Μια ευρωπαϊκή συνάντηση νέων
Ο γερμανικός εκπαιδευτικός οργανισμός Εuropahaus Marienberg προωθεί τον διαπολιτισμικό διάλογο, ενθαρρύνει τις αρχηγικές ικανότητες των νέων και ευαισθητοποιεί τους νεαρούς Ευρωπαίους σχετικά με θέματα της Eυρωπαϊκής Ένωσης. Τα σεμινάριά του επιτρέπουν στους μαθητές να αναπτύξουν τις γλωσσικές και ρητορικές ικανότητές τους, καθώς και διάφορες μεταβιβάσιμες δεξιότητές τους, όπως η φιλομάθεια, η ανεκτικότητα, η επίλυση προβλημάτων, η ομαδικότητα, η εκπόνηση projects, η ομιλία σε κοινό και η δημόσια εμφάνιση.
Στο πλαίσιο του ευρωπαϊκού προγράμματος Erasmus+, το Αρσάκειο Λύκειο Θεσσαλονίκης είναι σταθερός εταίρος του Εuropahaus Marienberg σε ανταλλαγές νέων και, έτσι, κάθε χρόνο μαθητές και μαθήτριές μας ταξιδεύουν στη Γερμανία για να συναντήσουν και να συνεργαστούν με άλλους ευρωπαίους συνομηλίκους τους. Δυστυχώς, λόγω της πανδημίας, τον Μάρτη 2020 η προγραμματισμένη εκδρομή ακυρώθηκε μόλις μία εβδομάδα πριν την αναχώρησή μας, ενώ την περσινή σχολική χρονιά το πρόγραμμα ανταλλαγής δεν εγκρίθηκε.
Φέτος όμως, σε πείσμα του κορωνοϊού, το Europahaus Marienberg προσκάλεσε πέντε μαθητές του Αρσακείου Λυκείου Θεσσαλονίκης να συμμετάσχουν από τις 9 έως και τις 12 Αυγούστου 2021 στη Διαδικτυακή Ευρωπαϊκή Ανταλλαγή Νέων 2021 [Digital European Youth Exchange 2021]. Οι μαθητές/τριές μας που ανταποκρίθηκαν μαζί με ομολόγους τους από διαφορετικές χώρες της Ευρώπης παρακολούθησαν τηλεδιασκέψεις και συμμετείχαν στα βιωματικά εργαστήρια που πραγματοποιήθηκαν στην Αγγλική γλώσσα. Μπορείτε να δείτε στιγμιότυπα, βίντεο και εργασίες από το εκπαιδευτικό πρόγραμμα και να διαβάστε τα σχόλια των παιδιών παρακάτω. Αξίζει!
I won’t lie… I was a little hesitant about how this program was going to work online, but it exceeded my expectations. I met new people from different European countries who brought different perspectives to the discussions we had. At the beginning of each day, we had a “dancing session” to wake us up. Finally, the group projects we did and presented were really interesting. Fortunately, my team worked extremely well and so I enjoyed working with them. During these 4 days I never once felt bored.
The 4-day long program was the perfect boost to get the summer going. The participants were lovely, as were the organizers. The many little-embarrassing- games we had first thing in the morning really woke me up and the chats we had afterwards were incredible too. All in all, it was a blast and such an unforgettable experience. Can’t wait for the next Youth Exchange!
ANASTASIS LYMPOPOULOS
Five students of my school had the chance to be involved in digital European youth exchange meetings for four consecutive days. The first meeting was held on August 9 and the last one on the 12th of August. It was an exciting journey with nineteen other students from many different European countries. I made new friends that I still talk with almost every day. I really liked the whole programme and I would definitely recommend it to anyone interested!
MYRTO DIMOKA
The digital European youth exchange was an online conference that lasted 4 days and gave me the opportunity to learn new things about myself, and to also meet and work with new people. The program was divided into morning and afternoon sessions during which we dealt with a different topic. In this CONFERENCE, I had the opportunity to improve my English skills and freely express my ideas about current issues. It was not tiring because many times we had the flexibility to adapt the program of each day according to our needs and moods.The most interesting part of the conference was that the main purpose was not only to meet each other but to create as part of teamwork a common presentation on a problem that concerns us all. It was an experience that will be truly unforgettable because I learned new things, I heard different views and I collaborated with new people. Of course, I will always be thankful to the conference organizers, Karsten and Ansel, because they never pressurized us but only tried to inspire us and make us believe in the goals of the European youth exchange.
The digital EYE was for me an unexpectedly rewarding experience. When we received the program, I couldn’t really know what to expect because there were lots of activities, of which –quite frankly– I did not understand the topic. However, I felt surprised when the final day arrived and I realized that not only had I learned many new things in general, but also other people’s opinions about important matters. The whole program was a lot of fun and I made lots of new friends!
STELLA CHRISTODOULOU
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