The Second Meeting of Erasmus+ Project
“Tolerance – Our Common Language” in Lithuania
The week from May 7th to 11th was an extraordinary one to the community of Juliaus Janonio Gymnasium - the school hosted the meeting of international partners of the Erasmus+ project “Tolerance – our common language”. Lithuanian students welcomed the guests from Romania, Turkey, Italy and Portugal.
The main goals of the meeting:
- To increase tolerance and understanding:
- Raise awareness about the European diversity and cultural identities:
- To promote equality and integration.
The main topic of the meeting – “Cultural fair”.
The participants of the project had an opportunity to try a lot of different activities. First, they discussed the problems of their countries, cities, schools and analysed them in the Round table discussion. The discussion was a warmer-up and preparation for the Forum Theatre event on the second day of the meeting. Students were provided with different problems ( e.g. gender inequality, bullying, drug abuse, etc.) related to tolerance or intolerance and had to prepare scenarios working in groups. The most interesting and involving part of the Forum Theatre were the performances and the discussion.
During the second part of the day, the project group celebrated the “European day” together with the visitors of the day care centre “Goda”. All the participants worked in blended groups and took part in various creative and physical tasks together with the disabled. The activities included painting, modeling clay flowers, dancing, playing football.
There were cultural fairs every evening – project’s partners showed their country’s traditions and customs, taught everybody their folk dances, songs and games. All participants got to know Lithuania’s culture, traditions and national heritage – everyone made themselves leather key chains at Ch. Frenkel villa, felt some wool and made candles at Pakruojo manor house, tasted their own hand-made sweets at “Rūta” sweets’ factory.
The project participants could also improve their skills in team work during the orienteering sports event around the city “Olympic Challenge – City of the Sun”. The main goal of the competition was to encourage the children and young people of the city, as well as our guests, to take an active interest in the history and the present of the city while travelling. There were 4 groups according to the age of the competitors, including the project teams, 29 teams all in all.
Here you can find some pleasant moments from the competition: https://www.facebook.com/pg/sportasjjg/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1849446925102044
Created with flickr slideshow.
ŠIAULIŲ JULIAUS JANONIO GIMNAZIJA
ŠIAULIAI JULIAUS JANONIO GYMNASIUM
Tilžės st. 137 LT-76348 Šiauliai Lithuania Tel.: 370 41 52 33 73, 370 41 52 33 75 Fax.: 370 1 52 33 73 E-mail: janon.gimn@su.lt
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Erasmus+ strategic partnership
for Schools only Project
"TOLERANCE - OUR COMMON LANGUAGE"
MEETING SCHEDULE
Šiauliai Juliaus Janonio Gymnasium
May 5 -13, 2018
Saturday May 5, 2018 (Romania)
An aquiantance with Šiauliai city/ Family time for students
Sunday, May 6, 2018 (Turkey, Portugal, Italy)
Foreign partners‘ arrival and accommodation (hotels and host families)
Monday, May 7, 2018
09:00 The opening ceremony and official welcome at school
09:30 A brief excursion at school
09:50 Coffee break
10:00 A Roundtable Discussion (facilitated and hosted by Lithuanian students)
12:30 Lunch
13:30 An excursion in Šiauliai (a city center and its famous places to visit)
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 Lithuanian Cultural Fair (traditional songs, dances, games)
17:30 Family time for students/ Acquaintance meeting for teachers at “Menoja“ studio
Tuesday, May 8, 2018
09:00 Forum Theatre (preparation and teamwork)
10:00 Forum Theatre performances
11:00 Coffee break
11:20 Forum Theatre performances
12:30 Lunch
13:30 A visit to a day care center “Goda“ (hands-on activities with the disabled “Let‘s Celebrate Europe‘s Day“)
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 Turkish/Romanian Cultural Fair (traditional songs, dances, games)
17:00 Family time for students
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
10:00 Project meeting at school
10:30 An educational program in Chaimas Frenkelis Villa ( one of the most popular cultural tourist destinations in Northern Lithuania)
13:30 Lunch
14:00 Italian/Portuguese Cultural Fair (traditional songs, dances, games)
15:00 “Olympic Challenge – City of the Sun“ (an orienteering competition in teams)
17:30 “Olympic Challenge – City of the Sun“ closing ceremony and awards
18:00 Family time for students/ Traditional dinner for teachers at “Kapitonas Morganas“
Thursday, May 10, 2018
09:00 Culture visit:The Hill of Crosses, Naisiai , Pakruojis Manor
12:00 Lunch (traditional Lithuanian dishes,
13:15 Excursion in Pakruojis Manor
14:15 Educational activities in Pakruojis Manor
17:00 Free time in Šiauliai: Entertainment Evening (Kane‘s arena/Ice arena/Bowling alley/Cosmos Milky Way)
18:00 Family time for students
Friday, May 11, 2018
09:25 Meeting with English teachers
09:25 Sports activities for students (school‘s gym)
11:05 Re-establishment of the project agenda, reflection on the meeting, dissemination plans (for project teachers)
11:30 Lunch
13:30 A visit to the chocolate museum “Rūta“ and a Chocolate workshop
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 A closing ceremony (certificates, a farewell concert)
Departure
Saturday, May 12, 2018
Romania, Turkey, Portugal
Sunday, May 13, 2018
Italy
NB : students should have some comfortable clothes and footwear for sports activities