“Entrepreneur & Volunteer Citizens” (SUCCESSFUL STEPS IN ENTREPRENEURSHIP)
Project Coordinator: Fundació privada Escola Vicenciana –Escola Sagrada Familia, SPAIN
Partner Schools: Ovaören Orta Okulu, TURKEY Sredno Opshtinsko Uchilishte Gjorche Petrov, REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA Instituto Comprensivo Pasquale Mattej, ITALY Zespol Placowek Oswiatowych, POLAND
Project Title: “Entrepreneur & Volunteer Citizens” Project Number: 2017-1-ES01-KA219-38463
Index
Introduction 3
Successful steps in entrepreneurship: Follow just these 9 steps! 5
Step 1 Be yourself, know what you like 7 Step 2 Believe in your ideas + work hard & smart TODAY 8 Step 3 Surround yourself with great people 9 Step 4 Learn from many different people. Culture & Language. 10 Step 5 Be environmentally aware 11 Step 6 Don’t be scared to talk in Public 12 Step 7 Help people today for a better world 13 Step 8 Work on soft skills 14 Step 9 Above all... Know how to use YOU, in a unique way! 15
Contents 17
1. The Making of our PROJECT 19 2. First Transnational Project Meeting: Barcelona, SPAIN 21 3. FIRST Students’ Exchange: Barcelona, SPAIN 29 4. TRAVEL MAPS 39 5. SECOND Students’ Exchange: Boronów, POLAND 41 6. THIRD Students’ Exchange: Prilep, REPUBLIC of NORTH MACEDONIA 51 7. PERSONAL INCUBATOR 67 8. FOURTH Students’ Exchange: Formia, ITALY 69 9. Last Transnational Project Meeting: Ovaören, TURKEY 79 10. Entrepreneurial and Volunteering tasks by each country 89 11. Questionnaires and Evaluation of the project 105 12. Teachers and students’ opinions 107 13. Conclusion 127
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Introduction
ESCOLA SAGRADA FAMILIA (BARCELONA, Furthermore, we wanted to give our students SPAIN) as the Erasmus+ Project Coordinator the best possibilities for developing their “Entrepreneur & Volunteer Citizens” social entrepreneurship skills but also to make is pleased to present the online handbook, them face the social realities motivating them which shows the “Successful Steps in for doing voluntary work. We put effort in Entrepreneurship”. cultivating self- awareness towards different people, empathy towards the ones that suffer This handbook is the result of two-year project and a desire to share the value to help each with our partner schools from Poland, Republic other. That is why volunteering was the second of North Macedonia, Italy and Turkey. important point in our project. Started in 2017, which was declared a European year of Entrepreneurship, the topic of the project made it all the more appropriate at the time.
All the schools involved in this project worked together in order to achieve the project’s aims at developing the social entrepreneurship skills of students by means of the method learning by doing, as well as at raising the level of basic skills competence, communication and presentation skills, and the ability to work in a team or the so- called “soft skills”.
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Successful steps in entrepreneurship: Follow just these 9 steps!
After intense two years of “Entrepreneur 1. Be yourself, know what you like and Volunteer Citizens” Project, our students decided to summarize in 9 steps all the 2. Believe in your ideas + work hard & smart knowledge acquired and experiences lived TODAY with the Erasmus+. 3. Surround yourself with great people
We believe that if you follow these 9 steps, 4. Learn from many different people. Culture you will find the key to become a good & Language entrepreneur!: 5. Be environmentally aware
6. Don’t be scared to talk in public
7. Help people today for a better world
8. Work on soft skills
9. And above all… Know how to use YOU, in a unique way!
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Step 1 Be yourself, know what you like
To be your natural self, you need to trust your own abilities and focus on what you really want.
In this process, you will need to be courageous and overcome your own fears and as a result build your own confidence.
Don’t let others’ expectations and desires shape your life, but at the same time appreciate the others’ uniqueness. Let others be themselves, too.
7 Step 2 Believe in your ideas + work hard & smart TODAY
Be aware: A lack of belief in yourself will Now, as coordinators of the project, we can limit you. Consequently, keep determinate to encourage other schools from different make your idea work rather than searching for countries to follow this path. reasons why it cannot work.
Don’t get stuck into just thinking. Put ideas into practice and don’t lose hope after failing. The key is hard work and patience.
In SAFA, since long we have worked on and believed in the benefits of volunteering and learning entrepreneurship at school.
8 Step 3 Surround yourself with great people
In Entrepreneurship, great people are those who Precisely to promote synergic positivity and chase their dreams, who are doing something motivation, our project has tried to include fun positive with their life. Not complainers. in all activities.
They can be a source of inspiration when you share together good energy, happiness, laughter. We become like those close to us. People who support, encourage and believe in you, bring out your best.
9 Step 4 Learn from many different people. Culture & Language.
Sometimes, it is important to leave your comfort When our students are in an international zone. Embracing cultural difference opens a environment they have a great opportunity to whole world of new possibilities. It stimulates put into practice the foreign languages learnt your mind. You will learn there is more than one at school. With their host families and students, approach to life. they will also discover new traditions.
Stereotypes can be harmful. By getting to This culture diversity through new experiences know other people and understanding them, will open their minds, increase their curiosity we develop empathy and overcome prejudices. and help them embrace other people. We learn to accept individualities.
In our global competitive world, we constantly need to interact with other cultures. Foreign languages are a big asset as they facilitate communication. And studying other languages brings other benefits, too. It increases creativity and provides new ways of seeing things.
10 Step 5 Be environmentally aware
Environment’s declining health is currently an Education is not only learning school subjects, issue. The natural world is fragile and we need but also, about health, self-esteem, or how you to respect, protect and preserve it urgently. It is can love and care for your world in a better way. the best thing we have.
Quite often, we are not aware how our actions bring terrible consequences. We need a better understanding of green issues. First of all, by taking measures in our own lives. Secondly, by promoting this knowledge around us.
In Boronów (Poland) and in Formia (Italy), we could develop our environmental awareness by planting a tree or the garbage picking on the beach.
11 Step 6 Don’t be scared to talk in Public
Both personally and professionally, not knowing Here is a nice presentation by our students how to speak in public can prevent you from while visiting our partner school in the Republic sharing your ideas or presenting solutions to of North Macedonia. problems.
Experience is the best way to overcome the anxiety that sometimes block us. On the other hand, working on your skills instead of relying just on your natural talent is what will make you an outstanding speaker.
If students start making presentations from a young age, in the future they can boost their self-assurance and achieve their goals more easily.
12 Step 7 Help people today for a better world
Nowadays, technology results in individuality More interestingly, kindness, when passed on and selfishness and, consequently, some multiplies, making the world better. time we just focus on ourselves excluding the others. It is important to make time for your community, including family and friends, coworkers, a If you help others, you will discover that you sports club, etc. feel better. You will immediately see that by helping other people, you reinforce your sense Our Erasmus project deals with a lot with of relatedness. By helping others, you help volunteering activities in order to reinforce this yourself. important characteristic of an entrepreneur person. Our students learnt that it is not only important to live individually in this world, but also, to live with other people.
13 Step 8 Work on soft skills
More and more, when looking for a job, what When students travel, they are exposed to makes you get the job are the so-called “soft more real-world situations than those they skills”. Hard skills are the knowledge and could experience in a classroom. Students are skills gained from education and training. Soft exposed to challenges when they need to think skills are the skills that allow you to interact creatively, soft problems, make decisions, build with others: attitude, communication, creative teams, resolve possible conflicts, etc. thinking, work ethic, teamwork, networking, decision making, positivity, time management, motivation, flexibility, problem-solving, critical thinking, and conflict resolution.
14 Step 9 Above all... Know how to use YOU, in a unique way!
In order to stand out in a crowd, you don’t need By clicking on the link, you can see the to be a performer or an artist, maybe you just original short film “Nine steps to be a good need to be your unique, original self. entrepreneur” by SAFA students:
Thus, the aim is to make a target of yourself by https://www.youtube.com watch?v=iYfiLNiLH-Y doing something that puts you out there. And creativity is the ingredient you need to reach your full potential. It can be a natural talent or learnt by incorporating in your life some practices. During our project, students had some challenging tasks that required of them to explore their own creativities.
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1. The Making of our PROJECT
2. First Transnational Project Meeting: Barcelona, SPAIN
3. FIRST Students’ Exchange: Barcelona, SPAIN
4. TRAVEL MAPS
5. SECOND Students’ Exchange: Boronów, POLAND
6. THIRD Students’ Exchange: Prilep, REPUBLIC of NORTH MACEDONIA
7. PERSONAL INCUBATOR
8. FOURTH Students’ Exchange: Formia, ITALY
9. Last Transnational Project Meeting: Ovaören, TURKEY
10. Entrepreneurial and Volunteering tasks by each country
11. Questionnaires and Evaluation of the project
12. Teachers and students’ opinions
13. Conclusion
17 18 The making of our project
Our “Successful Steps in Entrepreneurship” The following pages of this handbook are handbook is the result of a great collaboration a summary of the schedules, students’ among five schools from September 2017 until exchanges, activities, teachers’ meetings, August 2019. evaluations and the project’s impact at our schools and curriculums. The outcomes of the project are the best example of the positive impact of our project Entrepreneur & Volunteer Citizens in our students, teachers and schools’ communities.
