The KICK OFF of our ERASMUS + project “Learning democracy by school”

 

The KICK OFF of our ERASMUS + project “Learning democracy by school” took place from 14th November until 17th November.

Our guests from Poland: 2 students and 2 teachers from SZKOLA PODSTAWOWA and the leader of NASZE RIO Assocciation

Our guests from Italy- our twinnig Comune Chiaravalle: 2 students and 3 teachers from IIS Podesti Calzecchi Onesti (school) and 2 members of Comune Chiaravalle.

The host´s at Treuenbrietzen: 3 students and 4 teachers from Gymnasium „Am Burgwall“ and 2 members of Comune Treuenbrietzen (also the Mayor Mr. Knape) and our translater Bernd Suckau. The representative from our partner of SV-Bildungswerk Berlin e.V. was Christian Mohr.

The meeting is co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.

Our Italian guests arrived to Treuenbrietzen on Thuesday.

We received the delegation in the wedding room of the town hall.

The Polish delegation arrived on Wednesday morning. In a official part of the meeting the head teacher Mr. Ulbrich and the mayor of Treuenbrietzen Mr. Knape are given a warm welcome.

There was a presentation round and there were beautiful gifts exchanged.

Then the students of seminar course “opened the exhibition “Demokratie stärken-Rechtsextremismus bekämpfen” (founded by Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation). They informed the interested visitors and pupils of the school at different boards.

Have a look at the fully and hard work on our program.

We attached a great importance to the mutual getting to know the individual group members- in a pleasant and relaxed atmosphere in the first common evening.

In the wedding room of the town hall we met to a dinner- with with regional specialties- Wild boar roast from the local forests with red cabbage and kale.

The second evening was under the motto of „International Cooking“.

The Italian delegation cooked a typical italian specialties: spaghetti amatriciana and Tiramisu and also a variation of appetizers.

The Polish delegation cooked a typical Polish dish- „pierogi“.

The German partner prepared various kinds of salads (kohlrabi carpaccio and Beetroot with pears and feta cheese and a mixed green salad).

During the cooking event we had a lot of fun together. So the water for the potatoes and spaghetti did want cook!

In the end of our Kick Off meeting our city guide Gretchen showed some special places in our town Treuenbrietzen.

The Kick off was very enjoyable – we had a very interesting meeting. We are very glad to have met you and are looking forward to our joint project time.