In this section you will be able to know more about the activities we have planned and the activities we have done.
FIRST MOBILITY: SPAIN
Lope de Vega is a school located in Leganés (Madrid), which is a village with around 200.000 habitants in the centre of Spain. It has 28 teachers and around 400 students who are between 3 and 12 years old.
The school´s diverse students work together to create an atmosphere of tolerance.
Moreover, it has a project to raise environmental awareness called "Ecoescuela".
The school is very active and compromised with inclusion and innovation. There is a very cohesive and efficient team of teachers with a blend of youthfulness, experience and enthusiasm. Inclusion is a priority and teachers try to make it effective using ICT and new methodologies such as flipped learning or cooperative learning.
The main goal of Lope de Vega school is to guide students in all aspects of life so they can be prepared as citizens of the XXI century. Teachers´ main focus is creating well-rounded individuals.
The school´s diverse students work together to create an atmosphere of tolerance.
Moreover, it has a project to raise environmental awareness called "Ecoescuela".
The school is very active and compromised with inclusion and innovation. There is a very cohesive and efficient team of teachers with a blend of youthfulness, experience and enthusiasm. Inclusion is a priority and teachers try to make it effective using ICT and new methodologies such as flipped learning or cooperative learning.
The main goal of Lope de Vega school is to guide students in all aspects of life so they can be prepared as citizens of the XXI century. Teachers´ main focus is creating well-rounded individuals.
SECOND MOBILITY: TURKEY
Unye Anafarta Secondary School is located in the centre of Unye, which is the biggest town of Ordu. It has 74 teachers and 913 students. There are 11 students with special needs in two different classes and also 13 inclusive students in ordinary classrooms.The age of the students is between 9 and 15.
The students come from families of different social backgrounds. Some come from one parent families and have social needs. Some have divorced parents and a few are orphans. They are keen on making friends with children from other countries. The fathers of many Turkish students go to big cities to make their living, which results in leaving kids with one parent.
We have a remarkable number of immigrants and refugees in our school and city. They can’t speak Turkish very well. We teach them Turkish.
It is a priority to develop a strong interest in the new European approach of learning/teaching for Anafarta Secondary School. It is involved in innovating its teaching, studying and learning processes developing its working organization according to the new digital learning methods and devices thus giving a prompt replay to the new demands globalization requires. Its qualified staff has a faithful vision on internationalization to warrant the projects quality. It favors the use of it in education by providing both teachers and students with all kinds of facilities to assure a profitable usability and accessibility of technology for teaching and learning. Teachers coordinate activities with stakeholders, such as homes, local enterprises and municipality.
Doing different international projects is important as it help our students to take experience from other nations, cultures and share their own ideas and experience
We completed a lot of Erasmus and E-twinning projects.
The students come from families of different social backgrounds. Some come from one parent families and have social needs. Some have divorced parents and a few are orphans. They are keen on making friends with children from other countries. The fathers of many Turkish students go to big cities to make their living, which results in leaving kids with one parent.
We have a remarkable number of immigrants and refugees in our school and city. They can’t speak Turkish very well. We teach them Turkish.
It is a priority to develop a strong interest in the new European approach of learning/teaching for Anafarta Secondary School. It is involved in innovating its teaching, studying and learning processes developing its working organization according to the new digital learning methods and devices thus giving a prompt replay to the new demands globalization requires. Its qualified staff has a faithful vision on internationalization to warrant the projects quality. It favors the use of it in education by providing both teachers and students with all kinds of facilities to assure a profitable usability and accessibility of technology for teaching and learning. Teachers coordinate activities with stakeholders, such as homes, local enterprises and municipality.
Doing different international projects is important as it help our students to take experience from other nations, cultures and share their own ideas and experience
We completed a lot of Erasmus and E-twinning projects.
THIRD MOBILITY: LITHUANIA
Kybartai ”Saules“ Progymnasium of Vilkaviskis district is a comprehensive school for students aged 7-15 covering primary and basic education. This school year there are 402 students: 202 students of primary education (grades 1-4), and 200 students of basic education (grades 5-8).
