The enthusiasm and energy of the Turkish teathers and students clearly played a major role in the success of our meeting.

Carmen E. – teacher/Romania

      I hope  to  have  the  opportunity  to  see  you  again,  but  not  only online. The Polish partner was a good host and made me want to visit this country one day.

Francisca T. – student/Romania

Participation in this project, with the characteristics and purposes it presents, is truly interesting and motivating, both for the commitment of students and the willingness of teachers to provide young people with new experiences.

The mobility to the Turkish school, Aziz Sancar Anadolu Lisesi was super interesting, even participating annually in staff mobility, they still managed to surprise me by the organization and commitment of teachers and students who, with all the goodwill and pride presented their school, habits, culture and history.

Surely this mobility will be in my memory for long time and will certainly make me return in a personal and family way.

João Barroso - Teacher

Cristiana Montes, ETAP- Portugal ( teacher )

I believe that the face-to-face experience is somewhat better than the online one, I really liked it because I was able to meet different people from different countries besides people. I also got to know the gastronomy and culture of different countries.

João Ribeiro - student

Joanna Pecio- teacher

Michał Mazurek- student

I found this experience beautiful and unforgettable. It is true that going to another country and seeing with our own eyes their life and in general everything around them would have been wonderful, but despite our situation, I think the video calls have been great! We were able to interact with other people while speaking English and learning about new cultures and traditions. It has been a different experience from the ones we are used to, but I think it has been so good to take part in this project as it has shown to us that our efforts have their rewards!

Carla Ramos, Institut Vallbona d’Anoia (Spain), 15 years old/ year 9

We stayed in Viana do Castelo but we also visited Lisbon and Porto.

The cuisine in Portugal is very special and very abundant.

During the morning we attended workshops on gender equality, NGOs  and on how to use your phone as a professional camera. It was a very beautiful experience and we also visited the most beautiful cities in Portugal.

We have made new friends especially with the Spanish students because they are more or less our age.

We have to thank our teachers and the organizers of the project because this experience has made us grow in many ways and especially thanks to our teacher for giving us this fantastic opportunity.

Viana is a quiet, nice town and its motto is ‘if you like you visit it, if you love it you stay’. We enjoyed it a lot, our guests organized the meeting perfectly. We stayed at Hotel the Parque, rooms were comfortable and quiet. 

We especially enjoyed the folkloristic show with dancers and singers that was performed during one of our social dinners.

On the fourth day we attended a particularly interesting workshop on how to use your phone as a professional camera and then we took a walk to the beach to have a try. It was really amazing,  students and teachers really appreciated it! Students also liked the visit to Porto and to the Museum of Discoveries, where on a boat they took a tour to discover the many far lands reached by Portuguese explorers.

The topics of the meeting were all equally interesting but what surprises me every time I take part in one of these meetings is how easily students start to cooperate and work with each other, how quickly they get close, make new friends and share experiences.

A special thank to Joao, Cristiana, Paulo and Angelina that gave us the warmest welcome to their country and unveiled some of its secrets.

 

Whenever I make a trip or outing that takes me out of my routine, I face it without expectations and even certain laziness before starting. It overwhelms me to prepare the suitcase and anticipate what to take and above all to have to adjust every detail millimetrically due to aircraft regulations. This is me!

This exchange to Portugal with co-workers and students started like this, without any expectations, one more experience as a teacher accompanying an international exchange. However, as soon as we set foot at the airport on Sunday 27th at 7:30 in the morning, those little butterflies in my belly (let's call it butterflies, let's call it intuition) began to tell me that everything was going to be fine.

It is obvious that to create this sensation of good vibes, the previous work of the international coordinator, my colleague Carmen Flores, played a vital role, because it is not easy to bring together five countries under the banner of a European project and mobilize 48 people, between students and teachers, in a third country, in this case, Portugal, where everything flows and develops in such an exemplary manner. Starting with our students who have demonstrated great maturity in all aspects, whom I take this opportunity to congratulate, since they have easily been able to adapt to and follow all the proposals and activities that have been proposed to them throughout the week.

The organizing country is another success key to this trip. Indeed, they have been exemplary hosts who have foreseen every detail of the meeting, anticipated our needs and made us feel as a compact international team.

I have nothing else to say, just highlighting the fact that the students at Erasmus TV International are very lucky to be able to join mobilities of this type within their curricula. I encourage them to participate in this and other Erasmus projects, because the experiences outside the classroom can be fantastic!!!

Carmen Lamata from INS Vallbona d'Anoia, Spain

Personally, it has been an unforgettable experience because it has allowed me to step out of my comfort zone and I have been able to discover new things about myself that I thought I couldn't do.

Sara Rubio, 16 years old, Vallbona d'Anoia (Spain)

I loved meeting new people, sharing their likes, ways of life, cultures and traditions.

