TILY GETS TO KNOW OUR SCHOOL

Steini and Tily go to the principals office. They knock the door and enter the office.

"Good morning, Mrs. HITTINGER, may I introduce TILY to you?"

: "Buenos dias, Mrs. Hittinger, pleased to meet you!"

Mrs. Hittinger: "Thanks, where do you come from, Tily?"

: "I´m from Barcelona, Espluguet, from the ceramic museum!"

Mrs. Hittinger: "Why are you here, Tily?"
: "I want to know more about your school and because of the Comenius Project! Since when are you headmaster of this school?"

Mrs. Hittinger: "I´m principal since 1991"
: "How big is your school?"

Mrs. Hittinger: "We have 3 classes with 21 children alltogether, and 7 teachers are teaching them!
How old are you, Tily and do YOU go to school?"
: "Ääh, I don´t know how old I am, but now I go from school to school - to our Comenius partner schools in Canicatti, Sicily, to Belgium, Ganzenveer and Ismetpasa Ilkögretim Okulu in Turkey!"
: "Wow, you are very busy - but I am the oldest here - I´m old as the hills!!!"

: "May Steini introduce me to the pupils now???"

Mrs.Hittinger: "Of course, I think you will have a lot of fun!"

Steini and Tily leave the office to visit the children.
To be continued!

TILY`S ARRIVAL IN STEINABRÜCKL, AUSTRIA

Tily is on the way from Barcelona to Steinabrückl, Austria.
He is riding on a magic carpet.

The flight over the ALPS is beautiful, but straining.



Suddenly the electronic controller of his turbo carpet shows a problem and the carpet starts to spin.




Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelp!
Sh*t, I´m falling!




Tily falls ungently in a soft, green meadow, but he suffers no injuries.











He picks himself up, and suddenly STEINI stands beside him.


Hey, are you OK?


Si-ahh-yes- ja, ja!

Who are you and where do you come from?


My name is Tily and I´m from Spain, Barcelona. Precisely from Espluguet!

Did you accidently crash here or did you want to land in Austria, in Steinabrückl?

What, I´m in Stonebridge äh - Steinabrückl? Great, I wantet to visit the Sonderschule!

Perfect touchdown, look, here is the Sonderschule!

















Great! Old and beautiful! Please show me the school!

Tily goes to the carpet and discovers the problem in a minute.
A fuse had gone.

Do you want to fly with me or shall we walk?


Oh no, I suffer from vertigo, and I`m too heavy for your little carpet......

They walk to the entrance and enter school...

To be continued....

Dear friends, we are waiting for you in Italy.
Filippo

EUROPEAN YEAR OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION

European Year of creativity and Innovation!

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The working title European Year of Creativity and Innovation is based on the Framework of Key Competences adopted last December (Recommendations of the European Parliament and the Council of 18 December 2006-2006/962/EC) and in particular on:
Competence no. 7: "... an individual’s ability to turn ideas into action... It includes creativity, innovation and risk-taking, as well as the ability to plan and manage projects in order to achieve objectives."

Competence no.8: "... an awareness of local, national and European cultural heritage and their place in the world...appretation and enjoyment of works of art... as well as self-expression... using one’s innate capacities... Cultural expression is essential to the development of creative skills, which can be transferred to a variety of professional contexts... understanding of one’s own culture....respect for diversity of cultural expression... A positive attitude also covers creativity, and the willingness to cultivate aesthetic capacity through artistic self- expression and participation in cultural life."

European Year of Creativity and Innovation in Spain: 10.02.09

The Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation announced last week a new Program of Scientific Culture and Innovation provided with a total budget of 13M €. Part of this amount will go specifically to activities within the European Year of Creativity and Innovation 2009.

The Spanish national programme will include an open Call for Proposals for activities which correspond to the objectives of the European Year for Creativity and Innovation. In addition, other funding schemes will support a strengthening of the existing Science and Innovation Communication Networks, the National Museum of Science and Technology and new educational initiatives promoting science and innovation in scholars.

According to the Minister of Science and Innovation, Ms. Cristina Garmendia, the European Year of Creativity and Innovation shares the same philosophy as the Ministry of Science and Innovation: “the creation of a society more prone to research activities, technological development, innovation and entrepreneurship”.
”During the year 2009, the programme is expected to fund directly 300 different initiatives, involving around 400 private and public entities” said Juan Tomás Hernani, General Manager of The Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology, the institution that coordinates the programme.

WHO WAS COMENIUS?

JAN AMOS COMENIUS

A brief text on the “Father” of modern education.

Comenius was an amazing and prolific educator, and has been stamped “The Father of Modern Education”. He was born on March 28, 1592 in Moravia (Czech Republic). He composed many works on education and became famous all through Europe because of his writings. He published some of the first pictures books for children.

Children in Comenius day were trained to repeat memorized Latin vocabulary and conjugations, but they were not taught to think well.

Education for Comenius stretches beyond the boundaries of the classroom and encompasses all of life.

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You are my sunshine...

Hello Montse, Maite and Sonia

Your school is very well functioned! Lucky children!

Elsebeth and Anne Mette