Kybartai “Saulės” Progymnasium is one of the newest (it was built in 2002, and it is 17 years old) and most modern schools in Lithuania. We have spacious and modern well equipped classrooms, two gyms, a library, a conference hall, a canteen, three ICT rooms, a 3D room, a science laboratory. The staff of the school consists of 43 teachers including the principal, two principal’s deputies, a social pedagogue, two teacher’s assistants who help students with special needs, a speech therapist, two librarians, a teacher of a day care group, a nurse.
According to the conclusions of National Agency for School Evaluation our school has been rated as one of 30 best schools in Lithuania.
The school puts much effort to integrate all the children of the area into the school community. Two students with mobility disabilities are able to attend school thanks to adjustment of the physical school environment for children with disabilities. 29 students come from families at social risk. 7 students live in a foster home. There are 13 students from Roma families. 32 students are diagnosed to have educational difficulties. Prevention system has been introduced to provide support and to focus on prevention of truancy.
Kybartai “Saules” Progymnasium organizes and takes part in many local, national and international projects (etwinning projects “Christmas Carols. Let‘s Sing Together“, “Our English Tale to Tell“, “Me-My Country-My World”, “Let’s Get Acquainted”). The projects help pupils to broaden their historical, geographical and cultural knowledge.
All together students and teachers are able to perceive different lifestyles, interests and other ways of living, develop their ICT skills and the school practice in terms of intercultural communication is being improved. The school aims to be modern, open, tolerant and dynamic educational institution that lays foundation for rapidly changing society.
Kybartai “Saulės” Progymnasium is one of the newest (it was built in 2002, and it is 17 years old) and most modern schools in Lithuania. We have spacious and modern well equipped classrooms, two gyms, a library, a conference hall, a canteen, three ICT rooms, a 3D room, a science laboratory. The staff of the school consists of 43 teachers including the principal, two principal’s deputies, a social pedagogue, two teacher’s assistants who help students with special needs, a speech therapist, two librarians, a teacher of a day care group, a nurse.
According to the conclusions of National Agency for School Evaluation our school has been rated as one of 30 best schools in Lithuania.
The school puts much effort to integrate all the children of the area into the school community. Two students with mobility disabilities are able to attend school thanks to adjustment of the physical school environment for children with disabilities. 29 students come from families at social risk. 7 students live in a foster home. There are 13 students from Roma families. 32 students are diagnosed to have educational difficulties. Prevention system has been introduced to provide support and to focus on prevention of truancy.
Kybartai “Saules” Progymnasium organizes and takes part in many local, national and international projects (etwinning projects “Christmas Carols. Let‘s Sing Together“, “Our English Tale to Tell“, “Me-My Country-My World”, “Let’s Get Acquainted”). The projects help pupils to broaden their historical, geographical and cultural knowledge.
All together students and teachers are able to perceive different lifestyles, interests and other ways of living, develop their ICT skills and the school practice in terms of intercultural communication is being improved. The school aims to be modern, open, tolerant and dynamic educational institution that lays foundation for rapidly changing society.
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That was going to be our first mobility, so we were all vey excited. Monday was the day for the official opening that took place at the school. All local and academic authorities were there. After speeches, Lithuanian students offered some typical folk dances.
We began the adventure with some games and activities that help students and teachers to get to know each other. We got on well from the very first time and we worked as a team since the beginning. After that Lithuanian teachers gave us a tour around the town, explaining the most important places. |
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Tuesday morning was the reception at the Town Hall of Vilkaviskis. The mayor received us and told us the history of the town. He took a photo of himself with all the participants.
In the afternoon each country presented its traditional folk music and traditions. It was time to exchange presents and souvenirs. After that we visited the Centre of Traditional Arts. |
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We went to Vilnius, the capital city of Lithuania. On the way we stopped to visit the Castle of Trakai.
We visited the most important places of Vilnius, The cathedral, the castle, the House for the Prime Minister. We were received in the Parliament. We were very impressed! |
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In the morning we visited the Cultural Centre of Prazerai Mannor, where we listened to a concert of Lithuanian traditional music. The environment was spectacular, and we enjoyed the palace and its environment.
In the afternoon it was time for a war with autumn leaves in the school playground. We went to a concert given by the brass band. We had the opportunity of listening to different types of music. It was great! After that, we had our farewell dinner at the restaurant. We finished that day tired and a bit sad, because our friends from Croatia were leaving next day. |
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At school, we played cooperative games in the morning.
