20TH - 24TH MARCH 2017
BUDAPEST IN HUNGARY
ACTIVITY & EATING TEAM
by the beautiful blue Danube
Why we love Budapest
We fell
in love with Budapest for all the right reasons – beautiful scenery with the
majestic Danube river and the views from the Buda hills - architecture representing
unique blend of old and modern – thermal baths offering the marvelous medicinal natural hot spring waters - Hungarian cuisine surving much more than famous
goulash.
However,
it was Hungarian hospitality and amazing kind open-minded people that made us
memorize the week spent together in this beautiful European capital city for a
life time.
The
project team meeting week was organised in a way that students and teachers
could meet and discover various customs of Hungary, cultural heritage sites of
Budapest and its surroundings, take part in different and not ordinary sport
activities, strenghten students friendship and give a wide insight in exceptional
hosting institution.
International
school BME Két Tanítási Nyelvü Gimnázium gave us the chance to experience multinational
and multicultural atmosphere accompanying the students in their everyday school
life. It provided a perfect enviroment to work and have fun together.
From
the visiting countries 22 students and 11 teachers took part in this exchange.
Poland with 2 teachers and 6 students, Italy with 2 teachers and 6 students,
France with 2 teachers and 5 students, Portugal with 5 teachers and 5 students.
In the Hungarian team 21 students were hosting and 6 teachers took part in the
majority of the programs, but the all school, teachers and students, contributed to make this week, fruitfull,
enjoyable, so all the planned programs and activities could run smoothly.
Arrival of delegations at the List Ferenc airport
Teachers
and hosting families were waiting for the delegations. Teachers were transfered
to the hotel, and students took their mates to their families were they had
different activities for the first day. During the evening when all participant
delegations arrived, teachers had their first dinner at the Kiskakuk restaurant
where our principal welcomed everyone, for the week.
1st day The 4th
exchange week officially started
While
students attended classes in the morning , teachers had their meeting to talk
about the work done, the results and some follow up activities.
The
morning ended with a visit to the school then it followed the group visit to
BME University.
We had
a delicious lunch at Goldman cafeteria.
In the
afternoon we met for the students ' presentations on the topic A Year of
Wellness which were a show of the most interesting Health Month Themes activities in
each partner country.
Afterwards we walked and climbed Gellért hill from which we had a stunning view of Budapest. After the official program all could enjoy the evening lights of the city.
2nd day Exploring BUDA & PEST corners
Erasmus groups were given maps with specific destinations. Groups had to
figure out the easiest,shortest and fastest way to find the indicated famous
squares,buildings in Budapest and perform different tasks. Students and
teachers had approximately 4 hours to complete the exercise, but obviously the
faster we were, the better it was. We improved our map-reading skills and
explored Budapest together!
In the afternoon we had a very nice bicycle trip next to the river Danube.
The weather was beautiful, the students and the teachers enjoyed atmosphere of
the nature.
Teachers'
team
and students' teams
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4th day Evaluate
Your Wellness Program for Success
In the
morning while teachers were working in their meeting, students designed the exhibition summarising the year of students’ wellness activities undertaken within the
project task Health Month Themes for a
Year of Wellness.
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Teachers
have analyzed reports on the implementation of PERSONAL LIFESTYLE PLANNER in
each partner school. They also drew conclusions from the results of students' physical
fitness tests done in each school using ZUCHORA's physical fitness tests. Based on data from
individual schools, a final joint report Evaluate
Your Wellness Program for Success was prepared. The report describes students’
attitude towards rational lifestyle at the initial and final stage of the
project.
In the
afternoon the students devided into international teams played floorball, then all
the team visited The Great Market Hall " Nagycsarnok". The
teachers visited Buda's Castle and in the
evening they saw a folk dance performance at Palace of Arts
5th day Meet a
Real Magyar in Nature
From
the very morning we had a real activity and eating day. We had a trip to
Kemence in the North Hungarian Mountains
which are the part of the Inner Western Carpathians. The varied landscape
offers good hiking opportunities and a large part of the Börzsöny is a national
park.
In the
morning we had a nice walk, hiking in the forrest. After physical activity we took part in a
culinary workshops to cook two different traditional Hungarian foods, a soup ‘Palócleves’
and ’Kenyérlángos’. It is a flat bread, similar to the traditional Italian
pizza but instead of tomato sauce it’s topped with mashed potatoes with dill.
It could be spiced with sugar or salt depending on a taste of the eater. Margit
Néni, the old lady,energetic rural housewife was the undeniable leader of the
cooking. This was another opportunity for joint cooking and excellent group
work.
The
workshop was organised in The Kemence Forestry Museum Railway thus we could not
miss the opportunity to ride Hungary’s longest narrow-gauge forest railway in
picturesques Börzsöny hills. Pure fun!
In the
afternoon we gathered around a big outdoor
wood fired oven to bake the bread. Waiting for the dish to be ready we spontaneously
took another challenge. Each team had to create a living sculpture related to
the theme of the project.
In the
evening, in the light of the setting sun we ate our tasty foods and enjoyed it
much.
6th day
International Day
On the
last day of the Erasmus week in Budapest, we were given a chance to participate
in the International Day traditionally organised every spring in the hosting
school. The Erasmus teachers and students could have the possibility to enjoy
the hungarian school students and teachers’ company, to watch the performances
presenting Hungary and taste the delicious multinational foods.
We all had
also the possibility to watch the exhibition by A&E team students titled My Year
of Wellness .
During
the afternoon teachers got to enjoy the baths of Budapest and later a Hungarian
dinner with gipsy music while students had their farewell party in the school
with dancing a lots of fun.
To say good bye is always difficult thing, but it is a nice
thing too.
‘Goodbyes are not forever,
Goodbyes are not the end.
They simply mean we’ll miss you,
Until we meet again
Goodbyes are not the end.
They simply mean we’ll miss you,
Until we meet again
On Friday evening inevitably, time to say goodbye had come.
Dear Ildiko, Agota and Andreasz thank you for that unforgettable multinational cultural experience.
At the end yet a video memory of ACTIVITY EATING team's stay over the beautiful blue Danube
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We are looking forward to hosting all of you here in Poland.
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We are looking forward to hosting all of you here in Poland.
