Turkey’s comenius project meeting report

G.R.E.E.N Comenius multilateral project runs from 2012-2014, in the Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP), coordinated by the National COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROFESSIONAL.

During the 24th to 31th May 2014, " İskenderun Lisesi " National School in İskenderun/HATAY was the Project host of the meeting on the "Food Chain" topic. It included in the project schedule the GREEN Comenius multilateral, with an international participation from Italy, Germany, Spain, Turkey and Hungary. Bur Italy did not attend this meeting. There were 12 teachers from the partner schools and 13 students involved in the debate of the current topics: Food Chain. Actions included in the program of this meeting aimed both of the socialization and cultivation sides, through Saint Pierre Church, Habibi Neccar Mosque, Catholic and Ortadox Churces, Fresk Museum, walking around old city centre, Armenian Village, Beşikli Cave, Payas Caravasary, Kastabala Ancient City, Aslantaş Open-Air-Museum, Saint Paul Well and Temple, Tarsus Waterfall, etc. cultural heritage and and presentations PPT, in order to provide the students, the teachers, the parents and the guests a comprehensive image in the finest details of the phenomenon of Food Chain.

The main points of the meeting project was the official opening, on Monday at 9.00 visiting the local Mayor to inform on our project study and introduce the teachers from partner school. 10:00 a.m. in the school library, followed by the presentation of the school, the event programme, the social activities, the participation at the lessons in order of chainging the teaching experience and an international performance, supported by students in the five participating countries. There were also an exhibition which the six partner schools had created then. When the teachers and students entered the school, Students performed Turkish Folk Dance for half an hour at school. A Folk dance trainer called Feyzan Damar from public Education Center trained the students for 6 months. After each school presented theirpresentation on „Food Chain”, there were a session of Turkish Public music. Music teacher of host school and its students performed some Turkish music.

In the late afternoon, the teachers involved in the Comenius Project met in order to discuss about the dissemination activities of the meeting, the drafting of website , the assessing and the meeting products. An important aspect of the discussion was evaluation of the last subtitle and the whole project. We all agreed that all our works will be uploaded on each school’s website so that everybody in the countries and world can access our works on the enironment. All project presentations would be presented to the students for , at least, five following years. CDs including each partner’s work exchanged. During the presentations, each partner school presented their results of the questionnaires.

The objectives of cultural significance (Tuesday, the 27th May). Saint Pierre, Habibi Neccar Mosque, Ortadox and Catholic Churces, bazaar and Fresk Museum, Armenian Village in Vakıflı Village and Beşikli Cave. On Wednesday, May 28th, Another cultural Heritage in Tarsus. Saint Paul Well, Temple and Museum and Tarsus Waterfall. Hacı Ömer Sabancı Mosque in Adana. After tiring days, in order to relax, there was a bout tour, from Konacık to İskenderun Bay. Then, host students and teacers introduced the city to the guests: They explored the city. On Friday 30th May, the group visited a private wind power plant. The menager of the company gave them information about clean technology. And the group visited the migrating birds observation point. Afret lunch, the group visited Payas Caravansary in Payas.

The meeting programme, including the organizing and planning of the Project activities, the visits related to the purpose of the project, the school visits, the cultural exchanges,
were emphasized by Necat Tektaş.

G.R.E.E.N Comenius multilateral project runs in the Lifelong Learning Programme (LLP), coordinated by the National COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FOR EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROFESSIONAL

2. The activities held by the students and teachers consist of documentation, supervising and evaluation, producing photoes and pictures, interpretation of the questionnaires, making interviews, producing PPTs and the brochure, dissemination of the project meeting on the website.

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  Alexander Goetz, Esra KAYA, from Kaufmannisches Berufskollege, Oberberg, Germania;
  

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  Eniko Penzesne Gyor, Levente Batar, Bela Roncz, Dóra Penák Lutheran Petofi Secondary School
  

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  Trinidad Zarza Alabanda, Francisco Báez IES Galileo Galilei, Spain.
  
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  Tischer Andra, Chirila Diana, Nemes Delia, Ileana Gabos from Octavian Goga, Sibiu Romania
  

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  Presentation of „Food Chain”
  
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  Getting familiarize with „Food Chain” in the world and partner countries;
  
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  Developing teamwork abilities in order to succed and promote the image of our country and our school;
  
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  Socialisation and widening the cultural univers, widening the students knowledge about the art, the culture, ICT skills and the language of the countries involved in the project;
  
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  Producing international teamwork multimedia projects;
  
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  The project evaluation.
  
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  To be familiar with walks of life of host school.
  

Environment, Official reports of the Environment, a private power plant compant, turism information centre

Considering the answers of the questionnaires of the foreign teachers and students, the CNOG project team produced the folloving analyse:

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  Comenius G.R.E.E.N. Project Diary;
  
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  Disemination on the local forum of the Comenius projects and on the multilaterale 2012 yahoogroup: www.futuregreeners.com,
  
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  https://www.facebook.com/groups/283146191799752/, http://www.iskenderunhaber.com/2014/06/02/belendeki-ruzgar-enerjileri-santralini-gezdiler/
  
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  http://iskenderungazetesi.com/avrupali-ogrenciler-belendeki-ruzgar-enerjileri-santralini-gezdi/
  
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  http://136dbaskp.ni.net.tr/ruzgar-enerji-santralini-gezdiler-377290ny.html
  
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  http://www.iskenderunses.net/haber_detay.asp?haberID=18783
  
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  http://iskenderun.bel.tr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4282:cevre-konulu-proje-kapsaminda-4-uelkeden-gelen-konuklar-beledye-bakani-seyf-dngl-zyaret-ett&catid=34:haberler&Itemid=18
  
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  http://www.iskenderunn.com/cevre-konulu-proje-kapsaminda-4-ulkeden-gelen-konuklar-baskan-seyfi-dingil-ziyaret-etti/
  

Number of participatipants: 60 + 60 + 60

Audience: teachers and others

Type event: disemination of the Comenius project mobility

Methods used: PPT presentations, debates

Number of participants: 180

Audience: students from grades IX, X; XI, XII

The Comenius project impact on the students of İskenderun Lisesi

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  The questionnaires were applied to the students who were involved in the Comenius project and their families, connected to the project activities and the active involvment in all the activities proposed at all the levels.
  
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  The Comenius project activities are well known by the students, especially the scientific debates, where the students took part voluntarily.
  
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  The students have been given the opportunity of participation in all the activities during the project meeting, being involved as hosts, organisers of the event or in the teamwork of the scientific presentations, the evaluation of the questionnaires, or the dissemination of the project activities;
  
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  The students have improved their English language communication skills and ITC competences.
  

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  The class teachers, the teachers of Sciences and the teachers of modern languages (English mainly) had an active contribution in promoting the Comenius project, either as members of Comenius project team or participants at green activities initiated by the students of school, in order to promote the spirit of protecting of the environment;
  
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  The Comenius project teachers team included teachers of modern languages, teachers of sciences
  

( organization, evaluation and dissemination );

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  Throughout of the exchange of good practices between the project partners, the teachers had the opportunity of getting familiar with the European teaching-evaluation system, to learn more about European educational school system and to improve their communication skills in English language.
  

Before the Comenius meeting in İskenderun Lisesi, the project teams produced brochures, DVDs, PPT presentations, posters, articles for magasines and newspapers, questionnaires and the Diary of the project meeting.