Soon it was time to say goodbye to our new friends. It was sad but we all kept fantastic memories of our days in Lithuania. |
FOURTH MOBILITY: ROMANIA
Scoala Gimnaziala Numarul 184, is a school situated in the north-west part of Bucharest, the capital of Romania. Our school provides primary and secondary education for 390 students, who are between 6-15 years old.
In the school work around 33 teachers. They are all experienced in their branches, innovative, with a positive point of view in life, respectful to all cultures and willing to learn European culture.
Scoala Gimnaziala Numarul 184 is a small team trying to be efficient, first of all. Our aim is to help students pass from school into the world around them, a world of work, culture, intellectual activity and human involvement.
In the school work around 33 teachers. They are all experienced in their branches, innovative, with a positive point of view in life, respectful to all cultures and willing to learn European culture.
Scoala Gimnaziala Numarul 184 is a small team trying to be efficient, first of all. Our aim is to help students pass from school into the world around them, a world of work, culture, intellectual activity and human involvement.
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The Gimnaziala nr 184 school in Bucharest received all the members of the countries participating in the ERASMUS+ Music to all project with dances and typical dances of Romania and the colors of its flag.
Thanks for the warm welcome that the school had with the rest of the participating countries. That day all the countries shared the presentations of the music day of each member country of the project. We played a game with Kahoot to guess the songs that each country proposed, it was hilarious. |
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Students from all the countries, and the teachers as well, participated in a percussion workshop. It started with simple rhythms and little by little it got more complicated, the music teacher was very dynamic and entertaining.
Then a dance teacher taught us typical dances from each country. In an entertaining and simple way, she showed tus the movements and steps to do the chosen typical dance. |
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The students of each country presented to the rest of the participants typical songs of the folklore of their country.
One of the main objectives of Music to all is integration, each country brought examples of musicians with some hearing or other type of deficiency. The important thing is to give the best version of yourself, regardless of the difficulty you have. |
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In the afternoon, we went on a visit tour to The Palace of Parliament. Gossips say that it can be seen from space.
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After the visit, we had typical Romanian food for dinner. We all loved it.
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The city of Barsov, located in the center of Romania, is just 166 kilometers away from Bucharest and was founded by the order of the Teutonic Knights, in 1211, by building the Barsov wall and some of its bastions, wich can be still seen in the town nowadays.
The ancient city of Barsov is surrounded by the wonderful Carpathian mountains and lush forests. It is located in the region of Transylvania. Legends of Vlad III, who is the character that inspired Dracula, are very famous. They belong to this city since 1450, when he impaled everyone who did not pay tribute to him, spreading scattered stakes all throughout the city. We visited Bran´s Castle, called “Dracula's Castle”. |
FIFTH MOBILITY: CROATIA
Dr. Branimir Marković Primary School is situated in Ravna Gora, a small town in the heart of Gorski Kotar region with a population of 2,430 people.
The school employs 19 teachers, 2 librarians and an educator. It is run by the headmistress Nataša Možgon Kauzlarić, M.A. The school staff has always been devoted to fostering true values that greatly influence the upbringing and education of children, as well as meeting and broadening the needs and abilities of each individual student, and monitoring his or her progress. This results in a high quality teaching, together with the variety and abundance of extra-curricular and outside-school activities offered, which enables our teachers to creatively engage students in making outstanding results.
Having Eco-school status, our teachers strive to develop awareness among our student′s about the importance of protecting and saving the environment. Moreover, we enrich our schoolwork with various projects, especially volonteering in order to promote volunteer values among students and teachers. In addition, we carry out extracurricular activity "Citizenship Education" through which our students are taught how to become responsible and active citizens of our country and the world.
Constant collaboration with the pre-school education provided within Dr. B. Marković Primary School, contributes to develop our students potentials. Also, all our students and teachers benefit from successful cooperation with children′s parents, locals, numerous associations within the Ravna Gora Municipality and beyond.
So far, the school has been awarded with numerous honours at the county and state levels for success and results in advancing pedagogical theory and practice.
