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Different Languages - Same Speech
Monday, 23 January 2012
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Next stop - Iceland
Iceland or Republic of Iceland, is a European island in the north of Atlantic Ocean on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. The country has a population of 320,000 and 103,000 km2 total area.
Reykjavík is the capital and the largest city in the country. Iceland is volcanically and geologically active. The interior mainly consists of sand fields, mountains and also glaciers. The Gulf Stream warms Iceland and it has a temperate climate despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. The settlement of Iceland began in AD 874 when the chieftain Ingólfur Arnarson became the first permanent Norse settler on the island.Others had visited the island earlier and stayed over winter. Over the following centuries, Norsemen settled Iceland, bringing with them slaves of Gaelic origin. From 1262 to 1918 Iceland was part of the Norwegian and later the Danish monarchies. Until the 20th century, the Icelandic population relied largely on fishing and agriculture. Industrialisation of the fisheries and Marshall Aid brought prosperity in the years after World War II. In 1994, Iceland became party to the European Economic Area, which made it possible for the economy to diversify into economic and financial services.
Iceland has a free market economy with low taxes compared to other OECD countries, while maintaining a Nordic welfare system providing universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens. Iceland has been one of the wealthiest and most developed nations in the world. In 2010, it was ranked as the 17th most developed country in the world by the United Nations' Human Development Index, and the fourth most productive country per capita. In 2008, political unrest occurred as the nation's entire banking system systematically failed. Icelandic culture is founded upon the nation's Norse heritage. Most Icelanders are descendants of Norse (particularly from Western Norway) and Gaelic settlers. Icelandic, a North Germanic language, is closely related to Faroese and some West Norwegian dialects. The country's cultural heritage includes traditional Icelandic cuisine, poetry, and the medieval Icelanders' sagas. Currently, Iceland has the smallest population among NATO members and is the only one with no standing army.
Reykjavík is the capital and the largest city in the country. Iceland is volcanically and geologically active. The interior mainly consists of sand fields, mountains and also glaciers. The Gulf Stream warms Iceland and it has a temperate climate despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. The settlement of Iceland began in AD 874 when the chieftain Ingólfur Arnarson became the first permanent Norse settler on the island.Others had visited the island earlier and stayed over winter. Over the following centuries, Norsemen settled Iceland, bringing with them slaves of Gaelic origin. From 1262 to 1918 Iceland was part of the Norwegian and later the Danish monarchies. Until the 20th century, the Icelandic population relied largely on fishing and agriculture. Industrialisation of the fisheries and Marshall Aid brought prosperity in the years after World War II. In 1994, Iceland became party to the European Economic Area, which made it possible for the economy to diversify into economic and financial services.
Iceland has a free market economy with low taxes compared to other OECD countries, while maintaining a Nordic welfare system providing universal health care and tertiary education for its citizens. Iceland has been one of the wealthiest and most developed nations in the world. In 2010, it was ranked as the 17th most developed country in the world by the United Nations' Human Development Index, and the fourth most productive country per capita. In 2008, political unrest occurred as the nation's entire banking system systematically failed. Icelandic culture is founded upon the nation's Norse heritage. Most Icelanders are descendants of Norse (particularly from Western Norway) and Gaelic settlers. Icelandic, a North Germanic language, is closely related to Faroese and some West Norwegian dialects. The country's cultural heritage includes traditional Icelandic cuisine, poetry, and the medieval Icelanders' sagas. Currently, Iceland has the smallest population among NATO members and is the only one with no standing army.
Saturday, 9 July 2011
Comenius Meeting - Italy May 2011
Meeting Report - Italy
Italy May 2011 Project Meeting Slideshow: Comenius’s trip from Almeirim, Portugal (near Cartaxo, Estremadura, Portugal) to 2 cities Florence and Massa e Cozzile (near Montecatini Terme, Tuscany, Italy) was created by TripAdvisor. See another Italy slideshow. Create your own stunning slideshow with our free photo slideshow maker.
