Kalamata, Tuesday 21, April, 2015 Wealth-Aristophanes

Kalamata, walk along the beach. April,20,2015.

Kalamata,Thursday 23,April,2015 Greek music and dancing

Photo contest: Visit to Poio. Photos from Greece

Olympia, Greece (April,19,2015)

Photo contest contest: Visit to Poio

Photos from the Czech Republic

The winner!!!!!

Poio leaflet draft

This is is a draft of the Poio´s leaflet, a work in progress.
The texts were written by the Spanish Erasmus team.
Photos by Sara López, Carla Pereira and Paula Sanmartín.

Photo contest: Visit to Poio

I love Poio
Filip, Radom

Lovely street in Pontevedra

Kasia, Radom

Polish students in Poio

Kasia, Radom

Visit to Ancient Olympia

On Sunday 19 of April, we 'll have a guided visit to the archaeological site and museum of Ancient Olympia. Olympia is the birth place of the Olympic Games.

Here are some key words related with our visit there.

Training, wrestling, boxing, pagration, Filippeion(place for the worship of
Philip's ancestors),temple, altar, sacrifice, aqueduc, treasure houses,
pedestals or bases of statues, Echo, portico, Victory, stadium, ,judges,
priestess, priests, hostel, sacred oath, Workshop, Baths, Therms, Pediment,
Metope, statue, gold and ivory, residence, running, athletic events,
discus, javelin, jump, hippodrome, chariot race, horse race, length,
width, hill, monument, Olympic Academy.

Program of the activities in Kalamata

Program  of the activities in Kalamata

Saturday  18 of April

All groups will arrive at Kalamata around 7:00-7:30 in the afternoon.

Host students and their families will wait for the guest students at school in order to welcome them and take them to their houses.

Guest teachers will find accommodation at their hotel.

In the evening, Greek teachers will have dinner together with guest teachers.

Sunday 19 of April

Day  trip  to Ancient Olympia(150 km far from Kalamata). Olympia  is the birth place of the Olympic games.

There, we will have a guided tour at the archaeological site and at the local museum, where masterpieces of ancient art are in exhibition.

In the ancient stadium, a group of 5 girls (one girl from each country), and a group of 5 boys (one boy from each country),  will compete in a short running race.

Lunch at a local restaurant

We will return to Kalamata  late  in the afternoon.

Monday 20 of April

In the morning  at school at 8:15.

1^st hour: Tour of the school. A few minutes video presentation about Greece.

2^nd and 3^rd hours: Presentation of the five countries in the school hall.

4^th and 5^th hours: Basic Greek language lessons.

6^th hour: Basketball and volleyball games in the schoolyard.

7^th hour: getting experience of the lesson in a Greek classroom: a biology teacher will teach host students a lesson about cell.

In the afternoon, hiking along the beach.

While walking along the coast, we will have a stop at a hotel located by the beach, where an expert in tourism will give a  presentation on the touristic  development of  Kalamata.

Tuesday 21 of April

In the morning at school at 8:15

1^st hour:  basic Greek language lesson.

2^nd hour: brief information about next day’s trip  to Ancient Messene.

The rest of the activities of the  day, will take place outside the school.

a.  visit to the town hall.

b.  a guided visit  to the local archaeological museum.

In the afternoon, we’ll have a guided tour in  the historical center of Kalamata.

Wednesday 22  of April

Half day trip to Ancient Messene (25 km far from Kalamata). 

Guided tour at the archaeological site.

In Ancient Messene, an  international drama festival will be held for a week.  Schools coming from different parts of Europe  meet there   and give performances of ancient drama plays.

On that day, the theatrical group of our school will   perform  Ploutos.

Ploutos, is a comedy written by Aristophanis, the renowned playwright  of comedies in antiquity.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

We ΄ll be back to Kalamata early in the afternoon.

Thursday 23 of April

In the morning at school at 8:15

1^st and 2^nd hours:  basic Greek language lessons.

3^rd hour: photo contest for the best photo taken in Poio.

4^th hour:  drawing workshop.

5^th,6^th and 7^th hours:  traditional Greek music and dances in the school hall.

Friday 24 of April

Departure of all groups

Some notes

1. Lessons start at 08:15 and finish at 14:05.

2. The daily school program includes 7 teaching hours, with 10 min  break between them.

·         1^st      08:15-09:00

·         2^nd     09:10-09:55

·         3^rd     10:05-10:50

·         4^th     11:00-11:40

·         5^th     11:50-12:30

·         6^th     12:40-13:20

·         7^th     13:25-14:05

Some useful links:

http://www.visitgreece.gr/en/destinations/olympia

http://www.ancientmessene.gr/site/index_en.php

Liceo Peano presentation

Photo contest: Visit to Poio

New friends 

Francesca Evangelista

Nice weather in Combarro

Francesca Evangelista

 

Italian people

Francesca Evangelista

Photo contest: Visit to Poio

Tambo island

Paula Crespo, IES de Poio

Erasmus team at the Peregrina church steps

 Sara López, IES de Poio

Having fun together

Paula Crespo, IES de Poio