The school employs 19 teachers, 2 librarians and an educator. It is run by the headmistress Nataša Možgon Kauzlarić, M.A. The school staff has always been devoted to fostering true values that greatly influence the upbringing and education of children, as well as meeting and broadening the needs and abilities of each individual student, and monitoring his or her progress. This results in a high quality teaching, together with the variety and abundance of extra-curricular and outside-school activities offered, which enables our teachers to creatively engage students in making outstanding results.
Having Eco-school status, our teachers strive to develop awareness among our student′s about the importance of protecting and saving the environment. Moreover, we enrich our schoolwork with various projects, especially volonteering in order to promote volunteer values among students and teachers. In addition, we carry out extracurricular activity "Citizenship Education" through which our students are taught how to become responsible and active citizens of our country and the world.
Constant collaboration with the pre-school education provided within Dr. B. Marković Primary School, contributes to develop our students potentials. Also, all our students and teachers benefit from successful cooperation with children′s parents, locals, numerous associations within the Ravna Gora Municipality and beyond.
So far, the school has been awarded with numerous honours at the county and state levels for success and results in advancing pedagogical theory and practice.
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We attended the open ceremony first thing in the morning. It was incredible! Many Croatian students participated and we really enjoyed it. We also participated in a choir workshop with the Music teacher, Zaklina. She is a very good teacher! In the afternoon, we had an art workshop and visited Vrbovsko, a very nice place.
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We visited a museum in Rijeca, a big city near Ravna Gora. It was very interesting. After the museum, we had lunch in an Italian restaurant and visited a shopping center in the city. We bought different presents for our family. After the trip to Rijeca, we had a workshop where we presented typical dances from our countries. It was really nice knowing the culture of our friends
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This was the last day before our trip back to Spain. We had a concert in the afternoon, where we were going to participate too! It was very exciting. In the morning, we had the game of the “Secret friend”. At the beginning of the week, we were given a name of all the participants in this mobility, and this person was going to be our “Secret friend”. By the end of the week, we had to give him or her a present and tell all the positive things we saw about them. A great way to get to know each other.
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On the last day, we went hiking in the surroundings of Ravna Gora. It was a beautiful walk. In the afternoon, we flew back to Spain, thinking about all the things we had done and the importance of traveling abroad to know different cultures.
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SIXTH MOBILITY: POLAND
Primary School- Prywatna Szkoła Podstawowa nr 72 "Szkoła Marzeń" is located in Zalesie Górne in Poland. It is a small village with 3000 inhabitants. It is situated in the center of Poland, in the outskirts of its capital city-Warsaw. The school has 117 pupils aged from 7 to 14. There are 28 teachers in the school. Apart from the general bilingual primary school, there is also a private music school. A lot of pupils attend music classes after their regular lessons. They sing and play different musical instruments there. The pupils of our school live in the closest neighborhood as well come from distant areas. They all speak Polish, are fluent in English, some of them speak German, French and Spanish. The school takes part in a project called „Close to nature“, as it is located in a beautiful afforested, quiet area, far away from the city center. Pupils grow vegetables, keep hens and chickens, collect eggs.
Every year we carry out charity actions to help elderly people from care homes. Pupils visit them, prepare short plays and music performances.
The aim of our school is to develop children's awareness to art and cultural heritage. Pupils participate in theatre performances and musicals. The school has good cooperation with numerous organizations and the local community. Our aim is to encourage pupils to use ICT technology and different web tools to create music projects and presentations. Our school staff is well trained, educated and highly motivated. All the teachers are ready for new experience and cooperation. We would like to be involved in the project as we want to make our pupils understand social, linguistic and cultural diversity and have a positive attitude towards European communities.
Every year we carry out charity actions to help elderly people from care homes. Pupils visit them, prepare short plays and music performances.
The aim of our school is to develop children's awareness to art and cultural heritage. Pupils participate in theatre performances and musicals. The school has good cooperation with numerous organizations and the local community. Our aim is to encourage pupils to use ICT technology and different web tools to create music projects and presentations. Our school staff is well trained, educated and highly motivated. All the teachers are ready for new experience and cooperation. We would like to be involved in the project as we want to make our pupils understand social, linguistic and cultural diversity and have a positive attitude towards European communities.
