ElosElos BasqueBasque CountryCountryWorld CaféWorld Café

5th May 20115th May 2011

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Europa como ámbito de aprendizaje en la escuela.Europa como ámbito de aprendizaje en la escuela.EuropeEurope as a as a LearningLearning EnvironmentEnvironment at at SchoolSchool..

ElosElos isis anan educationaleducational conceptconcept whichwhich seeksseeks toto promotepromote a a European European dimensiondimension in in youryour lessonslessons andand activitiesactivities at at schoolschool. .

YouYou can can participateparticipate in in projectsprojects andand exchangesexchanges withwith studentsstudentsfromfrom otherother European European countriescountries. .

ElosElos isis eventuallyeventually aboutabout learninglearning everythingeverything youyou couldcould possiblypossiblyneedneed toto be be fullyfully preparedprepared toto learnlearn, , workwork andand livelive as a European as a European citizencitizen. .

ThisThis ElosElos World Café World Café heldheld in in thethe BasqueBasque Country Country waswas ananopportunityopportunity forfor studentsstudents ofof thethe ElosElos schoolsschools toto meetmeet andandexchangeexchange opinionsopinions aboutabout EuropeEurope..

WorldWorld Café Café ((thethe experienceexperience))•• StudentsStudents fromfrom thethe fivefive ElosElos schoolsschools in in thethe BasqueBasque Country Country

werewere offeredoffered toto participateparticipate in a World Café in a World Café onon thethe premisespremisesofof thethe GovernmentGovernment ofof thethe BasqueBasque Country in VitoriaCountry in Vitoria--Gasteiz. Gasteiz.

•• ThereThere waswas a a preselectionpreselection in in eacheach schoolschool..

•• SomeSome preparatorypreparatory sessionssessions werewere heldheld in in eacheach schoolschool totoreflectreflect onon thethe issuesissues putput forwardforward..

•• EventuallyEventually, , onon 5th 5th ofof May, May, wewe allall werewere welcomewelcome by by representativesrepresentatives ofof thethe DepartmentDepartment ofof EducationEducation ofof thetheBasqueBasque Country Country andand discusseddiscussed differentdifferent issuesissues relatedrelated totoEuropeEurope andand ourour European European citizenshipcitizenship thethe wayway wewe, , studentsstudentsagedaged 1515--17, 17, seesee themthem..

OurOur time in time in LakuaLakua ((BasqueBasque GovernmentGovernment officesoffices’ ’ locationlocation))

•• WeWe metmet nineteennineteen studentsstudents. . OurOur teachersteachers werewere alsoalso therethere..

•• RepresentativesRepresentatives ofof thethe DepartmentDepartment ofof EducationEducation alsoalsoaddressedaddressed a a fewfew wordswords toto usus andand overheardoverheard whatwhat wewe werewerediscussingdiscussing. .

•• AllAll studentsstudents hadhad somethingsomething toto saysay andand theirtheir commentscomments werewerereallyreally cleverclever. .

•• WeWe hadhad nevernever metmet beforebefore andand wewe hadhad a a greatgreat time time andandlearnedlearned fromfrom eacheach otherother..

•• SomeSome opinionsopinions aboutabout thethe presentpresent andand futurefuture ofof EuropeEurope werewerepessimisticpessimistic somesome othersothers more more optimisticoptimistic butbut allall ofof themthemwerewere cleverclever andand wellwell reasonedreasoned..

•• AfterAfter finishingfinishing wewe hadhad somethingsomething toto eateat whilewhile wewe continuedcontinuedchattingchatting..

TopicsTopics and and tablestables•• ThereThere werewere fourfour topicstopics and and

fourfour tablestables. At . At eacheach tabletable, , wewe talkedtalked aboutabout a a differentdifferentEuropean European issueissue..

•• WeWe talkedtalked aboutabout thetheschoolsschools inin Europe, Europe, thetheEuropean Union, European Union, ourourexperiencesexperiences inin Europe, Europe, ourourprospectsprospects as European as European citizenscitizens, and , and thethe futurefuture ofofEurope and Europe and thethe Basque Basque Country Country inin Europe…Europe…

OurOur workwork •• FirstFirst, , wewe discusseddiscussed thethedifferentdifferent topicstopics mixingmixingstudentsstudents fromfrom eacheach schoolschool..

•• AfterAfter fifteenfifteen minutesminutes weweswitchedswitched round and round and discusseddiscussed thethe topictopic at at thethenextnext tabletable withwith ourour newnewpartnerspartners..

•• ThereThere waswas anan appointedappointedsecretarysecretary whowho wrotewrote downdownthethe minutesminutes and and passedpassedthemthem on to on to thethe teachersteachers, , whowho summarizedsummarized thethe mainmainideasideas..

