Exchanging recycled Christmas cards

In December 2012, part of the Comenius project ‘A PATH TO SUSTAINABILITY’, the activity named ’ Exchanging recycled Christmas cards’ was performed.

The activity developed from 1^st to 16^th of December. During the first stage the needed materials were collected, then on 16^th December the workshop was organized. Pupils from several classes of primary school, I B, III B, IV B, were involved in the activity.

The final products, the cards, were exhibited in the project window, and four of the most representative for the proposed theme were sent to the project partners.

The pupils involved in the activity had the pleasure of working in teams and achieving, from recycling materials, attractive products, appreciated by their schoolmates who viewed the exhibition.

 

Biodiversity - Presentations in each school to work on migrating birds sent by each partner school

In November our school was held in an activity called

 Biodiversity - Presentations in each school to work on migrating birds sent by each partner school
Description of Work:

Schools participating in the project took place at the beginning of the project activity of identifying, photographing and then studying migratory birds in the space around the school. These materials, embodied in Power Point presentations were then collected and presented to students in November 2011. In this activity students attended classes VI to XN and other students and members of the project. They had the opportunity to comment, approve or disapprove of their foreign colleagues' activities, completing a questionnaire of impact.

Conclusions:
All students involved have realized that between the environments of our partners is a great connection at Bird, all these spaces hub via migratory birds. They realized that we are all involved in protecting these wonderful creatures and that without our common effort, that their expedition itinerary fragile will break.

Presentation of the first year project results and planning of the second year (power-point, meetings) in front of parents, students, teachers, associated partners

On  2^nd November 2011, the activity ‘Presentation of the first year project results and planning of the second year  (power-point, meetings) in front of parents, students, teachers, associated partners’  was organized at Andrei Muresanu High School, Brasov.

Team members: teacher in charge, Radu Daniela, Headmaster Cioc Niculae, Deputy Headmaster Ercus Dorina,  Chemistry teacher Donici George, made a power-point presentation of the activities developed and the products resulted during the first year of the Comenius project “A PATH TO SUSTAINABILITY”

The results of the project team (teachers and students) as well as the Calendar of the second year of the project were disseminated to 76 parents, 33 teachers and 51 students present at the activity. The impact was positive and the activity appreciated.

The Journal of the project reunion organized by Andrei Mureșanu High School, Brașov, 17th -20th October 2011

Saturday – 15^th October 2011 – the Cyprus guests arrived.

Sunday – 16^th October 2011 – the other groups arrived, the children were taken by the families of  Brasov children.

Monday – 17^th October 2011

9.30 – The official reception of the attending groups ;

- the partners were greeted with bread and salt at the entrance of the festive hall, as a sign of appreciation

10.00 – The official opening of the reunion; the Headmaster of Andrei Mureșanu, Mr. Niculae Cioc and the host project coordinator, Mrs. Magda Koncz spoke, welcoming the guests

- the participants in the reunion were introduced

- media representatives were present.

After the coffee break the guests were guided by the school pupils around the school.  They visited  school labs, the school canteen, teachers’ room and classrooms.

13.00 – the participants had lunch together in the school canteen;

14.00 – the participants embarked on a city tour on the bus offered by the County Council. The itinerary was: Andrei Mureșanu High School,  City Council Square, Sica Alexandrescu Theatre, The City Hall,  De Mijloc Str., St. Bartholomew Church, Lungă Str., Belvedere, Union Square, Andrei Mureșanu High School. The city tour ended around 4 o’clock in the afternoon.

Tuesday– 18^th October 2011

We went together with the guest group, teachers and students on a study trip, which included the following objectives: observation of anthropic lakes of Dumbrăvița, halting place for the migratory birds from other countries on their way to Africa.

Bran Castle and Râșnov Fortress were also visited. During the visit the group had a snack and in Moeciu at Vraja Muntelui Guest House we had lunch which consisted mainly of traditional Romanian food.

Wednesday– 19^th October 2011

9.00 – the guest teachers involved in the project and some of the teachers from Brasov attended a reunion , in the festive hall of the school, to decide upon the design of the T-shirts, on the calendar and the preparation of the Portuguese festival.

The pupils took part in a workshop, in the informatics lab, where a Power Point presentations competition was organized on the theme of environmental protection and fighting against pollution  ( land, rivers, seas and oceans, air, radioactive, noise pollution and deforestation). Solutions to reduce pollution were presented, the pupils of Hoeggen skole, Trondheim, Norway, presented the bird migration map, completed with details related to the studied birds.

13.00 – The official closing festivity organized in the Festive Hall included an artistic show offered by the high school pupils. On this occasion were also awarded the attendance certificates.

The day ended with a festive dinner at Casa Românească.

Thursday – 20^th  October 2011

9.00 – The teams from Portugal, Norway and Romania, accompanied by teachers  Donici George, Spiridon Nicolae and Koncz Magdalena visited the Renewable Energy Laboratories and the Chemistry Laboratories of the ”Product Design and Environment Faculty”, of Transilvania University Brașov.

On the way back to Andrei Mureșanu High School we visited the defence towers and walls of the old city, situated next to  Tiberiu Brădișteanu Alley, at the basis of Tâmpa Mountain.

Film viewing session with ecological themes

Between October 1 to 30 took place in our school  film viewing session with ecological themes. Students chose the movie they want , from a series of documentaries and animations.

Class VII B was watching David Guggenheim's "An Inconvenient Truth" (2006). A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make global warming a recognized problem worldwide.

Grades VA and VI A Jacques Perrin's film followed the "Winged Migration (2001)". Documentary on the migratory birds, shot over three years on all seven continents. The film is highlighted endocarditis climate change on avifauna.

XF grade was watching the animated "WALL-E (2008)". A film that depicts in bright colors devastated landscape left by indifferent humankind.

At the end of these views were held debates on that, then completed a feedback questionnaire.

T-shirt slogan Activity

In October 2011 our high school organized  a competition of graphic design, drawing and slogans on environment protection. The most successful graphic image as well as a slogan were suggested for the T-shirt design of the Comenius project’ A Path to Sustainability’. Our proposal came second during the workshop of the Project International Reunion that our school hosted between 17th and 20th of October 2011. The best logos were collected in a Code of the Muresan environmentalist. The winner of the drawings contest is Camelia Hriscu from class XI N (high school).

LOCAL ENVIRONMENT CHALLENGES Continuation of the student's research on the local river

        This activity of June 2011 is the follow up of ‘Local environment challenges’ developed in March-April and consisted of:

      -Designing a map with the points where the water samples were taken from, on a stream in our school neighbourhood. These samples were analysed by the pupils in the chemistry lab of ‘Andrei Mureşanu’ High School , Braşov.

      - Presentation to the local political authorities of the map with a report containing the results of the chemico-physical analyses of the water samples taken and analysed by our pupils. The points of water drawing are marked ’A’ and ’B’ on the map and the location of  ’Andrei Mureşanu’ High Hchool is marked 

       The map and report with the analyses results were handed to the Vicemayor Gabor Alexandru Adrian by our pupils Flangea Marius, Micu Roxana, Moraru Ştefan, Zoldan Ioana, Dumea Bianca, Dobrinaş Alina, Mihai Ana Maria and  Stoian Ştefania accompanied by the Headmaster Mr. Cioc Niculae and teacher Ms. Mihai Iudit Andreea .

       The students were involved in the activity with great interest and expressed their wish to participate in other activities of  ’Andrei Mureşanu’ High School, Braşov.