Comenius 2
The Project
‘Sharing the soul of our schools, increasing our motivation through Music, Drama and Sport’.
The purpose of the Comenius project is to engage students in school life and increase their sense of belonging to the school and European community. It is hoped that engaging students in the areas of Music, Drama and Sport will lead to increased success in all of their studies.
The project will involve students in an intercultural dialogue through Music, Sports, Drama and school exchanges, this will provide students with the opportunity to learn about different cultures and interact with students, teachers and families that they would not ordinarily have the chance to meet.
The outcomes of the project will include a greater sense of team spirit, intercultural competence's, increased self-esteem, and an ability to work in multi-national, linguistically diverse teams. |
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The Project Timetable 2009/10 |
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| 21-25/11/09 |
Music - Joint concert – Location: Madrid |
| 15/12/09 |
E-Journal – Issue 1 |
| 01/03/10 |
E-Journal – Issue 2 |
| 03-07/03/10 |
Drama – Location: Germany |
| 05/04/10 |
Book Day- Book reviews, Student work and recorded poems exchanged. |
| 17-21/04/10 |
Sports – Location: Estonia |
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Events Scheduled for 2010/11 |
| Music – Location: Germany |
| Drama – Location: Liverpool |
| Sports – Location: Liverpool |
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The Schools:
Broughton Hall has joined the following schools in the Comenius partnership.. |
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 Ies Clara Campoamor |
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| Website: www.iesclaracampoamor.edu.es |
| The Ies Clara Campoamor initially opened in 1987, when the school opened there were only three secondary schools in Móstoles. The Ies Clara Campoamor currently has 800 students and 84 teachers it is now one of the largest schools in Móstoles. The school is located in a lower-middle working class environment; the school aims to engage students in school life through drama, music, sports, library and an e-community. The school actively encourages study trips and exchanges and has a long tradition of organising events such as this Comenius project. |
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 Gymnasium Groß Ilsede |
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| Website: www.gymnasium-gi.de |
The Gymnasium Groß Ilsede is located in Ilsede near Hannover in Lower Saxony, Germany. There are 1200 pupils on role and 91 teachers. The school provides a varied curriculum and prepares students for university or vocational schools. The school encourages students to participate in theatre workshops, choir, art exhibitions and numerous sporting events.
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 Vändra Gymnasium |
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| Website: www.vandragumnaasium.edu.ee |
Vändra Gymnasium is a rural secondary school in Pärnu county in Estonia. The school has a total of 466 students and 52 teachers. The school provides both basic and secondary education and prepares the students for both university and vocational schools. The school is considered to be successful especially in terms of sciences, music, art, sport, languages, history and geography. Along with Academic success the school is also known for its old traditions, out-of-school activities and experienced staff.
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Making the Logo
At the beginning of the project it was decided that a logo was required - each school called upon its students to create a suitable logo for the project. Two winning logos were selected by students and staff from our school – these two logos were then entered into a multi-national competition with two logos from each school in the partnership. |
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The partnership finalists:
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| Along with the logo an acrostic and slogan were produced. Broughton Hall is very proud of their year 12 media students who created the winning slogan: ‘Feeding the soul through music, sports and arts’. Estonia’s acrostic SPODRAMUS was voted as the winner. Well done Estonia! |
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Multinational Drama Performance
Broughton Hall travelled to Germany to participate in a Multinational Drama Performance, the performance was a great success and even featured in some of the German newspapers.
 Multinational Drama Performance - Trip Summary |
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Book Day
Book Reviews
Pupils Work
Book Day Audio Files:
 Eleanor King
Hannah Campbell
Jeril Jose
Katie Macdonald
Natalie Monaghan
Shannon Edwards |
