Report
School of construction and geodesy hosted the meeting of partner schools as part of the National parks of Europe project from 26th February to 2nd March 2013.
26th February 2013 - Tuesday
During the entire day, our guests kept arriving to Osijek. They were welcomed by the school coordinator and hosting families. Teachers were situated in Hotel 'Central' – in the centre of Osijek.
27th February 2013 - Wednesday
Our teachers and students, led by Mira MariÄ?, school's principal, welcomed guest students and teachers. A cultural program, involving our students, had been prepared in honor of their arrival. A special surprise had also been prepared for our friends from Hungary. Namely, one of our students performed a traditional hungarian dance for that occasion.
After the opening, our school signed a partnership and cooperation agreement with Pusztamerges high school. Two workshops had been prepared for the students: the first one entailed learning Croatian language, while the second one involved learning traditional slavonian dances. Teachers made a walking tour of the school, after which they held a meeting in school's library. The following conclusions were made:
1. To write five plant and animal names and send them to Nigar, who will make a data selection. After that, a joint dictionary of plant and animal life will be made.
2. Assignments needed for the meeting in Turkey were agreed on and details regarding meeting program in Ancara also discussed.
After lunch, teachers and students toured the city and took a ride on an old, tourist tram.
28th February 2013 - Thursday
On Thursday, we attented presentations from all schools comprising carried out surveys regarding national parks and pictures from previous meetings. We found it quite useful and entertaining. After the presentations, we have visited Vukovar – symbol of Croatian independence!
1st March 2013 - Friday
On Friday we visited ethno village Karanac, where our students got an opportunity to create jewelery made of corn. The workshop was well received by our students. The teachers had a chance to get acquainted with the village and later visit Kne??evi Vinogradi, where they visited a beautiful wine cellar owned by Belje company.
This field trip marked the end of the program for students. As for the teachers, a solemn dinner was prepared to celebrate the end of the meeting. Guests had the privilege of being entertained by our students, who performed slavonian traditional songs on Tamburica.
A thank you goes to all the participants of this meeting.
