First Comenius Visit Thonon Les Bains France November 18/ Teacher’s Questionnaire

 1/ What did the Comenius Project mean for your school?  It meant a Iink between European schools.  It meant the opportunity to have the SEGPA section work on an international project.  It meant cooperation.  2/ How was it welcomed at your school?  With interest and curiosity.  Everybody agreed to say it was a great idea.  As an opportunity for students and teachers to work together.

 3/ Did it have the impact in the community you expected?  Yes it did. Students, parents and teachers were really interested.  Not really. I had to organise everything and it was hard job. But my colleagues, then, when the 4 delegations where here did a great job.  4/ Did families get involved?  Yes, families soon got involved in the project.  Some, by hosting foreign pupils.  Yes, they are starting to get involved.

 5/ What activities have you done until the moment?  Creating logos for the project,  Survey on recycling,  Recycling tips  Entering the European Week for Reducing Waste.  Preparing the pupils in receiving foreign pupils.  Presenting them the project : what it is and what it contains.  Working English conversational skills  Organizing the Comenius Club  Organizing the Comenius Corner  Setting up the Web Page for the Project

 6/ Did students’ cooperate? How?  Yes, they did. They took part in all the activities proposed.  Yes, by working harder their English and by asking many questions about the project.  By working in team especially by showing the foreign pupils the way in the school.  In the different activities of the project.

 7/ Did you have any problem until now? If so, explain.  Well perhaps some problems organizing students.  Yes. Some of our pupils have many problems in getting involved in something new and hard to imagine because too abstract.  As it’s my project, hard to have colleagues helping in organizing this First Meeting in France.  Encouraging students to enter in the activities of the project.

 8/ What activities are you planning to do in your school until the next meeting?  We are planning to study the recycling survey, create the booklet, do some plays for Christmas with recycling materials.  More acquisitions in English skills.  Preparing the pupils to go in another country, Germany is the next one. So preparing them to travel and to be hosted in a German family  Translating all the work made in French about how we sort waste.

 9/ Ideas or suggestions:  Some extra time at school for European projects.  Adults moving in the different mobilities should get more involved in helping when the groups are visiting places. Helping with authority and in having the pupils listening and participating.  Improving communication among partners, not only during the meetings.