OUR SCHOOLS

“SILVANIA” SCHOOL

Scoala Gimnaziala "Silvania" is a school from Simleu Silvaniei, a town situated in the NW of Romania. It is one of the biggest and representative schools from our area and it embraces a territory in which different cultural and economical situations can de found. Our town is disadvantaged because there is a large scale of unemployment with a low standard of living.

Our schoool was fonded on the 1st September 1888, and it was called „The school of the Romanian little girls”.

At present, our school has 850 students , from 6 to 14 years, of all kind of ethnic groups that exists in our county, (Romanians, Gipsies, Hungarians, and Slovakians).

Our students religion is varied, from orthodox (most of them), to greek-catholics, roman-catholics and baptists.

Our school is endowed with 35 classrooms, 4 laboratories, a gym, an Information and Documentary Center, a logopedic room, psychology room, a consulting room, 2 sports grounds.

This project enables these children to learn how to learn, to participate in unique experiences, to collaborate with other children of their age from other European countries, to discover the traditions of other nations, respect their cultural heritage by understanding its place in the great European heritage.

Running projects i n our school

European Comenius Project: ”DE L’EAU D’ICI A L’EAU DE LA, L’EAU AU TOUS SES ETATS „ (2008-2010)
European Comenius Project: „Roots and Wings- My life, your life, our lifes” (2011-2013)
European Comenius Project: ”People Events Around Countries of Europe-PEACE” (2013-2015)

The students are in need of learning new skills and practicing a foreign language. All these will lead to the primary aim of this and all European projects are to estabish relationships between others across the union.

POLAND

GREECE

GYMNASIO GASTOUNIS

Our school is in Gastouni, a town and a former municipality in Ilia ( the birthplace of the Olympic Games), West Greece and it is 5km from the Ionian Sea.

It first opened as a High School in 1929 and it is a continuation of the Greek School of Gastouni operating since the 1840s.

Today it has 3 classes Α , Β , Γ and the student population is 190 students. The students are of different nationalities. 24 teachers work at the school, teaching various subjects.

Every year our school is involved in various cultural programs, environmental education programs and sports activities.

ROMANIA

Primary School No 2 is a local public primary school with about 400 students. It is located in the town in the centre of Poland - Koluszki. Our school was founded in 1935. In 1981 it was named after a famous Polish poet, novelist and essayist - Maria Konopnicka

Primary education is comprehensive and obligatory for all pupils. Our school is coeducational like most public schools in Poland. Children between the ages of 7 and 13 attend it for a period of 6 years. Subjects they learn in school are: Polish, English, Maths, Science, IT, Music, Art, Technology, Religion and PE.

Teachers spend a lot of time with their pupils. They go on school trips and work with students after regular lessons. Students love doing projects, being involved in competition and preparing school events.

LATVIA

MEZVIDI PRIMARY SCHOOL

Mezvidi Primary School is situated in a small rural municipality called Mezvidi, Karsava region, in the east of Latvia, in one of the historically developed areas of Latvia called Latgale, about 300km away from the capital city Riga. Mezvidi municipality is a frontier village which has been included in Karsava region for 5 years. The school is situated in a geographically advantageous location. It is located in the centre of the village about 2,5km away from the highway Rezekne-Karsava. The local

bus traffic is well-developed so many people use this service to travel to the region centre Karsava or to Rezekne that is one of the largest cities of Latgale or to Ludza that is one of the oldest towns in Latvia. The railway crosses the village but the there is no passenger traffic. In the 19

th century there was an open field in the place where Mezvidi village is situated nowadays. The land belonged to the Russian landlord who lived in Ludza. The occupancy of the territory began with the construction of the railway. The first was built the railway station that was called Ivanovka. The first Jewish traders came to settle there later. Many buildings were built for living and as storehouses. Some of these buildings have survived

until today: the storehouse, the first floor of the old pub and the post horse

station that was later rebuilt and used as a railway station. The school premises are located in the former building of the old pub. The first floor is built of stones and has survived. Now there is a school canteen, kitchen, storerooms, gym, music room, home economics room for boys and a cloakroom for primary students on the first floor. The second storey is reconstructed and built of bricks. There are classrooms and teacher’s

room on the second floor. In the course of time the school has participated in different projects to raise funds in order to install the water pipes and WC, to rebuild lobby and loakrooms, to build the Green class and to change the floor in the gym. Our school is an institution operating under the authority of Ministry of Education. We have been providing primary education for the students from 6 to 15 years. The school has won

