Monday,9th of April
On the first day in Germany, all students were welcomed by headmistress of German partner school. Estonian and German students then took a tour of the school’s premises. German students and teachers introduced Estonian students to the German system of vocational education. Students could also talk to students from different department of the German college. After that, both groups continued project work on the project unit "Digital awareness." They completed their presentations and delivered them to all those involved in the project. In the afternoon, students started developing infographics on their topics. These infographics will be available to all students at both colleges.
Tuesday, 10th of April
In the morning, the group had to complete their infographics on different topics. They will inform interested students at both colleges about artificial intelligence and the impact of positive and negative footprints you leave on the internet. They worked diligently to complete these infographics in English, Estonian and German. After lunch, all students involved in the project had the opportunity to participate in an intercultural workshop in the open-air museum in Lindlar. Students and teachers learned more about German regional traditions and customs. They prepared a regional dish and were introduced to German history. In the evening, students and teachers took part in a team-building event. They all went to the climbing hall in Lindlar and were introduced to climbing. Most students had never tried this before.
Wednesday, 11th of April
Everybody was really excited about Wednesday morning, because students could attend a lecture on the topic “Social Networks – a guideline for digital execution” – “I know what you will have done tomorrow” – Tricks of people collecting data in web 3.0”. German team of teachers had invited Prof. Ernst Schulten from the University of Aschaffenburg to give this lecture. He is a renowned scientist in this field. All students were really impressed and learned a lot about how to surf the net more safely. Students involved in the project then engaged in a feedback session. It turned out that a lot of students had not been aware of the dangers involved in using social networking sites. After lunch, students and teachers took a tour of the premises of the local company Jockey. There, they learned more about automation in an industrial plant and what qualities do company expect from trainees and workers.
Thursday, 12th of April
All those involved in the project had to work on the unit “Identity protection in a digital environment.” At first, students presented the results they had achieved so far. Then, they had to complete recording of videos in English, Estonian and German. They added all contents onto the project website. This website will be accessible to all students at both colleges, so that they can inform themselves about dangers and protection measures. This website contains videos on several topics related to identity protection (standard details that should not be published online, VPN, how to deal with further personal information, etc.) as well as texts regarding these issues. In the evening, Estonian and German students and teachers had a barbecue at school.
Friday, 13th of April
In the morning, all groups presented their results and finished uploading their results on the webpage. Then, Estonian students could attend a workshop on Html that had been prepared and planned by German students. After that, both groups engaged in a feedback session. In this session, participants evaluated the project units, organization of the visit to Wipperfürth and general project objectives. In the afternoon there was an award ceremony in which all attendees of the meeting received certificates.
