Children have already had fun with the interactive games, and the treasure hunt is still open! And don’t miss the food stories where we can learn more about healthy eating. The message: Eat well, because it’s fun to be fit.

Visit the campaign website
where a number of campaign banners are available.

The Tasty Bunch Team (on behalf of the European Commission)

We would like to invite you to register your classes to take part in the forthcoming FuturEnergia Online Debate. Details are available below. A maximum of two schools per country will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis, as it is said in English.

Theme: Youth, innovation and the energy future of Europe
Age group: 14-20
Date: 24 November 2009
Time: 14.00 CET
Guest: Ioannis Tsoukalas, Member of the European Parliament
Language: English

How to register?
The teachers who would like to take part in the chat with their classes should register by sending an email to alessandra.dangelo@eun.org

The registration email should contain the following information:

School name
Town
Country
Students' age
Teacher name
Teacher e-mail
Phone number during the chat
Registration deadline: 18 November 2009

Odile Pouchol and John Israel are two high school teachers in Grenoble and Istanbul. Their schools are partners in a two-year European project built through the Life long learning Program of the European Commission. This project has now become a full school partnership.

The main theme of our project was to fight cultural stereotypes and develop interculturalism among our students through a series of web-based activities. The two groups of students (15-17 year olds) were asked to note down the images and ideas that came to their minds about each others' country. We were inspired by the CULTURA experience as explained on the website:
http://web.mit.edu/french/culturaNEH/cultura/index.html

The French students started to write small texts on web pages that were sent to their partners through etwinning. In these texts they described how they imagined the country and the way of life of their partners. They also sent drawings and paintings that they had made in their art class. The starting point for this activity was also to be found in their own mental imaginings of what the ‘other’ could represent and how this could be represented.

Then the Turkish students replied through etwinning, in reaction to these stereotypes and bringing complementary information, as well as correction to some of the remarks that had been made. All this was read in class and formed the base for interesting discussions on each side.

The next step was a chat facilitated by the etwinning platform: the students developed some of the ideas expressed in earlier communication, but discussions quickly evolved on both sides through identifying irresponsibility in the propagation of stereotypes by media that help to create and perpetuate false images. The students also expressed their desire to meet soon and work together. This became a reality during the Comenius project meetings in the year that followed. It was a time when both groups had plenty of opportunities to match their own preconceptions to the reality of life in their partners' country.

In a specific project on the influences of light on aspects of architecture in the urban environment of Grenoble and Istanbul, the two groups of students also sent images of architectural features that caught their eyes, when viewed through a camera lens. The resultant photos formed the basis for artistic creations combining images from Grenoble and Istanbul with common, visual themes integrating French with Turkish and Turkish with French, in workshop sessions for creating art, held in Grenoble during one of the project exchanges.

One of the next steps was based on the CULTURA project, once again. In this, the students had to complete sentences about common situations in daily life, exchanging them with their partners and then reacting to what each group said, comparing and analysing their views. After the meetings, this mind-opening experience was further developed through etwinning and a collaborative participation in some Spring Day activities.

Judging by reactions and the results of an evaluation study, we believe that our students have achieved the following :

- Sharing knowledge and skills through collaborative e-twinning activities
- Challenging the assumptions inherent in stereotypes
- Enhancing intercultural awareness
- Comparing commonalities and differences in national educational systems
- Developing more advanced language skills, with greater awareness of what effective language learning entails.

The language of communication for all these activities was shared between English and French. In addition however, the French students also acquired some elementary notions of the Turkish language. The use of multimedia tools was an essential aspect for realising the greater part of all these activities.

Many of the rich results can be seen on the project website - REGARDS CROISES:
http://www.ac-grenoble.fr/end/rcft
by Odile Pouchol and John Israel, June 2009

During the next few weeks Arctic Survey Education is launching its suite of learning resources focused on our changing climate. We are looking to use as many channels as possible to promote Arctic Survey Education around the world.

About Our Education Resources

Our educational resources are a free-to-use, comprehensive set of materials that can be accessed at http://www.arcticsurveyeducation.com

As you will already know, our futures may be very different as the effects of global warming begin to impact on every aspect of our lives. For anyone in education, or studying on their own, there is a need to be able to find out more about the phenomenon of climate change. Arctic Survey Education provides this in a specially developed, well-researched and dynamic way.

Our compelling, free, resources transform the real-life adventures of a polar survey into a platform for learning.

It follows the survey itself as a human and scientific quest. The Catlin Arctic Survey was led by polar explorer Pen Hadow who, with colleagues Ann Daniels and Martin Hartley, trekked across the frozen surface of the Arctic Ocean to capture much-needed data about the state of the ice in this delicately balanced eco-system. What happens in the Arctic regions can have a major impact on the rest of the world.

Arctic Survey Education is an excellent starting point for any learning project where climate change may play a part including Mathematics, Geography, Science, Citizenship and Nature.

What is COP15?
The COP15 conference is the fifteenth Conference of the Parties under the United Nations’ Climate Change Convention. The conference will take place in Copenhagen from 7 December to 18 December 2009.

