Comenius+Week+-+Latvia

=Comenius Week - Latvia= toc ** Comenius project week in Stacijas pamatskola (Latvia). ** From April 30 to May 3 Stacijas pamatskola has the Week of Comenius project "E = MC - Europe = Multiculturalism with Comenius”. The theme of week was " Sport and Health with Comenius ". The aims of week:  • To develop awareness of the cultures, traditions and way of life;  • To improve awareness of healthy lifestyle; • To develop communication skills in both native language and in other languages.

The tasks of week: • To get to know the materials made by Comenius project partners; • To carry out different sports activities; • To cook food from project partner countries; • To become familiar with different fruits, vegetables, tea; • To write letters to collaboration classes; • To review work of Comenius project.

During Comenius project week there was carried out in a wide variety of activities.

On April 30 the motto was "Do sports with Comenius". The day was divided in two stages. At first students from classes 1-3 took a part in different relay-races but students from classes 4-9 got to know all materials of the themes "Creative Stories", "Folk Dances" and "Sports and Health". Then students from classes 1-3 got to know all about the project materials. Meanwhile students from classes 4-9 played Street ball, rugby, handball and Irish football. On May 2 motto was "Eat healthy with Comenius". Students from classes 1-3 tasted and tried to recognize a variety of fruits, vegetables and teas, also did many interesting tasks. Older classes cooked dishes by the partner-schools’ recipes. Class 4 prepared healthy vegetable salads (Poland), Class 5 – thin pancakes (Latvia), Classes 6 - 7 - Welsh cakes (Wales), Classes 8-9 - Irish vegetable soup. In the afternoon there was the general meeting of the school's parents. Then project coordinator G. Pugeja provided information on the project themes and the activities and results accomplished during mobilities.

On May 3 motto was "Be knowledgeable about Comenius". Students from classes 1-3 got to know a variety of materials about the history of the European Union, safety and the environment. They also tested their knowledge with help of the game "What do you know about Latvia and the European Union". Older students wrote letters to collaboration classes, played the game "The Journey with Comenius” and did questionnaires about an evaluation of the project. Students appreciated the achievements of project and expressed a desire to engage in similar projects in next school years.