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Inauguration events. It began with a parade of flags of the participating countries. After hearing the welcome speech, school students made a summary in the language of each country. Then, we heard the anthem of the countries of the project, and school pupils sang the anthems in the language of each country. An enhancement of the values of the European Union and a brief review of the evolution of the number of members forming the European Union through a performance with students of the center was done. We participated through posters of each of the values of the European Union in each of the languages. After school director welcomed us and invited us to a sightseeing tour around the school.
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After a small breakfast, students participated in a workshop where they learned how to use information and communication technology to produce and modify music files.
In the afternoon we wandered around and visited Zimne Doly forest, where we could enjoy a barbecue in which each of us cooked his sausage roasted in a lovely .
In the evening we had dinner at a very nice restaurant near the hotel.
This day students were very tired from the excitement of the first day and slept like little angels.
In the afternoon we wandered around and visited Zimne Doly forest, where we could enjoy a barbecue in which each of us cooked his sausage roasted in a lovely .
In the evening we had dinner at a very nice restaurant near the hotel.
This day students were very tired from the excitement of the first day and slept like little angels.
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The day begins with a visit to the town hall where the mayor receives us. He shows us in a small presentation characteristic places of his city Piasezcno. Then we take the bus and it takes us to another branch of the school that they have in the middle of the forest. After a wonderful welcome, they show us the school, that is in a very quiet place surrounded by nature. the music teacher conducts a rhythm workshop in which the students participate actively. After a short break, the teacher rehearses the song 'zombie' by Cranberries with the students and teachers. and afyer that we continue to make Europe practicing its anthem. After eating we went out to the schoolyard, which is a huge green meadow where the students play baseball. It was a wonderful afternoon. we take the bus and go back to the hotel where after a short rest we have dinner in a restaurant that is next to a riding school.
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We were taking a walk through the Vilanów Park next to the Króla Jana Palace Museum next to a branch of the Vistula River. Pleasant walk, between a fine drizzle, which did not tarnish the morning. then we went to the center of Warsaw to the palace of culture, to see an exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci, a scholar at the time in all sciences. the students enjoyed seeing his machines, paintings and drawings. In the same building we went up to the 30th floor to see the city from above. To highlight the amount of vegetation that this city has. a mix of modern, tall buildings with older, lower-rise buildings. After lunch we visited the folklore museum and also did a folk dance workshop. A day of good memories.
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Our First Meeting: Hosted by Spain.
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November 24th, 2019 was a special day for the “Music to All” program. On this day, fourteen teachers from 5 different European countries (Croatia, Lithuania, Romania, Poland, and Turkey) visited us in Leganés (Madrid). They stayed for one week, and like good teachers, they were excited to learn.
The objective was to show them our culture, our education system, and our school: how we teach and how we learn; with our virtues but also our weaknesses and difficulties. |
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The first day we started off with the official launch. It was very exciting because it was the first time we were all together. The presentation included everyone from local politicians to representatives from the education department. Furthermore, there were other groups and associations (The Fundación Esfera The regional houses of Extremadura, Andalusia, Salamanca, and Castilla la Mancha, etc.) in attendance that are now interested in the project.
One of the objectives of this meeting was to agree upon the implementation of the next activities that will make up the project. Since inclusion is one of the fundamental pillars of “Music to All”, there were two related workshops. In the first, the organization of our education system was explained, as were procedures that are used with special needs students; Teachers even attended an open class with these students. In the second workshop, we explored our emotions through art.
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The other pillar of this project is music, for this we held another open class. In it, the visiting teachers could see the design of a lesson, with its didactics and specific activities.
We also had time to enjoy the culture, architecture, and gastronomy of Madrid and its surrounding parts. We visited Toledo, Segovia, and the center of Madrid. We also attended a zarzuela (Spanish opera) and we tried cocido, paella, and tortilla.
We also had time to enjoy the culture, architecture, and gastronomy of Madrid and its surrounding parts. We visited Toledo, Segovia, and the center of Madrid. We also attended a zarzuela (Spanish opera) and we tried cocido, paella, and tortilla.
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In conclusion, it was a meaningful week that gave us a culturally enriching experience full of good moments and high expectations for our Erasmus+ project “Music to All”.
OUR LOGO
People voted for the best logo in this poll (http://www.anonvote.com/strawpoll/k26370zc) and they decided that the logo for the project is this:
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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.
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