On October 14-17, 2019,
teachers of partners school participated in short-term teacher training as part
of the Erasmus + Mult'culture - Promote Education for Cultural Heritage
(Edu-Kultura) program, which was held at a partner school in Greece in the city
of Thessaloniki.
During a visit to Primary School No. 37, twelve
teachers participated in a rich program prepared by Greek colleagues. All
elements of the training took place in the presence of students for whom these
days were also something special, and the transferred knowledge and skills will
remain in their memory for a long time.
On the first day, on Monday, an Erasmus group was
invited to meet with the city authorities. Guests visited the school, watched
an artistic program presenting typical Greek dances, were introduced to pupils,
teachers, parents and other school staff. 120 children in grades 1-6 are taught
in the institution, there are also preschool units. Classes start at 8.15 and
end at 13.15. Some children can stay in school until 16.00, then they have club
and sports activities organized. The content of teaching is similar to that in
Poland, while the shape of the school building is different. The central point
is the courtyard, and there is a separate entrance to each class. Due to the
warm climate, students spend all breaks outdoors and the school grounds are
always locked for security reasons. Greek students are the same as Polish
children. They enthusiastically received international guests, politely
listened and worked during educational classes, ran and did some extra breaks.
The city of Thessaloniki is about 2400 years old, it
lies in the north of Greece, in the area called here Macedonia, and its history
includes ancient Greece, Rome, Byzantium, and the Ottoman Empire. Here, for
some time, the famous speaker Cicero escaping the Roman persecution, as well as
Saint Paul, who created here one of the first Christian communities. Numerous
monuments of the city, such as the Rotunda, the church of Agia Sofia or the
White Tower were included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, therefore visiting
these places with a guide was also an important point on the program.
On the second day, guests took part in a
presentation about Greek culture and art, which was presented by a group of
children. They also watched the shows 'Rise of Europe' and 'Umbrellas' prepared
in cooperation with actress Christina Gyftaki. That day, the teachers also met
the archaeologist, who took them to the construction site of the metro station,
where buildings from the Byzantine period were discovered. Going down the
floor, an international group found themselves in the city, which was in
Thessaloniki 1500 years earlier. The hosts say that this is typical of the
region, digging in the ground encounters history.
On Wednesday, foreign teachers and students of one
class learned to make ceramic mosaics. Then the representatives of each school
conducted lessons related to the cultural heritage. Poles in the second grade
briefly introduced the country and then conducted classes based on the
"Reksio" animated fairy tale. A friendly hero who teaches universal
values and is understandable in many cultures. The children talked about
their favorite sports, colored fairy-tale scenes. They also learned to present
in Polish. Both students and teachers liked the joint lessons.
On the last day, the entire school community saw the
traditional Greek Shadow Theater. Then they gathered in the school yard and PE
teacher and students taught guests how to dance Zorba. Parents prepared
traditional Greek dishes, and teachers from partner schools prepared tzatziki
sauce.
At the end of the working visit, the teachers
evaluated the implemented activities, agreed on further ones, discussed the
budget, dissemination and evaluation of the project.
The next partners meeting will be held on February
17-20, 2020 in Italy.
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