Wednesday 22 May 2019

The C2 photo link


https://photos.app.goo.gl/T3eWafx1UBdp2tep6

Padlet:The C2 survey results

The survey of the C2 project exchange on a padlet

C2 padlet




The Best Moments of C2

2nd Mobility to Vilnius - Erasmus+

On Sunday March 31st, 5 students together with Mrs. Gründler and Mrs. Karl made their way to Vilnius, Lithuania. We flew there because of the Erasmus+ project. It was very late when we arrived in Vilnius, about midnight. Our host families were waiting for us and they took us to our separate accommodations.

 On Monday April 1st, we all met in the morning at the Lithuanian school called Vasilijaus Kacialovo gimnazija. The grammar school is a Russian school. We were welcomed in a very friendly way and the theatre group of the school showed something. Two songs were sung as well. After all the teachers had arrived, the school director said a few words and the Lithuanian teacher, who was in charge of the project there, translated and talked about the upcoming week and what was planned. After the breakfast break we were divided into two groups and did a workshop where we learned something about the Lithuanian language. Afterwards the students thought about playing a game so that we could get to know each other better and break the ice. After lunch at school we went on a scavenger hunt in the city and had a better look at it. All 5 German students did something together with the host sisters every afternoon and evening. On this evening we first went to a restaurant and tasted traditional Lithuanian food and then we walked up a hill that serves as a viewing platform and watched the sunset from there.

 On Tuesday April 2nd, we met repeatedly in the morning at the school. From there we drove to a youth center in Vilnius and did a graffiti workshop there. The two men who led the workshop introduced themselves and told us something about graffiti in general. Afterwards everyone had the choice whether they would like to make their own templates in order to create an individual graffiti or whether they would like to create graffiti lettering. The German students all decided for the templates. First we had to come up with a motif, which was then printed out in black and white and the black areas on the template were cut out with a caterpillar knife. With our stencils we went to a graffiti wall near the youth center and immortalized ourselves there. In the afternoon we went with our host sisters into a café and in the evening we had pizza.

 On Wednesday April 3rd, we took the bus to Trakai. This is a very nice place about 30km away from Vilnius. Outside of Trakai there is a national park where we were and also a very beautiful castle with a large English garden. In Trakai itself there is a castle, which we could have a look at. In a restaurant we prepared a traditional Lithuanian dish. It was a dough, which was filled either with meat or coleslaw and baked afterwards. After we were back at school, we, the German student, went with our host sisters to the old town of Vilnius and then visited a cat cafe.

 On Thursday April 4th, we met in school again in the morning. A representative of the LGL- Organisation, an LGBTQ+ organisation from Lithuania, visited us and gave a lecture about discrimination. It was about discrimination because of sexuality, skin colour, nationality etc. Afterwards we had lunch at the school and then we discussed in small groups how discrimination takes place in the respective countries. After that we all reflected the results together. In the afternoon we walked up a hill in Vilnius where there is a castle. We had a guided tour. Later we, the German students, went to a shopping center and spent the rest of the day there.

 On Friday April 5th, we gathered again at the school and discussed in two groups the experiences of the last days. Afterwards we gathered outside and took a group photo. Since some countries already flew home on that day, everyone said goodbye to each other. The 5 German students went together with the host sisters to a nice café and afterwards to the city park, because the weather was very sunny. In the evening we had dinner in a restaurant.

 Saturday April 6th, we went back to Germany. In the morning at 8 o'clock we met at the airport Vilnius and flew back at 9:30 o'clock. After we landed in Berlin-Schönefeld and had our luggage, we went by train to Elsterwerda and from there by car to Riesa.                                                                                  The week in Vilnius was a lot of fun for all of us. We got to know a lot of new people and experienced a lot.                                                                                                                                                                  --- By F.H

German Students about Vilnius

https://cms.sachsen.schule/whg-rie/neuigkeiten/ereignisse/exkursion-nach-vilnius-03-2019/

The visit information


Šią savaitę gimnazijoje dirba socialinis dailininkas Mikhail Karikis, kuris rengia projekto „BETTER BEFORE“ dalyvių vizito veiklos planą. 2019 m. balandžio 1-5 d. mūsų gimnazija pasitinka ERASMUS+ projekto „BETTER BEFORE“ dalyvius iš Ispanijos, Vokietijos, Liuksemburgo, Didžiosios Britanijos ir Graikijos, kurie kartu su mūsų mokiniais nagrinės kitą temą – „Būti kitokiam“.


Preparation for C2: Themes for discussion


The Lithuanians team in Luxembourg



As a result of having spent six wonderful days in Luxembourg, the Lithuanian team would like to thank our Luxembourgish partners for their great hospitality and  unique experience they offered us and our students. Likewise, we would like to express our gratitude towards the British, German, Spanish and Greek partners with whom we had an amazing time during our stay in Luxembourg. You are all wonderful, kind people who deserve the best our world has to offer and we are proud to be your partners in this project.

