The second meeting in Alytus, Lithuania
20th - 25th May
Meeting report
After meeting in Alytus the students described the impressions and evaluation. All project partners, together with the hosts of the visit, provided the entire local community with a report on the visit to Italy in the form of a note in the regional press and television. The information included a description of the activity in which we participated and comprehensive benefits they carried these events behind them. In schools, participants presented a detailed report of the lessons and workshops they have taken, so that other teachers can use the new methods and techniques of the classes. There was an evaluation of the visit during as well as after staying in Italy to allow us to clearly and legibly determine whether the given action has brought the expected result
Lithuanian Team
Lithuanians‘ team impressions about the second meeting in Alytus
Inga
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20 – 26 days of May was project‘s, The power of Math" partners meeting. The whole week was incredible. I have met new, very friendly and funny people.
Together we baked a cake, danced, sang.
On Monday we met Turkish people, everyone was very
friendly.
On Tuesday it was various maths games. We knew each
other. We played, Guess the word", Battleships" and other
games.
On Wednesday our guests visited Lithuania capital city –
Vilnius and Trakai.
On Friday we ate our baked cakes and then... we had to
say goodbye, it was very sad because everyone was very
polite, outgoing and cheerful.
A big thanks to all teachers, members and all who helped us
to have a wonderful week!!!
Marta
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I really liked this project! I met many wonderful children. I participated in different activities that I liked too! I would like to take part in such projects again. Maths changes the world!
AustÄ—ja
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The power of maths... I couldn't describe how amazing this project is, not even in a million words... It's not because I want to skip classes, it's so much more than that. It's a great opportunity for kids like me to travel to different countries, meet new people, find new friends, get to know other countries, learn a bit of other languages, etc.. Okay enough of that, I'll tell you my experience.
On the first day I was a little scared and nervous, actually, let's say really scared and nervous. I kept a Portugal kid. We didn't talk very much, I mean we
could of course but he didn't know much English words.
That day was pretty fun.
The next day was even scarier, we needed to get to know
each other but of course I got shy and pretty much
didn't say anything, a lot of people liked playing
basketball haha.
There was a party but not much people were dancing,
more like talking.
On Wednesday went by quickly, they went to Vilnius
and I stayed at home.
On Thursday was funny they baked cakes and cupcakes.
On Friday we went for a walk, it was my favorite day, we
were joking around and throwing pinecones at each other. The last day was sad but funny at the same time we went to Pivisiunai, ate some very yummy food and then went to the city, we hanged out all day. I hope in the future to have more projects like this. Why you may ask? Well.. you'll just have to find out yourself...
ViltÄ—
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THE POWER OF MATHS This project was my favourite one... It’s such an amazing experience. The most important thing for me about this project it’s
communicating with others in English.
I made so many new friend, practiced my English, my
maths, had so much fun...
This whole week just flashed before my eyes...
I’m really thankful for my teacher Rita BarysienÄ— that I
tooked a part at this project.
This goodbye was one of the hardest goodbyes of my life.
I missed all of the people that where in the project.
We have to do more of project because we need to
bring something new to our school.
Not just learning... Thanks for all the teachers that
organized this amazing project.
DeimantÄ—
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I would like to talk about Erasmus+ project, The power of
math“. It was my favorite project because I found new
friends from Italy, Poland, Turkey and Portugal.
I was full of energy that week and I wasn‘t afraid to be
myself. Most of all I liked all activities and party, The
bridges of friendship“.
This week my heart was beating so fast, because on
Monday I was waiting Tuesday, on Tuesday I was
waiting Wednesday and so on.
The teachers and students from each country were so nice
and friendly.
Now I can say: IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST WEEK IN MY LIFE!
Luka
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My experience in “The Power Of Maths” project: When they first announced that there will be a new project like this, I was excited, I like meeting new people, especially from different countries. I quite liked this project, it was fun but i didn’t make much friends, I was mostly sick for the week and couldn’t come. But other than that it was great! We baked cakes, had a disco at our school, played games and did some activities. Some of the countries didn’t now english that well, which was a problem, but we always found a way to communicate! I really hope more projects like these come up later on in the future, its enjoyable and worth to be in.
Portuguese Team
Impressions after the meeting in Alytus
Teachers Pedro Cerqueira and Lourdes Cruz
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From 20th to 25th May 2019, 5 students and 2 teachers from Portugal attended the second meeting in Alytus, Lithuania.
There were six intense days of educational, cultural and tourist activities in a relaxed atmosphere and sharing between elements of the five partner teams in this project, from Poland, Italy, Turkey and the Lithuanian school that welcomed us.
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Ice breaking activities at the beginning of the weak was a
great moment for the students to get to know each other.
The international evening with “the bridges of friendship”
was also a stress moment for some of the students but it
was a fun activity.
Every day, students were involved in educational
activities, inside and outside of the school, related to the
application of mathematics to real-life situations, such
as “Math in the kitchen”.
The students also took advantage of the opportunity to
develop oral skills in English as well as contact with
local traditions and customs.
For their part, teachers had the opportunity to share
and exchange views on good teaching practices, visited
the different spaces of the school and attended a
mathematics class.
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The teams were received in the noble hall of the Town
Hall by its Vice-president, who listened to all participants
(students and teachers) about their impressions about
the city.
During our stay, we had the opportunity to get to know the local gastronomy and do some tourist and cultural activities in the city. We visited the largest park in the city, the main points of interest and the Ethnographic Museum, where the students had an educational programme.
On Thursday, we went to the capital Vilnius, with a guided visit to its main monuments. We also visited the beautiful castle of Trakai. We had a day of Lithuanian history.
In these 6 days, the students stayed in the home of families of students of the Lithuanian school, where they were very well received.
In these great days, the Lithuanian team planned for all of us a pleasing week, the activities were extremely well planned and had very different subjects to do. The implementation of the project meeting was very useful and important to the teams.
All the people were very pleasant.
Ricardo Soares
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In this visit to Lithuania we stayed in host families where we were treated very well.
The activity performed on the second day was a bit uncomfortable for me, but I enjoyed the party that followed.
I liked the activity “Mathematics in the kitchen and the activities in the Ethnographic Museum. I also enjoyed the visit to Vilnius.
All the people were very friendly.
Bruno Soares
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Sunday we went to Alytus where we met with the family who gave it to us which I liked very much.
The following day Monday we introduced ourselves to all the countries and we had a small party
On the fourth day, we went to visit Vilnius and Trakai and I liked very much.
On the fifth day, I liked to make clay in the museum.
And on the last day, I liked the farewell party and mathematical exercises.
Luís Miguel
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In Lithuania, I think it was a lot of fun, the people were very nice, it was a very clean place, but what I did not really like was the food, I did not like the look or taste of it, and I would like to go to Lithuania again.
I liked very much the activity in the first afternoon when we present a song performance.
Pedro Faria
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The host family where I stayed treated me very well, the very first day
they put me food on the bedside table.
In these days I liked the activities “Mathematics in the kitchen” and in the Ethnographic Museum.
I made friends from several countries.
Simão
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On the first day I met my college (Bruno) with the family, the family was friendly they had a nice house, and they gave us a pizza to eat.
On the second day in the morning, we did presentations and in the afternoon we had a beautiful party.
We did several activities that I enjoyed and had fun, like “Mathematics in the kitchen”, “The bridges of friendship” and “Ethnographic Museum”.
I liked the colleagues of the other countries and made several friends.