Recommended online resources that may help prepare the chat:

The official website of the event:
http://en.cop15.dk/frontpage

A teachers’ website dedicated to the event:
http://www.teacherscop15.dk/
Student Blog:
http://www.studentsonice.com/blog/?p=541

Road to Copenhagen 2009
http://www.roadtocopenhagen.org/

How to register?
The teachers who would like to take part in the chat with their classes should register by sending an email to Petru Dumitru at: futurenergia@eun.org

The registration email should contain the following information:

School name
Town
Country
Students' age
Teacher name
Teacher e-mail
Phone number during the chat
Registration deadline: 23 September 2009

Five schools finalised a Comenius project and would like to share one of their outcomes, a quiz on European cultural identity. The quiz may help both students and teachers to enhance teaching and learning activities in schools.

The partner schools are: The Overberg Kolleg of Münster (Germany), the Lycée Saint-Paul Bourdon-Blanc of Orléans (France), the Foldes Ferenc Gymnazium of Miskolc (Hungary), the Liceum XXVII Dr. H. Jordan of Krakow (Poland) and the Cirkevni Gymnazium of Plzen (Czechia).

Visit the quiz pages: http://comenius.twiiik.com/

Der Auswahlsitzung geht dabei ein höchst anspruchsvoller und intensiver Schülerwettbewerb voraus, zum dem alle Schülerinnen und Schüler der Sekundarstufe II eingeladen sind. Als Gewinn winkt die Teilnahme an einer der zwei Internatioalen Sitzung des European Youth Parliament im Herbst 2010 in Lviv (Ukraine) und im Frühjahr 2011 in Athen (Griechenland), bei denen über 250 Jugendliche aus 32 Ländern Europas zusammen kommen werden. Darüber hinaus besteht die Möglichkeit, an weiteren nationalen und internationalen Sitzungen des Europäischen Jugendparlaments teilzunehmen.

Um an der Veranstaltung teilnehmen zu können, muss eine achtköpfige Schülerdelegation gefunden werden, die eine Resolution auf Englisch zu einem vorgegebenen Thema politischer Art verfasst. Thema der und Einsendeschluss für die Resolution sowie der Anmeldeschluss werden bald auf der Internetseite des Europäischen Jugendparlaments bekannt gegeben. Weitere Informationen unter www.eyp.de

Download flyer

MareikeZeisel@web.de

The Network of European Foundations (NEF) and European Schoolnet invite teachers to explore and integrate this resource kit into their teaching and learning activities in schools. More in English, French and German.

The agency invites teachers to order free copies but filling in this online order form.

Online order deadline: 24 July 2009.

The online order form will be closed on 24 July, so that the agency can start printing and shipping the brochures.

Teachers are also encouraged to order other brochures that are listed on the above-mention online order page.

More information

“STAGING CULTURAL TREASURES”
THE FIRST EDITION - 2009

ORGANIZER:
“WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE” HIGH SCHOOL, TIMIŞOARA, TIMIŞ, ROMANIA

PROJECT COORDINATORS:
Prof. Adriana Drai, deputy headteacher
Prof. Camelia Frumosu, English teacher

COLLABORATORS:
1. The Children’s Palace, Timişoara
2. The Timiş County School Inspectorate
3. The German Cultural Centre
4. The „Merlin” Puppet Theatre
5. Partner Schools:
* „William Shakespeare” High School, Romania
* Lviv Linguistic Gymnasium, Ukraine
*” Kaunas Jonas Jablonskis” Gymnasium, Lithuania
* Manisa Private “Sehzade Mehmet” Primary/Secondary School, Turkey

SPONSORS:
1. The Timiş County Council
2. „PRO Liceul Shakespeare” Parent Association

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Art. 1
The competition addresses the students aged between 10 and 14.
Art. 2
It is organized by “William Shakespeare” High School Timisoara.
Art. 3
This year’s trophy is called „STAGE TREASURES”.
Art. 4
The competition consists in sending a CD / DVD containing a recorded theatre performance in
English of your school drama club (plays inspired by the world literature or the students’ own
creations).
Art.5
In order to enrol for this competition you need to send the enrolment form by fax:
0040256 / 435188 or by e-mail: camifrumosu@yahoo.com, by 10th June 2009.
Please wait for confirmation via e-mail.
Art. 6
The parcel containing the enrolment forms and the video presentation must have enclosed an A4
stamped envelope with the receiver’s address written in detail so we could send you back the results and the diplomas. If you have more theatre groups in your school, please send separate
envelopes.

The CD should be sent by 10th September 2009 to the address :

W. SHAKESPEARE HIGH SCHOOL
6, I L. CARAGIALE STREET
300092 TIMISOARA, TIMIS
ROMANIA

Art. 7
No participation fee required.
Art. 8
The jury will be made of English teachers, school inspectors and actors from The „Merlin” Puppet
Theatre.
Art.9
The jury will take into consideration the originality of interpretation, the costumes, the props and the
artistic sensitivity of the actors.
Art. 10
The time alloted to the performances is of maximum 30 minutes. The plays exceeding this limit will
be disqualified.
Art. 11
The competition is financed by The Timiş County Council, the „PRO Liceul Shakespeare” Parent Association and other sponsors.

