AROUND EUROPE IN 80 DAYS : A BET FOR A G.E.T – Green European Town

MEETING IN FRANCE MARCH 2012

STORY OF EUROPEAN FRIENDSHIP

9 Countries – 9 friends

"UN TOUR D'EUROPE EN 80 JOURS: UN PARI POUR UNE VILLE VERTE EUROPÉENNE.

A l'heure de la mondialisation, notre monde moderne soulève de nombreux problèmes liés à l'environnement qui nous concernent tous. Notre projet " Around Europe in 80 days ; a bet for a G.E.T ( Greener European Town) » avait pour objectif de faire prendre conscience à nos élèves de l'impact que pouvait avoir leurs actions sur l'environnement et ainsi de les encourager à adopter une attitude active et responsable de citoyens Européens. Au cours de notre partenariat, cette prise de conscience s'est faite de manière collective à travers diverses actions communes telles que l'étude de problématiques environnementales, l'écriture collective d'une bande dessinée et d'un lexique illustré. Cela s'est aussi fait lors de la construction, par chacun des pays, d'une maquette de ville verte adaptée à sa région, sa culture et topographie. Les élèves ont rassemblé des informations sur ce qui était déjà fait dans leur pays en matière de protection de l'environnement en allant enquêter sur des domaines relatifs à l'énergie, les transports, la nourriture, l'habitat etc. Les résultats étaient partagés lors des rencontres, et, les actions les plus écologiques conservées de manière à pouvoir être réutilisées dans les productions. Tout au long du projet, les élèves ont pu développer leur compétences de communication et linguistiques. Ils ont aussi eu la possibilité de prendre des initiatives, de développer leur capacité à résoudre des problèmes. Lors des ateliers et des travaux en groupes, ils ont appris à travailler ensemble. Ils ont pu faire progresser leur compétences TICE en produisant des diaporamas, en mettant en page des brochures, en rédigeant la bande dessinée à partir d'un programme informatique. Vous pourrez trouver toutes ces productions sur le site du projet. Par ailleurs, le nombre des pays participants et la coopération mise en place entre les partenaires, ont permis de promouvoir la citoyenneté Européenne et ont donné envie aux élèves de découvrir d'autres pays Européens.

STUDENT TESTIMONIESThe most important thing, I think, is that I met many people from different countries. I also learnt that everybody can do something for the environnement, like recycling or using less water. I have underdtood that it is a pity that people should care about our planet and not do anything for the environnement. In our project, the aim wasn’t only learning about protecting the environnement but also learning about other cultures, learning about their way of life, making new friends and opening ourselves to other people and other cultures. Justine Multon 3B

I think that the comenius project was an awsome project because it gave me a lot of ideas for the future. I’m more respectful of the planet and of the environment. It also made me travel in Europe. Our experience and all the work we have done have obviously changed our way of thinking. It was really great to spend some time and do activities with all these students from all over Europe. I’d like to thank comenius because it has given me an outlook of what I would like to do in the future. Mehdi Mjabri 3C

We began the comenius project in 2011- I was in 4ème then. First we made a logo for the project but our logo wasn’t the best and it was the Turkish logo which was chosen. The students and the teachers went to Greece for the first meeting then, in March 2012, all the partners came to France. With all the students and teachers we were more than a hundred working all together. I hosted a boy from Portugal. His name is Pedro and we became very good friends. During the five days he spent in France, we laughed and shared a lot. This experience was very enriching and now I know more about the culture of Portugal. In 2012 and 2013 we worked on the drawing of the plans of our Green Town and then we built it. It was a great project. My only regret was that I couldn’t go to the meeting in Portugal to see Pedro because of health problems but I hope that one day it will be possible. Samuel Vannier 3C

With the comenius project we discovered 8 European countries : Greece, Poland, Spain , Germany, Turkey, Romania, Italy, Portugal . I went to Spain. It was really great ! Before this trip, I had never been to this country and I discovered Cuenca, a little town 100 km East of Madrid. The inhabitants love their town and our very proud of it. I know why : It is so beautiful !Thanks to this projects I met new people from different cultures and made new friends. Maxime 3B

My trips to Greece and to Portugal were the first ones without my parents. It was really a great experience even if my penfriends weren’t really sociable. I had never been to these countries and so I discovered new ways of life, new cultures, new habits and ways of thinking. The concept of working in groups on ecology with people you don’t know was really interesting and it helps make new friends with whom I still chat online. The different activities we had were enriching and it gave me the opportunity to improve my English. Timothée 3 B

I spent a wonderful time in Germany. It is a very beautiful country with very friendly and welcoming people. I worked in a group on our comenius project. We wrote the chapter of the comic strip which takes place in Germany. We visited Trotsberg and went to very beautiful Christmas market. I discovered that Germany is a very ecological country and very green too. I also met students from all the other countries which gave me the opportunity to practise my English and my Spanish . It was reall an amazing experience !Marie 3B

Characters of our comic strip

Jeu de piste dans Nantes : Une inspiration pour la bande-dessinée

Ateliers internationaux

Visite de la maison autonome

Energies vertes

A LA MODE ECOLOGIQUE

Après le travail, c’est la fête…

Une maquette en construction