19 20 First transnational project meeting
BARCELONA (SPAIN). December 11th – 13th 2017
MAIN OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROJECT COORDINATORS’ MEETING:
• Decide on the main objectives of the present project, draw up the activities and define the general schedule.
• Agree on the importance of showing Erasmus + corners in each school, so students get to know what is going on.
• Design some posters, brochures and leaflets to be distributed to local authorities and schools.
• Every country has to prepare a travel map for the first students’ exchange in Barcelona.
• Define in detail the three specific final products of the project: 1)Online Handbook, 2) Travel Maps, 3) Project Incubator
21 22 Monday, December 11th THE ARRIVAL IN BARCELONA
PRESENTATION OF TEAMS AND Afterwards, the whole group went sightseeing PARTNER SCHOOLS and enjoyed Las Ramblas, La Boqueria, the Cathedral of Barcelona and the Old Gothic Guest teachers arrived gradually at different Quarter. times and host teachers picked them up from the airport. At the end of the tour, we had some traditional Catalan food in one of the main streets, On day one, we presented the innovative Passeig de Gràcia. practice in Sagrada familia School (SAFA) while foreign schools shared with us their own ideas and experiences.
23 Tuesday, December 12th STUDENTS PRESENTED THE SCHOOL
Once a week all classes in SAFA school are SAFAmbassadors have a real ambassador involved in collaborative work. There are role: to welcome foreign visitors, including different projects related to different skills. The teachers and students. Thus, on Tuesday they projects are called R-APS which stands for showed the school to visitor teachers within Aprenentatge i Servei (SAFA’s innovative the Erasmus + project. The classrooms had methodology of Learning by Serving). been decorated with different cultural motifs This project involves the participation and and the guest teachers were given some nice cooperation of all students, from pre-primary to craft Christmas made by the students. secondary students. One of the most important elements is that the different aged students The teachers could also see how in Sagrada are grouped according to their own interests. Familia School (SAFA) students use iPad from
This mixture of knowledge, interests and levels a young age, the integration of three languages promotes social values such as teamwork, (Catalan, Spanish and English) in daily teaching respect and tolerance. The R-APS project and examples of current project works. is structured in 4 blocks (emotions–values, Also, teachers could observe how new means sustainability, communication and diversity). of communication at SAFA are ruled by the Each topic offers students different workshops students themselves, giving them autonomy, or corners in which they participate developing sense of responsibility and a deep knowledge different activities and projects. One of these of all the activities done at the school: R-APS is SAFA Ambassadors.
24 • SAFANews: Students from primary and Christmas Kilogram campaign (collecting for secondary work together to make the food for the homeless), and making educational school’s newsletter. Monthly, they explain products for the school our Congregation has to the whole school’s community the in Mokom (Equatorial Guinea, Africa). school’s activities, every event, trip or project they do. Finally, the work done by 3rd and 4th of ESO (our students aged 14-16) in Entrepreneurship • SAFAPodcast: Students work to make the was explained by the students: school’s radio. From Monday to Thursday we can listen the podcast that our classmates -3rd of ESO Students need to design have done. They record different members economically viable and sustainable products of the school’s community and talk about that can improve society. Additionally, they interesting topics. have to develop a marketing plan to show that they have achieved the objectives of These are just a few of the multiple examples this compulsory subject in our curriculum for of the R-APS projects: Secondary students.
The students also presented the Volunteering In this subject, students work like an activities carried out throughout the year: entrepreneur. They carry out a project around a new product and work on every aspect of Their weekly collaboration at the social canteen: the business. Students have a special teacher Emmaús (belonging to the local parish); in the for this subject, Paul Hewitt: He comes from old people care houses: Avi Jeis and Ficus; England and he only speaks English, so this in the kindergardens: Bon Sol, Pam i Pipa, is a good way students improve their English. Begonia, El Lapicero, El Niu de les Corts, El They do also some dynamics to improve work Cuquet,...; in the Sagrat Cor Hospital; and also in groups. At the end of the year, students with solidarity campaigns in our school: The make a final presentation on what we have
25 been working on during all the course in front THE PROJECT’S SCHEDULE of the parents, teachers and other students. All the coordinators’ team and the SAFA • 4th of ESO students work on Social school Headmistress, Mrs. Núria Vila, gathered Entrepreneurship: they develop social to give the finishing touches to the schedule, projects like: helping domestic abuse, in terms of specific times and activities. We alcoholic and drug addicts, homeless organized what tasks each country would people, bullied teenagers, rehabilitated need to do during the whole project. All the prisoners, etc. Also, five or six times a group came into the agreement of modifying year they have real business holders, bank the first schedule presented in the application, clerks…who explain their work and give but keeping the activities originally designed, them some tips for life as well. Students in order to ensure a good release of all the learn the very basics of Economy in a outcomes and the success of each short-term practical way. students’ exchanges.
26 CULTURAL VISIT Wednesday, In the late afternoon teachers were toured around Barcelona to make the most of their October 13th short stay. We visited some Gaudi’s emblematic buildings such as the Sagrada Familia Temple DEPARTURE DAY and Casa Batlló.
At the end of the day we all had some well- deserved tapas. Before leaving, all partners were requested to fill in a survey to evaluate their stay.
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First short-term students’ exchange
BARCELONA (SPAIN). April 21st – 27th, 2018
MAIN OBJECTIVES
• Raise students’ awareness of the Erasmus+ experience and our project.
• SAFA students show their guests our school facilities.
• Start working as international teams.
• Share the first product done by each school: “Travel maps”.
• Decide our project logo.
• Learn about being an Entrepreneur through attending Paul Hewitt’s masterclass.
• SAFA school, as coordinator, show their Entrepreneurial and Volunteering tasks in order to be a model for the other partners’ future work within the project.
• To get to know better our unique Spanish-Catalan Culture & Lifestyle in Barcelona and value it as part of the European community.
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Saturday, April 21st INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ARRIVED IN BARCELONA
Each school arrives in Barcelona at different times at El Prat Airport. They were welcome by SAFA students and teachers who took them to their hosting families. They would spend together all weekend and put into practice their knowledge of English to everyone’s advantage.
31 Sunday, April 22nd FREE TIME WITH HOST FAMILIES
SAFA school proposed the family’s possible places to visit with their guests: Montjuïc Magic fountains, Casa Batlló, La Pedrera, Tibidabo mountain and amusement park, Camp Nou Stadium, the Barça museum…
32 Monday, April 23rd SAINT GEORGE’S DAY (CATALONIA SAINT PATRON)
This is a very important cultural week at SAFA The School Tour School because we celebrate the greatest festivity in Catalonia: St. George’s day. This is We had a typical Catalan lunch at school and the reason why these dates were chosen to then we all went sightseeing to Les Rambles have our partners, as ideal to promote Catalan of Barcelona. Students could enjoy Saint culture. George’s festivity, see all the beautiful roses in the streets and book shops. It was a great day A main activity held at the school is “Els Jocs for everyone. Florals”, a 19th century traditional Literary Contest. All the students present a piece of At the end of the day students went back home writing, either a poem or prose. Then the best to stay with their host families. ones are awarded in a Public ceremony. In the afternoon, teachers and students visited the typical stands in Las Ramblas, crammed with books and roses and people all around. The tradition says that a man gives to his beloved woman a red rose and he receives from her a book in return.
33 Tuesday, April 24th A SPORTS DAY AT THE BEACH: TEAMWORK
Tuesday was an intense day, we did many fortress with roots dating back to 1640, built things and we had a great time all together. on top of Montjuïc hill in Barcelona.
First, we went to visit the modern design When we finished visiting the castle we all had museum next to Agbar Tower. There, students free time to see Les Arenes of Plaça Espanya, could see practical examples of how you can which is a big shopping mall located in the be creative. They were happy to interact with former old bullring. some of the devices on display. After a long day, students went back home and Then we all went to play Takata in the beach. teachers went to have dinner all together. Takata is a traditional beach game which is played exclusively in Barcelona. You can see it along the Barceloneta beach and is a variation of beach volleyball but played with a tennis ball. The objective of the game is to hit the ball into the other team’s court with the palm of your hand. We had lots of fun.
After doing sport, we had lunch at the beach and then visited Montjuïc castle, an old military
34 Wednesday, April 25th A DAY IN SAFA SCHOOL
On Wednesday morning we had the Paul Hewitt, an expert in Entrepreneurship & presentation of the different travel maps that Coaching. He suggested important steps to be students had done. Each partner showed a good entrepreneur, which guided us in the a map where you could see the important elaboration of our own steps to include in the places to visit in their own countries, how to project Handbook. move around by public transport and all kind of useful information for visitors. He also planned an interesting activity for students. He showed them on a video the enormous island the size of Spain made of
After that, we had the chance to show the logo plastic waste and challenged the students that each school had designed. After showing to think of possible action to solve this all the logos made by the students we all voted environmental problem and later present it in our favorite for the project. The Polish proposal class. logo was elected, which is a beautifully crafted flower where each petal represents a country When we finished we all went for an early within the project. brunch because at twelve o’clock students had already some volunteering activities. Some of Then we all had a nice breakfast and we started these were keeping company to the old care the Masterclass: “Being an Entrepreneur” by houses of our school’s neighborhood: Avi
35 Jeis and Ficus, and helping in Emmaús social lunchroom.
We all had lunch and then when sightseeing in Barcelona. We visited Barcelona Cathedral, the Gothic Quarter, Sant Jaume square, and Les Rambles.
