1. REPORT FOR THE FIRST YEAR WORK ON THE MULTILATERAL COMENIUS PROJECT 2012 – 2014 “UNITED EUROPE – A PERFECT HOME TO LIVE IN” prepared by Professional High School of Mechanical Techniques – Sliven, Bulgaria Project partners are schools from Romania, Sweden, Latvia and Poland

2. Activities - September, 2012 On 21.09.2012 during the Pedagogical Council The Headmistress of The Professional High School of Mechanical Techniques Mrs. Tatiana Mincheva with great joy presented a project within the Comenius program. In summary she exposed the global goal and specific purposes, main activities and expected results of the two-years project work. We discussed the project activities to be included in the plans for the activities of subject departments in the school and their integration into the curricula of general and professional education. There was formed a team of teachers who would work on the project.

3. Activities - September, 2012  Designed a board for the beginning of the project. Presented the theme, the purposes we set, main activities and expected results. Launched the Comenius Corner.  We have announced a selection for project participants satisfying fixed criteria.

4. Activities – October, 2012 Mobility in Hunedoara, Romania 17.10.2012 – 22.10.2012

5. Activities - October, 2012  We identified the students who would participate in the Comenius project entitled "United Europe – a perfect home to live in.“ "United Europe – a perfect home to live in.“  We presented the countries participating in the project purposes, expected results and main activities of the project.

6. Activities - October, 2012  We collected information about the partners - Romania, Poland, Sweden and Latvia.  We prepared posters and presentations about them.

7. Photos from the preparation and making Boards about the partners

8. Proposals for the logo design and choice of Bulgarian team

9. We selected logo № 4

10. Vote for the project logo Here are the proposals :

11. Our choice for logo was : After Consulting, Bulgarian students decided: POLAND - 4 points (the one with the arms and hands) ROMANIA - 3 points LATVIA - 2 points SWEDEN - 1 point Polish logo

12.  We made a greeting - presentation for Christmas and New Year and sent it by e-mail to all partners. Activities - December, 2012  We prepared a film about Bulgarian customs and traditions for Christmas and put it on Facebook

13. Bulgarian logo of received the most votes  Here is the ready made logo which we prepared on a computer

14. Our 5-course for Christmas and New Year

15. Our selection of Christmas and New Year meals  Bulgarian participants chose these dishes from countries - partners Sweden Romania Poland Latvia

16. Our selection of Christmas and New Year meals Pictures from the Preparations of our Chosen dishes from Romania, Sweden, Poland, and Latvia

17.  Skype conference with partners from Latvia Activities - January, 2013

18. Activities - February, 2013 Mobility in Kandava, Latvia 19.02.2013 – 26.02.2013

19.  Skype conference with partners from Sweden Activities - March, 2013

20.  We prepared a presentation and a board about the Bulgarian traditions and customs associated with Easter. Activities - March, 2013

21.  We prepared presentation about the educational system in Bulgaria Activities - March, 2013

22.  Skype conference with partners from Romania Activities - April, 2013

23.  Preparation for the mobility in Bulgaria Activities - April, 2013

24.  Mobility in Bulgaria 17.04.13 – 23.04.13 Activities - April, 2013

25.  We prepared presentation for the spring holidays and customs in Bulgaria.  We made a successful attempt to recreate and show Bulgarian traditions in reality. Mobility in Bulgaria - April, 2013

26. We have made a film for Bulgaria and a presentation for the town and the high- school. We have made a film for Burgas and Nesebar. We show them to our guests during the mobility. Mobility in Bulgaria - April, 2013

27.  We planted bushes and a Romanian tree in the Comenius Corner Mobility in Bulgaria – April, 2013

28.  We made two crossword puzzles for interactive board with the help of which we learned English during the mobility in Bulgaria Mobility in Bulgaria – April, 2013

29.  We made a presentation and with the help of the interactive board learned the languages of the partners during the mobility. Mobility in Bulgaria – April, 2013

30.  On a working meeting all the partners presented educational systems in their countries. A discussion was held. Mobility in Bulgaria – April, 2013

31.  We made puzzles with national coat of arms of each country. Students had to rank puzzles with the arms of their partners and put the appropriate flag.

32.  We prepared a brochure for the mobility of our partners in Bulgaria from 17 to 23.04.2013 that we circulated on the Panorama of the Schools, which was held on 29.04 and 30.04.2013 in Sliven Activities - April, 2013

33. Activities - May, 2013  We published information for the mobility held in Bulgaria http://new.sliven.net/sys/news/index.php?id=108321

34.  We translated 30 words into Bulgarian for the Electronic Dictionary Activities - May, 2013

35.  We prepared a film with the selected words shown in English and pronounced in Bulgarian Activities - May, 2013

36.  We prepared promotional materials for dissemination of the project. Activities - May, 2013