Photo Contest

              MEMORIES FROM SUMMER HOLIDAYS

                                  
1. Each country can submit 6 photos of students from last holidays

2. The photos must be related to  typical forms of spending summer holidays by kids in each country

3. The photos should contain cultural background.

4. The name of the author and  a short description must be attached.

The photos must not be copied from the internet.

5. The deadline is on 5th October 2014.

6. The winning country will be given a prize/prizes.

Finland

My name is Aada. I´m nine years old. I like nature and this picture I am in forrest with my neighboring`s children. In Finland we have lots of forrests and we say that forrest is our green gold. In the forrest we play and build huts. We pick berries and mushrooms.

I´m Veera and this is my Finnish baseball team (Pesä-Kiilat). We were on the baseball camp in Loimaa. There was over 100 teams all over the Finland. Our coach is Jaana. The Finnish baseball is our national game.

 

My name is Rene and I am seven years old. Like almost every other finnish children I also visited an amusement park on my summer holiday. The park called Powerpark is in Alahärmä about 150 kilometers from Välioja. Here I am sitting in a dragon.

Here I am on the lake Ahveroinen few kilometers from my home. I am with my family, which is mother, father and a younger brother. Now we came to watch birds like ducks and swans, but sometimes we come here for fishing. Finland  is often called the land of thousands of lakes. It is very important to keep life jackets, when you are in the rowing boat.

Hungary

My name is Melinda. My little sister was born in May. We went on a trip to the lake Balaton and spent there a few wonderful days. It is the largest lake in Central Europe and most popular place for tourists in Hungary.  My sister, Tamara enjoyed her first holiday. We visited a lot of interesting places. In this picture you can see my brother, Attila and my sister, Tamara.

I am Dániel from Hungary. In this picture you can see me in Szerencs. This town is famous for its chocolate. Hmmmm, I love chocolate! There was a Festival, of course Chocolate Festival and we went there to eat some chocolate. In this picture I was joking.

My name is Zsanett. I am 12 years old. This summer me and my friends often visited the local Catholic Church where we were talking, singing, drawing. We had very nice time there.

Hello My E-CLUE friends! I am Cintia, I live in Tiszasas. This is a flat territory and in summer we went to the hills with my family. Here you can see me and my brother, Dani as we are climbing the walls of the castle in Eger int he Bükk Mountaines.

It’s me, Melinda again. In this summer we went to an Andventure park near our village and I tried the ropes with my friends. It was a little bit scary but I really enjoyed it.













Italy

My name is Francesca and I am 13 years old. In this picture you can see me on the left. The location name is Bellamonte, in the region of Trentino, in the North East of Italy. I was in a summer camp with other kids. Here we are preparing to have a rafting trip in the local river. It was an amazing experience.

My name is Lorenzo and I am 13 years old. In this picture I am on the beach in Latina. Italians can't stay away from football, even in sumertime.







Poland

My name is Julia. I was on holiday with my family.We went to The Mazurian Lake District ( northern Poland). We lived in Płaska, the biggest attraction there are four beautiful
lake: Serwa,Eagle, Pobojno and Paniewo. 

We swam in the lake, were riding  bikes and we walked in the forests. This was the best holiday.

It's me, Daniela.
I'm in the Tatra Mountains at Morskie Oko, a lake which is 1395 metres above sea level. I was there with my friends from volleyball team on a day trip.

I was on 20th of August in Kraków. I was with my family and we were in The Old Town . It was rainy but beautiful. This photo my mum is taking when I'm standing in front of the Mariacki Church . It's very old church and in this church there is a beautiful wooden altar . I think Kraków is one of most beautiful places in Poland.

My name is Wiktoria.

This summmer in July I was with my family in a rope park in Krzywa near Gorlice. Sometimes it was hard but I wanted to complete the whole route. This is a very  interesting place to spend free time.

My name is Emily . This year I went with my parents on holiday to the Table Mountains ( south-western part of Poland). These mountains are called so because their tops are flat as tables . There were a lot of large rocks that looked like animals or objects .





Spain


Turkey

We are Beril and Beyza. We are twins and 9 years old. We live in Yalova. We spent this summer in Heybeliada (one of the Princess islands in Istanbul.) with our grandparents. There are no cars in Heybeliada, you either walk or have a ride with horses.

I'm Öykü. I'm 9 years old. I'm a 4th grade student. My dad took this photo during our visit to Moving Villa. It is an important place in Yalova and it has a lovely story. It is a summer house that was moved 5 meters forward not to cut a historical tree upon Ataturk's ( founder of Turkish Republic) request.

 

I'm Ali. I was in Ephesus this summer with my family. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city. It was built in the 10th century BC .The city was famed for the Temple of Artemis (completed around 550 BC), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Ephesus was one of the seven churches of Asia that are cited in the book of Revelation. The city was the site of several 5th century Christian Councils.