36 Thursday, April 26th VOLUNTEERING DAY
On Thursday we all did a Volunteering workshop. Solc Nou, a vocational school belonging to our Congregation showed us the importance of social values, and social commitment for a better world. Students could see how important is to help others.
In their turn, SAFA students presented our project in Africa called MOKOM.
After this presentation in groups they had to start thinking of volunteering ideas they could put into practice in their own towns or communities.
We all went to visit la Sagrada Familia of Barcelona, a Roman Catholic church. Students and teachers were impressed with the temple designed by the Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí.
37 Friday, April 27th DEPARTURE
After a nice goodbye each school leaves Barcelona at different times from El Prat Airport.
38 First project’s outcome: the travel maps
The first project’s outcome partner school had to prepare were the Travel Maps, which inform about the main geographical and cultural hallmarks of each country and how to move around.
By clicking on the link you can see the different Travel maps that each country made:
• Spain https://youtu.be/0hBGtoeL2Qo
• Poland https://youtu.be/rPYewSPgJsI
• Republic of North Macedonia https://youtu.be/KVJQpARXKug
• Italy https://youtu.be/Ek3ECWHsqc0
• Turkey https://youtu.be/Nuq5xHryNKQ
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Second short-term students’ exchange
BORONÓW, POLAND. October 6th -12th 2018
MAIN OBJECTIVES
• Polish students show the school facilities.
• Students work in activities that develop their soft-skills.
• Promote environmental awareness in students (Plant a Tree, Save the earth).
• Awake social volunteering (Art products for old people’s residence).
• Improve their presentation abilities showing their tasks.
• To get to know better the Polish culture and lifestyle and acknowledge and value it as part of the European community.
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October 6th and 7th THE ARRIVAL IN POLAND
Each partner arrived in Poland from their Once in our destination, the students met their respective countries to be welcomed by the host families. Polish host at the airport. While the Italians and Turkish arrived at Katowice Pyrozwice Traditionally the Polish have been very religious, airport, the Macedonians and Spanish landed so students could get to know and appreciate on Warsaw airport. that feeling during the Local Catholic festival held in Czestochowa accompanied by their SAFA team would like to remark our respective host families. gratefulness to our Polish partners who took not only four hours to get to the airport to welcome us, but also the same amount of hours back to Boronów. The effort was worthwhile as on the coach we had the chance to know each other quite good and start working as a real team.
43 Monday, October 8th THE SCHOOL
The first day in the school the Honorable their turn the visitors brought some typical Rufin Majchrzyk, Mayor of Boronów, and presents from each country: the Modernist the Headmistress of the School, MS Bzerra streets’ tile from Barcelona, the Cappadocia Ledwón, welcomed us warmly. The students balloons from Turkey, a painting of traditional and teachers had prepared a nicely arranged clothes from the Republic of North Macedonia breakfast that was followed by some and a nice painting from Formia, Italy. introductory presentation of their region and culture made by the students themselves. In
44 We also visited the school facilities. There After that, we were taken around the village. were plenty of Erasmus + corners around. We A particular place was the Boronów Parish attended some classes to see how they work, church dated back to 1611. too. In the evening we attended the play Jest taki Then in international teams, students painted Kwiat in Polish Language. some mugs with elements representative of their own countries. In addition, a few of them explained to the others the meaning of their work. In this way students could practice their soft-skills in presentations.
45 Tuesday, October 9th POLISH FOLK DANCE AND THE BLACK MADONNA
In the region of Silesia, Koszecin is well-known That same day we went to Czestochowa for a for its dance and music and all the foreign visit to the Jasna Góra Monastery, home to The participants had the pleasure to be taught by Black Madonna, and one of the main country’s a Silesian dancer in a morning class. We could places of pilgrimage, and a common destination also take some pictures wearing the colorful of Catholic and non-Catholic visitors. bright local costumes.
46 Wednesday, October 10th THE ECO-HAPPENING DAY
With the aim of promoting environmental Finally, we went back to the school and we did awareness in our students, we carried out some sport activities in competition teams. some activities. Teachers were invited to a dinner, organized by First of all, students designed some t-shirts one of the host families, who wanted teachers and artistic banners with ecological messages to taste the delicious Polish cuisine with them. and references to the Erasmus + project. It was fantastic! This material would be displayed later on at International schools participating in Erasmus +.
We also made some craft work hearts with wooden rose petals to present later at Christmas to people being under protection of a Polish charity organization.
After that, we planted a birch tree in a park close to the school to symbolize the importance to preserve nature on our planet.
47 Thursday, October 11th LAST DAY ACTIVITIES
On our last day at school, we celebrated the After the farewell, we went to visit the ancient Polish teachers’ day, with attendance of the silver mine in Tarnoskie Góry. Students enjoyed Mayor and the Headmistress. A really nice the originality of going down a spiral staircase celebration. to get on the boats for the exploration.
Some of the host students did some singing in Before going home to backpack for the English and Polish and played the “Beauty and following day International guests went to the Beast”, and we enjoyed breakfast together. Tarnowkie Góry to have dinner and a bit of sightseeing.
48 Friday, October 12th DEPARTURE
Early in the morning we were ready to go back home and everybody felt a bit sad to depart from their new friends, but happy at the same time to have enjoyed this amazing experience.
49 50 Third short-term students’ exchange
PRILEP, REPUBLIC OF NORTH MACEDONIA. February 4th-10th, 2019
MAIN OBJECTIVES
• The Republic of North Macedonian students show the school facilities.
• Present the “Personal incubator” that each country has prepared.
• Organize a round table – “Social responsibility and entrepreneurship”.
• Promote environmental awareness in students: Make art products with recycled materials.
• Awake Social Volunteering: Art products for old people in care houses.
• Improve their presentation abilities by showing their tasks.
• To get to know better the Republic of North Macedonian, Culture and lifestyle and acknowledge and value it as part of the European community.
51 The Republic of North Macedonian experience
52 Sunday, February 3rd THE ARRIVAL
After a long trip, the Spanish and Italian The Turkish team arrived the same day in partners arrived in Skopje, Macedonia, and Skopje and went directly to Prilep. The Polish spent the night there. We had a great dinner team arrived on Monday. together where students started to know each other.
53 Monday, February 4th SKOPJE
On Monday, the Spanish and Italian teams After visiting the capital, the Spanish team went visited the capital, Skopje, while the Turkish to pick up the Polish at the airport and then we team visited Bitola. continued all together our way to Prilep.
The Spanish and Italian teams went sightseeing around the main streets of Skopje. They had the chance to see the city wall, some monuments and sculptures, the Vardar river, and the bazaar.
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Once in our destination, students met the Macedonian host families they would be sharing the next few days with.
55 Tuesday, February 5th SOU GJORCHE PETROV SCHOOL- OPENING CEREMONY
The first day at the school the Headmaster, Mr. The visitors presented their hosts with some Strasho Gjorgjieski, welcomed students and typical presents from their countries: the teachers warmly. Modernist Gaudi’s tile from Barcelona, the Cappadocia balloons from Turkey, the football The students were engaged in a get-to-know- ball typical from Poland and a painting made by each-other workshop. a student from Formia, Italy.
All the activities involved moving around and Furthermore, the Macedonian television intermingling for some purpose: interviewed Mrs. Núria Vila, Coordinator of the “Entrepreneur and Volunteer citizens” Erasmus 1. To make a line in alphabetical order while + Project, Mr. Strasho Gjorgjieski, Headmaster climbing on chairs. of SOU Gjorche Petrov School and Ms. 2. To find the person that fulfils the Elizabetha Milosheska, the Macedonian requirement written in some sheets. coordinator’s project.
3. To introduce yourself when somebody passes you the wool ball.
56 The students made their presentations of what The Turkish partners improve the facilities in they had done in the Barcelona and Poland their own school. For example; they painted trips, and explained why it had been an useful some wheels to play with and decorated some experience. In this way, the students could barrels with plants. improve their soft-skills in speaking in public. The host team introduced the history of Apart from that, they exposed the volunteering their own country, besides summarizing their tasks carried out in their schools. Here are a Entrepreneurial and Volunteering work. few examples: SAFA, as the coordinator school of the project The Italian partners participate in cleaning their has a lot of experience in Volunteering and beaches every three months. Entrepreneurship, thus their students showed what they had done the previous years and The Polish partners help needed people to what was new for that year. survive during winter by providing them with food and blankets. After a long morning, students could enjoy a sample of traditional Macedonian Food.