Photos of C1 https://photos.app.goo.gl/NgpZdpXfzZQrTs9dA 



The C1 video


                                           https://photos.app.goo.gl/AfGcZRdwX4VDMzgEA

The Best Moments of C1

The first mobility of the project "Better Before"

On Sunday, 18th March 2019, 5 students from the Werner-Heisenberg-Gymnasium went together with Mrs Gründler and Mrs Böhmert to the airport in Berlin to fly to Luxembourg concerning the first meeting of the project ‘’Better Before’’. We arrived at half past 8 at the airport in Luxembourg and were fetched by our host families, where we were allowed to stay during the whole week.

On Monday morning, all students and teachers from the partner countries (Greece, Spain, Lithuania and Luxembourg) met at the Lycée Robert Schuman School in the centre of Luxembourg, where we finally encountered all the other students and teachers for the very first time. A boy from Luxembourg called Sharel and the Luxembourgish teacher welcomed us well and all participants got a students’ identification card so we could go by bus or train for free every day if we wanted to.

After that, we had breakfast and went on a sightseeing tour around the city. We saw many attractions, for example the ‘‘Gëlle Fra‘‘, a golden statue from the wartime or the Adolphe-Bridge, from the 20th century.

We returned to the school around lunchtime to have lunch at the Lycée Robert Schuman. At the end of the day, we had a discussion with the artist Mikhail Karikis and a therapist about the impacts of pressure, which was also the theme which the Luxembourgish group focused on, and we were divided into groups of 4 or 5 students to discuss it and at the same time it set the communication between the different countries into motion.

The school day ended around 4pm and we were fetched by our host families again who we spent the rest of the day with.

On Tuesday, we went to the Data Centre where we were clarified of the impacts of using social media and the consequences of posting stuff online. We were allowed for a run through the centre where they explained to us where all data is saved and what they do to keep it safe or even safer.

For lunch we visited another school in Luxembourg where we were also part of a workshop by 2 German women that asked us questions which broached the issue of social media and online relationships.

Thereafter, we headed for going to the Laser Game, where we all had a very great time. It was almost everyone’s first time playing it and we did very well. We were split into 2 teams and fought against each other. Shortly after, we got a certificate.

We again spent time with our host families in the evenings.

On Wednesday, the Luxembourgish group had planned an excursion, which was meant to be a surprise but almost everyone knew about it before. We travelled to France to visit the Zoo in Amneville. Everyone was so excited, because it was the first time going to France for some of the students.

When we were exploring the Zoo, most of us noticed that the cages were really small but they still had very many animals, so we believed that some animals even looked kind of sad. We spent the entire afternoon in France and afterwards we were supposed to go back to our host families.

 Thursday was our last day where we were able to spend time with the other partner countries. We went to the CNA to have a conversation with a representative from the Ministry of education. The Luxembourgish group and we as the listeners were allowed to ask questions.

For the ending of this incredible week we went ice skating and ate sushi all together.

On Friday, we summed up the whole week and talked about our conclusions, what we learned during the week, what we got out of the project and what we would do better.

We had lunch again for one last time and then we had to say goodbye. It was a really emotional farewell and some of us even had to cry because we didn’t want to say goodbye and wanted to stay there.

We made so many amazing friendships during the week, we learned to come out of our comfort zone and we even talked to strangers we hadn’t known before.

It was a really great and awesome week for all of us.

Pia Haferkorn, 10b

https://cms.sachsen.schule/whg-rie/neuigkeiten/ereignisse/exkursion-nach-luxemburg-03-2019/


C1 Luxembourg



C1 project exchange took place from the 18th till 22nd of March, 2019 in Luxembourg.

During the project week the participants had some activities related to the topic “Pressure”. There was a meeting with a psychologist Aline Hartz form Kanner Jungen Telefon, the visit to EBRC, data center in Kayl and the workshop with 'Bee Secure' at the Forum Geessekhnappchen about the safe internet. There was also a debate about the pressure which students experience in a modern school with the representative from the Luxembourg's ministry of education. But the project was not only about work, one of the days was dedicated to an excursion the local Zoo, playing games in the Laser center, visiting the CNA and the museum exhibition “The Bitter Years, 1933-1941” of  Edward Steichen.


German participants about C1
https://cms.sachsen.schule/whg-rie/neuigkeiten/ereignisse/exkursion-nach-luxemburg-03-2019/




Project paricipating countries


Project Expectations


BETTER BEFORE: A teenage-made project about the realities of young generation.


We are a group of Lithuanian students from Vilnius Vasily Kachialov gymnasium, who have come together to show the realities of teenagers' life by artistic means. We are committed to empowering young people to have an open mind to new ideas, find their voice to talk about problems and how to tackle them. We want to change the mainstream view society has on young generation, bring awareness and stimulate a change around the issue of young generation by providing a true picture of the reality we are discovering through this project.
Every day teenagers are struggling to get to grips with how they fit into the increasingly complex modern world — contending with things like intense pressure at school, bullying or problems at home, feeling of being different’ all while being bombarded by social media. The modern world has brought new pressures for children, tension in everyday life caused by great expectations from their parents, teachers and friends, worries about their responsibilities in the future, high cost of living and education all along with physiological aspects of maturing, disorders like anxiety, depression and loneliness became the most common problems teenagers are dealing nowadays. Our goal in this project is to study and investigate (by artistic means) which approaches can work best for young people and help them overcome the problems in a world of rapid change.
This project is not just to make youngsters to feel better in the short-term but to be better equipped for later in life.


 

Intoduction video