Art. 12
The prizes will be awarded for:
The best play (Prize I,II,III)
The best actress (Prize I,II,III)
The best actor (Prize I,II,III)
The best director (Prize I,II,III)
The best script (Prize I,II,III)
The most original costume (Prize I,II,III)
Art. 13
All the participating theatre groups and their coordinators will receive participation certificates.
Art. 14
The complete list of winners will be sent to each participant via e-mail.
Art.15
The diplomas and the DVD recorded with all the plays present in this competition will be sent by
1st October 2009.

Enrolment form

The forthcoming FuturEnergia chat will take place on 15 May 2009 at 14.00. Its theme is “Beyond Carbon Footprints: the plastics industry’s Eco-Profile”.
Age group: 12-20
Date: 15 May 2009
Time: 14.00 CET
Guest: Isidro Quiroga, Commercial Vice President of Basic Plastics for Dow in Europe & IMEA

Language: English

The teachers who would like to take part in the chat with their classes should register by sending an email to Petru Dumitru at: futurenergia@eun.org

The registration email should contain the following information:
School name
Town
Country
Students' age
Teacher name
Teacher e-mail
Phone number during the chat
Registration deadline: 8 May 2009.

Thank you.

Regards,
Petru Dumitru

Web editor and Project coordinator
European Schoolnet
Rue de Trèves, 61
B-1040 Brussels
Phone: +32.2.790.75.56
Fax: +32.2.790.75.85
http://www.eun.org/

Par la présente, nous invitons les écoles à s'inscrire à la 5ème session de chat du Printemps de l'Europe, qui se tiendra le 28 avril 2009 à 14h HNEC. Le thème de la discussion sera «Programmes éducatifs européens : Ouverture des écoles et universités à l'Europe»

Les écoles participantes auront l'occasion de discuter en français avec Domenico Lenarduzzi, le « père » des programmes éducatifs européens, notamment « Erasmus ».

Les enseignants qui souhaitent participer à la session de chat avec leurs classes sont priés de bien vouloir s'inscrire en envoyant un e-mail à Petru Dumitru : Petru.Dumitru@eun.org

L'e-mail d'inscription doit contenir les informations suivantes :

Nom de l'école
Ville
Pays
Age des élèves
Nom de l'enseignant
Adresse e-mail de l'enseignant
Numéro de téléphone à contacter pendant le chat

Date limite d'inscription : 23 avril 2009. Les résultats concernant la sélection des écoles seront communiqués quelques jours avant la session de chat. Nous vous rappelons qu'un maximum de deux écoles par pays sera sélectionné afin de permettre à un maximum de pays de participer au chat.

Bien cordialement,
Petru

The forthcoming FuturEnergia chat will take place on 24 April 2009 at 14.00. Its theme is “Your energy is our future: Your future jobs in industry”.

More information:
Age group: 12-20
Date: 24 April 2009
Time: 14.00 CET
Guests: Wilfried Haensel, Executive Director of PlasticsEurope, and Pierre de Kettenis, Executive Director of APPE - Association of Petrochemical Producers in Europe
Language: English
Support information: Your Energy is our Future

The teachers who would like to take part in the chat with their classes should register by sending an email to Petru Dumitru at: futurenergia@eun.org

The registration email should contain the following information:

School name
Town
Country
Students' age
Teacher name
Teacher e-mail
Phone number during the chat

Registration deadline: 20 April 2009.

Thank you.

Petru Dumitru

Web editor and Project coordinator
European Schoolnet
Rue de Trèves, 61
B-1040 Brussels
Phone: +32.2.790.75.56
Fax: +32.2.790.75.85
http://www.eun.org/

Join Spring Day 2009 and take part in Energy is our Future

Below, please see the latest news from the FuturEnergia school programme.

The Council of the European Union is presided over for a period of six months by each Member State in turn. The Czech Republic holds the current EU Presidency.

Generally speaking the Presidency of the Council plays a vital part in the organisation of the work of the institution, notably as the driving force in the legislative and political decision-making process. It has to organize and chair all meetings and work out compromises capable of resolving difficulties.

Picture: Minister Ondřej Liška

Ondřej Liška, a member of the Czech Government and Education Minister will be hosting a chat with students and teachers that work in the Energy is our Future School programme. More about the chat guest.

The chat will focus on the theme “Learning to protect the environment”.

Age group: 12-20
Date: 20 March 2009
Time: 14.30 CET
Guest: Ondřej Liška, Czech Minister of Education
Language: English

The teachers who would like to take part in with their classes should register by sending an email to Petru Dumitru at: futurenergia@eun.org

The registration email should contain the following information:

School name
Town
Country
Students' age
Teacher name
Teacher e-mail
Phone number during the chat

Registration deadline: 10 March 2009.

Thank you.
Regards,
Petru

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