57 Then, we all visited Prilep’s Town Hall and were We had a nice all-together photo taken. welcomed by the Honorable Mayor of Prilep, Mr. Ilija Jovanoski, who made a nice speech emphasizing the importance of this project. He surprised the Spanish team by using some Spanish words in his speech!.
58 Wednesday, February 6th THE SCHOOL FACILITIES AND VISITING MUSEUMS
On Wednesday morning students of all guess some answers to other topics, like their countries participated in a workshop to know hobbies. Then, turn around again, and compare each other better. Basically, the activity was your answers. about mingling, choosing a person from another country and then look them in the eye Teachers visited all the school facilities and for three minutes, without laughing. Then, you could attend some classes to see their work. had to turn around, see if you could remember After that, we all went out to visit Vitaminka some physical details about your partner and factory, one of the leading companies in Prilep.
59 There we saw how corn crisps are elaborated. Additionally, we went to visit the Tobacco Institute At the end, we were given some samples of museum of Prilep were we saw the evaluation of their delicious products. pipes, cigarettes, etc., over the years.
Marcel Seba from SAFA was the luckiest Then we went to see some famous sculptures student who won a prize for guessing the exact Mogila na Nepobedenite in a cemetery of the date the factory opened. people who died in the war II world.
60 Thursday, February 7th CREATING MASKS, POSTCARDS AND OINTMENTS
In international teams, students decorated some winner and got a little present. masks with environmentally friendly materials in a personal way. Also students created some postcards to be given on the 8th of March, Women’s day. All the masks were original, with flowers, cotton, beans, colored threads, etc., so teachers had to choose the The Macedonian tradition is to give a poscard as a best one. present to another woman.
Emanuel Rossini’s mask from Italy was the lucky Later, students made some ointments, (a creamy
61 substance to breath better), under the guidance Mr. Strasho Gjorgjieski gave to the teachers and of the pharmacy teacher, Mrs. Venera Nikolova students their certificates of attendance. Mishachkoska. Students passed time with their host families and The students practice their “soft-skills” in friends, and teachers all together had a farewell dinner. communication by presenting their “products” in public. With the traditional Macedonian folk music playing. Some of us felt free even to dance a little bit!
62 Friday, February 8th VISIT TO OHRID AND ST. NAUM
Friday morning all the participants went to visit the could see St Naum is also buried in the church. It is Monastery of St Naum. said that you can listen the heartbeats of St Naum.
St Naum is an Eastern Orthodox monastery in Ohrid is both, one of the most ancient lakes in the North Macedonia, named after the medieval Saint world, and a picturesque village. Naum who founded it. It is situated by Lake Ohrid. The monastery was established in the Bulgarian A curious fact about the village of Ohrid is that it used Empire in 905 by St Naum of Ohrid himself. As we to have 365 churches of which just forty are left.
63 Saturday, February 9th MACEDONIAN FOLK DANCE
A voluntary initiative with a social problem sing it all the time. “Dance with me”. THE ECO-HAPPENING DAY The last activity of the trip was for students to prepare a dance lesson. Each country had The initial idea had been to plant a tree, as to show their own traditional dances. The aim we had done in Poland. However, we were was to entertain the elderly residents in a care warned against it by the expert florist. For this center. reason, this will need to be done in the season recommended. All the partners could see that Macedonians are very proud of their folk music, because they
64 Sunday, February 10th DEPARTURE
At departure time everybody came to give us a warm goodbye. We were happy of our experience but felt a bit sad that the week was over.
65 66 Second project’s outcome: Personal incubator
Another product within the project outcomes is the Personal Incubator, which are the films presenting the entrepreneurial ideas of students from each partner country.
This product helped students to improve their skills talking in public in a foreign language.
By clicking on the link you can see the films by each country:
• Spain https://youtu.be/lRP0UkVbEcg
• Poland https://youtu.be/mFvFNCgBeqA
• Republic of North Macedonia https://youtu.be/MKO6QPYbfWc
• Italy hhttps://youtu.be/1KgxfHhYhCU
• Turkey https://youtu.be/VI50BqFfGgQ
67 68 Fourth short-term students’ exchange
FORMIA, (ITALY). March 23rd -29th, 2019
MAIN OBJECTIVES
• Italian students show the school facilities.
• Promote environmental awareness in students (“Clean our beach”).
• Improve presentation skills by showing recycled art crafts made by themselves.
• Put into practice entrepreneurial skills. Preparation of the prototype of a “product” that solves a problem and development of the marketing related.
• Realization that together we can reach higher aims than alone.
• To get to know better the Italian Culture and lifestyle and acknowledge and value it as part of the European community.
69 70 Saturday, March 23rd THE ARRIVAL IN ITALY
The Spanish partner and the Turkish arrived Once in our destination, the students met the in Rome at the same time. Then we took a Italian host families they would be sharing the shuttle to the Central train station of Rome next few days with. to go directly to Formia where the rest of the partners from Macedonia and Poland had arrived.
71 Sunday, March 24th VISIT TO POMPEY AND NAPLES
All the partners, Spanish, Italian, Macedonian, In the afternoon, we went to the Umberto I Polish and Turkish took a shuttle directly to gallery, Plebiscito Square, Lungomare, Castell Pompey where we had a nice guided tour. dell’Uovo and then in a shuttle we took a view of the gulf from the Vomero district in Naples. After the interesting visit in Pompey, we went to Naples and we had a very nice tour in the city center, then we went to eat the famous Italian pizza in a pizzeria with a view to Castel Novo.
72 Monday, 25th March MEETING IN THE COMPRENSIVO PASQUALE MATTEJ INSTITUTE IN FORMIA
The first day at the school the Italian Then we all went to visit the school facilities headmistress, Mrs.Teresa Assaiante, welcomed and saw different performances. us and made a nice speech. Then, the partners gave some gifts to the host school. At the end of the visit, we had a typical Italian lunch all together. After that, Mrs. Núria Vila, as coordinator of the project, had an interview with the local TV. In the afternoon, the students did different sports activities and a workshop:
73 Egyptian papyrus: The Italian art teacher After those activities, students had a volleyball showed the students how to make papyrus: match while teachers had a Yoga class at CONI Some lint was immersed in coffee to take on (Italian national Olympic committee) in Formia. the color of papyrus. Then they let it dry, and when it was completely dried they painted it with beautiful colors their own design.
Recycling trinkets: Students did another activity with some recycled coffee capsules. Those capsules were crushed, and students made their own design creating earrings, bracelets, or pendants.
74 Tuesday, 26th March CLEANING FORMIA BEACH
In the morning, we went to pick up the having this nice break, we went back to school rubbish of Formia beach. It was a good activity where we had lunch all together. that helped students become aware of the importance of preserving the environment and In the afternoon, while the students returned a good example for passers-by. to the host families, teachers went on a tour of Sperlonga, Formia and Gaeta. After this long morning, we all went for a nice brunch to regain forces and then we went The students went to the pizzeria around 7 to the shopping mall and when we finished, o’clock p.m. and learnt how to make some pizzas. They enjoyed it a lot and then we all ate the pizzas that the students had prepared.
75 Wednesday, March 27th VISIT TO ROME
On Wednesday we had a wonderful day visiting After a long day in Rome, we took the train the Coliseum, Fontana di Trevi, Piazza Navona, back to Formia. Castel Sant’Angelo, Piazza Spagna, and Piazza Popolo.
76 Thursday, March 28th FORMIA
On Thursday morning, the partners had a In the afternoon, we visited the old Formia meeting where Italian students gave a nice City Center, the Big Tank Cisternone Romano presentation and showed two videos that they and the S. Erasmo church. When we finished had shot. One of the videos was about Formia we went back to the hotel and with the host history, and the other video was about stop families. bullying. Teachers had a nice Gala dinner at the former After watching these videos, we all got the Queen Margherita residence. Certificate of Assistance by the Formia Institute Headmistress, Mrs. Teresa Assaiante.
Then the students danced a song from each participating country.
77 Friday, March 29th DEPARTURE
Emotional farewell of the students in the Formia train Station, about to take a train to Rome international airport in Fiumicino, Leonardo da Vinci.
78 Second transnational project meeting
Ovaören (Gülsehir), TURKEY. May 2nd-4th, 2019
MAIN OBJECTIVES
• Exhibition of the project outcomes:
• Personal Incubator
• Travel Maps
• Online Handbook
• Definition of the “Successful Steps in Entrepreneurship: Just in 9 Steps!”
• Final report and analysis of the results and activities
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Wednesday, May 1st THE ARRIVAL
After a long trip to Turkey, partners arrived in After that, we all went to visit the Dream valley Cappadocia from their respective countries. and the three Beauties -Fairy Chimneys of Ürgüp, equally spectacular. It was really worth All the teachers left their suitcases at the the visit. Kapadokya Kartal Hotel ın Gülsehır and went sightseeing around Cappadocia. We were so At the end of the day, we all went to see the happy to see each other again and to share sunset at Red Valley. We were lucky that the new experiences. weather was nice, and had some tea and nuts seeing the beautiful sunset.
First, we visited Güray Museum, which is a ceramic museum. We saw many pieces of pottery, all possible kinds that you can imagine. Besides, you could also put your skills into practice by making some art in a workshop.
