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.