Osijek, Croatia  (14 – 20 April 2018)   

Minutes of 5th Transnational Meeting

Sunday 15th April, 2018

Walking tour of the city to learn about its history and culture with Croatian colleagues. Guided tour led by Oliver Timarac geography and history teacher. 

Monday 16th April 2018

Welcome by the Head teacher followed by a musical (singing and dancing) welcome by the Croatian students.

Guided tour of the school for all guests.  Very interesting as this is a vocational education school so unique in the partnership.

 

2. Transnational Meeting started at 10:45h

 

Present:

• Melita Krstić (Croatia coordinator) Chair person
• Marina Tojčić (Croatia)
• Madanjit (Polly) Saggu (England coordinator)
• James Simmons (England)
• Begoña Toro (Spain coordinator) 
• Francisco Gớmez  García (Spain)
• Markku Perälä (Finland coordinator)
• Nina Kallunki  (Finland)
• Maria Cristina Lento (Italy coordinator)
• Donatella Falcone  (Italy)
• Elżbieta Łuczak  (Poland coordinator)
• Jerzy Ułasiuk   (Poland)
• Carlota Vila-Franca (Portugal coordinator)
• Carla Santos  (Portugal)

Presentation by Markku Perala (Finland) of the next project activity:  Human rights protection/violation

Media monitoring - individual schools to deliver unit in own way/interpretation. 

Task:  Monitor media (print/newspapers/blog/podcasts/) for a period of 4 weeks demonstrating how human rights are upheld and protected or violated and abused.

Idea is for pupils to keep a log of any articles in relation to the above - to collect an online “scrap book” of such articles/events (or a physical one).

Results to be presented by all students of all partner schools in Finland using Sway or Padlet. 

Suggestion: Statistical data - using google forms could we collect statistical data - how many articles/events appear in the media in each local country?   Students to keep  a tally of articles/events that occur during the 4 week period. 

It would be interesting to see how often such articles appear in the media in our respective countries. Google forms could be used to create a uniform template. A simple graph could be produced to provide statistical data to present alongside in depth presentations about the content of such articles.

Students to bring texts and posters to present their findings. What is the talk of the town in your country regarding human rights? 

Idea for Finland mobility - students divided into small groups to devise a small role play. Scenarios would be given to them.  They would have a short time period to enact the scenario and interpret the feelings of those people in it (imaginary or real). 

Dates discussed as viable for the Finland mobility:

12.01-18.01 2019

19.01- 25.01 2019

09.02- 15.02 2019

LTTA - International Lunch (12:30 - 14:00)

The students and teachers prepared the food items for presentation and tasting.  Successful activity again.

Return to Transnational meeting.

Portugal potential dates discussed:

May, June and July all not viable for many countries as all have public exams and summer vacation begins.  April looking more likely, but it’s close to the February visit to Finland.   However, it might be the only possibility to make it work for everyone. 

Carlota to consult seniors at her school re. possible dates in March (from 9th March to 19th March) - this would move Finland to one of the January dates.

PS to email Patriotism v Nationalism activity ideas to colleagues before the end of the academic year. 

Additional meeting for Wednesday added into schedule to discuss e-Twinning project. 

AOB:

Italy - questions about forms needed for host families i.e. should we scan them all onto Google Drive so docs are in one location?  PS suggested summarising said documents and placing on Google Drive. 

PS demonstrated interim reports on Google Docs section on Learning, Teaching and Training Activities.  PS invited colleagues to cut and paste elements of the interim report into each country’s own national interim reports for the purpose of consistency.  PS invited others to add and/or adapt any text which may need updating/changing.  It was noted that it is important countries explain in detail what they have done during each mobility.

PS reminded group that mobility Attendance Certificates need to incorporate bullet points of what activities were covered during each visit. 

Italy requested all surveys for all activities be uploaded onto the website:

Human Rights Questionnaire.

In their shoes activity.

Spain - we need to decide evaluation for the “Being Human” activity during this mobility.   Did our activities related to “Being Human” achieve the objectives set out at the beginning of the project?  ( PS to consult building questionnaire with Keir Pulsford.)

*All partners brought and donated their contributions for the charity ‘Shoe box’.

Meeting ended at 16h06.

 

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Tuesday, 17th April, 2018   (LTTA activity)

Visit to Zagreb, the Croatian Parliament and a guided tour of the city for all visiting students, hosts and teachers. 

Wednesday 18 April, 2018

Students and teachers present.

Present:

M Krstić (Croatia coordinator) Chairperson

M Tojčić (Croatia)

P Saggu (England coordinator)

J Simmons (England)

B T (Spain coordinator) 

F Gớmez  García (Spain)

M Perälä (Finland coordinator)

N Kallunki  (Finland)

M C Lento (Italy coordinator)

D Falcone  (Italy)

E Łuczak  (Poland coordinator)

J Ułasiuk   (Poland)

C Vila-Franca (Portugal coordinator)

C Santos  (Portugal)

Lecture / presentation given by Professor Rajko Odobasa (Faculty of Law University Osijek, Croatia)

“Food (in)security, Food charity and (or) right to food”.

Food insecurity is a relatively new term - defined as “ without reliable access to a sufficient quantity of affordable & nutritious food”.

Even in well developed countries this can be a problem.  In US 17.6 million from every 50 million is at risk of food insecurity - in total around 14.5% of US households.  In Canada it is 3.9 million or 11.6%, in UK 13 million or 21%.   Rates have risen and continue to do so. 

Food insecurity is caused by:

Income inequality in wealthy countries.