Then, we all went to visit the Paşabağ Fairy Chimneys. The shapes of which impressed us. Murat Er, headmaster of the Turkish school, showed us all the area.
81 Thursday, May 2nd OVAÖREN ORTAOKULU SCHOOL (Gülsehir)
On Thursday morning, after having breakfast at Then, we all went to the library where the the hotel, teachers were collected by Mr. Murat meeting was held. Mr. Murat Er, welcomed Er, the headmaster of the Turkish school, and teachers warmly to his school. taken to the Ovaören Ortaokulu school. The Turkish teachers had prepared a nicely When we arrived, students had prepared an arranged brunch for their counterparts, and to incredible welcome. They did like a hallway start to talk about the project. in the courtyard where they were singing and clapping their hands while teachers where walking through. They also prepared an original choreography dance. We were moved by their effort to make us feel at home.
82 THE SCHOOL FACILITIES
We were shown all the classes and school facilities, the different decorations and the Erasmus corners.
Some classes were decorated with elements of the visiting countries including traditional music. When we entered, the children were so cute to us; some of them sang, others wanted to talk, and always with a big smile. In this presentation, we saw the different parts of the project: the aims and schedule before After that, we were all gathered in the teacher’s starting, the different meetings and each room and the Spanish team made a nice entrepreneurial and volunteering activities presentation on what we had done during the that we had done, the different evaluations two years of the Erasmus + project, and what of the project, and the “Successful Steps in was needed to finish the project. Entrepreneurship”, the handbook.
We also saw the 3 outcomes of the project: The Travel maps, the personal incubator and the final online Handbook.
We finished the presentation talking about the conclusion and the last items that had to be done to finish the project.
After this intense meeting we learnt how to prepare a typical Gözleme.
83 In these pictures you can see the partners This day we were given certificates of gaining hands-on experience. After that, we attendance by the Headmaster, Mr. Murat Er. all ate the pitas and also had a nice Turkish traditional meal in the school.
The visitors gave their hosts some traditional presents from their countries: the street’s tile from Barcelona, a pearl earring from Macedonia, a trinket and scarfs from Poland and a painting and a bag with the Erasmus + Logo project, from Formia, Italy. Paola, the Italian coordinator, gave a very original T-shirt to Mr. Murat Er, with the Erasmus + logo painted on it!.
The Turkish team had the nice detail to give each partner a beautiful ceramic plate with the our names and surnames engraved.
84 FOLK DANCE After that, we visited the Derinkuyu Underground City. It was interesting to see When we finished the entire visit, we danced how they could have built this enormous all together traditional Turkish folk. Children shelter, extended to a depth of approximately showed us how to dance and it was very nice 60 meters. We learnt it is large enough to have to share some moments with them. kept as many as 20,000 people together with their livestock and food stores. Finally, we took a very nice picture in front of the school, which will be in our memories We went sightseeing in Ürgüp and made some forever. Pottery in Avanos.
The Turkish team was so happy to show us a We finished the day having dinner at Uranos little bit about their country. So we went to visit Restaurant in Avanos and seeing a traditional the Ihlara Valley. We walked around and we dancing show, which the locals are so proud took a picture all together. to show it.
85 Friday, May 3rd DEPARTURE DAY
On Friday we woke up early. The Turkish team wanted to show a little more about their culture. We had the chance to pay a short visit Uçhisar castel and Goreme open air museum. The latter is a monastic complex composed of scores of refectory monasteries placed side-by-side, each with its own fantastic church. It contains the finest of the rock-cut churches, with beautiful frescoes (wall paintings) whose colors still retain all their original freshness. It also presents unique examples of rock hewn architecture and fresco technique.
After visiting this Open-air museum, we went straight to the airport and flew to Istanbul, were we spend two days together to bond.
86 Saturday, May 4th ISTANBUL
Saturday was a beautiful day for all of us. We visited a little bit Istanbul at the famous Haya Sophia and the Blue Mosque, and we also went on a boat trip around the Bosphorus strait.
87 Sunday, May 5th DEPARTURE
At departure time, everybody came to give us a warm goodbye. We were happy about our experience, and all the work we have done during these entire two years but felt a bit sad that the project was finished.
88 Entrepreneurial and volunteering tasks by each country SUMMARY OF THE IMPACT IN EACH SCHOOL’S CURRICULUM INVOLVED IN THIS ERSAMUS+ PROJECT
In the following lines you can see the Escola Vicenciana Sagrafa Familia different tasks related to Entrepreneurship (SAFA) in Barcelona and Volunteering that each school is doing in their respective countries, some of which were SAFA school is located in Barcelona, in the inspired by the Erasmus project. The impact in Eixample district. It offers a trilingual educational the curriculum is evident. proposal for: Infant Education (3-6), Primary (6-12) and ESO (12-16). Catalan, Spanish THE SPANISH SCHOOL and English are used in a natural way, but according to Catalan Education Laws, Catalan www.csfamilia.com is the main language of communication. SAFA school takes as a reference for educational action human and social values and Christian ideology. The teaching philosophy is based on attention to the person and the individual commitment to work, effort and personal improvement in order to look for excellence.
89 In SAFA school students do lots of volunteering 2. At care houses students visit and talk to tasks: old people.
1. Collaborate in a kindergarten with tasks to entertain the children
3. At Sagrat Cor Hospital students spent some time with the ill that are alone.
90 4. Students attend social lunchrooms to 5. R-APS help with serving. Since we started the Erasmus + project These activities do have an impact, on the SAFA school has launched a big project people they help because for a while they called R-APS. One day a week, all classes can have fun and not think about their own in SAFA school, pre-primary to secondary, difficult situation. get involved. One of the most important elements is that the students are grouped according to their own interests but in different ages. This mixture of knowledge and levels promotes social values such as teamwork, respect and tolerance. We have 22 R-APS in total, for example:
• SAFAmbassadors R-APS, which has a real ambassador job: to welcome foreign visitors, including new students and teachers.
91 • SAFApodcast: where students make • SAFA Urban Garden: in this R-APS podcasts for the school’s radio students take care of an orchard; They study how the different plants grow.
• SAFA STEAM a R-APS in charge • SAFA Erasmus + Food truck of renovating the spaces of the school Finally, this year we have added the SAFA to make them more innovative and Erasmus + food truck, related to food and comfortable. cooking, just to make Erasmus + more visible for the school community. SAFA food truck takes care of the body and health of students and teachers.
92 6. Then, In 3rd of ESO, SAFA school does In this class, they also have some speeches two things: from business managers and experienced One is a project called Mokom. It is about bank clerks, who give students some creating educational games for kids that notions about economy and everyday life live in Africa, in a village called Mokom. advice.
8. Christmas time at SAFA The school also makes a food donation called “Campanya del Quilo” which means Kilogram campaign, and the donations go to a social lunchroom.
On the other hand, they have a subject, entrepreneurship, taught by a Londoner, Paul Hewitt . Here SAFA students play cooperative games and work in groups to make a product or service of their own initiative, which can improve society. The projects are presented to the parents at the end of the year.
7. In 4th of ESO students do entrepreneurship, but they focus more on the social side, like: bullying, abused women and children, homeless, drug addicts…
93 THE POLISH SCHOOL
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Zespół Placówek Oświatowych school in Boronów
Zespół Placówek Oświatowych is a nice school located in Boronów. It is a public school that has primary and secondary levels. The student ages are from 7 to 16. It is a local school in a very historical and culturally attractive rural area. Boronów has 3.300 citizens. The school has pupils from the nearest villages. Those “presents” are sent to the animal shelter in Częstochowa so that animals This school makes an effort to help students won’t be hungry and cold during Christmas who live in poor or pathological families. The Time. school organizes free lunches and grants course books or trips. They also organize extra 2. Christmas fair: The school self - classes or additional courses in local recreation government organizes the Christmas room in order to level educational needs. cards and decoration fair. Every year, students prepare hand-made cards and Entrepreneurship and volunteering in Zespół ornaments that are sold. The students Placówek Oświatowych school: who win the school competitions get some Every year students from Zespół Placówek money prizes. Oświatowych are involved in some entrepreneurial actions: Christmas is the best time to do charity.
1. Help animals to survive: is a charity action organized by the school library. It has been taking place in their school for over 10 years! Students and their families collect everything that is needed in animal’s shelters: food, blankets etc.
94 Dressed up in fairy costumes they sing, play, read and organize competitions for children.
4. Cleaning up action: Boronów is a small community, so student of Zespól Placówek Oswiatowych want to help elderly before Christmas. Some people are lonely and too weak to organize everything in their house before Christmas. Some students Taking part in Ersamus+ Project together decide to find people in need and help made Polish school think more about them to clean up the houses. They also people in need so they took up some new make some sweet gingerbread. charity actions and hope to continue them:
3. Fairy tales party at nursery school. The school is a complex that consists of nursery school, primary school and middle school. All students are invited to cooperate. This is why some students of middle school decided to organize a party for younger friends. Dressed up in fairy costumes they sing, play, read and organize competitions for children.