I've also liked all the activities in general, some have been a bit more exciting than others, but in general all have been very productive and fun. I feel like repeating this experience and I’m looking forward to the future and to the next meeting in Vallbona!!! 

Pol Diaz, 15 years old, INS Vallbona d’Anoia (Spain)

In this beautiful and harmonious atmosphere, our students had the opportunity to mingle and communicate with students from other countries, and they had the opportunity to both improve their foreign languages ​​and get to know different cultures.

Finally, I would like to thank the Portuguese Team for their wonderful hospitality, who made this event great for us. They did their best to provide us with this beautiful atmosphere. In conclusion, this trip was an unforgettable life experience for both me and my students.

 

When we went there, they really made us feel home. They were friendly to us and they always tried to make sure that we feel comfortable. I really like Porto and Viana do Castelo. I was able to smell history out of the cites. They really planned everything and showed us every corner of the city. I learned about their culture and their food. Everything I ate was delicious and I really enjoy doing things with them. The first night they showed us their folk dance and they danced with us that was really fun. I really enjoyed the seminars too. They gave a seminar about gender equality and it was really informative for me and for all of us and they taught us how we can turn our mobile phones into cameras and they let us experience this on the beach and we had a picnic by the Ocean. I had a lot of fun. I am really glad to have been there and being part of this project. I made new friends and talking to them was a joyful thing for me. I would like to thank them for making us feel home and I would like to thank our teachers for giving us this opportunity.

 

From final reports we realized that almost all the activities we organized were appreciated by our hosts but of course everybody enjoyed the day out in Florence and the visit at the Uffizi Gallery.

However, we loved the news and we were anxious. It was a unique experience that we were going to have.

We loved the experience as we met people from many different countries, cultures and habits.We had to adapt to the gastronomy, and the city itself, as we are not used to these different lives.

The group itself was united and got along well, the interaction and communication between the other countries was good, and if we were not able to communicate in English, we always found an alternative, we were never embarrassed by the situation.

The cities of Livorno, Pisa and Florence were beautiful, different from what we are used to, which made the experience much more magnificent.

Undoubtedly, we are sure that one day later we will return to visit the rest of the country.

We loved the experience and will always remember it!

Eating pizza in Italy certainly has a different flavour! This will be a week to remember, thanks to the good atmosphere among students and teachers of all nationalities!

Finally, I would like to give thanks to the hosting team for the effort made in organizing the meeting and for this great experience.

All the group benefited from the hospitality of the hosts, and I was especially impressed by the patience of Ilaria, who -being extremely busy- showed absolutely no irritation at all photocopying a pile of our boarding cards. The atmosphere of the meeting was friendly, which made made everybody eager to work.

The Turkish Erasmus team and all the educational community gave us a very warm welcome and did their best to show and share their impressive cultural heritage. We were deeply impressed by the variety and beauty of Turkish culture and the high implication of both students and teachers when showing us their performing arts (dancing, singing, music, shadow playing, acting...), Turkish arts and crafts (paper sculptures, crochery, water painting, Turkish handwriting…), and Turkish cuisine and pastries - absolutely delicious and elaborate.

It was also my first time in Turkey. Some landmarks will be stored in my memory forever such as the sunset at the Maiden Tower, the magnificence of the Blue Mosque and Ayasofya, and the busy markets. I loved the mixture of cultures, colours, history and nationalities. However, the greatest impression on my memory is made up by the great hospitality and human qualities of our Turkish partners from Mr Karashi to Ms Deniz Takar, and all the ASAL teachers and students, the school staff and, of course, the families who opened their homes and hosted our students Arnau and Bruna. I cherish all those shared moments close to my heart.

On the other hand, don’t forget our project was born in Turkey, so It was like coming back to its birthplace in order to start its implementation and meeting the partners at last. In fact, all the countries contributed very much to the project and made the most of the seminars, while acting in the first project episode of “The Mysterious Treasure”. All in all, it was a wonderful unforgettable experience with a fantastic Erasmus TV International team.

On the other hand, I have to say that the best moments I had were at school. It’s amazing the way they welcomed me both the students and the teachers. I gained a lot of security and confidence in the little time I spent in the country. All the people really wanted to be with me and we knew each other, for a moment I thought I was famous! Speaking of experiences at school, the best moments were watching a basketball game, playing table tennis with one of the best in the school, and playing football. We all had fun and enjoyed the week.

Thirdly, I was very excited to travel with my great friend Bruna, she made everything even more fun, lively and magical, it is always an honor to travel with her. She is one of the great protagonists of my memories on that trip. 

Finally, I would like to once again thank the two teachers Carme and Àngels, who gave me the opportunity to travel and discover the world and had great trust in me. I felt honoured to travel with them.

