Activity-Day on Ireland

In the international European sense students participating in the Comenius project worked individually out the topic of Ireland.

Students learned through didactic activities about traditions, folklore, history and geography. They discovered the uses, songs, dances and food.

In the first form the children extended their English faculty of speech energetically supported by their native speaker.

Students of the second class expanded their knowledge of Ireland, the Shannon, Ireland’s main river and St. Patrick’s Day.

Children of the fourth class learned about the Vikings and the history of Ireland too.

After the period of individual learning in classes there was a common Ireland day for all students participating in the project:

At the beginning the students convened, heard the national anthem of Ireland and the European anthem, headmistress Mrs. König spoke to them in the festively decorated gym.

Afterwards the students presented their works done on Ireland and reported their knowledge.

In many different stations the children creatively worked on the topic of Ireland.

Collages were produced, Irish dances and songs were learned and stories of Ireland were told.

The children made home-baked bread acting on a traditional Irish recipe and learned about the Vikings. They saw an instructive film about Ireland and discussed it.

To close the activity day the children met in the festively decorated gym again and celebrated their community. They reported activities and interests to the others and ate home-baked bread. Afterwards they sang Irish songs and enjoyed those common experiences. 

International networking education and learning broadens everyone’s horizons and give pleasure. Those activities done in this European project carry the European thoughts and ideas out.