95 5. Season’s greetings: One of the charity library, 5 cabinets for the different professions, actions undertaken by students of Zespól hairdresser’s cosmetician, pharmacy and Placówek Oswiatowych in Boronów is physiotherapist’s cabinet. Each classroom is preparing small handmade gifts for lonely equipped with computers, while all the teachers people living in our community. This year were given lap top for their own use. We also the international Erasmus+ partners have a new, modern and fully equipped gym. helped them to paint mugs. The presents were given to people in need. Entrepreneurship and volunteering in SOU Gjorche Petrov school
1. Drama club: Macedonian school has a Drama club which was started 1999 by professor Biljana Tintoska. A lot of generations and talented members passed through this Drama club which represents our school. Many pieces have been prepared and represented by members of Drama club: under the supervision of the professor and with the support of Filip Stojnoski who is a scenarist and a drama writer. The performances played have a humanitarian character. The Drama show has becomes their tradition. In their last play they collected funds which were donated. They also gave away food and clothes to the student at THE REPUBLIC OF NORTH school who needed them most. MACEDONIAN SCHOOL
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SOU Gjorche Petrov school
SOU Gjorche Petrov school is a secondary vocational school located in Prilep (Macedonia). There are different professions, such as: health (nurses, physiotherapists and pharmacists), cosmeticians, hairdressers, carpenters and mining and textile profession. There are about 790 students between the ages of 15 – 18 and 74 teachers, each qualified and well-trained for the individual subjects. All the students study English language. They have 13 general classrooms, computer science classroom, a
96 For the representation they prepare all the 2. Arts & crafts: SOU Gjorche Petrov decorations with cardboard and all kind of school students help children in a private recycled materials, and as you can see in educational center to prepare some the pictures, the result was spectacular. seasonal activities.
• Decorating eggs for Easter
97 • Making postcards for the 8th of March, THE ITALIAN SCHOOL International Women’s day. http://www.icmattej.it/
Instituto Comprensivo Pasquale Mattej in Formia.
C. P. Mattej is a public school established in 1976 and located in Formia, near the Mediterranean Sea, 150 km south of Rome. The school includes kindergarten (280 children), primary school (660 students) and low secondary school (400 students). There are 135 teachers working here, supported by 35 staff.
Entrepreneurship and volunteering in Instituto Comprensivo Pasquale Mattej in Formia.
The Italian school has many initiatives that support the voluntary work addressed of their territory, local associations and national scientific research. The school encourages entrepreneurs who develop ideas to improve their city, Formia.
1. Cleaning the beaches of Formia: Formia is a city with a long coast full of beautiful beaches but unfortunately insufficient care for the environment fills the coast with rubbish. They clean the different beaches of Formia trying to give them back their natural beauty.
98 2. Charity markets: Before Christmas 3. Telethon entertainment: The students Italian students are engaged in setting of the school organize theatre plays, up a little market where manufactured dances and songs to collect funds to goods are sold. The benefits are given donate to Telethon, a national television to a local charity association which deals marathon which finances the research of with fostered children whose families have rare and genetic diseases. A strength of problems with justice and drugs. their school is music. A lot of people buy tickets and fill the theater and part of the gains are donated.
99 4. The Italian Red Cross in Formia collects foods, personal care products and clothes that are distributed to homeless people. So, the students, go to the supermarkets to buy the necessary products and deliver them personally to those who live in poverty. In addition to the goods purchased, the most important gift is the hug of the boys that makes these people feel loved.
100 5. “Let’s color our future” it’s a national THE TURKISH SCHOOL school project that brings together all the mini mayors and mini president of the http://ovaorenortaokulu.meb.k12.tr/ parks throughout Italy, to discuss what Ovaören Ortaokulu school in Gülsehir should be changed in their territories to make them more suitable to the needs Ovaören Ortaokulu school started education of young people: These ideas are later as a one storey building, with six classrooms considered by municipalities and often heated by stoves, 1990. The school is located they are implemented. in the south of Gülsehir County in Nevsehir, 30km off the city center. Ovaören is one of the biggest villages in Gülsehir County. The Ministry of Education started bussing students, their school became a center of bussed education in the area. As a result of not having enough classrooms, a second floor was built in 2000. However, it wasn’t enough. In 2001, sheds were built in the school garden to be use as classrooms. With 4+4+4 educational systems 5th grade students were included in the bussing. This caused an extreme increase in the number of students and the physical facilities of the school were inadequate. Thus, the sheds were removed and a new school building with 2 floors, 8 classrooms was started to build. On 27th of December in 2014, the new building was ready for education and training. This building has been used as Ovaören Primary school. Ovaören Ortaokulu is the biggest school having bussed education. 362 students are within bussed education and they are educated full time.
101 As you can see in the pictures this is the former Entrepreneurship and volunteering in state of their school. They changed the school Ovaören Ortaokulu school in Gülsehir in a new version with a beautiful garden. 1. The new playground: The Turkish team made a big change in their playground. They decorated some used car wheels and oil barrels and put them around the garden. First, they collected the old car wheels and painted them.
102 Then, they made a playground with the colored wheels.
103 They also used oil barrels as flowerpots.
3. Cleaning a house: Turkish students also 2. Environmental cleaning: They were did spring cleaning at the house of an old willing to clean the environment, which is and alone aunt. She was so happy to have very important for the future of all of us. someone who helped her.
104 Questionnaires & evaluation of the project
On the following pages you can see the evaluation of the project. In order to know the Female opinion of the Teaching Staff and students 36,84% Male from each partner country, questionnaires were 63,36% answered after each exchange.
From the results, we conclude that the main project’s objectives were strongly achieved. Our students clearly express that by participating 1. How appropriate was the selection in this incredible experience they got to know of your host family / the student you how to develop the basic skills of entrepreneur hosted? and volunteer citizens in a very practical and enriching way. 10,53% (2) Here are some of the results taken in the evaluations: 89,47% (17)
2. Did I get involved in all activities?
Project: Entrepreneur & Volunteer Citizens 36,84% Students’ evaluation (7) 63,16% Nationality (12) 18 respostes
Italian 3. Have I shared the knowledge of my Turkish colleagues and have I agreed with 27,8% 22,2% Poland different people from an attitude of respect and active collaboration? Macedonian 5,26% 16,7% 33,3% (1)
21,05% (4)
73,68% (14)
105 4. I have shown that I can carry out 7. Which 3 activities were the most creative ideas and initiatives of social interesting for you? entrepreneuship.
13 21,05% (4) 42,11% 11 (8) 9 36,84% 7 (7) 6
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5. Have I improved my English speaking skills? 1 scool 2 sports 3 attending a 4 workshop 5 workshops 6 different tour afternoon- drama show on on entrepre- visits 5,26% teamwork volunteering neurshi (1)10,53% (2) 47,37% (9) 36,84% (7)
6. Have I learnt how important it is to promote volunteer activities?
21,05% (4)
5,26% 73,68% (1) (14)
106 Teachers & students’ opinions
Spain
It was the first time SAFA school had the opportunity to be the coordinator school in an Erasmus+ project. We had just had the previous experience in Comenius and as hosts of other European schools that were interested in our innovative methodologies and had received the Erasmus+ grant. More than ten years working with and contacting other European schools helped us to design our project and find four incredible schools interested in it. Thus, when we knew that our “Entrepreneur & Volunteer Citizens” project had been accepted, we realized that we had to face an important challenge, but we also believed from the very beginning that our partner schools would support us and enrich the project with their own experiences and best engagement.
Leading this project as an English teacher has given Mrs. Núria Vila me the certainty all English teachers already know: Project coordinator & Sagrada Familia the importance of given our students rich and plural Headmistress contexts to keep them highly motivated with their English learning process. It was great to see SAFA students enjoy their short-term exchanges. Opening their minds and enriching their lives.
Leading this project as the Headmistress of Sagrada confident, strongly defend their personal initiative Familia School, our SAFA, has been an opportunity and autonomy and show their entrepreneurship in to share with other schools the values which order to take action and work for a better society, define our Educational Project. Our school has a for a better world. long tradition in Barcelona, more than 150 years dedicated to educate and help the most needed Being able to share our methods of “Learning ones. Thus, our students are used to helping and by Doing” (entrepreneurship) and “Learning by serving the others. They are used to volunteering in Serving” (volunteering) with our partner schools and order to improve their neighbourhood, their city or see how they now include Entrepreneurship and other peoples’ lives. Sometimes they just follow the Volunteering activities in their curriculums, as an instructions given by the responsible of the external essential part of their students’ learning processes, institutions, such as Hospitals, Care Houses or Social is a real success of this project, a personal Lunchroom, with which our school collaborates. This satisfaction as a Headmistress and, a nice tribute to is just in their initial phase as Volunteer Citizens. It our Congregational founder, St. Vincent of Paül, that is incredible to see how they step by step feel more all SAFA school’s community celebrates.
107 It was a surprised when I knew that I would go to Turkey in Erasmus. From that moment I began to feel a little restless as I don’t have much knowledge of English and it was the most important thing to meet the culture and the other people who are in this experience.
