The time has come to review and report on the 3rd
project Meeting we had the opportunity
to participate in. This project is part of the « Erasmus+ » program
and the meeting took place in Seville from the 14th to the 20th February,
2016. Eight different countries were involved in this event: Turkey/Poland/Lithuania/Italy/France/Portugal/Spain/Latvia.
Five of our French students, from the « Lycée
Maurice Genevoix in Montrouge”, were fortunate enough to participate in this great experience in Seville, and we had
the chance to chaprone them.
This week in Seville was a rewarding
and an unforgettable experience for several reasons.
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Mobility,
Adaptability
Workshops and activities enabled us to improve our language
skills and flexibility. We had to speak English during our week-stay and it
was really great for the students to have to collaborate with their peers and to
investigate similarities and differences between their cultures. From various media, they had to produce an intercultural dialogue by conducting collaborative presentations. They had for example to teach other students how to
dance their traditional folk dances, which was not really easy... Thanks to all the workshops, they had to dare to express themselves in another language in front of the whole group.
The students had to develop
their flexibility to understand and be understood from the other students and from their host families..
The students were so sad to leave Seville and their host
families that they can’t wait to come back to Spain. This kind of project may consequently promote European students’
mobility. For the students and for us, it was a great way to train and acquire
experience abroad
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Understanding
of European cultures and learning with ICT
The meeting in Seville provided an opportunity to
develop “learning with ICT”. Indeed, the students had to prepare some videos
about the culture of their countries. These videos were made thanks to an
online presentation software tool, such as « Powtoon ». Through this
experience, students and teachers discovered some softwares and learned how to
use them to create animated video explainers. During the Workshop “Overcome the
prejudice”, they made new videos to sum up similarities and differences of
their cultures. By watching all the presentations, students and teachers were
able to explore virtual mobility and a better use of new technologies.
This week was also an opportunity for students to
investigate European cultures. All the participants learned about the other
countries, traditional dishes, celebrations and folk dances. The exhibition and
taste of traditional food, and the workshop “How to cook a Salmorejo (traditional
tomato soup)” enabled us to discover new recipes, and ‘gluttony’ has proved to
be a common ‘quality’
in all cultures!
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Discovering
Seville and a part of Spain.
The Spanish team had also organized cultural visit of the Old Town and the Alcazar (Musslim castle
and palace) and cultural visit of Granada and Alhambra. With the interesting
explanations of Spain teachers, these visits were very enriching and formative
for pupils and teachers.
An
amazing, unforgettable and unique experience!!
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