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Learning Diary- Latvian Experience
15-21.04.2018
The anxiety of the beginning of the project has gone and here we are at the second meeting in EUSID, but the first learning activity with students.
On Monday we got to meet the school, its pupils, all Skriveri atmosphere, doubled by a warm opening from our host school and teachers’ part. Students and teachers altogether played a game in order to know each other better: Name game (say a word that begins with the first letter from your name.). The atmosphere is open and inviting to work.
On Tuesday- it was the capital experience. Students made interviews on energy knowledge in common population in the street. Afterward, we visited a science centre where students learnt both formally and informally about radioactivity and nuclear energy (the topic al at hand for one mobility- nuclear energy in Europe these days.)
On Wednesday serious work has begin. Each national team brought their homework and presented creativity in front and with the whole lot of participants. The topics were nuclear energy, nuclear waste, European Council. We noticed the extraordinary motivation and willingness to work and get involved from the part of the students from the project. The afternoon was dedicated to simulation games; students were offered an input of knowledge on the functioning of European Council and were reconfirmed the roles: Prime ministers of one European country.
On Thursday, students were working wholly at accomplishing the task of simulation game. Once the roles have been distributed, some time was alloted to research the position of that country, after which they started debating, motioning and finally voting. Students were ready, eager and motivated to learn, talk, negotiate and adopt a position.
On Friday, we prepared one closing of the activity; Students and teachers were split into 6 team. Each being distributed a role; data collection from interviews and surveys in Riga, closing speech, video, the blog, the postern. The activities went smoothly, students showing the same interests and hard work. We agreed that such a closing should be kept for all countries’ learning activities because it’s team work distributed and detailed tasks and we finish all the work while at mobility. All in all, it was a remarkably well prepared mobility, showing both their experience and expertise and dedication and hard work from the Latvian organizing team and we are looking forward to meeting in the next learning experience in Finland.
by Luminita Mocanu and Iulian Danielescu
'NICOLAE BALCESCU' NATIONAL COLLEGE,BRAILA,ROMANIA