When I got there, the emotion was a feeling that accompanied me the whole journey. Meeting the other partners from schools around Europe and try to communicate with gestures was great as well as I was learning new words really fast, but what excited me the most was the meeting with the students from the school. The students wanted to share everything with their loving-charged glances, their hope, their happiness and will to live the life. It was Mercè Fernàndez really awesome for me!!
It was pity the lack of time as I had liked to come back another day to the school to share with them things and activities.
It has been a really positive and beautiful experience. I am very glad of everything.
My experience in Erasmus has been very positive, both personally and culturally. Italy was our destiny. The Italians partners were great and treat us really well. They wanted us to know everything: their region, their culture, their history and their fabulous gastronomy.
I got to know more the students and I am delighted of my new Italian friends
Teresa Elías Vilarelle
108 Personally, I have really enjoyed these two years of Erasmus + Project. It was a lot of work but at the same time so satisfying because of what we reached. For pupils it has been useful to know other cultures, life styles, so that they can love and respect them. I am sure everybody has learned a lot about volunteering and entrepreneurship and can bring all that experience in to their own lives. I feel lucky to have had this amazing chance as a teacher for which I am so grateful.
Marta Domingo Torra
Poland
It was a pleasure for me to participate with my students in the short students exchange in Sagrada Familia School in Barcelona, Spain. Creative work and many nice people – it is the best description of the visit. It was a wonderful week when I could meet a different culture, get to know interesting customs and tradition. Thanks to participating in many workshops Polish team knows how to be entrepreneurial and volunteering.
Joanna Rutkowska Polish Coordinator
109 It was a great pleasure for me to be in your school. The visit was prepared really professionally by you. Great teachers, really involved in their work and the best headmistress in the world. All activities connected with the project were interesting and creative. Both my visits at your school is the time I will always remember and I will never forget about Sagrada Familia School. I could learn a lot from you! Thanks!
Dorota Jonska:
Together with a colleague from work, Joanna Mikołajczak, we left for Macedonia with a group of five students from 04/02/2019 - 11/02/2019. The city where we were Prilep and the school was SOU Gjorche Petrov. At that time, we got to know the history, traditions, food, education principles, and above all, we got to know new people, exchanged experiences, and everything had to exist using English, which was a working language. Knowledge of German and Russian was also an advantage in Macedonia. We noticed that this exchange also had a very big impact on our students, they were very open to travel, they got to know the value of foreign language skills, they raised their self-esteem. I hope that in the future I will continue to work as part of Barbara Brol- the Erasmus Plus program, to be able to get to know other countries and motivate my students to learn Kapica & Joanna foreign languages. Mikolajczak
110 Republic of North Macedonia
The Erasmus+ projects are great experience for both the students and the teachers. As the motto of the program says - “Changing lives. Opening minds”, this really happens to every person who has a chance to be part of the program.
It is an extraordinary opportunity to meet new people, to visit new places, to find out about their way of life, their culture, tradition, food. During the project lifetime, with the meetings in person, but also communicating online, we all became close, like a family. That is the reason why, any time after a meeting, it was very difficult to say good to each other. This Erasmus+ project succeeded to broaden Elizabeta our horizon, but also to change our point of view. We found out how to respect the other Milosheska people no matter of their name, origin, skin Republic of North Macedonian color, religion, because, we are all different, but Coordinator yet the same, since we are all human.
Our topic – Entrepreneur and volunteer citizens was an excellent opportunity to show our entrepreneurial ability, especially referring to the students, but also to show how human we are during the volunteering activities. We all hope that what we learnt from the topic and the project activities will be of extraordinary importance and find use in our lives.
111 Participation in this project for me means getting unforgettable experiences, memories and friendships that remain forever. The idea how to organize the meetings offers opportunities for developing organizational and communication skills. This refers not only for the students, but also for the students. Visits allow us to learn about the national and cultural identity of the hosts, their customs and tradition, the mentality as well as the ethnic norms. The experiences that are exchanged, broaden the horizon and the view of the participants in this project. They teach us how to respect diversity and how to appreciate everyone.
As for the benefits of this topic, I have to mention Biljana Tintoska the positive impact it has on the students, but also on the teachers. The topic of this project encourages values- humane and ethic. It encourages every person to empathy, taking care of the other people’s feelings and the need to help those who need it. It’s solid experience for our students who are preparing to be medical staff, but also for us, because our work and attention is always directed towards the other people.
I feel a special need to thank to all our friends from the partner countries for the mutual experiences and memories, for the hospitality, kindness and friendships - they will remain with us as a lasting benefit of the project.
I’m particularly pleased to be part of this project and to meet persons such as our friends.
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I love travelling and discovering new places and cultures, but my previous experiences have never been as intense and interesting as the one experienced with the Erasmus Entrepeneurship & Volunteer citizens project. This was my first Erasmus experience and at the beginning I found myself involved in it nearly by chance, going with my colleague Salvatore my predecessor. I was sure it would be an interesting experience but it turned out to be much more. Each trip happened to be an important moment for our students, who at the beginning were slightly puzzled, having to be hosted by other students they had never met before, but afterwards they discovered to have a lot of things in common, they shared many experiences together and at the end even shed some tears. Erasmus has Paola Pensavecchia given a lot to me and my colleagues who worked with Italian Coordinator me too. It gave me the occasion to meet extraordinary people who made me discover fantastic places, new costumes and new and different ways to face and solve problems. We have established a friendship in our group that made us feel at home even when far from our own countries. And at the end saying GOODBYE was really very difficult.
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Hello Dear Erasmus Plus Family.
As you know, we started this project in Barcelona in December 2017.I have done 2 Erasmus projects before but this project was completely different with you.I met many beautiful people and had very good friendships .We have had beautiful surprises and wonderful moments in each country we visit. Of course, I will never forget some moments such as the sending off of our friends on the return of Macedonia.I was very happy .The best thing about this project for me is that I started learning English. My words are not enough to describe this project. Thank you all for everything and I love you all so much .Wishing to remember and not forget for lifetime.Take care of yourself. Murat Er Ovaören Ortaokulu school Headmaster
Hello ! I’m Serpil KARA. This project is a fantastic experience for both me and my students. Thanks to this project, we had the opportunity to go abroad for the first time. The project personally added to me a lot. To see the different education systems and student profiles with the contributions of the project and find the opportunity to compare with my country was good in terms of my profession. The purpose and name of our project is very meaningful. It was very important for me that the five countries with different lives came together under the name of volunteering and entrepreneurship, and thus they built beautiful bridges.
It also opened different horizons to students who Serpil Kara see different cultures, religions, dishes. Thanks to this project, it is important for my students to open Turkish coordinator up to different worlds and reflect it to their lives. At the same time, even the shyest students were socialized. All our partners throughout the project were so hospitable and warm that I will never forget this amazing experience and friendship. ENDLESS THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU ADD TO ME ENTREPRENEUR AND VOLUNTEER CITIZENS. 114 Hi, I’m Gizem Toptaş. First of all, I want to talk about our school and our student profile. Our school is a small village school in Ovaören village with a population of 646, 40 km away from Gülşehir district of Nevşehir province. The economic conditions of the peasants, who make their living by agriculture and animal husbandry, are very bad. So, our level of education is also low. As teachers working in this school, we are trying to offer as much opportunities as possible for the development of the region.
With this project, we aim to start the entrepreneurial spirit in our children. This is the biggest “entrepreneurship “by our children who can go abroad by participating in the project.
In addition, within the scope of this project, our Gizem Toptas students visited the old houses and planned to do spring cleaning and distribute food and clothing packages for those in need.
‘The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do.’ Sarah Ban BREATHNACH
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Students’ opinions
Spain
This is the second time I’ve done an exchange with the project of Erasmus + and I still being the happiest person to have done it again because every time it’s a new experience, you learn about new cultures, you meet people, you improve your English skills and the most beautiful it’s all the activities that we made for helping people.
The best point of doing an exchange it’s that you’ve to adapt yourself in a country completely different as yours.
Daniela
My experience in Poland, personally was very exciting and fun. The activities that we did, like riding a horse, doing a gymkhana around the town ... I just loved it.
The food was very good, it did not change too much, we ate only soup with chicken and potatoes, but I liked. The family welcomed me very kindly, and there were no uncomfortable moments.
At school they looked at us a lot but when we started talking to them they were very nice and open, they got very fast confidence.
There were beautiful landscapes and a very cold Marcel climate but I fell in love with Poland.
117 Going to Poland was a beautiful experience. I liked all the activities and visits we made. Everybody was nice, treat me like another one of their friends and made me feel the most comfortable person. I really recommend it I would go again if I could.
Carlota
For me Erasmus was an Unique experience that only happens one time in life. I get a lot of fun, I made a lot of new friends and I could get some stuff and culture from every single place I went.
If I could go again, I would do it for sure.
Daniel
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We will always remember this exchange of students in Italy. First we visited Pompeii and Naples, second we had a lot of workshops. We cleaned the beach in Formia, we made jewellery. We met a lot of great people and made a lot of friends. In addition, we were hosted by the most wonderful family - the Macari. We were treated as a part of the family. We will miss everyone we met and we believe that one day we will be back there.