•• At At thethe endend, , eacheach groupgrouppreparedprepared a a powerpower pointpointpresentationpresentation... ... thisthis isis thetheresult…result…

1st TABLE: General General topicstopicsaboutabout

EuropeEurope

1st 1st TableTable: GENERAL TOPICS: GENERAL TOPICS

•• TheThe European European UnionUnion forfor usus..•• MakingMaking decisionsdecisions..•• InfluenceInfluence onon usus..

TheThe European European UnionUnion forfor usus•• UnionUnion fromfrom diversitydiversity. 27 . 27 membersmembers withwith commoncommon aimsaims..

•• AllAll togethertogether respectingrespecting eacheach otherother’’ss identityidentity..

•• MostMost ofof thethe countriescountries shareshare thethe samesame currencycurrency, , thethe Euro. Euro. ItIt makesmakes travellingtravelling andand otherother activitiesactivities easiereasier butbut pricespricesgotgot higherhigher..

•• EconomicEconomic more more thanthan politicalpolitical unionunion toto be be strongerstronger in in thetheworldworld andand fightfight thethe crisis.crisis.

•• CloserCloser toto citizenscitizens toto solvesolve ourour problemsproblems..

•• WeWe are are allall European European citizenscitizens even even ifif wewe are are notnotconsciousconscious ofof thisthis importantimportant factfact..

DecisionsDecisions in in thethe European European UnionUnion•• EconomicEconomic andand politicalpolitical decisionsdecisions..

•• SometimesSometimes theythey arenaren’’t t thethe rightright decisionsdecisions forfor usus. . ((prices,limitationsprices,limitations in in farmingfarming andand fishingfishing...) ...)

•• 80% 80% ofof ourour lawslaws are European are European lawslaws, , passedpassed in in thethe European European ParliamentParliament, , thethe best best knownknown European European institutioninstitution..

•• Free Free marketmarket insideinside European European UnionUnion..

•• MinimunMinimun conditionsconditions allall thethe countriescountries havehave toto fulfillfulfill..

•• NotNot enoughenough energyenergy toto fightfight in in favourfavour ofof human human rightsrights..

InfluenceInfluence onon usus•• ThereThere are are somesome decisionsdecisions relatedrelated toto usus, , forfor exampleexample, , TheThe

Bolonia Bolonia ProcessProcess..

•• MainMain concernconcern: : marketmarket limitationslimitations forfor ourour local local agricultureagriculture andandfishingfishing..

•• Free Free travellingtravelling isis veryvery importantimportant. Open . Open doorsdoors toto studystudy andandworkwork abroadabroad..

•• CommonCommon lawslaws toto protectprotect usus as as consumersconsumers..

•• EcologyEcology as a as a prioritypriority in in politicalpolitical decisionsdecisions..

•• TheThe strongstrong influenceinfluence ofof TheThe European European UnionUnion onon ourour dailydaily liveslivesversus how versus how littlelittle wewe know know aboutabout EuropeEurope..

2nd TABLE: EuropeEurope in in youryour lifelife

UsingUsing EnglishEnglish outsideoutside schoolschool

•• Exchange Exchange projectsprojects helphelp usus improveimprove ourour EnglishEnglish levellevel. . AfterAfterthethe projectproject wewe keepkeep in in contactcontact withwith ourour friendsfriends throughthroughEnglishEnglish..

•• OnOn holidaysholidays wewe meetmeet newnew friendsfriends andand wewe getget usedused totospeakingspeaking EnglishEnglish..

•• WeWe use use FacebookFacebook andand Messenger as social Messenger as social networksnetworks..

•• WeWe watchwatch filmsfilms andand listen listen toto music in music in EnglishEnglish..

European customsEuropean customs

•• Timetables are very strange to us, for example, Timetables are very strange to us, for example, they have dinner earlier than we do and they they have dinner earlier than we do and they spend more time at home. We like hanging out.spend more time at home. We like hanging out.

•• Their religion is sometimes linked to their Their religion is sometimes linked to their customs, but here it may happen too.customs, but here it may happen too.

•• The weather makes people behave differently.The weather makes people behave differently.

European European customscustoms

•• Being polite and education is more important Being polite and education is more important abroad.abroad.

•• Public transport is often used. TAKE YOUR BIKE!Public transport is often used. TAKE YOUR BIKE!

•• Are we different or are they different? It doesn’t Are we different or are they different? It doesn’t matter. We share our customs and we learn from matter. We share our customs and we learn from each other.each other.

