Friday, October 11, 2013

4th Visit - Slovenia

Our fourth Comenius meeting took place in Bogojina, Slovenia from 1st to 4th October, 2013. Three students from 4ºB ESO: Oliver Kolbeck, Andrea Almeida and Sara López , has accompanied us in another wonderful experience. Teachers involved in the project this time were: Paco Sosa (Maths), Beatriz Díaz (English) and Sandra Reyes (Spanish language).




We started our trip in Graz, Austria, where we spent the weekend previous our meeting in Slovenia.


TUESDAY, 1st October 2013

We were received by the Mayor and the School Principals after visiting the school in Bogojina.





WEDNESDAY, 2nd October 2013


We started with a visit to a pottery workshop in Filovci.



Also in Filovci, we were received by Jože Gutman's family, one of the teachers in Bogojina school. 



We continued with a walking tour to lake Bukovnica, followed by a snack in the nature. A wonderful walk through the woods!




For lunch, we were offered bograč, a traditional stew. But before that, we helped Jože with grape harvest and tasted fresh grape juice.





THRURDAY, 3rd October 2013



Today is a long day! We travel more than 230 kms to visit Postojna Cave, world famous karst cave. It's really a wonderful experience.


After lunch we visited Ljubljana, capital of Slovenia.


Monday, October 7, 2013

3rd Visit - Romania


Our third Comenius meeting took place in Ploietsi, Romania from 20th to 25th of May. Three students: Limin Chen and Agustín Cruz from 2ºB ESO and Ángela Carnicer from 1ºF Bachillerato, has accompanied us in this wonderful experience. Teachers involved in the project this time were: Isabel Gutiérrez (Maths), José Antonio Martín Mesa (Economics) and Sandra Reyes (Spanish language).



In our way to Bucarest, we have stopped in Madrid. A good excuse to visit the city before leaving in the evening. On a Sunday, the city centre was full of mime artists. Some of them were really good!



TUESDAY, 21st May 2013


Our day started with a visit to  “Mihai Eminescu” Secondary School, our partner school in Romania.



After that, students and teachers participated together in three different workshops. The pictures show the one called: What makes us aware consumers?





The morning activities ended with a Zumba Class for teachers and students... Let's have fun!



WEDNESDAY, 22nd May, 2013


In the morning, we enjoyed some outdoor activities at Dâmbu Morii: treasure hunt, tourist orientation, zip line, funny games, target shooting with rifles and bows. It was really great!




In the afternoon, we visited the oldest school in Romania, located in Braşov:


THURSDAY, 23rd May, 2013


We started with a documentary visit at “Peleş” Castle in Sinaia. 




In the afternoon, we continued with another documentary visit at “Piatra Craiului” National Park. We did some hiking, learnt about local flora and fauna as well as protected species of plants and animals.





FRIDAY, 24th May 2013



In the morning we were received by local authorities in Ploietsi



Before lunch, we visited Bucharest, capital city of Romania and its impressive Parliament


In the afternoon, we practiced some outdoor activities at SELAS Golf and Polo Club in Potigrafu: golf, swimming, tennis, pool...


And this was the end of our wonderful stay in Romania! Till next time, friends!