Wschowa, Poland
4-8 April 2011
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Jelena Trashkova:
4-8 April 2011
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Jelena Trashkova:
"On the first day of our visit to Poland we stayed in
Warsaw on our way to Leszno. We went on a nice excursion about the old town by
tourist mini-automobile. And in the evening we arrived to our destination.
Students went to their families and teacher checked into a hotel.
The next morning after the greeting words from the
headmistress of Wschowa school children presented their works on “Respect in
Sport” and “Ten tips for staying fit”. From our team Jelena Dobrovolskaja and
Vladimir Liepa were responsible for doing this. And they coped with it quite
good.
When the
presentations have been done and the mobility was opened there was a ‘station
game’ outside connected with the sightseeing and main historical places of
Wschowa. There were several stations where students had to pick up parts of a
puzzle and in the end to guess what the puzzle means. It was a great
opportunity to visit different ancient places of the town and to learn its
history and traditions. After the game children went home to have their lunch and
teachers were invited to the restaurant in the ancient castle of Wschowa with
traditional Polish food.
In the evening it was suggested to visit a Speedway, a
special stadium where motorcyclists train and prepare for the competitions, and
to prove oneself in the park “Linowy Tarzan”, where children were climbing the
tress and overcoming different challenges. That was terrific! After these
activities children went to have their dinner and to play bowling and teachers spend
a wonderful evening eating and chatting in a small cozy café in Leszno.
Day two started from the road to Poznan. We had a walk
around the Old Town, where we watched the Bell Goats on the main tower of the
Old Town and visited the main cathedral. Later we had a shopping in one of the
biggest shopping centers and a lunch there. After the lunch we went to the sport
grounds to play mini golf and to sledge. The day was quite long and full of
sport activities.
On the third day there were offered plenty of things
to do. Everything started from the football game similar to the table football
but with real people playing. Later there was a race between Greek, Polish,
British and Estonian teams.
After a little break
students voted for the best mascot that would represent the project itself best.
Our mascot was made by Timur Valitov, Svetlana Vinokurova, Alice Efindiefa and
Ksenia Belajeva. It was made in a way to show equality, unity and friendship
between all the participants of the project. But unfortunately the Greek team
won with only one vote ahead. So we’ve got the second place.
Later everybody
played different table games in the assembly hall: Scrabble, Chess, Checkers, Jenga,
and Twister; while representatives of each country went shooting. After this there
was a meeting for the teachers, where we discussed plans for the next mobility
and advantages and disadvantages of this one, and students went home to change
their clothes for the farewell party.
In the evening we enjoyed the splendid dinner at
school where traditional Polish food and other appetizers were served. The best
sport teams of the day were named; we thanked each other and gave presents.
Students enjoyed dances in the disco till midnight.
In the morning of the next day we went back home…
The main advantage of this trip was the opportunity to
communicate, learn the traditions and ways of life of other countries straight
from the representatives of these countries, and be as one competing and
overcoming the challengies. Children had a great chance to practice their
English. They leaned about healthy life style and how to keep fit. This was
really useful as this problem is very essential and booming nowadays,
especially among youngsters and primary school children. Students made lots of
friends, tried different kinds of sports and activities, they learned to
respect and value each other’s thoughts, ideas and interests."