Meeting Report - Italy
Friday, 18 March 2011
Second STOP - Italy
Italy - Tuscany - Massa e Cozzile
The partners, teachers and students, are going to attend a Comenius meeting in Massa e Cozzile.
Host School
http://www.istitutopasquini.it/index2.php
The partners, teachers and students, are going to attend a Comenius meeting in Massa e Cozzile.
Host School
http://www.istitutopasquini.it/index2.php
Wednesday, 23 February 2011
Comenius Meeting Austria (watch the films)
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Comenius Meeting Austria
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Project Meeting Report
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Comenius Meeting Austria
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Austria Comenius Meeting November 2010 Slideshow: Comenius’s trip from Almeirim (near Cartaxo, Estremadura, Portugal) to 3 cities Vienna, Szombathely and Kohfidisch (near Holloko, Hungary) was created by TripAdvisor. See another Austria slideshow. Create your own stunning slideshow with our free photo slideshow maker.
Project Meeting Report
Saturday, 16 October 2010
Project Meeting - Austria Nov 6 13
All the five partner countries were approved. The partnership started with a Preparatory Meeting in Massa e Cozzile, Italy. We started contacting each other by email and we began preparing PowerPoint Presentations about partner countries.
From the 6th to the 13th November 2010, the five partner countries (Austria, Germany, Iceland, Italy and Portugal with its Comenius Assistant from Norway) of the Comenius project, Different Languages – Same Speech, attended the first meeting in Kohfidisch, Austria, at Hauptschule Kohfidisch.
The main aim of this project meeting was to prepare all the activities for the next six months keeping in mind the students’ exchange that is going to take place in Italy, in May 2011.
At this meeting we had the opportunity to bridge five countries by learning about different cultures, habits, traditions, life styles and school systems, which gave us the chance to get to know each other better.
During our stay in Kohfidisch we prepared project tools, such as worksheets, teachers and students’ evaluation sheets, and plans for the first students’ exchange. On this occasion we were taught how to use the platform “Bildungsserver Burgenland”. Students are going to record audio files in their own language. These audio files will be uploaded by the teachers in order to be used by all the others to improve listening, reading and ICT skills.
In Italy the students are going to show their progress in foreign language learning: introducing themselves by using phrases and expressions in the different partnership languages; presenting their countries and educational systems. Teachers are going to compare the results of the students’ activities evaluation during the first year of the project. They will also arrange the next project meeting in Iceland.
The host school arranged excursions to Vienna, South Burgenland and West Hungary. Teachers learned a lot about the region and were given the chance to get to know its traditions (wine baptism, Saint Martin’s festival, folk music, typical dishes).
The local authorities (Mr. Hans Niessl, the Head of the Burgenland Government; Mr. Norbert Sulyok, Deputy of the Burgenland Government and Mayor of Kohfidisch; Mrs. Doris Prohaska, Deputy of the Burgenland Government) supported the host partner in the organization of the project meeting.
All the partners were glad to attend this project meeting and would like to thank the Austrian partner and all the institutions for their hospitality as well as their cooperation and support for this Comenius Project.
Teachers are also very thankful to all the National Agencies who gave us the opportunity to participate in this project.
From the 6th to the 13th November 2010, the five partner countries (Austria, Germany, Iceland, Italy and Portugal with its Comenius Assistant from Norway) of the Comenius project, Different Languages – Same Speech, attended the first meeting in Kohfidisch, Austria, at Hauptschule Kohfidisch.
The main aim of this project meeting was to prepare all the activities for the next six months keeping in mind the students’ exchange that is going to take place in Italy, in May 2011.
At this meeting we had the opportunity to bridge five countries by learning about different cultures, habits, traditions, life styles and school systems, which gave us the chance to get to know each other better.
