Holy Family Primary and Nursery School, Derry City, N. Ireland
Period of the meeting: 06.06. 2019 – 09.06.2019
Number of participants: 15
2 - Holland, 3 - Germany, 2 - Greece, 2 - Italy, 1 - Lithuania, 2 - Romania, 3 - Sweden
7th of June 2019, we were taken by a teacher, directly from the hotel and headed to the school where we were going to carry out the program.
The reception was a special one, emotions when reviewing with the other members of the Erasmus program in the other countries.
This mobility was not with children from any country, only teachers participating, being a meeting for the management and implementation of the project.
The official reception was made in the school's hall of festivities, the artistic moment being an exceptional one, a very well thought out and organized moment, attended by teachers and children. It was a welcome show where the director's speech, songs and a musical theatre scene "Mary Poppins" were found.
We visited the school, the classes, the administrative offices, the gymnasium, the canteen, the playgrounds, the school yard, but also the other module buildings that belonged to the school, as well as the small vegetable garden of the school.
On that day, an activity with the children took place in the school yard, attended by all the parents of the students, an event outside the Erasmus project, a project of sports activities by different age groups and workshops, very well received in the local community.
We were particularly impressed with two modules that represented classes for children who had behavioural problems, school adaptation, children who had a different learning rhythm, classes that prepared students for integration into the community.
We attended several hours of training at several levels of education, we discussed the integration and inclusion of children with special needs, we were also presented with the education system in Northern Ireland.
According to the program, we participated in an extremely interesting activity, a visit to The Giants Causeway.
The second day of mobility, 8th of June.2019, I attended a session of two group meetings, in the ICT lab of the school, where we developed the Erasmus mobility strategy. We discussed about the meeting in Sweden, we established the date of the final meeting, the one in the Netherlands, current problems of organization, feedback on mobility in Romania, the short and long term action plan, issues to be followed in the next mobility and clear work tasks. for each country, organization and completion on the official website of the work platform.
The learning activities in Romania and the Netherlands were also evaluated.
In the afternoon, we were taken on a walking tour of Derry, with an authorized tour guide.
We visited the Citadel from the historical part of the city, so we found out about the troubled history of the places, we also had a tour of the mural paintings in the city, true works of art that symbolize the struggle for freedom, a special place of attraction being Free Derry Corner.
In the evening we attended the official dinner, in a traditional Irish Pub, where besides the local specific food, we took part in a show of Irish songs and dances.
The last working day, 9th of June 2019, was an exciting one, participating in a local holiday, a milestone day in the local community, Sunday service, organized at the church.
The atmosphere was friendly, warm, a good working one.
Time schedule
Thursday 6th June
Travel day
Inform Ireland of arrival in Derry via WhatsApp and we will bring you to your accommodation.
Friday 7th June
9am Initial meeting in school / Coffee
10.00-10.30am Greeting/assembly
10.30am – 12.00pm Visits to classrooms
12.00pm – 1.00pm
Lunch in school
1.00pm – 3.00pm
Meeting time – Evaluation of
2018/19
3.00pm – 8.00pm
Visit to the Giant’s Causeway/ North Antrim Coast
8.30pm
Meal in Derry City -Quay West restaurant
Saturday 8th June
9am Coffee in school
9.30am – 11.00am
Meeting time – Planning 2019/20
11.00am Coffee
11.30am – 1pm
Meeting time -
1.00pm – 4.00pm
Lunch/Free time
Shopping in Derry
4.00 – 6.00pm
Guided tour of the Derry Walls / Bogside
6.00pm – 7.30pm
Free time
7.30 pm
Meal/entertainment in Derry – Badgers bar/restaurant
Sunday 9th June
9.00 am Coffee in School
9.30am – 11.00am
Meeting time – Planning 2019/20
11.00am Coffee
11.30am – 1.00pm Meeting time – Planning 2019/20
1.00pm
Free time / travel time to the airport in Belfast/Dublin
Decision
Skype is interesting -> Spoken language can be translated. But the aim is also to communicate with each other in English.
· Johan and Panos will pass the ideas (Kahoot, sustainable development). Instructions will follow on website. First try it in your own school. Maximum Question number (minimum 15, maximum 20)
· Do three questionnaires for evaluation (folder general documents), do the tool contest and bring the summary to Lithuania
· Use of skype -game hangman, Pictionary with another country (organised by Panos and Johan) June 2019 -> Arrange it yourself with a partner.
· Paula will organize the folder in a logical order
Year 3 Spare parts lesson ideas:
· Visit in Leipzig during pupil mobility – hygiene museum about human body (Dresden)
Senses memory. Narges will upload it in lessonplans folder 2019-2020
· (school on wheeles) -> herinnering voor Paula
· Kahoot about human body
· Lithuania – visit to wholesale/factory/farm - production/food chain
Outcomes (bring to meeting in Greece):
· Fit for kids -> N Ireland (Gavin) will take the lead (Johan will send the Dutch version) - Each country will complete an excersise.
· During the lesson day – walking. Sweden (Marie) will upload lesson idea so we can use it all
· Daily miler
· Italy (Ilaria) will upload lesson plan (before October) how to involve doctors in the classroom. You can ask your local newspaper to give attention to it.
NL will copy C4 pupilmobility information and send it to Lithuania
