9-2021 Teachers mobility

Let's meet for first exchange of experiences

As part of the "Protect Earth, Save Life" project, the first meeting of the teams of teachers involved in the project was held at our school between September 27 and 30. The main objectives of this meeting were:

teachers to get to know each other personally, especially those who have now joined the project;
introduce the Portuguese teaching system, more specifically in the Autonomous Region of Madeira;
to establish the status of the activities already carried out in the first eTwinning project entitled "Let's eat responsibly";
planning the work to be developed, namely in the definition of objectives, main actions, final products and project management (mobilizations of groups of students and teachers and dissemination of activities, in schools and in the media).

Meeting programme -HERE

Video report of the week - HERE

Day 1

Welcoming/introduction the school

The teachers were received by all the members of the Executive Council, who presented the school, namely its slogan "Escola, Porto Seguro" and the motto for the current school year "QI - Quality and Investment", as well as passing on general information, namely the evolution in the number of classes, students and teachers and the dynamics of the school in relation to the management/work of teachers and in the acquisition of material/improvements in the school to boost learning strategies with students. In this meeting, topics such as the education system in the autonomous region of Madeira, the evaluation of schools and experiences during distance learning were also discussed. For this purpose a presentation was used - prezi

Class visit/project discussion

In the afternoon we visited a class of Mindfulness, the new subject in curriculum of the school. After that we discussed project - aims, impacts, main actions, final results, management and budget items. The presentation was held by the main coordinator from Slovakia.

Day 2

Giro - Project for the Valorization of the Protected Area of Cabo Girão/Field trip to the Protected Area of Cabo Girão

The Insular Geography Association presented, in the school, the GiRO project, whose objective is the valorisation of the Cabo Girão Protected Area. This is an area with a recent protection status, where socio-economic activities occur, essentially linked to agriculture, tourism and leisure activities in nature. However, knowledge of the area, both from a biophysical and socio-cultural point of view, has significant gaps that may compromise its protection and limit its valorisation.

After the presentation, a field trip was made to Cabo Girão, one of the highest capes in the world, with 589 metres.

Class visits/guided tour of the school

The afternoon was spent at the school. First contact was made with the students who will participate in the project and were, also, able to attend Geography and English classes, in which there was a very interesting interaction between those involved.

The last activity of the day consisted of a guided tour of the school, promoted by two students. In this visit we passed by specific subject rooms, such as music and technological education, IT rooms, library, school radio, canteen, sports fields, outdoor areas and the gymnasium for teachers and non-teaching staff, among others.

Day 3

Teachers' workshop/Traditional lunch

During the workshop the teachers had the chance to know all the platforms we are going to use during our project. The Czech coordinator presented the work already done in eTwinning and all the tasks connected with the ongoing project "We eat responsibly" that we had started at the beginning of the Erasmus project. The Portuguese coordinator suggested the tool for the project map, the Italian coordinator introduced the work on our webpage and the Spanish coordinator suggested other useful platforms from his previous projects (thinglink, canva, mentimeter).

In the afternoon, the host school presented us with the traditional lunch in this time of the year, the typical "Espetada Madeirense" (kebab). This lunch took place in the picnic area of the Boca da Corrida Forest Post.

Day 4

Field trip to the Partial Nature Reserve of Garajau

The day started with a trip on the "Búteo" sailing boat to the Garajau Partial Nature Reserve, in partnership with the Institute for Forests and Nature Conservation, IP-RAM. In this visit, we were given several information, such as the date of creation of the reserve, its objective, the main characteristics (fauna and flora), as well as the impact that this reserve had on the conservation of fish species that were threatened by human activity.

Welcoming at the Câmara de Lobos Town Hall

In the afternoon, we were welcomed at the City Hall by the Mayor, Dr. Pedro Coelho, who highlighted the city's initiatives in the context of environment and circular economy, of which the street decoration project is an example.

Finally, we took a walk downtown, where we could see the different urban art projects, created with recycled materials.

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