School project

"Is There Anyone Hearing Me?!"

The fifth workshop on “Is There Anyone Hearing Me?!” was held in Volos, Greece (18th – 23rd April, 2010). “Joan Ekzarh” Language School, Vratsa, was represented by Mr. I. Nikolov, Ms. D. Georgieva, Ms. S. Mladenova and Ms. E. Veselinova.
After the official welcoming and the great cultural-and-educational program, performed by the students from the host school, all the partners analysed what they have done so far on the project. The Bulgarian group presented the PowerPoint presentation “Trees are not just wood”, created by Yana and Viktoria from 5th “B” class, as well as the multi-media film, made by Havina from 11th “A”, which is based on the seminar, held during the Healthy Eating Week in the Language School.
In connection with the topic of the project – keeping, preserving and restoration of the environment, the partners visited the following places:
• The Environmental Center and School in the village of Makrenitsa, situated in the Pelion mountains. The partners get acquainted with the culture and the way of life of the local villagers who keep the tradition of preserving and restoring the surrounding environment as it used to be;
• The Lake Karla which is being restored now after its waters were drained in 1962 to prevent from flooding the nearest village of Kanalia. The restoration of the lake started in 1990 and will be finished in 2013 when part of it will be used for the rowing competitions in the Mediterranean Games. The guests visited also the museum in Kanalia which exhibits documentary facts about the way of life of the lokal villagers during 1950-1960s. The vital role of the lake for the means of living and the surrounding flora and fauna can also be seen in the museum.
• The Archeological Museum of Volos
• The University of Thessaly where the rector met and talked to the participants in the project
• The Prefecture of Magnesia where they were welcomed by two vice governors of the district and gave an interview for the local newspaper
• The isle of Skiathos and a cruise on the Aegean sea with the Hellenic Seaways ship
We are extremely impressed by the ecological way of life of the people living in Volos and the surrounding villages as well as the courteous hospitality and friendliness of our hosts from Greece.
The last workshop on the project will be held in Poland from 24th to 28th of May 2010.

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The Healthy Eating Week

Is the world Genetically-modified-organism (GMO) policy right? Is this policy based on reasoned and provable theories or it is the most cruel experiment carried out with the mankind? Campaigns about food additives and GMOs are put into effect in the whole country of Bulgaria. This made students from Joan Ekzarh Language School in Vratsa willing to become part of the national campaign of food safety. They decided to devote a week to the healthy eating. The Healthy Eating Week was organized in the period between March 15th – 19th. During this week they spread over 200 brochures in the school as well as in the whole city.

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The culmination of the week was the seminar of healthy eating, organized by the students and carried out in the school assembly hall

Trees are not just wood

The youngest students from Joan Ekzarh Language School in Vratsa – the 5th graders, started worrying about forests which are becoming extinct. They do not hesitate that trees are not just wood. Here is their point of view.

Victoria and Yana from 5^th B class

The youngest students in our school (5th graders) are making Christmas decorations using waste materials and recycled paper. The kids are very enthusiastic being involved in the project. They are eager to use their imagination in creating beautiful things bringing joy to the people they love. Moreover, they are happy as this way they are giving their modest contribution to saving the environment.

"The Ugly truth" By Denitsa Ljubenova

"Don't save the cheerleader, save the Earth" Irina Stoilova, 9th A

"Water pollution-a really worrying problem" Desislava Atanasova, 9th A

"Environmental Protection" Nadya Hristova, 9th A

"GLOBAL WARMING" Lorita Mladenova, 9th G

"My thoughts about saving the planet" Nikolay Atanasov, 9th G

"A Walk To Remember" Victoria Vasileva, 9th A

The fourth workshop on the project
“Is There Anyone Hearing Me?!” is over.

Romania, 4-10 October, 2009

ROLE PLAY "Save the Nature"

11th grade

From June 7th to June 13th 2009, we were happy to welcome and host our foreign partners for the Third Workshop on “Is There Anyone Hearing Me?!” Project. Twenty-two teachers and students from Turkey, Spain, Romania, Poland and Greece shared their presentations on what they have done on the project so far. Besides, on the first day of their stay, our partners were shown round Joan Ekzarh Language School, listened to a presentation about the Bulgarian educational system and together with the Bulgarian students worked in groups to make works from waste materials. The next days they visited Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant and “Holcim Bulgaria” Cement Plant in Beli Izvor. As part of the cultural program, our guests went sightseeing in and around Vratsa. They visited the Ledenika Cave and hiked in the mountains along the fabulous Trail of the Tales. Students from our school became tour guides in the Historical Museum and accompanied our guests on the trips to the famous Belogradchik Rocks and the Magura Cave.
We hope that all our guest spent an enjoyable week in Bulgaria.
The next workshop is in Romania the following autumn.

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On April 16th 2009, the students from the Language School took part in the initiative of Vratsa Municipality “Let’s Clean the Town of Vratsa”.

The second workshop on the project “Is There Anyone Hearing Me?!” is over. Nelly and Henrieta from 11th V, Mr. I. Nikolov, Ms. B. Hristova, Ms. S. Mladenova, Ms. D. Georgieva and Ms. E. Veselinova visited Alcover, Spain from 16th to 21st March 2009 where they analyzed together with their partners from Spain, Turkey, Greece, Romania and Poland what they have done so far on the project. Nelly and Henrieta had the chance to get closer to the Spanish educational system as they visited classes in school and were part of Spanish families who took care of them for a week.
The partners visited the recycled oil factory Cator as well as the leftover yard Botarell. The groups visited a few places and went sightseeing in Cambrils, Tarragona, Poblet and Barcelona where nobody will ever forget the impressive Nou Camp stadium.
The next workshop will be in Vratsa from 7th to 14th June.

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Promoting the strategy – a joint class with 3rd grade students from Ivan Vazov Primary School

Tony, Havina and Inna (10th “A”) prepared a lesson “Let’s Save the Earth Together…” and with Nelly and Henrieta (11th “V”) taught the kids from 3rd “V” grade at Ivan Vazov Primary School on 20 February 2009.

We aren't the last who live here! /essay Veselka, 11th "B"/

presentation

Who will hear my voice?

Is our town polluted?!

Let’s show the most polluted places in our town by

organizing a photo exhibition.

Send your photos to eg_ecology@abv.bg not later than January 31st 2009.              

In June, during our partners’ visit, we ORGANIZE an auction-show  of objects of life and accessories made of waste materials such as paper, plastic bags, caps, cans, plastic, etc.

Gallery: Kirikkale, Kapadocya, Ankara

Competition for project logo "Is There Anyone Hearing Me?!".

  1st place - Toni Novkirishka, 10ht grade