20th HIGH SCHOOL OF PATRAS

From 16th - 20th January 2007 took place in Patras ( 20th High School ) the Comenius and eTwinning Digiskills project meeting.

Partners from all European countries, which take part in this project, met each other in Patras.

1st Lykeio of Menemeni and European Youth Parliament

Our school participated the 14th National Conference of the European Youth Parliament. The conference was very well organised by the Executive Board of EYP Greece, university students themselves. The activities started with the teambuilding: the delegates played icebreaking games to be introduced to the others. Then, they had to communicate and cooperate in committees of 15 delegates to come to a resolution! The third day, all the committees came to the General Assembly to vote for or against the resolutions submited.

Zoe Otatzioglou, student of C' class, delegate of CULT (committee of culture) described her experience as a pleasant communicative approach, living process among students though it is a simulation of the European Parliament.

The students are encouraged to take an interest in current affairs and the democratic process, practise independent thinking and take personal initiative.They can express their own opinionswithout any political connotations and without reventing to role play.

A WONDERFUL DAY IN CHOPANCHO

The groups of first of the E.S.O. of IES Guaza did an exit of living together to the recreative zone Chopancho.The day passed with normality and so all the pupils and the teachers spent it very well realizing different activities. Pupils could learn diverse knowledges on the Canary pine and on the ecosystem in which they remained and entertained.The teachers could take part of a good gathering as taste the rich delicacies that the mother of one from the tutors made them come from Vilaflor. After having a nice morning seeing how all the pupils were enjoing for every corner around the area.The landscapes we saw were wonderful, and to be rising towards the Teide and to be able to see in the distance the sea with its diverse tonalities was an unforgettable experience for all of us.Returning to the school both the pupils and the teachers qualify the activity as a positive one and encourage the rest of the levels to repeat the experince.


PS Photos made by one of our students: Manuel.

Lucia festival at Häggvallskolan

The 13 of December, Sweden celebrates the festival of Lucia. The festival of Lucia is an old Swedish tradition that dates back to the 14oo century. In the old days the people celebrated Lucia to welcome back the light. This refers to the winter solstice, occurring around December 21 or 22 and is the shortest day of the year. The tradition has changed some during the years, but one thing remains the same the character of Lucia. As seen in the pictures Lucia is a women with a crown of light in here hair. During this festival our students sings traditional songs. Afterward the students eat a traditional cake called “Lussebulla” that contains the spice Saffron.