"HERE WE LIVE – COME AND VISIT US" Comenius project 2006 – 2008 Coordinator Taina Mikkola

Co-operating schools and co- ordinators Kymentaan koulu, Finland, Taina Mikkola Clayesmore Preparatory School, United Kingdom, Isabel Rose Grundschule Zschortau, Germany, Sabine Kops Szkola Podstawowa w Jaworsni, Poland, Magdalena Stolarz Zakladni skola jazyku Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic, Marcela Kotesovcova

Activities of the school year The planning meetings of the project took place in Finland in October 2005 and in January The joint application was planned in the meetings and sent in February 2006 to every natinal agency.

The aims of the project The name of the project is `Here we Live – Come and Visit Us` and its themes are local environment, local and national folklore and developing communication skills. The aim of the project is to develop awareness of international cultures and those of partner schools. Schools will compare and contrast the features of their own areas with those of their partners as well as considering each others´ traditional tales and folklore. Through the exploration of our themes and the development of communication skills, we aim to instil a sense of our common European identity

In the year the project aimed to explore national and\or local stories, myths, legends, or sayings. In the first half of the year the children produced storybooks, which were shared with partner schools. In the second half of the year the schools explored music, dance or drama and exchanged songs. Pupils made videos and audiotapes. The project meetings were in Poland and Finland. Activities of the school year

In the year 2007 – 2008 children developed their understanding of ICT by writing monthly diaries through . During the year a simultaneous diary was produced and printed of one week in the life of each school. Towards the end of the year all schools produced a report and exhibition to show the activities, achievements and an evaluation of the project. In the autumn 2007 deputy headmaster John Thorpe from Clayesmore Prep. School visited Finnish school and Pamela ???????from the same school Polish school. The project meetings were in Germany and England. Action of the school year

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Come and visit us

Co-ordinator and the assistent