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From April 22nd to 27th, the first
Comenius Meeting with pupils took place in Gütersloh, Germany. After having
communicated and worked together online for several months, the 9 Italian and
13 Polish guests and their teachers as well as their German partners and hosts
were excited to finally meet “in real life”. So Sunday, the arrival day, was
very exciting for all the pupils as they had to get to know each other and life
in the families.
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During the next days, we continued
to work on our project. In international groups the pupils designed logos for
our project and for the cover of the recipes book and also voted for their
favourites.
Furthermore the pupils also did
something for their physical well-being by going to a gym. While the girls
enjoyed themselves in a Zumba-lesson, the boys got the chance to test their
fitness
on the exercise equipment of the gym.
Visits to the “Sparrenburg” and
“Dr.Oetker Welt” in Bielefeld – including a nice and warm pudding out of the
“pudding wonder” and a tasting of various sorts of pizza and pudding afterwards
- made for another unforgettable day. Also the trip to Cologne with some
sightseeing and a visit to the museum of chocolate was a really enjoyable part
of the week spent together.
In Gütersloh, the exchange students
really enjoyed being at school together with their German partners. Especially
the lunch in the school canteen and a farewell brunch on the last day will be
remembered. They also stressed that exploring the town in the afternoons was
very exciting.
All in all it can be said that our
first meeting was a big success. New friendships have developed, all the pupils
have learned and personally gained a lot from living together with somebody
from another country. Now everybody is looking forward to October when our next
meeting will be taking place in Italy.
