Friday, January 4, 2013

First Comenius meeting in Queenswood School Morley, UK


Being in England, project participants got acquainted with the educational system of the Great Britain.

All the participants: 

  • Took  active part in sports competitions and sports meetings;  
  • Visited Morley City Hall; 
  • Visited modern Headingley Carnegie Stadium where we were able to see  and hold the Super League Trophy that ‘Leeds Rhinos’ won;
  • The participants  were at the National Coal Mining Museum where the guide at a depth of 40 meters under the ground told us how coal was extracted during the time of Queen Victoria;
  • Children met interesting people, made new friends, overcame social and cultural barriers, and also had a wonderful possibility to practice their English.

Anthem - Queenswood School from Morley
Playgrounds - with ball
Skipping rope


Playground

Leeds and London


Buckingham Palace

House of Parliament

Big Ben

London Eye



Comenius multilateral Project ”Wake - up, Shake - up: Promoting health and fitness”





This homepages features information on the "Wake-up,Shake-up:Promoting health and fitness" project, which is an international collaboration of eight European primary school from 2012 - 2014. The project is financed by the European Unions Comenius Programme. The aim of the project are: to foster new links with partner schools across Europe; to combat concern about diet and physical fitness amongst students; to compare and contrast ways of life; to provide support in order to adopt a healthier lifestyle; to promote a deeper understanding of cultural identity.

Participating countries

1. Queenswood School – United Kingdom

2. Kohtla-Järve Slaavi Põhikool – Estonia

3. Fundacion Obra Social Cultural Sopena – Spain

4. Kozlu Ilkögretim Okulu – Turkey

5. Vilniaus Levo Karsavino vidurine mokykla – Lithuania

6. Szkola Podstawowa nr 11 Stefana Batorego – Poland

7. Școala Gimnazială Nr. 25 Sibiu - Romania

8. Association Scolaire Saint Jean et La Croix – France