Thank you very much to all of you for making it possible!

 

We have shared knowledge and experiences about sustainability and the human impact on the environment with activities such as the speed debate, the photo exhibition at the Vallbona City Council on green issues (to whom we’d like to thank for welcoming us into their facilities whenever needed), a denouncing video, the guided visit to Sitges by CEM (Centre d'Estudis del Mar), the visit to the “Abric Romaní” (NEAN) in Capellades and other activities in Vallbona d'Anoia, Igualada, La Pobla de Claramunt, Montserrat and Barcelona.

We celebrated our cultural diversity and tried to show the good and the best of our region and surrounding areas through the short film "A Return to Anoia's Past" where the European students accompanied those from Vallbona in the discovery of our cultural, historical and natural, starting at the Casa de la Festa d'Igualada and passing through Can Granotes, Vallbona d'Anoia, Colonia Güell and its crypt, Sitges and Montserrat. It was great fun! Don’t miss the film on our Erasmus TV International YouTube channel.

There have been three intense school years, marked by the pandemic and the difficulty of being able to have face-to-face meetings, but very enriching and beautiful for all the participating students and teachers. We improved our English communication skills by making new friends in Europe, we also got to know other cultures and languages ​​and learned to work in wider and more inclusive European teams. We have also improved our digital and audiovisual competence through the production of videos and photographs along the project.

Above all, we have discovered how many things unite us with our European partners and the great value of having the opportunity to travel, meet and share to open horizons. We are grateful to the Erasmus+ program and the Erasmus+ national agency, SEPIE, for their co-financing and the magnificent opportunity for learning and personal enrichment that they have given us during these three years. 

As the project coordinator, I am very grateful to all my partners and friends for their hard work, friendship and authenticity. I keep in my heart all the experiences shared and everything learned from them not only as a coordinating teacher, but also as an individual. Cheers and Erasmus!

We were able to experience the variety of Catalunya: beautiful modernist architecture and seaside in Sitges, mediaeval history in la Pobla de Claramunt, nature and spirituality in Montserrat and Gaudì in Barcelona. Everything was presented to us through the lens of sustainability and environmental preservation. 

The students were enthusiastic about the workshops with cyanotype prints and the nature palette. These activities made them look at nature in a different way, changing their perspective. 

I’d like to thank the staff for organising such an interesting exchange. I hope to meet you again.
Italian Teacher Emilia Russo

It was interesting to know Sitges, its fauna and beach as well as the protected area, to know Montserrat mountain and the monastery was very interesting, the Neanderthal excavation place was very good.

Participating in the making of the film was fantastic, having the possibility to see the films of the other mobilities was also very good.

We did several activities at school, it brought us closer as a group, but if there is something I really enjoyed, it was walking and getting to know The Castle of La Pobla de Claramunt.

In conclusion, this was one of the best experiences of the Erasmus project.

During this week we did several activities such as a visit to Monserrat, a guided tour in Sitges, a

visit to Castell de Claramunt, recording some scenes of a movie, a tour to igualada, a small tour

to Barcelona, we tried the local gastronomy and we even saw a human tower.

I can say with all certainty, this was an unforgettable experience.

Green Issues and Cultural Heritage was the starting point for this mobility and on this subject we met wonderful and fantastic places that tell the history of the region, such as Montserrat mountain, the monastery area, La Pobla de Claramunt Castle and NEAN - Neanderthal excavation site “Abric Romani”.

In fact, the walk to Castle of La Pobla de Claramunt was fantastic and allowed the group to collaborate and help each other, chat and bond.

It was great to see my students integrated into the group, where they already knew each other from previous mobilities and new friendships were made. These projects are for them and I am happy to have participated and to have given all the young people an experience that they will certainly not soon forget.

I would like to thank the whole team of Vallbona d’Anoia Institute that allowed us to carry out this mobility, who welcomed us so well and provided us with magnificent activities.

The mobility has opened up new horizons for students in the direction of personal development, and they were guided to discover links between history, culture, art, religion, the environment, European and national identity.

What we really liked was the openness of the people, the teachers and the students from the host country which were our guides during the five days of activities.

All activities were interactive, in groups of students from each participating country and focused on individual and team skills. The experience of this mobility proved the ability of young people to interact, to exchange ideas, to value their English language skills, to cooperate in order to implement specific work tasks, as well as the opportunity for teachers to evaluate the achievement of the proposed objectives inside the project.

Our students were very enthusiastic and easily integrated into the ”Erasmus TV International” family. The break up moment was an extremely difficult one for both them and for us, being the last meeting within this project.

nice one and I would do it again if I had the chance because I can learn a lot of new and interesting things. 
Iustin Cristian Vasile, student.