 

I'm Yağmur. I'm nine years old. This summer, I visited Anıtkabir with my mum. It's a memorial tomb. It's the mausoleum of Atatürk (the leader of Turkish War of Independence). 

I'm Begüm. I live in Yalova. This photo is from "Rosehouse Park (Gülhane Parkı)" It is a historical urban park in Istanbul, Turkey. It is located on the grounds of the Topkapı Palace ( a historical Otttoman Palace). It is one of the oldest public parks in Istanbul.

My name is Sencer. I'm nine years old. I'm a 4th grade student. I was in Pamukkale with my family this summer. It is famous for its hot springs and travertines. It was declared a World Heritage Site. 

Changes

Dear e-CLUE partners,

 thanks for your collaboration, commitment and courage now that the second year is about to start.

All the best!!

"If nothing Changes, there´d be no 

Butterflies"

Family Day

Third project meeting in Latina

Let´s have a break !!

The final report from Latina made by Finland.

 

Day by day

Day  1

Our trip to Latina started at midnight in Haapajärvi. In the light night we drove 450 kilometers to Helsinki, where we took the flight to Rome. We all, two teachers and two pupils, were very excited about the trip. The flight and the trip abroad would be the first ever to the pupils. Although the parents were happy about the possibility the children to see the world they also worried about everything going well. We arrived at Latina little past midday in the same bus with the hungarian delegation.  Because we had no organized program for the day we decided to have a walk to the centre of Latina. On the way there we looked for Da Vinci Location. In the centre we made some shoppings and tasted traditional italian pizza. In the evening our group was so tired of the traveling that we didn´t have to waite for the sleep.

Day 2

We had a group of eager students welcoming us when we arrived at Da Vinci Location. The meeting started officially with few speeches and giving the labels to all delegations.  During the morning we also got the opportunity to enjoy the performances of Primary and Secondary school pupils. In E-clue Conference the delegations presented in pairs the results of several videoconferences. The issues had been for example breakfasts, families, hobbies, houses and freetime. The hosting pupils introduced us the school. The pupils spoke very good english and were very polite. They also had nice medieval dresses.  While the visiting pupils were at the hosting families,  teachers  tasted local salty and sweet specialities in lunch-buffet. After lunch in families the visiting pupils and the hosting pupils played an “Orienteering game” together in the school garden.  When the pupils went again to the hosting families, teachers visited in the impressive garden of Ninfa.  The garden contains among other things medieval ruins, a lot of exotic plants from various parts of the world and numerous watercourses. The pupils came to the hotel from the families tired, but happy. During the day they had visited on the seashore few kilometers from Latina. They had also made bracelets, eaten pizza, looked photos and played games.

Day 3

After having a fine breakfast at the hotel we directed towards Gianni Rodari Location. That is a school of younger children.  Every country had a lot of gifts to give to the organizers of the meeting. After that the coordinators had their meeting to plan the next period. The rest of each delegation visited the classes. Although we had no common language, we got a warm welcoming in the classes. We had little gifts to give to the pupils. We also showed some pictures of our country and learned numbers together. Some classes sang their favourite song to us. The youngest children were especially sweet.  Some classes showed us things they had done associating the project. All the time we had some kind students to show the classes and the school to us. In the afternoon the hosting families picked the pupils with them for the rest of the day.  They ate together, went on shopping and just spent time together. In the meantime the teachers were taken to the trip along the cost. We saw the beautiful, long and sandy cost. We stopped for a while to wet our toes into the sea. The sightseeing stopped next to the historical centre of San Felice Circeo. It is also the place the romans often spend their weekends. The trip continued to the city of Terracina. The lovely medieval environment made us a big influence. To the pupils the night was the last one in the families and we thanked the parents warmly for taken good care of the pupils.

 

Day 4

The final common day in Latina began earlier than other days. The trip to Rome had we all waited a lot.  The first impressive buildings on the way to the centre of Rome were built in the time of Mussolini.  In Rome Salvatore and Sabina led the group through all the famous sights. The task wasn´t easy. Among other pedestrians the risk to get lost from the group was big. The walk in Rome took about five hours, but I didn´t hear any complaints from anyone. So interesting it was. And Salvatore and Sabina gave us nice short breaks, when everyone had little time of their own. In Rome we saw Colosseum, the biggest amphitheatre of ancient Rome and Forum Romanum, the ruins of the ancient city.  The beauty of Fontana di Trevi and Piazza Navona was touching. Spanish Steps were a splendid place to eat box lunch and look at the life around. Pantheon and Castel Sant´Angelo represented  ancient Rome again.  Our walk ended in front of San Pietro. Although we just looked at it and the queue to it, we were impressed. In the evening all gathered to the farewell dinner. The atmosphere was a little bit sad. We had had so fine days together. After presents and changing addresses the delegations said goodbye. One of the best parts for the teachers working in this project is to see, how hard to the pupils is to leave their new friends. Next day each delegation traveled home many experience richer.

 

From Luarca to Latina