisate pe holurile scolii, pe panouri si in Coltul Comenius.

S-a urmarit si evaluarea prezentarilor elevilor si profesorilor pe teme istorice si sociale, referitoare la afinitati si deosebiri culturale ale tarilor reprezetate in proiect si a diverse comparatii dintre Romania si Suedia, incurajand mereu sentimentul cetateniei europene si promovarea tolerantei si respectului fata de alte culturi si tari. Au avut loc sedinte cu parintii elevilor si corespondenta internet pentru cunoasterea in detaliu a programului excursiei in Suedia din 25-31 mai, 2013.

Prezentarile elevilor si profesorilor pe teme istorice si sociale, referitoare la afinitati si deosebiri culturale ale tarilor reprezetate in proiect au urmarit incurajarea sentimentului cetateniei europene si promovarea tolerantei si respectului fata de alte culturi si tari. A avut loc sedinta de lucru a coordonatorilor pentru evaluare intermediara a proiectului. Explorarea modalitatilor de predare si invatare a istoriei s-a realizat prin ateliere de lucru pentru identificarea unor obiective istorice pe harta capitalei Suediei, urmate de excursii pedestre pentru descoperirea lor precum si vizite la muzeele de istorie cele mai importante ale orasului, de asemenea la muzeul Wassa si calatoria cu audio-ghid cu vaporul. In aceasta peroada am avut parte si de o prezentare a gastronomiei suedeze, reflectand obiceiurile culinare ale suedezilor. S-a urmarit si elaborarea unei prezentari in PP a intalnirii. 

Dupa vizita in Suedia s-a alcatuit o expozitie cu imagini, fragmente de jurnal, postere, pliante, harti, articole, eseuri si fotografii referitoare la activitatile desfasurate in Stockholm, la vizitele culturale si la tot ce am invatat despre sistemul educational suedez. De asemenea, am raportat despre acestea in consiliul profesoral si Directiunii scolii, au avut loc sedinte cu parintii elevilor care au oferit un feedback pozitiv. Au aparut articole in presa locala si pe site-ul liceului, stiri radio despre aceasta experienta minunata.

                                                          Eugenia Bica

                                                          Coord. Proiect