Evaluation of the Comenius project Visit in Latvia , Riga

1. EvaluationoftheComeniusprojectVisitinLatvia, Riga GastronomyLifeand Arts Karina Svircenkova

2. Students’ EvaluationResults • I met a lot of people / friends from other countries- 6ticks • I used the English language and improved the knowledge in English – 6 ticks • got to know another culture –6 ticks • interesting work / activities (museum) connected with the project – 6ticks • worked in international groups- 6ticks • I tasted new food that I liked-6 ticks • good organization -6ticks • good experiment to be so far from home 6ticks • good meetings in the evening with all 6ticks • difficult communication, different levels in English, different accents • organization not so good • dead moments / wasted time / waiting for teachers • no games to get to know each other • not enough free time- • visit of the museum boring- • very expensive 1 tick • problems with acculturation in Italy • not many results concerning the subjects of the project – 3tick • international groups should be better mixed • only theoretical activities

3. Conclusions of the evaluation questionnaire for teachers involved in the Comenius project in Riga, Latvia

4. Howdoyouevaluatethe students’ workinRiga • Bulgarian team say that their delegation consisted of two students, the headmaster and the coordinator. Mr Slavov is a Math teacher and his comment was that the organised lesson-presentation in Maths and Physics was exceptionally well-prepared. We find the rest of the activities were very useful and well organised. Everyone was satisfied and learned a lot. • Spanish team suggests that all the activities prepared for students were very interesting because they promoted the Relationships among all the countries participating. Students had the opportunity to take part in the activities regarding the topic of the Comenius project. Students enjoy the Gastronomy and culture of Latvia. • Turkish team evaluates the students 'work as well prepared. Latvian students were very helpful for every simple problem that we had. Friendly and everything that they have done had been best.

5. English team thinks that the work was evaluated on several levels. Firstly there was the physical work, which was the artwork that was produced that relates to food and gastronomy. All of the students involved had to produce work which related to the theme. This can be seen on the website. Secondly we looked at how the students responded on the visit, to see how they responded to the visits and meeting people. • Czech team says the students 'work in Riga was high professional. Students carried about us perfect, they were very helpful, good English speaking and always in our nearby in case of any help or information • Italian team says that the students 'work was very profitable and interesting. Italian students have been given the opportunity to get to know the Latvian school system from inside and have been involved in stimulating school activities such as maths competitions, which they really enjoyed.

6. WhatdoyouthinkoftheculturalprogrammeinRiga. • Italian team thinks that the programme was interesting and very rich. They visited the town and its major attractions as well as the institutional sites. Like the new and impressive Country Hall and the historical sites of old Riga. • English team accepts that the cultural programme was very excellent. There was the opportunity to visit the city and see places of importance, both political and historical, including the traditional singing, dancing and food and drink • Czech team says that it was interesting, wealthy and pleasant • Bulgarian team says that Riga is a fantastic town and worth spending plenty of time. Despite the limited time, we enjoyed the trip with the guide, supplied by our hosts. We also think we were given good chances to have first-hand experience in bread-making. That was also very interesting and tasty,. The discussions were held in calm and pleasant atmosphere. The stay in Riga was full of pleasant and memorable events • Spanish team admits that the cultural programme was amazing. Teachers and students had the opportunity to know the traditions, culture, gastronomy and educational system of Latvia. • Turkish team highlights the fact that the programme was well organised.

7. WhatproblemsdoyouseewhiledoingtheprojectinRiga? Howcantheybesolved? • Italian, English, Czech, Bulgarian, Spanish,Turkishteamsdonotseeanyproblemsthatcanbesolvedinfuture