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Greece, Sweden and Slovenia ( Skype)

Today there was a contact through Skype between Greece, Sweden and Slovenia in the same time.

Greece - Sweden (SKYPE)

Our school had its first contact through Skype with the school of Västerås in Sweden today.

The duration of the contact was approximately 1 hour and we will contact with them again tomorrow.

Minutes of Comenius Project Meeting, held on Thursday 10th March 2011 in Vasteras, Sweden.

In attendance:

Chris Aldridge (CA)(UK) Lourdes Ruiz (LR)(Spain)

Sue Waldron(SW)(UK) Manoli Barroso(MB)(Spain)

Annette Messenger(AM)UK) Pachu Herrera(PI)(Spain)

Viktor Bencan(VB)(Slovenia) Triantafyllos Pavlou (TP)(Greece)

Damijan Kosiravlou(TP)(Slovenia) Krystallenia Moschidi(KM)(Greece)

Blanka Skodlar(BS)(Slovenia) Despoina Sideridou(DS)(Greece)

Amanda Guidi(AG)(Italy) Evangelia Ostadaki(EO)(Greece)

Dennis Censi(DC)(Italy) Ilias Batmatzoglou(IB)(Greece)

Niviana Grizi(NG)(Italy)

Carina Lund(CL)(Sweden)

Monika Flink(MF)(Sweden)
Annika Ramsten(AR)(Sweden)

Opening remarks:
• CL – thanked members for visiting Sweden.
• CA (a) thanked Sweden for hosting interesting and informative visit.
(b) thanked TP for establishing website for Project
Report on activities:
• TP (a) showed video compilation of Greek children playing games from other member countries.
(b) has uploaded all games onto website.
• Members exchanged photos and DVDs of playground games.
• Pen-pal letters were exchanged.
Future activities:
• Members agreed to teach and perform a minimum of three traditional dances and send DVDs by 8th April.
DK suggested DVDs with separate MP3 music tracks. All agreed.
• All agreed to bring DVDs of children performing dances from other countries to next meeting.
• Deadline for sports activity moved to September, due to time considerations.
• Comenius children’s councils to be established in schools.
CL suggested photos of meetings would be useful.
• All agreed to setting up Skype and investigating practicalities of children video conferencing.
AG suggested a test run with teachers first.
Next Meeting:

• Greece confirmed they would host next meeting – proposed arrival Monday 23rd May, for meeting 24th, 25th and 26th May. Possibility of day excursion with Greek children on the Friday. Greece asked to be informed at time of flight booking of those wanting to go on excursion.

• Greece asked for clarification of any country needing formal invitation. None required, only usual Certificate of Attendance.

• Spain requested change of dates to the following week – fly on Monday 30th May for meeting 31st, 1st and 2nd June and excursion Friday 3rd June.

• All agreed to change of dates.
• Greece requested details on travel arrangements of each country as soon as possible – will provide bus number and timetable from Thessaloniki if required: or they can collect groups from Kavala.

Subsequent Meetings:

• Italy agreed to host meeting in October – exact dates to be agreed at meeting in Greece.

• Spain agreed to host following meeting – dates to be confirmed at meeting in Greece – probably April 2012.

Meeting closed