During our stay in Kohfidisch we prepared project tools, such as worksheets, teachers and students’ evaluation sheets, and plans for the first students’ exchange. On this occasion we were taught how to use the platform “Bildungsserver Burgenland”. Students are going to record audio files in their own language. These audio files will be uploaded by the teachers in order to be used by all the others to improve listening, reading and ICT skills.
In Italy the students are going to show their progress in foreign language learning: introducing themselves by using phrases and expressions in the different partnership languages; presenting their countries and educational systems. Teachers are going to compare the results of the students’ activities evaluation during the first year of the project. They will also arrange the next project meeting in Iceland.
The host school arranged excursions to Vienna, South Burgenland and West Hungary. Teachers learned a lot about the region and were given the chance to get to know its traditions (wine baptism, Saint Martin’s festival, folk music, typical dishes).
The local authorities (Mr. Hans Niessl, the Head of the Burgenland Government; Mr. Norbert Sulyok, Deputy of the Burgenland Government and Mayor of Kohfidisch; Mrs. Doris Prohaska, Deputy of the Burgenland Government) supported the host partner in the organization of the project meeting.
All the partners were glad to attend this project meeting and would like to thank the Austrian partner and all the institutions for their hospitality as well as their cooperation and support for this Comenius Project.
Teachers are also very thankful to all the National Agencies who gave us the opportunity to participate in this project.
Friday, 9 July 2010
All partners approved!!! Congratulations
All the partners were approved by their National Agencies so that the project Different Languages the Same Speech will be develop from September 2010 to July 2011 in five different schools. Austria, Germany, Iceland, Italy and Portugal will work together. I'm sure we will be a great team!!!!
Are you ready to start working???????
First STOP
Burgenland - Austria (Project Meeting)
Burgenland is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. It consists of two Statutarstädte (towns with a charter) and seven districts with in total 171 municipalities. It is 166 km long from north to south but much narrower from west to east (only 5 km wide at Sieggraben). The region is a part of the Centrope Project.
Burgenland is the 7th largest of Austria's 9 states, or Bundesländer, at 3,966 km². The highest point in the province is Geschriebenstein, at 884 metres, the lowest point is 114 metres, near Apetlon.
Burgenland borders the Austrian provinces of Niederösterreich and Steiermark to the west, to the northeast it borders Slovakia, Hungary to the east and Slovenia to the farthest south.
Burgenland and Hungary share the Neusiedler See, known for its reeds and shallowness, as well as the mild climate throughout the year. The Neusiedler See is Austria's largest lake serving as a large tourist attraction bringing ornithologists, sailors, and wind and kite surfers into the region north of the lake.
Kohfidisch
Kohfidisch is a town in the district of Oberwart in Burgenland in Austria.
Partner school
www.hs-kohfidisch.at/de.html
Are you ready to start working???????
First STOP
Burgenland - Austria (Project Meeting)
Burgenland is the easternmost and least populous state or Land of Austria. It consists of two Statutarstädte (towns with a charter) and seven districts with in total 171 municipalities. It is 166 km long from north to south but much narrower from west to east (only 5 km wide at Sieggraben). The region is a part of the Centrope Project.
Burgenland is the 7th largest of Austria's 9 states, or Bundesländer, at 3,966 km². The highest point in the province is Geschriebenstein, at 884 metres, the lowest point is 114 metres, near Apetlon.
Burgenland borders the Austrian provinces of Niederösterreich and Steiermark to the west, to the northeast it borders Slovakia, Hungary to the east and Slovenia to the farthest south.
Burgenland and Hungary share the Neusiedler See, known for its reeds and shallowness, as well as the mild climate throughout the year. The Neusiedler See is Austria's largest lake serving as a large tourist attraction bringing ornithologists, sailors, and wind and kite surfers into the region north of the lake.
Kohfidisch
Kohfidisch is a town in the district of Oberwart in Burgenland in Austria.
Partner school
www.hs-kohfidisch.at/de.html
Thursday, 4 February 2010
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