ERASMUS+ KA2 Strategic Partnership
Hands in Hands
The importance of international projects is unquestionable and we
are very proud of our frst Erasmus+ project. After all the hard work
and months of preparation for this meeting, our guests fnally
arrived in our country and our town. We were very happy and a
little bit nervous, but once we saw all our dear colleagues and their
students from Romania, Turkey, Germany and Portugal all the
worries disappeared. We included all the teachers in our school, as
well as some other institutions and people from our town in order
to provide strong and interesting programme for our guests.
DAY 1 (Monday, 22nd May)
There was a reception of all the participants in our school library
where a school coordinator Jelena Buđanec, headmaster Darko
Junaković and the representative of the municipality Božidar Baus
wished everybody a friendly welcome, pleasant stay and good
work during this meeting, but also in the future. After the introduc-
tion of all the members of the Croatian project team, exchange of
the gifts, accreditation division and presentation of the project
magazine we all went in the school hall to enjoy in the formal
event on the stage surrounded by the mosaic done by an art
teacher Antoni Paškov and his students. There our guests could
enjoy in a performance of a mandolin orchestra, choir, drama
group, frst graders and kindergarten children who presented old
games, etc. After the formal event guests visited school facilities
and attended some classes where they could see some examples
of good practice or how to teach and learn through games.
Croatian language/English language class had a topic called The
Glagolitic script, religious education/ Croatian language(drama)
class- Šibenik and an art class had a topic Ludo where we tried to
develop cooperation between all the participants and send a
common message of peace, tolerance and solidarity. Presentation
for the teachers about Croatian school system was very nice
because after the powerpoint presentation we exchanged
information about all the participants' school systems. After the
lunch we went to the island of Prvić in Memorial Centre of Faust
Vrančić. Faust Vrančić was a Croatian Renaissance inventor,
philosopher and a linguist. He invented a parachute and lots of
innovative machines. Guests enjoyed the boat ride as well as the
beautiful scenery.
DAY 2 (Tuesday, 23rd May)
Students attended maths, chemistry and computer science lessons
and afterwards went to the old town where the International
Children's Festival workshop was held. Project members participat-
ed in the programme by demonstrating simple folk dances,
traditional- regional games and international games played hands
in hands. Students from other primary schools in Šibenik came and
they were very amused and eager to see and learn something new.
Our aim was to teach children the games that were forgotten, but
still funny and useful for their development. We were taking some
photos and shooting a flm about the workshop. In the afternoon
we visited town beach Banj, the City Museum of Šibenik and an old
town of Šibenik. Our guide was Zdenka Bilušić, head of the Centre
of visual culture for children and youth in the city library Juraj
Šižgorić. Along the walk through the oldest Croatian city on the
Adriatic coast our guests could see its rich historical heritage.
Among other things we visited the St James cathedral, which is
under the patronage of UNESCO and it is the only monumental
structure of this type built entirely from stone. Our guests could
also hear some traditional acapella songs which they liked very
much.
DAY 3 (Wednesday, 24th May)
The day started with a „learning through games” class: workshop
with special needs students. Their teachers explained difculties
these students are facing with as well as some teaching methods
they use in their everyday work. Special needs students were
answering questions and by providing the correct answers they
were able to make fags of the project participants countries.
Afterwards we headed towards the old town to take part in the
second half of the International Children's Festival workshop. In the
afternoon we went on a feld trip to Etnoland Pakovo Selo. Here
our guests were able to get a acquainted with the continental
Dalmatian rural way of life and its tradition. After the lunch in
Etnoland we went back to school where we had teachers meeting.
There we were discussing the intermediate report, plan for the next
year and organising activities of the next TPM and TTALA .
DAY 4 (Thursday, 25th May)
We set out on a one-day feld trip to Krka National Park. This
national park was fouded with the aim of preserving the natural
and cultural-historical values of the 46 kilometres long central part
of the Krka river fow and 3.5 kilometres of the lower part of the
Čikola river fow. The river Krka has seven waterfalls. The most
beautiful ones are Skradinski buk and Roški slap. Apart of the most
important cultural-historical values in Croatia is the Franciscan
monastery situated on the island of Visovac, in the middle of the
Visovac lake. We had photo sections and we created short flm
based on the project topic “Hands in Hands“. Guests enjoyed the
landscape and natural heritage of our region.
DAY 5 (Friday, 26th May)
We organized pupils competition in diferent games and „hands in
hands“ games. It was very amusing for everybody and students
really liked it. All the competitors got the medals and took some
photos. At the teachers meeting we discussed the activities that
took place in the past week and our guests (teachers and students)
flled the evaluation forms. After the meeting, the teachers were
invited to visit the Barone Fortress and enjoy the spectacular view.
Once we returned to school we had the farewell party for the
Erasmus+ participants. At the end there were some smiles, there
were some farewell tears, some new friendships were born. We
hope our guests enjoyed their stay in Šibenik as much as we
enjoyed being their hosts
