There were 2 online meetings planned by the founders and organized by the teachers in the project.
The first one involved more than two countries (Greece, Poland, Serbia, Moldova and Austria).
It was thoroughly planned and there was a Doodle survey to check the availability and the best time for us to meet.
First online Meeting: Friday, 25th of November, 13:00 -14:00 CET
Tool: eTwinning Live (beginning), Skype (the end)
THE MAIN OBJECTIVE:
to share and get feedback on the ice-breaking activities and presentations on the countries posted on the page TEAM/SCHOOL/COUNTRY on the Twin Space
The aim is to learn some new things about
1. the school system in the partner countries
2. their city and
3. their country
In this order of ideas we asked the teachers that confirmed their participation
1. to prepare about 10 questions about their school/city/country based on the information placed on the Twin Space pages
2. be ready to have students shortly tell us about your school system and answer the questions:
- what age do you start school
- how many grades/forms are there (how is it organised for eg. in Moldova primary - forms 1 to 4, secondary/gymnasium forms 5 to 9 and high school/lyceum forms 10-12)
- what is the grading system in your country
- extracurricular activities (are there any after school activities, clubs at your school, which are the most popular afterschool activities in your school)
- how long is the lesson
- how long is the break (is there a lunch break and how long is it?)
- how many students are there per class
- what time do lessons start
These are the questions on Moldova
1. What are the colours of the Moldovan flag?
2. What are the neighbours of Moldova? (hint: neighbouring countries)
3. What is Moldova called because of the abundance of fruit and vegetables?
4. What is the drink that accompanies a good Moldovan dinner? (hint: it is something that Moldova produces and is very proud of and there is even a festival dedicated to it)
5. What thing in Moldova has been included in the Guinness Book?(hint: Is it an animal, person, place?)
6. What is the dairy product that is used in/with most Moldovan meals?
7. What can you frequently spot alongside the roads in Moldova?
8. What is a distinct part of the Moldovan landscape? (hint: are there many cities?)
9. There are many of these all throughout Moldova. Some were used to hide in when the enemy came. What are they?
10. There is a curious thing about one of the cities in Moldova. What is there so curious about it and what ethnic community is it connected with?
These are the questions on Austria
1. The capital of Austria is …
2. The colours of the Austrian flag are …
3. Name a famous meal or dessert
4. What is the most popular sport in Austria?
5. How many people live in Austria?
6. In which town is our school situated?
7. The town is situated next to which country?
8. What´s characteristic of St. Stephans church in our town?
These are the questions on Poland:
1. What are the colours of the Polish flag?
2. What is the Polish national bird?
3. What are the neighbours of Poland? (neighbouring countries)
4. What is a distinct part of the Polish landscape? (hint: are there many cities?) .
5. Name a famous meal or dessert
6. What is the capital city of Poland?
7. In which part of the Poland is our school situated? (what is the name of the country
8.How old is is our school?
Questions about Serbia:
1. Near witch town is our village Radinac situated?
2. Which big river flows nearby?
3. What is the name of our football club?
4. In what century was Smederevo fortress built?
5. In what shape is Smederevo fortress built? Look at the picture...
6. What is the biggist festival in Smederevo?
7. What fruit does it celebrate?
8.Which are our most famous dishes?Look for the recepie we wrote to you...
9.What is our capital city called, and what does that name mean?
10. What mountain is the most important tourist destination in Serbia?
Online Meeting 2: Friday, 31st of March, 13:00 -14:00 CET
Tool: eTwinning Live Event
Participant Countries: Moldova and Serbia
MAIN OBJECTIVE: to share impressions about the project activities, what did they like best and what difficulties the students encountered.
Process:
1. Serbian and Moldovan students took turns saying what they enjoyed, liked best in the project.
2. Students also met face to face with their pen pals whom they wrote letters
3. We made some plans on setting up some working pairs for a collaborative article on facebook.
THE UNPLANNED, AWESOME AND UNFORGETTABLE MOMENTS of the meeting
In the end the meeting however also took an unexpected turn when after ending the planned activity the Serbian team started singing. The Moldovans picked up and sang too. Then the Moldovans asked the Serbian students to sing their national anthem and they took turns singing their anthems. And on that fine note the meeting has ended.
Here is a picture of Serbian team during the meeting:
Here is the online meeting seen from the Moldovan side
Online meeting 2 31 March 2016 from Liliana Nederita on Vimeo.
Here is us singing the Moldovan anthem
Untitled from Liliana Nederita on Vimeo.
And ... another song
Untitled from Liliana Nederita on Vimeo.
THAT WAS SURE A LOT OF FUN!!!