PUPILS - THE MOST IMPORTANT ACTORS INVOLVED

Even if this multilateral partnership is based on teacher exchange mobilities and on educational and therapeutic activities, we would like to involve as many pupils as we can, directly or non-directly, because they are the most important target group of our whole professional development in special education.

Pupils directly involved in the partnership activities (the miniprojects) will:
- improve their abilities regarding: communication, team working, self-esteem, academic skills, artistic abilities, English;
- learn about other people and cultures;
- understand the needs of other people.

Pupils non-directly involved in the partnership will:
- enhance their learning through pedagogical expertise development within each partner institution;
- understand that they are world citizens and share their world with people from other countries.

As direct and non-direct participants of the whole project aims and activities, they will be the principal receivers of the final products: therapeutic approaches, learning-teaching strategies, therapeutic instruments and practices, traditional practices of every partner country presented in different miniprojects.

MINIPROJECTS

My School
November 2007 - pupils from each partner institution made a picture or text album of their school and share it to partners: school building, school place into region.


Romanian National Holiday
December 2007 – the Romanian school sent materials representing their National Day – 1st of December - to all partner schools together with the traditions and history of the day.


Christmas Present 
December 2007 - every partner institution will send a present to all the others containing a Christmas card and small Christmas tree decoration – made by pupils.


My country
January 2008 – traditional recipes, dances, songs, costumes, the flag and National Anthem of each country will be collected by each institution and sent to all partners.


The Hungarian National Day
March 2008 - a mini-project in which the Hungarian institution will send materials representing their National Day – the 15th of March - to all partner schools together with the traditions and history of the day.


Happy Easter
April 2008 - Schools send present to partners representing Easter celebrations in their own countries.


The National Day in UK
 April 2008 – Kingfisher School will send materials representing the National Day in UK – the 23rd of April - to all partner schools together with the traditions and history of the day.

The 3rd of December – the International day of Special Needs Person
December 2008 - Each partner institution will celebrate this day in its own way – sending pupil work to each other. Disseminate within schools by producing a poster or a powerpoint presentation during workshops.



Happy New Year
December 2008 - Traditional activities and recipes from New Year exchanged between institutions – all schools to use symbols or photographs for representation – giving the ability to use for Picture Exchange Communication.

Sorcova, vesela, Să trăiţi, să-mbătrâniţi, Ca un măr, ca un păr, Ca un fir de trandafir, Tare ca piatra, Iute ca săgeata, Tare ca fierul, Iute ca oţelul, Peste vară, primavară, Nici capul să nu te doară, La anu' şi la mulţi ani!

Merry Sorcova, May your health be strong And you life long: As an apple tree As a pear stately As a rose bush fair Blossoming beyond compare: Strong as a granite rock Quick as an arrow’s shock Hard as an iron bar Tougher than steel by far, Over summer, over spring, May your health be great A New Year with happiness And in everything success.

The world through my windows
January 2009 - all schools to take photos from their class windows to share with partner schools.



"Exploring Trip"
February 2009 - Each school will send a map and tourist presentation of their country for use in Geography lessons.



The spring in my heart
March 2009 - Each class to send partners an object which marks the coming of spring in their country.



Arts and tradition
June 2009 - Expressive arts production at Kingfisher School based on traditions from partner countries.