HEALTH & FITNESS Wake-up, Shake-up: Promoting Health and Fitness GABRIELA–SIMONA BÂRCÃ VICTOR CÃLIN
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HEALTH & FITNESS Part 2: Keeping Fit and Healthy
Sibiu, 2014
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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
ISBN 978-973-0-17251-5.
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MOTTO: “Wake up with determination, Go to bed with satisfaction!”
A collection of surveys, collages, charts, photos and written accounts, carefully selected, written and illustrated by the pupils of Scoala Gimnaziala Nr. 25 Sibiu, coordinated by
Gabriela Bârcã, Project Coordinator Victor Cãlin , Head Teacher
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CONTENTS Comenius Partners………………………………………………………..7 Leisure …………………………………………………….……….....8 Leisure Day………………………………………………………….....9 What Is Leisure Time ?……………………………………………..…...10 Leisure Time Activities…………………………………………………..11 Leisure Time Collage……………………………………………..….....12 Discovering my Leisure Interests………………………….……………….20 My Leisure Time ...in Images…………………………………………....21 Leisure Skills Matching Activity………………………………………….22 Leisure Activity Chart…………………………………………………..23 Leisure Time Chart………………………………………...…………..24 Leisure Evaluation……………………………………………...……...27 Survey Report on Leisure Time Activities………………………...…..……28 Leisure Skills Secret Code Activity……………………………………….30 Leisure Skills Crossword Puzzle………………………………………..…31 Leisure Skills Checklist………………………………………………….32 Treasure Hunt in Images………………………………………...……...34 Treasure Hunt Game………………………………………………….…35 International Walk-to-School Week 2013 ,….…………………………….36 International Walk-to-School Week 2014……………….…………...…...38 Comenius Sports Day 2013…………………………...…………….…..40 Comenius Sports Day 2014……………………………………………....41 National Sports Studies Questionnaire……………………………………..42 Question & Answer : Romania …………………………………………...43 Sibiu Meeting in Images ………………………………………………...44 Sibiu Meeting : Written Account …………………………………….......45 Sibiu Meeting :Evaluation Scheme ………………………………………. 48 Cleanliness Day …………………………………………………….... 50 Made for Europe………………………………………………...……..51 Turkey Meeting in Images…………………………….………………… 52 Worksheets…………………………………………………..…………53
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COMENIUS PARTNERS Scoala Gimnaziala Nr.25 Sibiu, Romania
Queenswood School, Morley, UK Kohtla-Järve Slaavi Põhikool, ESTONIA
Vilniaus Levo Karsavino Vidurinė Mokykla,
Association Scolaire Saint Jean Et La Croix,
Vilnius, LITHUANIA
Saint Quentin,FRANCE
OSCUS Badajoz, SPAIN
Wake-up, Shake-up: promoting Health and Fitness 2012-2014 Comenius Multilateral Project
Szkoła Podstawowa Nr 11 Stefana Batorego, Inowrocław, POLAND
Kozlu Ilköğretim Okulu, Zonguldak,TURKEY
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What is leisure? Leisure is often defined by time and activity: ·Time: free time for enjoyment ·Activity: recreation activities. Leisure is often viewed as freely choosing to do activities after responsibilities are completed. These activities are enjoyable, pleasing, and relaxing that are done during time that is not meant for other jobs. (McGuire, F., Boyd, R., and Raymond, T., 1996).
What are the different types of leisure activities? · Social: Activities done with other people ·Creative: Activities, where a person makes or creates something · Physical: Activities that require body movement ·Cognitive: Activities that require a person to think ·Relaxation: Activities, where a person does to feel calm ·Spiritual: Activities, where a person submits to a higher power
What can leisure do for a person? Leisure offers many benefits to participants. The primary benefits include: ·Improved health ·Improved social relationships ·Improved physical fitness ·Improved mental health ·Increased life satisfaction and enjoyment (and) ·Personal development and growth.
Modrângă Angela , 8th Grade
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When you hear someone talking about their “leisure time”, they probably mean the time when they are away from work. A hobby can be part of our leisure time. Leisure time is not spent on things that you have to do, like work, studying, housework, etc.
What’s the difference between a hobby and leisure activity? A leisure activity can be a hobby: gardening, sewing, painting, knitting, collecting, exercising, fishing, etc. are often hobbies. These are things that one does in their leisure time. Leisure time can also be used to relax. Sleeping, watching TV, etc. are all leisure activities.