Cutting social rights

Ignoring poorest sections of society

Inefficient tax system

Decline in traditional family roles

Consequences:

Malnourishment

Disease

Shortened life expectancy

Higher health costs

Social inequality and a rise in pathological behaviours

Most vulnerable:

Poorest

New poor (employed but low income)

Families with young children

Food charity is rising hand in hand with the number of people living in food insecurity.

Food charities are increasingly being sponsored by corporate business - the corporatization of food.  Companies are doing this to create a good picture of social responsibility, to create a market advantage and for their own financial benefit through lower taxes etc. There are some pure motives of food philanthropy.

Is the corporatization of food good = ambivalent.   Answer: “ help is good but we must question the motives and the long term ethical impact”.

Doubts/concerns:

Food charity enables Governments to depoliticise food insecurity.

Leads to an absence of discussion minimise attention.

Governments pass on responsibility for a nation’s dietary needs to corporations and charities.

Allows Governments to further cut social programs.

Donators behaviour arbitrary.

Food charity is no more than a present/gift - as useful to the giver as the receiver.

Conclusion

Increasing

No. people living in food insecurity

No. of those in need of food

No. of orgs involved in food charity

No. of food charities

Non critical support by media and govs

Wrong public perception on effectiveness of food charity

(LTTA activity)

2.  European Junior Parliament

Being human - or is it?

- Activity led by Croatian teacher Lada Malinović whilst rest of partners observed and James Simmons took notes.

 

- Group divided into 2. 

- Format of the EJP task explained to the students.  

  

S1 -  A large no. of people participate in humanitarian actions - why?

S2 -  When we give to charity we create a culture of expectation and dependence.

S3 - We should not give to charity as most of the money is used for admin fees or is misappropriated.

S4 -   Too much waste in richer countries - this should be used to help poor in their own citizens.

*Evaluation of impact on students (16):

Do you think that those who get help should offer something (skills) in return?

Yes= 16      (100%)

No= 0

Do you think many people leave the responsibility of helping others to the government?

Agree=14      (88%)

Disagree=2    (12%)

How many students have debates such as those in the EJP at their respective schools?

9                      (56%)

How many would like to have such debates in their schools?

16                    (100%)

Students deserving a special mention for their active and enthusiastic participation during the debate:

Mia (Croatia)

Pedro (Portugal)

Thomas (England)

Winner  (England)

Barbara (Portugal)

Ivana (Croatia)

Irene (Spain)

Simona (Italy)

Alicja (Poland)

Luka (Croatia)

Iva (Croatia)

3.  14:00 - 15:00   Workshops run by the Red Cross 

- attended by all partners and students.

15:00 - 16:00  -  Prevention of Human Trafficking (for students and LTTA)

4.  Coordinators - Transnational Meeting

Discussion and concerns about eTwinning project

Present:

M Krstić (Croatia coordinator) Chair person

P Saggu (England coordinator)

B Toro (Spain coordinator) 

M Perälä (Finland coordinator)

M Lento (Italy coordinator)

E Łuczak  (Poland coordinator)

C Vila-Franca (Portugal coordinator)

                     

All to check format of author’s presentation by students - should have name of author, student and country.

Trailer can be produced individually or as a group.

Trailer should be uploaded into the ‘videos’ section.

There should be a trailer for each book read by students.

The trailer will need to be uploaded to YouTube first and then to the eTwinning platform.

Concerns raised:

Polish book will be too difficult for the younger children.  However, there is a film of the book ‘Gnoj’.

Croatia: their book is only available in Croatian.

Issue of there not being enough of the same book in all 7 partner languages.

What to do next?

AIM is that the students should TALK to each other - they should use live chat on eTwinning to connect with other students regarding the trailers.

Students should create a Forum per trailer per student.

Each student must lead AND be part of another group in order to make a ‘product’.

Maximum of 7 students in a group.

Several groups can work on the same book as long as they all create different products.

What form could that product take?

• Changing the gender of the main character

• Changing the ending of the story

• ‘What if ….?’

• Create a news article for an incident in the book

• Cartoon strip

• Song

• Padlet

• Change dialogue to how it would have been said in Croatian/Polish/English etc

• Poem - write and then record it

• Rap

Update on dates for remaining 2 mobilities agreed provisionally:

12 - 18 January 2018  -  Finland

16 - 22 March 2018     -  Portugal

Thursday 19 April 2018

1.  Transnational Meeting held in Hotel Drava lobby  (from 10h00 - 13h30)

Present:

M Krstić (Croatia coordinator) Chairperson

P Saggu (England coordinator)

J Simmons (England) - taking the minutes

B Toro (Spain coordinator) 

M Perälä (Finland coordinator)

M Lento (Italy coordinator)

E Łuczak  (Poland coordinator)

C Vila-Franca (Portugal coordinator)

                      

(LTTA teachers and students attended Osijek Art Gallery for art activity.)

Agenda:  

1.  Europasses

Whole team of coordinators worked together to produce the Europass information - using Google drive very handy for this activity as all were able to view and offer comments as work was being typed.

2. Give out certificates

Melita handed out the signed certificates for the mobility in Croatia to all the partners.

3. Spain distributed new certificates for Murcia visit that had been amended to include the details for the LTTA.

4. A.o.b.

Departure times and details checked and confirmed.

 Lunch

(LTTA activity)

2.  Charity concert (17:30 - 18:45)

Return to the school for the Charity concert in aid of the Red Cross.  

Students from all partner countries took part in the event (dancing, playing an instrument or singing) organised by the school’s music teachers Alma Mance (Croatia)  and Marina Tojčić (Croatia).

The ‘entry fee’ for the concert was an item for the ‘hygiene box’ which was later handed over to the representatives of the Red Cross.

Talent appreciated and concert very successful.

 

End of mobility