The main topic of the international meeting was to expand knowledge about European History and Culture which is a bridge between all European countries.
On the first day, students were given a plan of work and met the representatives of local government and the mayor, participating in an informal welcoming event meeting. Then, the students made a local visit to different monuments in the region and learned about the main historical, economic and geographic aspects of the region. The students had the opportunity to experiment open air activities- canoeing- in Tejo river. The interaction was moved to student and student relation and relied on their communication and cooperation.
On the second day, Students and teachers went to the capital of Portugal –Lisbon, and had the chance to visit the main landmarks of the city and also to taste some traditional Portuguese pastry and food. Therefore, students from partner schools saw the cultural heritage of Portugal by participating into a field trip in the city, and consequently, all forms and channels of learning and acquiring information were used e.g. oral, listening, visual and speaking in a friendly environment.
Going on the previous schedule the third day was the day of experiencing and sharing among the partner countries the different traditional games. This activity allowed the involvement in a wild range of all the school community in sharing the different cultures and it also allowed a different and universal way of communication.
On the fourth day, the students were divided into two groups in order to participate in two different workshops aimed in an artistic way. Students and teachers, gathering information and bearing in mind from the acquired knowledge from the previous activities, participated in a stained-glass workshop. They created art accessories in stained glass. An Art teacher guided all the partner participants in the process of acquiring information by the students who were supposed to select, adjust and gather appropriate information to accomplished their stained glass works. At the same time other group participated in a Ballroom dances workshop. Guided by a dance teacher students and teachers learned some classical steps in different types of world dances.
After these workshops all the groups had met in the gymnasium to attend a show of gymnastics, ballroom dances and traditional Portuguese dances, and with this final activity all the partner countries and school community had the chance to know, share and explore the different cultural and artistic competences in a friendly environment.
On the last day students were able to accomplish knowledge about a typical day in a Portuguese family, therefore they spent a day visiting further places in the region, monuments, museums and seaside landscapes. They had the opportunity to experiment water sports and typical dishes in the region putting the students and families at the centre of the learning process.
The partner teachers also went on a visit in Lisbon region visiting the Portuguese major landmarks and tastes in an environment of sharing the differences and similarities among all the countries in this project
AIl partner schools have been supporting students in acquiring and expanding their knowledge about the European historical and cultural heritage, also in expressing their own identities in multicultural Europe.