Taking a look around our website
,as the Comenius project was coming to a close, I was extremely
impressed with what I saw and very proud to have been involved with such an
initiative, if just for a short time!
So I must
first congratulate you all on a marvellous team achievement, our commitment to
the vision and to each other has proven worthy.
The web master
and dear colleague ,Ciro Petrosillo has put the finished product together in a
very professional manner, with a great design, which still remains very
'user-friendly' to find all the different project aspects like photos,
conferences, meetings, animations and student's work. It's a well rounded
package and gives some great evidence of what has been achieved and learned
together.
On a personal note, I thoroughly enjoyed every moment of the experience I had
with Comenius.
We have worked together
-analysed strategies, objectives, tools - expressing opinions and judgments on
our past activities and drawing conclusions useful for our future work.. We have shared important themes with other teachers and
school managers, while watching them at work with their students and their
facilities.. We have compared different European
school systems, looking for hypotheses useful to explain the various levels of
our classes, the different results.. An exchange of
points of view made sometimes difficult by the language, foreign to everybody,
and the cultures behind us...
During that time the opportunity to discover Serpa and Alentejo,
Not only was
I given the chance to share/learn in my knowledge and experience of schools,
but to top it off I was able to meet and develop friendships with teachers from all over
If my experiences
are just one piece of evidence for the value of Comenius then certainly we have
all succeeded in reaching, building and growing together towards our title –
The Young, active citizens of
The project comes to an end – but the results live on and will be
only meaningful if they are put to good use and result in functional changes.
Concluded –
but not finished. The project contributes to lifelong learning and personal
development, both with respect to those undertaking the project and those whom
the project aims to support.
In our
school the project generated general interest in transnational cooperation, in
language learning, rose awareness of European cultural
diversity and similarity.
My thoughts and friendship go out to all foreign colleagues I have met along
the way, all the best.
Many thanks
to all school colleagues who participated in this project, working together for
the success of
each step we took.
We hope to
keep this web site alive by as many of you as possible adding to the comments,
best wishes for a great summer and keep in touch…
The project coordinator at Cabrini
Maria Luisa Cusumano