United Kingdom: First project visit in Eskisehir, Turkey Nov 2012
During the meeting we covered the following areas:
- get acquainted
with the other partners, their schools and towns;
- handed in
designs for the logo of the project;
- Handed in
sample questions to create the first questionnaire
- had the
possibility to learn about the new changes in the Turkish educational
system;
- each partner
shared information about educational system in their own countries and
compared them with the other participating countries;.
- received
instructions regarding important requirements of the Comenius programme,
such as certificates of attendance etc.
Activities and Events:
During the first meeting we were warmly welcomed at the school followed
by a fantastic concert which covered many traditional Turkish dances, songs and
music. The importance of the project was highlighted by the presence of local
dignitaries and the press. I was particularly impressed by the involvement of
the parents who cooked a traditional lunch for us and even invited us into
their home to see a typical house.
There were many opportunities to taste local and delicious food, both
home-cooked for us by the parents or in restaurants.
Many trips and visits to museums, mosques and other educational or cultural
sites gave us an insight into Turkish customs and life. We laid a wreath at Ataturk’s mausoleum in
Ankara, which was an unforgettable experience for all involved, as was the
early morning visit to a Hamam. We had an opportunity to visit a calcite quarry
to see natural resources being mined and back at school we observed and
participated in some lessons as well as looking at completed work from the
project.