3rd TABLE: European

activities at school

1. Comenius: European project to open theborders of the countries in which a lot ofstudents of different schools take part in it. In general everybody is very happy about thisproject because they like to meet new friendsand learn about foreign cultures.

2. Elos: Portfolio: A document which allows us toexpress our opinion about Europe.

1.1.Exchange Exchange projectsprojects: : WithWith thethe helphelp ofof ComeniusComeniusandand ElosElos wewe havehave thethe opportunityopportunity toto visitvisit andand totogetget toto know know otherother countriescountries andand cultures cultures andand withwiththisthis, , toto havehave a a goodgood time time practisingpractising thethelanguageslanguages. . ForFor exampleexample, , goinggoing toto GermanyGermany((modernmodern schoolschool , , goodgood technologiestechnologies), France ), France ((awesomeawesome discipline), Estonia (a discipline), Estonia (a lotlot ofof languageslanguages, , lowlow discipline discipline andand short short classesclasses), ), TurkeyTurkey((awesomeawesome discipline), discipline), SwedenSweden, , IrelandIreland ((lowlow levellevelofof secondsecond languagelanguage andand reallyreally closeclose toto religionreligion), ), NetherlandsNetherlands, , WalesWales, , FinlandFinland ((modernmodern schoolschool).).

•• ConclusionConclusion: : WeWe are are veryvery luckylucky aboutabouttravellingtravelling aroundaround EuropeEurope andand aboutaboutgettinggetting toto know know newnew cultures cultures andandfriendsfriends. . AndAnd wewe thinkthink thatthat itit couldcould be be importantimportant toto givegive thisthis idea idea toto otherotherschoolsschools..

• One month of holidays in Germany

•The Irish school is very old. It was built 250 years ago.

•Because of the cold climate, Estonian students change theirclothes and shoes before entering school.

•In Turkey and in some places of France they sing theirnational anthems twice a week before starting school.

•In Estonia and in Germany they have TVs in the classrooms

•In Germany students are divided according to their level.

4th TABLE: yourfuture

in Europe

We are enjoying Comenius, and for the future we have Erasmus inmind, we also want to keep studying English, and learn some other

languages such as French, German, or even Chinese.

LIVING IN EUROPELIVING IN EUROPEWeWe are a are a littlelittle bit bit afraidafraid ofof itit, , butbut wewe allall wouldwould

wantwant to to trytry. . And And ifif itit goesgoes wellwell, , whowho knowsknows? ?

LifeLife cancan changechange, and , and wewe cancan endend upuplivingliving somewheresomewhere elseelse. .

SharingSharing whatwhat youyou knowknow::culturalcultural diversitydiversity isis a a veryvery positivepositive experienceexperience, , youyou learnlearn fromfrom otherother countriescountries and and youyou showshow

youryour ownown country to country to thethe restrest ofof EuropeEurope..

TThehe European Union European Union shouldshoulddefenddefend ourour interestsinterests inin frontfront ofof

thethe wholewhole worldworld. .

To To keepkeep inin touchtouch withwith Europe Europe isisimportantimportant forfor usus, , becausebecause thethe Basque Basque

Country Country isis notnot veryvery wellwell knownknown ininEurope. Europe. ThisThis wayway wewe willwill be be ableable to to

showshow and and shareshare ourour cultureculture..

ButBut wewe do do notnot knowknow ififjoiningjoining Europe Europe wouldwould

be be helpfulhelpful forfor ourourcountrycountry..

ItIt maymay causecause somesomeculturescultures or or languageslanguages

to to disappeardisappear. .

ForFor thethe yearyear 2035, more 2035, more countriescountries willwillbe part be part ofof thethe Union, and Union, and itit maymay be be

strongerstronger, as , as thethe aimaim ofof thethe European European Union Union isis to be to be allall oneone. .

OUR EUROPE/S. OUR PROSPECTSOUR EUROPE/S. OUR PROSPECTS

ParticipantsParticipantsI.E.S ANITURRI B.H.I. (AGURAIN)

Amets Aguayo

Markel Gómez

Maite Molinuevo

Itziar Uriarte

I.E.S EKIALDEA B.H.I.(VITORIA-GASTEIZ)

Ikerne Acha

Jone Iturrate

Ane Estarrona

Alberto Jiménez

I.E.S UROLA IKASTOLA AZKOITIA-AZPEITIA B.H.I.

Mikel Arenas

Mikel Viles

Aitor Arenas

Ane Bereziartua

I.E.S ANTIGUA-LUBERRI B.H.I.(DONOSTIA)

Gorka Gabilondo

Simon Lopez

Ane Mendia

Miren Olasagasti

I.E.S. BOTIKAZAR B.H.I. (BILBO)

Daniel Fernández

Ane Cortázar

Pello López De Munain