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  • Teacher's Introductions

    Paula Vieira

    Hello! My name is Paula Vieira. I am from Lisbon, Portugal and I teach Portuguese and English to 5th and 6th grade students. My school is situated in a very beautiful village called Póvoa de Lanhoso, near the city of Braga, in the North of Portugal.
    I love working with students and teachers in innovative and collaborative projects such as eTwinning in which I have been participating since 2016. This is the first time I am involved in an Erasmus+ project and I believe it is going to be a grat learning adventure. I love music, travelling, painting, nature and big cities.

    Mgr. Zdenka Vavrušková, Ph.D. - CZ

    Hello, my name is Zdenka and I am from the Czech Republic. I am teaching German and Czech languages at a grammar school in Vodňany. My students are 12 - 17 years old. I love reading, knitting, gardening, bee keeping, art and travelling ... I am looking forward to meet you :o)

    Jitka Melounkova - CZ

    Hello! My name is Jitka and I come from České Budějovice, a town in the south of our country. It is famous for brewing beer called Budvar (Budweiser). I teach at a grammar school at Vodňany, a town about 30 km from my hometown. I am an English teacher. I also teach PE. My students are 12 - 19 yers old. I am keen on playing volleyball, gardening and travelling. That is why I hope I will have an opportunity to visit you and learn more about your countries.

    Valerie Haas

    Hello :) ! My name is Valerie and I am from Heidelberg, Germany. I am an English and History teacher at the Erasmus Frankfurter Stadtschule. My school is a grammar school currently teaching students from year 5 up to year 10. We are located in the centre of Frankfurt.
    This is my first time participating in an Erasmus + Project and I am really excited about beeing part of this fantastic project. I am looking forward meeting you all again soon!

    Ágnes Leirerné Katona

    Hello Everybody! I'm Ágnes Leirerné Katona, I'm an English and Art teacher in the local secondary school in Csongrád, Hungary. My students are aged 11 to 18 so I have a very colourful job. I have some hobbies as well such as cycling, swimming and travelling. I'm looking forward to meeting you in Hungary. :)

    Angela MacPherson

    Hello! My name is Angela MacPherson and I am from Canada. I have been living and teaching in Germany since 2014. I work at Erasmus Frankfurter Stadtschule, a high school in Frankfurt. I currently teach English and History to students from grade 5 to 10. I live in a beautiful small town south of Frankfurt in the Odenwald district surrounded with lovely forests. I am involved in the Erasmus+ project, Acting for a Better Europe. Some of my favourite activities include genealogy, travel, and reading. This is my first Erasmus+ project and I am looking forward to many more!

    Petra Kochrdová - CZ

    Hello everybody :-) I teach at a grammar school in Vodňany, it's situated in the South Bohemia. My students are aged 11-19. I am teaching English and ICT this year. I love my job, foreign languages (German, Russian too). I like reading, dancing, travelling. I hope that we will meet each other soon.

    Paula Reis

    Hello, my name is Paula Reis and I’m an English teacher at Escola Gonçalo Sampaio, in the north of Portugal. My students are 10 to 12 years old. This is my first participation in an Erasmus+ project, so I hope to learn with it.

    MARINA D'APRILE- ITALY

    Hello, I am Marina D'Aprile , from Italy. I teach History and Literature in a secondary school of I.I.S.S."Licei Canudo Marone ITI Galilei " in Gioia del Colle where I live. I like to meet new people and new countries and I think that peace will come by the comparison betwwen different cultures. I am very happy to participate to this Erasmus project because new generation have to work for the future of Europe. Goodbye

    MARISA GATTI

    I teach Literature and History in a secondary school in Gioia del Colle, a little town in the South of Italy.
    I like my job because I think that is very important to improve in the young people love for culture.
    I am very happy partecipate to Erasmus project : I like meeting new people and knowing new culture

    SARIA VEROLI

    My name is Saria, I teach Italian, Latin, Greek and Geohistory in the Gioia del Colle Grammar school. I'm vey excited to have entered the Etwinning community and had the chance to take part to the Erasmus project. Emproving English and know new colleagues from European countries is what excites me more..

    Maria Marinelli - Italy

    Hello! I'm Maria and I live in Bari, but work in Gioia del Colle, a nice city famous for primitivo wine and mozzarella cheese. I teach in a technical secondary school, with specialization in eletrical, electronic, mechanical and informatics. My experiences are above all in the field of automatic control systems and alternative energy. Before starting to teach, I gained experiences working as researcher at technical university in Italy and UK. My main interests are reading and cooking.

    Maria Laricchia - ITALY

    Hello everybody!
    I'm Maria and I'm from Gioia del Colle, a small town in the south of Italy in Puglia famous for mozzarella cheese, primitive wine and Frederick II castle . I teach English in a Technical Industrial High school and in a Classical one, too. My students are aged 14-19 and I'm very happy because I've realized they are getting very keen on European projects as they have created new relationships with foreign students .They also hope we could meet all together somewhere, in a European country, one day, when we'll all be Covid free!!

    Marie Karfíková - CZ

    I am a high school teacher at the Vodňany Grammar School. My approval is Czech and German. I also work as an educational consultant and prevention methodologist. I am also in charge of the school library, the school chronicle and the Distance Adoption project.

    I am the mother of two children - Kryštof and Justýnka. Our family lives in the beautiful town of Písek, where the oldest stone bridge in Central Europe is located.

    I like to take photos, read, meet friends and travel. I always consider staying in foreign countries to be very enriching. I also ride a bike, cross-country skis and a snowboard.

    Isabel Lourenço- Portugal

    Hello, everyone!
    I'm an English teacher at Gonçalo Sampaio school, in Póvoa de Lanhoso, Portugal.
    I'm in this project, because getting to know other cultures/people and develop my English is something that motivates me to be a teacher and the fact of broaden my students' horizons is always something that makes me going. This is a unique opportunity for all who participate in it.

    Clara Góis

    Hi! I’m Clara. I’m from Portugal. I teach English to 7th, 8th and 9th grade students at Gonçalo Sampaio school in Póvoa de Lanhoso, a small town near two important ancient cities in the North of Portugal: Braga, my hometown, and Guimarães, where the first king of Portugal was born.
    I like reading, sports, travelling and cooking. This is my first Erasmus+Project. I’m sure it will be a challenging and wonderful learning experience

    Michaela Çakmak - CZ

    I am a teacher of Mathematics and Chemistry. I like to include hands on experiments and activities for students, use STEM approaches in my lessons and show students good czech and foreign resources of information. I have spent one semestet studying abroad and in my free time I like to travel because I enjoy and see the importance of learning about other cultures. I have a passion for my profession and believe that trying new things helps with motivation both for students and us teachers.