My name is
David and I have been one of the teachers who have participated in this
Comenius Project between of te cities of Manises and Gdansk.
This is the very
first time I have had the opportunity to collaborate in a Comenius Project and
my experience couldn’t be more positive. I would like to share with you what
this Project has ment to me.
I remember
how excited were our students at the IES.Jose Rodrigo Botet when the students
from Gdansk came in. They were excited, not only because another students from
another country had to live with them for a week but also because it was an
opportunity to share something special, something they would remembre for sure.
In a Project
like this where people from different countries work together you so realize that
you are a part of someting bigger. Everything has to be prepared and well
organized and without a doubt, it takes a great effort to accomplish everything
that has been scheduled, but as they say the effort is worth it.
This kind of
programs are a great opportunity for the
students to improve their knowledge of a foreign language and they also
contribute to their education in many differents ways which are not less
important than learning english.
When
students go to a different country their reception of the world changes
inevitably and that is something very positive. The country they visit stops
being something they studied at the school or something maybe they have seen on
TV. When students go to a different country that country becomes real for them.
They walk in the streets and discover how different is the architecture, how
different is the nature and even how different is the way of life of the people
who live there.
Another
great advantage of this kind of projects is that students have to take
decisions in a scenario where they are not used to be and nothing is familiar
to them. This helps students to develop other skills like initiative,
communication and proactivity.
I also
remember my first days at the IES.Rodrigo Botet when I met Amparo who was the responsable
of this Project. She told me that she was working with a group of teachers to
prepare the Comenius staying for a high school in Gdansk. I remember how
enthusiastically she spoke of their own experience and how rewarding it had
been for them.Without knowing what I was doing I volunteered to help them to
organize the event. As I have said before, the experience has been extremely
positive for me and I recommend it without a doubt.
I would like
to finish off by thanking all my colleages for the opportunity to participate
in this Project.
Thank you
very much.
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