Christmas Cards

Portuguese students have made beautiful Chistmas cards- Here are some of them: 

Mariana-Malaquias-Maria

 

Patricia-Sofia

Jose-Tiago

 Raquel-Venancio

Second meeting: Wiesloch (Germany)

From 3^rd till 10^th December teachers and students from five European countries met at Louise-Otto-Peters-School in Wiesloch. The project aims at common and different aspects of folk dance and music instruments, festivities, public and religious festivals etc.

The programme started when the group met for a guided tour in Mannheim Castle which is renowned for its size and style. The visitors were made acquainted with the cultural programme presented by decorations, paintings, carpets during the 18^th and 19^th century.

The guided tour in Mannheim Castle was necessary for an understanding of the neighbouring Jesuit’s Church and the Sebastian’s Church at the market place as well as the programme of Schwetzingen Castle Gardens (to be visited on Thursday).

The Jewish Synagogue was not open to the public because of Saturday. So the group had a look at the building from outside and is informed about the history of the Jewish community in Mannheim.

The Mosque in Mannheim offered the visitors a warm welcome. They explained the rites from entering a mosque to praying, teaching and learning. Afterwards the audience met in the tearoom for further explanations and information.

On early Sunday afternoon the group arrived in the picturesque medieval town of Bad Wimpfen.

On Monday, 6^th December, the projects were presented at the hall of the Vocational School Centre Wiesloch. The second half was made part of an official Welcome Event at which the principal Mr. Rolf Ohnemus could welcome not only teachers and students of the project but also from side of the Rhine-Neckar-District-Administration Mr. Bernhard Haffner, Head of Department for Schools, and the 1^st Mayor of Wiesloch, Mrs. Ursula Hänsch. To welcome the guests from abroad the theatre group of LOP-School performed some scened due to Saint Nicholas Day.

On Tuesday there was a day outing in Strasbourg and boat trip on the canals from where one has a view of the European institutions and the city centre. Strasbourg Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral dating back to the 11^th century and one of the landmarks of the Rhine Valley. The astronomical clock and the tapestries are among the most interesting features of the building.

On Wednesday the group paid a visit to “Dr. Carl Benz Automobile Museum” in Ladenburg to introduce into the 125-years-old history of the automobile.

A guided tour in Heidelberg made the visitors acquainted with the Old University with Library, Auditorium and Students’ Carcer. The Jesuits’ Church (compared with Mannheim and Rome), the Memorial of Friedrich Ebert, first President of the Weimar Republic, Old Bridge and Holy Ghost Church.

Afterwards they went up to Heidelberg Castle to see the ruins, garden and palaces.

On Thursday morning the Comenius gathering went to Schwetzingen Castle Garden. The world famous garden is among the highest ranking gardens in Europe and its administration applies for UNESCO World Heritage.

Afterwards the visitors were taken to “Hockenheimring” which is one of the most modern racetracks in the world. Built between 1930 and 1932 it is closely connected with the rapid development of (sports-)cars and motorbikes.

In the late afternoon a festive farewell party at Schwetzingen Castle Restaurant was the proper surroundings to finalize the project meeting which had been so successful in each respect.

This is the presentation of the Spanish group in the second meeting held in Germany. It was followed by a performance of the students.

Music and dance in spain

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Greetings dictionary

These are the most common ways to greet people in the different languages of our project. We think that greeting someone is a great opportunity to show them they matters to you, that you are friendly and approachable, that you notice their presence and are happy to be near them, in short, that they are in our minds.


ENGLISH: Hello - Good morning - Goodbye - Good evening - Good night - Have a good time - Enjoy your meal - See you later

 
POLISH: Cześć!- Dzień dobry! - Do widzenia! -   Dobry wieczór! - Dobranoc! -   Baw się dobrze! - Smacznego! - Do zobaczenia później!


PORTUGUESE: Olá - Bom dia - Adeus - Boa tarde - Boa noite - Diverte-te - Bom apetite - Até logo


GERMAN: Hallo - Guten morgen - Auf wiedersehen - Guten abend - Gute nacht - Viel spa - Guten appetit - Bis sp ter


SPANISH: ¡Hola! - Buenos días - Adiós - Buenas tardes - Buenas noches - Que lo pases bien - Buen provecho - Hasta luego


TURKISH: Merhaba - Günaydın - Hoşçakal - Iyi akşamla - Iyi geceler - Iyi eğlenceler - Afiyet olsun - Görüşürüz