Newsletter of our project

1. June 2016
Newsletter She/He’s
Equal in Europe
THIRD MEETING IN BULGARIA 4-8 APRIL
25 teachers and 19 students from 8 countries
/ Spain, Finland, Romania, Poland, Portugal,
Italy, Greece and Turkey / were welcomed at the
school "Em.Stanev" on 5.04.2016. They are
participants in the training program for teachers
and pupil exchange with the project 'She/he equal
in Europe ", held from 4 to 8 April in Veliko
Tarnovo.
The program was filled with many interesting
activities.
Guests were welcomed with bread and salt and
decorated with geraniums, then principal of the
school Kina Kotlarska welcomed them.
In parallel, they held two meetings: teachers
and students.
Veliko Tarnovo in
the spring
Audio - visual show
"Sound and Light"
Veliko Tarnovo

2. VIDEOCONFERENCES
In April, May and June took place some videoconferences
between partner countries in the project.
Teachers and students together visited the ethnographic com-
plex Etara and Bozhentsi, as well as the architectural reserve
"Arbanassi", where they learned about "Female and male spac-
es in Bulgarian traditions," tried national Bulgarian dishes and
were astonished by the mastery of Bulgarian dancers and mu-
sicians of Folklore ensemble "Sider voivoda" and held their
breath at the incredible view of Tsarevets hill, revealed by the
audio - visual show "Sound and Light".
Teachers listened with inter-
est lectures about "Female ca-
reers in male professions" by
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nevena
Atanasova, a lieutenant colo-
nel in the Military University
and
representative of the Commit-
tee of Women in NATO, and
"The Woman in family rela-
tions in the Middle Ages - east,
west" of professor Nadia
Hristova from the
University "Sv. Sv. Cyril and
Methodius". Teachers from all
countries
presented an analysis of
educational
programs related to the topic
of gender equality, they stud-
ied the most common female
names in each
country and presented a study
entitled "Who does the
housework at home?".
In parallel, visiting children
aged 12-15 years were met
and acquainted with their
Bulgarian peers VI a class,
sang songs for the mother and
the woman, learned together
Thracian straight horo, they
got acquainted with the
historical and architectural
landmarks in Veliko Tarnovo
through interesting team work
"rally" in the old town, rode
race horses at riding school
"Kaloyan". Students said that
this was the most interesting
visit for them
until now.
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3. MEETING IN BULGARIA
VELIKO TARNOVO
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PING– PONG STORY
INSIDE STORY HEADLINE
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5. First day, visit to the school “Constantino Zappas”, welcome
ceremony with the participation of kindergarden and high school.
Song and dances by pupils and teachers.
Visiting the school, Erasmus corner and activities exposition.
Visiting the classrooms and meeting with pupils for sharing cards
and presents.
EVALUATION OF THE PROJECT
Taking into account the time line that was included
in the application form, the partners have checked activi-
ties that have been carried out, that are in progress and
that will be developed in the next year.
Partners analyse dificulties about the implimentation
of the project and make proposals of improvement.
The results of the evaluation are considered positive for
all the partners.
Most of the preview activities for this year have been fi-
nished in time but the coordinator of the Spanish team
explains some of them that partners should finish during
this school year.
Activities that should be finished during the current aca-
demic year.
1.- “Analysing equality in curriculum”: Bulgaria and Po-
land should fill in the common file before publising our
opinions.
2.- “Women names". Bulgaria should fill in the common
file before publishing the results and comparison of files.
3.-“Who does housework”- Spain will share a document
where all the partners will compare their own results in
this questionnarie and will compare situation among the
countries.
4.- “Equality compromise”- All the partners will send
their compromises to the Spanish coordinator who will
create the international compromising taking into ac-
count the contributions of every country. Then partners
will agree in this compromiso which will be shared and
signed during meeting in Finland.
MEETING IN GREECE
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6. MEETING IN GREECE
FILIATES
BULGARIA
2016