During this learning activity the Greek partner showed the rest the most outstanding features of its cultural heritage using the five senses through visits and workshops. The hearing and the sight played the main part because they were directly related to the final tasks carried out.
What had students prepared BEFORE the mobility?
Common song :
Partners chose “Ode to Joy” by Ludwig van Beethoven as the song to be sung in all national languages and English. All partners exchanged a short video showing their students sing the first stanza of this song in their language - Greek, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish. Each video also included subtitles for the other partners to be able to sing along and prepare for the common singing session in Greece. All the videos were exchanged through Youtube.
Tutorial on traditional dances: each partner agreed on a dance to represent its country. Students made and send a tutorial video to their fellows abroad for them to practice. These tutorials were also uploaded on Youtube before the short-term exchange, so that students could learn and practice the dances beforehand.
Glossary in progress
The Greece hosting partner created and sent the video to show how the set of words and expressions are spoken and written in Greek. Students copied them in the chart while they were watching and practicing before the mobility.
The board game: The Greek association created 20 more cards for the game. These cards include questions, images, symbols dealing with any aspect related to the visit to its country.
What did students do DURING the mobility?
Day 1 : Welcome to the school by the school choir and school dancing team with traditional songs and dances.
Getting to know each other.
Exhibition and workshop on traditional greek dances.
Rehearsal of multilingual “Ode to Joy” version in all partners languages.
Learning the Greek glossary workshop.
Tour around Agios Nikolaos (landscapes, streets, monuments, emblematic places etc).
Day 3 : Tour to the Island of Spinalonga and to the nearby villages of Plaka and Elounda.
Day 4 : Tour to Sitia, the palm-trees forest of Vai, the Toplou Monastery and its organic oil mill and winery.
Day 5 : Attending the School Celebration of the National Anniversary of the 28th of October .
Sense your city: The game : competition among teams on the questions from all mobilities (on KAHOOT)
Workshop on each traditional dance from the four partner countries.
Closing event: Meeting with all students, parents and teachers: Singing “Ode to Joy” – dancing the 4 traditional dances (video recording). Certificates of attendance.