ECO Schools Green Flag since 2005/2006 school year. ECO council works in the school and the pupils, teachers and parents are involved there. Every year the school works at one ECO theme. This year the theme is Healthy lifestyle. In school year 2005/2006 the school took part in Comenius 1 language project. Within the framework of the project our school cooperated with Zwoll Parkschool from Netherlands and made bilateral exchange visits with this school. This school year the school is attended by 75 pupils. 12 teachers work in the school. Mezvidi Primary School is famous for pupils’ achievements in scholastic competitions, contests and sport activities. The school provides pupils with different after school activities and hobby groups where they can improve their knowledge and skills: school dance groups, music group, sport groups, ECO group, and creative works hobby group. Art School affiliate of Karsava region works in the school and almost half of the school pupils attend it.

There are lots of traditions developed and celebrated in the school: Teachers’ Day, Poetry Days, Crop exhibition, Christmas, St Valentines Day, Mother’s Day, Last call of 9th grade students, Students Finishing School.

Twice a year we go hiking along selected routes and go on excursions.

Turkey

Sakarya Ortaokulu/Turkiye

Etimesgut or Etimesut, formerly Ahimesut, where our school is located is a metropolitan district of Ankara Province (Our capital city) in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, mainly consisting of large public housing projects, 25 km (16 mi) from Ankara city centre. Public buildings include the sugar factory, the Turkish aviation authority headquarters at Etimesgut Airport and a military training camp. Etimesgut is on the ancient Silk Road to the orient, and still today the road and railway from Ankara to Istanbul pass through the district.

Sakarya Ortaokulu is a lower secondary school with 1997 students aged between 12-15 and 83 teachers. We also have a Kindergarten in our school. The classes are mostly overcrowded with 40 to 45 students that effects the students’ motivation towards the classes in a negative aspect. There is a small school canteen, a teachers room , a science laboratory, a meeting hall and a library in our school. There is also a very big garden where the students have free time during the breaks.

Portugal

The Escola Profissional de Esposende was created in 1993, as a result of a Contract Program celebrated between the Ministry of the Education and the promotional entities, respectively the City Council of Esposende. In 1999, in consequence of the legal system modification concerning vocational schools, was constituted the Zendensino − Cooperative of Education and Public Interest of Limited Responsibility. The City Council of Esposende, Alfacoop (another cooperative) and a few teachers and employees compose Zendensino. This Cooperative of Education is the owner entity of Escola Profissional de Esposende since September of 1999. For the School installation, the City Council yielded the building of the Amorim Campos Schools, located in the village of Fão. Zendensino is also owner of the Escola de Música de Esposende (School Music of Esposende) since 2001 and of the Centro de Novas Oportunidades (Long Life Learning) since 2006.

Zendensino is committed to the promotion of the integrated development and the improvement of Esposende dynamics, which is a geographic area directed to tourism and Restaurant Industry.

Zendensino had as first goal to suppress the lacks of qualified professionals in the areas of Tourism, Catering and Animation, contributing, in this way, for the increase of the scholar and professional certification of the region youth, placing in the work market technicians duly qualified. Currently, the Zendensino offers Level IV Vocational Courses in the areas of the Technical Environmental Management, Technical of Support to Childhood, Technical Reception, Technical Marketing, Technical Management and Computer Programming, Technician Catering (Restaurant / Bar and Kitchen / Pastry). Currently, 240 students attend Escola Profissional de Esposende.