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Minutes of Fifth partnership meeting in Gambara 28 November -1 December 2013 Participants: Brendan, Sharon, Paul and Anna from Ireland Carmine and Franca from Italy Heidi, Jasmine and Elisabeth from ermany !arita and E"a from S#eden $i%os, Elsa and Anastasios from reece &a'uel and emma from Spain Carlos, Cristina and !anuela from Portu(al We have done a ot in the pro!ect: Calendar, t#o e)#innin( pro*ects + finishin( one soon, son(s from Carmine, blo( er#in , ne#sletters, database, pupils can upload in an easier #ay #ith a common layout and easy to conclude, field trips, e,hibitions )he banner should be #ith national and local landmar%s, send it by post to ermay in !arch at the latest&emember for countries it.s important to chec% the mobilities other#ise #e #ill ha"e to pay bac%- )he pro*ect formally ends /0th July 1203Four countries (ot 'uality label for citi4enship and there #ill be an opportunity to (et submit pro*ect for European a#ard by 5th 6ecemberSo #e #ill ha"e to submit the application for the European a#ard for Citi4enship by the end of the #ee%- Brendan, $i%os and Carlos #ill do that- It.s important to emphasi4e the collaborati"e #or% and the benefits for our schools, also that it.s useful for IC) and important for creati"ity$e,t year #e #ill apply for 'uality label for 7andmar%s and !onuments)he label has been presented in school, )he 8ui4 for citi4enship for the children is runnin(, each country #ill #rite se"en 'uestions and send them to $i%os or upload them- )here has been a conference bet#een Ireland, Portu(al and Hellas" report from each countr#$ Ireland: 9e had !EP :!arian Har%in; school "isit in $o"ember- In 6ecember there #ill be a launch of Erasmus plus in 6ublin- <ur school #ill be featured on an A(ency "ideo- 9e #ill also e,hibit at this conference, e)#innin( Pro*ect, Parliamentary !onuments and Citi4enship- 9e plan to in"ite an E= commissioner- In the end of $o"ember there #ere many "isits to museums and students ha"e "isited a factory and people from the factory #ill "isit school and tal% about it as part of citi4enshipCiti4enship 'uestionnaire is onlineermany: )hree children #ere in"ited to the Parliament #hen there #as a discussion about inclusion- )hey #ere in a (ood mood after and it #as positi"e for them and the school- 9e ha"e had technical problems #ith (oo(le dri"e- :$i%os can help if you send him the 'uestions;- er#in has created bo,es, one for each country #ith material and resources + boo%s and flyers, e,ercises and they (o from one class to another- )eachers ta%es a bo, and then they #or% #ith one country for a #hilePortu(al: 6atabase e,pands and Portu(al and Ireland collaborate on 6oolin ca"e- In Cristina.s school the >th (raders #or% #ith the banner and they #ill be ready in time- )hey ha"e also been #or%in( to(ether #ith Spain, tal%in( their o#n lan(ua(e, indirectly in"ol"ed- )he course Carlos

lead, learnin( e)#innin( finishes ne,t Saturday- 9or% more fle,ible #ith the pro*ectCarlos hosted ?enyan dele(ation :includin( !inister of Education; sho#casin( best educational practices and present their #or% #ith IC)?eep on the field trips each class #ill continue #ith the pro*ect in their #ay- He has also created a Portu(uese 'ui4Spain: )hey #ill upload their 'uestionnaire ne,t #ee%- &a'uel #ill #rite an article about the pro*ect and maybe they #ill come to the school and ma%e an inter"ie#- <ne school from Cataluna #ill present the pro*ect in )@- )he Christmas festi"al this year #ill include landmar%s from the pro*ect- )he students #ill be sin(in( son(s and dancin( dances from our countries for the community and their families- )hey #ill also present it for us in !arch- It #ill all be included in the curriculum- )hey #ill also study their class animals and include it in the pro*ectS#eden: 9e need technical help #ith uploadin( material on e)#innin(:)his #ill be pro"ided at this meetin( in Italy;- 9e ha"e the 'uestionnaire and the 'uestions for the calendar ready- 9e ha"e #ritten three slides on presentin( the database- 9e are soon celebratin( 7ucia and #e plan to sho# our tradition 7ucia #hen S%ypein( #ith Ireland- 9e are also plannin( to S%ype #ith Spain- )he youn(er children #ill document play(rounds- Students from fifth and si,th (rade ha"e been rehearsin( the son( Carmine madeFuture p ans )here are plans to create an online boo%, #hich #ill present the hi(hli(hts and the main achie"ements- Some interestin( aspects from each countryA risin( 'uestion from the meetin( in <ctober is that children should be more collaboratin(Carlos has made a 'ui4 model and he #ill put it online9hen the 'uestions are ready there should be a document #ith the ans#er to be lin%ed to the 'uestion+form- Students can ans#er and chec% their ans#ers on line)here is a AsmallA database on e)#innin( #hich is easy to #rite in6ifferent slides to put in pictures and #rite facts + simple and collaborati"e- 9or% to do onlineCarlos has created another one not yet online, he sho#ed it and it #as called Astep by stepA- It is prepared for all countries to create- )here are se"en pa(es, one for each country- 9e a(reed to the #or%)here #ill be a collaborati"e (ame, sna%es and ladders- Students #ill ans#er different 'uestions to decide ho# to play the (ame that #ill be created after that e"eryone has ans#ered- )he main (oal of the (ame is to learn moreMeeting in %arce ona &pain$ 9e should #rite the names for &a'uel as soon as possible and if #e ha"e any special food demands- She recommend us to chec% at #hich airport #e #ill land to a"oid a bi( bus cost- She hopes #e can arri"e on 9ednesday and lea"e on Sunday- Children that are comin(, #ill stay in an o#n accommodation #ith teachers-

&a'uel #ants to %no# ho# many in Italy #ill stay #ith the coordinators and ho# many teachers #ith the children- Carmine doesn.t %no# yet ho# many students from Italy)here #ill be ten children from ermany, arri"in( on 9ednesday and lea"in( on Sunday !inutes ta%en by E"a and !arita