Emilia and Julia
I spent a wonderful week in Prilep, Macedonia. It was very nice because I was hosted by a nuclear family! I could feel like in Poland. In my country there are many houses where three generations live together: grandparents, parents and children. It was the first time when I could spend time abroad without my parents but didn’t feel lonely! My host family did the best to organize my time, show me the beauty of Prilep and let me know the interesting culture of their country. It was very sad to come back home but I could take my memories with me – they are priceless!
Natalia
119 Hello, I’m Michalina
I was in Italy and I lived with Gabriele’s family. I lived in a big, pretty and light room. My room had a kitchen and bathroom. Gabriele’s home was very pretty and it was very nice to live in it. His parents and he were very nice and I liked them very much.
Michalina
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Barcelona is a Catalonian queen of the Mediterranean, a beautiful city with splendid beauty. I dreamed of visiting this city. It’s wonderful when you live your dream for seven days. This wonderful city has exceeded my expectations. As soon as I arrived at the airport, I felt charm and magic as a result of the meeting with the family where I was housed. I was happy to stay in a wonderful Catholic family - people open, cheerful and hospitable. The initial insecurity and anxiety disappeared for a moment when I saw the smiling faces of my hosts. The magic of this city has been revealing every day. Gaudí’s beautiful architecture and wonders gave me a special impression. I was shocked by the magnificent cathedral “La Sagrada Familia” - a beautiful building that inspires with interior and exterior beauty. I have no doubt that Barcelona is beautiful in all seasons, but in April it was definitely magical. April 23th in Barcelona is a day of roses and books, this day men give roses to women and women give books Mila to men, we visited the house of roses - a beautiful building that is covered with roses. The magic of playfulness of colors and shapes, people who walk in different directions, young people sitting in a café and enjoying laid-back conversations, I experienced walking through the square of La Rambla. One day I enjoyed the beach in Barcelona - which was named the third best beach in the world. This city with tradition is actually a modern, dynamic city with abundance of parks and fountains, but also many modern buildings and shopping centers. Within the project, we had the opportunity to visit the Design Museum - a beautiful contemporary museum that captivates with its innovation and the opportunity to find something that will attract your attention. The visit to the Montjuic fortress gave us a panoramic view of Barcelona, the view impresses and leaves you breathless. Seven days in Barcelona I was in a dream. I left Barcelona with unforgettable, beautiful memories.
121 Barcelona is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. When I was notified that I will travel to this beautiful city and I will have the opportunity to get to know more not only about his wonderful culture, mediterranean climate, but about people who live there. There was no end to my happiness and excitement. As time passed by, and the day of our departure approached, the excitement grew in me. For me, everything was new starting from the flight from Sofia to Barcelona and meeting with the hosts of the airport, mixed feelings, hidden smiles and uncertainty. The warm welcome of the family calmed my trembling and from there began my unforgettable adventure. For Barcelona it is said that is city that never sleeps and that is really true, Maja we got there in the evening so I had the opportunity to get to know the fun of the young people. Also we had the opportunity to attend the celebration of the national holiday- St George the Victorious or as they are calling it “Holiday of the books and roses”. It is on April 23th, the day when men give roses to women, and they return with books. This city has a rich history and tradition. There are many long sandy beaches, and we had the opportunity to visit one of them. Unforgettable was the visit to one of the most beautiful cathedrals- Sagrada Familia, work of the famous architect Antonio Gaudí. Barcelona is a modern city with many museums. The design museum is different from the classical museums, it is innovative, unusual and interesting. Not everyone when they visit Barcelona are considering visiting the Resident Center, but with this project we had the opportunity to visit the “Resident Center” and got to know the care and attention to the elderly. I must mention the hospitality and kindness of the people in this city. You can see a smile on their faces, and the living temper makes you feel relaxed and comfortable. I realized that the words of our hosts “ 7 days are not enough to know this city” are true. We left Barcelona with full emotions and great experiences that will stay forever in our memories.
122 Every country and every city has its own energy and that’s why every trip is different and special wherever you go. I had the chance to travel to Barcelona, meet new people and explore the city, we did activities in the school with the other kids we also did some volunteering and we had activities outside the school exploring and we visited landmarks like the church La Sagrada Familia and the Montjuïc Castle. But I think the most important thing is being able to stay with a host family and experience their day to day life, their school and lifestyle and all the friendships that were formed and all the unforgettable memories we had together. Dario
My Erasmus experience was the greatest time I’ve had, and the biggest adventure in my life.It was my first time getting out of the country, and the first time in the plane. I loved Poland it was very different from home, the people where different everything..We arrived in Poland in Friday night. We went straight to the hotel. The next day we where the hole day in Krakow. Krakow was beautiful. Krakow was my favorite city that we visited. We spent the hole day there and in the evening it was time for meeting the families where we had to stay the next 5days. They where so kind with me the hole family. I wont forget them.The hole week we had many projects in the school and out of the school. We’ve meet a lot of new friends from Poland,Spain,Italy and Turkey. Filip We’ve bonded a lot with them, with all of the projects we have made together. Also we have visited a lot of great and important places in Poland like: Ternovske Gore, the Wawel castle and the monastery Jasna Gora…A lots of memories where made in Poland, a lots of new people where meted. I want this experience again in my life. I loved the bond that we had together. We had lots of fun. But we had to say goodbye because the 5days where over. We said goodbye to everyone but we had an other day in Warsaw. The capital was very beautiful.
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My name is Salvatore and I am an Italian student. In February of this year I participated at the Erasmus project and I went to Republic of Macedonia. It was a unique experience, I had the chance to visit a country that is still unknown to me, even though it is very close to mine. I was able to admire the beauties of the capital Skopje and other cities like Prilep and Ohrid. I think that I will not forget the days spent together with Macedonian, Spanish, Turkish and Polish students, together we shared experiences and emotions that strengthened our cultural background. Remembering those moments, I feel a lot of longing, also because I got to know a special guy Stefan and his wonderful family who welcomed me as if I was one of them. Thank you very much to my head teacher and teacher Paola Pensavecchia Salvatore for giving me this wonderful opportunity.
I went to Poland, a small but very trich country. By «rich» it does not mean much money but with a beautiful culture, places to visit and in particular full of beautiful people. When me and my school friends went to Poland we visited Boronow and its school and at last, the local places. However, I (and so all my travell friends) can say that we founded good, funny and very special friends. We were very well received by host families and by school, we felt at home. Despite all small problems, this travel in Poland was a great and special experience which made us more mature and that we will never forget.
Marika
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Hello, I am Sevilay. I am from Turkey and I am thirteen years old. Firstly, I am very happy for taking part in this project. I went to Macedonia with Entrepreneur and Volunteer Citizens that a erasmus+ project. I thank all my teachers for providing me this opportunity. Thanks to this project I recognized different cultures. Trip to Macedonia was a very good experience for me. I had great times with friends from different cultures. Macedonia is a perfect country and people are very hospitable and warm. Everyone in this project is very friendly and helpful. Also we were in solidarity.
Sevilay
Hello, I am Rukiye. I am from Turkey and I am thirteen years old. I went to Poland with Entrepreneur and Volunteer Citizens that a erasmus+ project. I think this project is very good both for improving our English and seeing a different country. Being a guest to a different country and making friends made me happy. It’s great to explore the differences of a nation you don’t know.
Poland is a very beautiful country. It has a wonderful nature. Both the family who hosted me and the other people were very friendly and hospitable. Poland and this project is unforgettable experience for me. Thanks Polan and thanks Erasmus+. Rukiye
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The Entrepreneurs and Volunteer citizens h)Learning by doing was the means to improve Erasmus + Project after two years of successful students’ soft skills and assume the 9 steps to work, it has finally finished. However, it is the be a good entrepreneur! beginning of a process and not a conclusion, because all the partner schools involved, i)And, last but not least, we realized how now are conscious of how good it is to be a together we can reach higher aims than alone. Volunteer and to have Entrepreneurial ideas. This Erasmus+ project has been a great To sum up, we would like to share with all of experience in which all partner schools made you the following reflections: an effort to collaborate and support the different tasks to be done. a)The project helped our students to be motivated to learn new languages, especially We are ever so grateful to each and every one English. International collaboration is a good of the participants to carry out the project in way to know people from all over the world. the most successful way. b)With the Personal Incubator they learnt to Thanks to all the Project’s Coordinators, talk in Public without fear, improving their teachers, Headmasters and Headmistresses, presentation abilities. all members of each school’s community, local authorities, … for your kindness and great c) Our students rethought about their own professionality. We hope to keep collaborating cultural richness and produced Travel Maps together in more projects in the near future. while, at the same time, they learnt about other countries and lifestyles. Thanks to for the opportunity schools have to improve in our loving task of d)They also visited other schools’ facilities and educating the future European citizens. learnt about how each school works. e)They put into practice their creativity when designing the project’s logo or producing crafts Sagrada Familia School, Barcelona from recycled materials. August, 2019 f)Activities such as cleaning beaches or planting a tree developed their environmental awareness. g)Social Volunteering tasks like, helping old people, visiting patients in hospitals or collaborating in a social lunchroom awake their empathy towards the needed.
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