Y.E.A.H. Young Europeans Active & Healthy

Erasmus + KA2

Title: “Y.E.A.H. – Young Europeans Active and Healthy”

Short TTLA C4

(meeting

OFFICIAL REPORTSummary of the

Y.E.A.H. Young Europeans Active & Healthy

Erasmus + KA2 2017-1-PL01-KA219-

Young Europeans Active and Healthy”

Short TTLA C4 Meeting in Rīga, Latvia

05 – 11.05.2019 meeting working days 06-10.05.2019)

OFFICIAL REPORTSummary of the activities during the meeting

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Young Europeans Active and Healthy”

Latvia,

OFFICIAL REPORT during the meeting

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Monday, May 6th

**Welcoming Day

**school visit – acquainting with school facilities / meeting with the school management

**project activities: eating disorders and digestive system illnesses

teams divided according to the following scheme: Poland

Pupils chose 2 diseases that res

described syndromes, treatments and presents it in a form of cartoon.

changes and improvements, students showed their

*Activity’s added value: integration of culturally diverse pupil

digestive problems

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acquainting with school facilities / meeting with the school management

disorders and digestive system illnesses – Pupils have been working into 2

divided according to the following scheme: Poland –Lithuania-Latvia, Portugal

Pupils chose 2 diseases that results from wrong dietary habits/disrupted electroly

described syndromes, treatments and presents it in a form of cartoon. After a discussion over possible

changes and improvements, students showed their outcomes to other groups.

Activity’s added value: integration of culturally diverse pupils / expanding students’ knowledge about

acquainting with school facilities / meeting with the school management

Pupils have been working into 2

Latvia, Portugal-Spain-Romania.

disrupted electrolyte balance and

After a discussion over possible

other groups.

/ expanding students’ knowledge about

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**project activities: ‘the Dos and Don’ts’ – The team division remains the same as in the activity above:

Poland –Lithuania-Latvia, Portugal-Spain-Romania. Pupils cooperated on-line and they listed mistakes

people make when they try to eat/live healthier. Here, they prepared posters to raise awareness of

healthy (Dos) and unhealthy (Don’ts) habits.

*Activity’s added value: integration of culturally diverse pupils / expanding students’ knowledge about

healthy lifestyle

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**Local visits: cultural heritage of the hosting country

Visiting the most important places in Riga Old Town – Latvia’s contribution to common European

heritage (15 years in European Union; 100 years of independence)

The activity’s added value: creating tolerant, fair and respectful European citizens/cultivating long-

lasting European traditions.

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Tuesday, May 7th

**Visit to Faculty of Food Technology in Jelgava – attending classes/training sessions: food processing,

new trends in healthy diet, packaging, using artificial and natural preservatives

*Activity’s added value: integration of culturally diverse pupils / expanding students’ knowledge about

healthy diet

**Healthy living campaign 1 - students were divided into international 4-pupil groups. Each team

consisted of pupils from different countries. The students wrote a screen, record videos/vlogs

promoting healthy lifestyle. The advertisements will be displayed on the final meeting day.

Activities' added values: creating healthy Europeans who are aware of the importance of proper dietary

habits and active lifestyle/ integrating members of culturally diverse countries

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**Teaching session for teachers:

Classroom management in multinational setting. Many schools have ethnic and religious minorities.

Teachers shared their experience in teaching such students. Teachers discussed ways how to integrate

foreigners into school and local communities

Activities’ added value: improving quality of teaching and management in European schools

**Learning session for students:

Caramel workshop in Jelgava – how to prepare a traditional local sweets

Activity’s added value: to raise European awareness / integrate Europeans/cultivating long-lasting

European traditions

**Local visits: cultural heritage of the hosting country

Visiting the palace in Rundale.

The activity’s added value: creating tolerant, fair and respectful European citizens/cultivating long-

lasting European traditions.

Y.E.A.H. Young Europeans Active & Healthy

Wednesday, May 8th

**Healthy living campaign 2 – students divided into international groups continued their work on

materials promoting healthy lifestyle.

Activities' added values: creating healthy Europeans who are aware of the importance of proper dietary

habits and active lifestyle/ integrating members of culturally diverse countries

**Sport activities

Students and teachers had the chance to practice some most popular sports in the open air.

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**Local visits: cultural heritage of the hosting country

Visiting The National Library of Latvia

The activity’s added value: creating tolerant, fair and respectful European citizens/cultivating long-

lasting European traditions.

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Thursday, May 9th

**Local visits: cultural heritage of the hosting country

Visiting the Mentzendorff House – the comparison of the local lifestyle and diet 100 years ago to

today’s ones

Visiting Black Heads House – the impact of the Baltic Sea merchants and Hansa on the city

The activity’s added value: creating tolerant, fair and respectful European citizens/cultivating long-

lasting European traditions.

**Healthy living

Visit Riga Central Market – the participants could check what kinds of fruit and vegetables are available

in the region and learn about local food preferences.

Activities' added values: creating healthy Europeans who are aware of the importance of proper dietary

habits and active lifestyle/ integrating members of culturally diverse countries

**Teaching session for teachers:

Obstacles to successful follow-up sports activities. The teachers tried to draw up description of

activities and events that might be organized after the project completion. The teachers also

mentioned possible difficulties and ways we could avoid them.

Activities’ added values: improving quality of teaching and management in European schools / setting

common strategies towards project sustainability.

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Friday, May 10th

**Local visits: cultural heritage of the hosting country

Visiting Riga Motor Museum – all participants had the possibility of learning about local achievements

in cycling and motor sports; they also learnt about Soviet times in Latvia (e.g. means of transportation

for 1980 Olympic Games)

The activity’s added value: creating tolerant, fair and respectful European citizens/cultivating long-

lasting European traditions.

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**Healthy living campaign 3 – final presentations of the outcomes of students’ cooperation (the whole

material available at: http://yeah.edu.pl/lv.html)

Activities' added values: creating healthy Europeans who are aware of the importance of proper dietary

habits and active lifestyle/ integrating members of culturally diverse countries

**Session for teachers – TTLA’s summary:

Establishing first strategies towards the final report; discussing the possibilities of future school

cooperation; a knowledge test for teachers (“What Do You Rememeber From Y.E.A.H.?” – kahoot

platform)

Activities’ added value: improving quality of teaching and management in European schools / setting

common strategies towards project sustainability.