My Leisure Needs Leisure activities may change according to what is going on in your life. For example, if you are experiencing a lot of stress your most important leisure need will be to relax. If you have a lot of extra energy, your leisure time may be active.Plan Your Leisure
There’s No Time Like the Present If you don’t have a lot of free time, schedule time for leisure activities. Your personal time is one part of your life that you can control. Manage it wisely. Gabriela Bârcă, project coordinator
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When it’s rainy outside and I have free time, I stay indoors and I prefer reading, playing different games with my little brother and doing something creative. When I read I feel extraordinary, I fly over unknown lands, I meet new characters and I always learn something new and interesting. When I play with my brother I feel good especially because he is happy and that’s important for me. Because I have little leisure time, I try to do in this time relaxing and funny activities. I have special activities for all seasons. In spring I like travelling, visiting a holiday village, picking snowdrops with my family and making little amulets with my mother. In summer I prefer getting tanned in the garden, staying under a big tree with a good book in my hands, running after butterflies, going in the forest to admire the nature and playing different games such as basketball, tennis, roller skating and swimming. In autumn I like making crowns of leaves, taking photos in the middle of nature and jumping from a puddle to another. Winter is my favorite season and I go sleighing, I make snowmen and I laugh a lot with my friends. All these leisure time activities help me to keep fit, to relax, to spend a beautiful time with my family and to keep healthy. In conclusion, I would like to have more free time for these activities which embellish my life, but school is my priority. Frătean Denisa , 8th A grade
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MY LEISURE TIME...
...IN IMAGES
Teşcuţ Timotei, 7th Grade
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Total number of questioned pupils:93 Type of Leisure Activity
Nr.of pupils
Creating
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Collecting
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Physical
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Learning
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ลขeลฃu Vlad, 7th A Grade
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Wake-up, Shake-up: promoting health & fitness Comenius Multilateral Project 2014
Total number of pupils: 20
Crt. Nr.
Activity
Nr. of Pupils
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Playing football Riding bike Walking with friends Sleeping Painting Eating out friends
7 8 12 1 3 12
7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
Watching TV Playing computer games Reading Playing cards Listening music
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Popa Stefan,7th Grade
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Total number of pupils : 20 ~playing football – 7 ~riding my bike – 8 ~walking with friends – 12 ~sleeping – 1 ~painting – 3 ~ eating out with friends – 12 ~watching TV – 20 ~playing computer games – 20 ~reading – 4 ~playing cards – 10 ~listening to music - 19
STEFANA CĂLBAZĂ, 7th Grade
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Scoala Gimnazială Nr.25 Sibiu, Romania Wake-up, Shake-up‌2014
Name: Barac Daniel Grade: 7th
Leisure Time Chart Number of pupils: 20 Leisure time activities: Playing football (7); Riding the bike (8); Walking with friends (14); Sleeping; Painting(1); Cooking (12); Eating out with friends(20); Watching TV(18); Playing computer games(20); Reading (4); Playing cards(10); Listening to music(20).
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Twenty children took part in the survey. Our English teacher conducted the survey. She gave us the leisure time ideas and we chose our favourites. Among them, some were: riding football, eating out with friends or watching TV. The result of the percentage is: Playing football = 35% Riding the bike = 40% Painting = 15% Sleeping = 5% Watching TV = 90% Reading = 20% Playing cards = 50% Walking out with friends = 70% Cooking = 60% Eating out with friends = 100%
Children should read more and stop watching TV so much. The most popular activities are listening to music, playing computer games, eating out with friends and watching TV. The least- liked activities are sleeping, painting and reading. Anca Albu , 7th Grade
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Survey Report on Leisure Time Activities Twenty pupils took part in the survey. The teacher gave us a list of leisure time activities and the pupils voted their favourites. They chose thiese activities: playing football,l riding a bike, walking with friends, sleeping, painting, cooking, eating out with friends, playing cards, watching TV, playing computer games, reading and listening to music.
ACTIVITY
PERCENTAGE
Playing football
35%
Riding their bikes
40%
Sleeping
5%
Painting
15%
Watching TV
90%
Reading
20%
Playing cards
50%
Walking out with friends
70%
Cooking
60%
Eating out with friends
100%
Playing computer games
100%
Listening to music
100%
CONCLUSION: Pupils should read more instead of playing computer games. The most popular activities are: eating out with friends, playing computer games, eating out with friends, listening to music, watching TV, walking out with friends and cooking.. The least-liked activities are: sleeping, painting and reading. TeĹ&#x;cuĹŁ Timotei , 7th Grade
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5th grade pupils HunĹŁa Claudia , teacher
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Tescut Timotei, 6th Grade
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Total number of pupils: 73 Transport
Nr. of people
Walk
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Car
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Bus 3 Taxi 1 Motorbike 1
Other
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Pogor Larisa-Elena- 7th A Grade 38
Diana Costea , 7th Grade
Barac Daniel , 7th Grade
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Scoala Gimnazială Nr.25 Sibiu, Romania Wake-up, Shake-up…2014
COMENIUS SPORTS DAY
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2. Playing football, basketball riding a bike or roller- skating are preferred by most of the children in our school.
3. Comenius Sports Day gave us the opportunity to spend a whole day playing sports. It was a great day and my favourite school day!
1. Playing sports has an important part in our lives, that’s why we took part in the sports activities organized by our school on Comenius Sports Day. What we really liked was that we could practice any sport, including cycling, roller-skating and playing different games in different locations. So, some of the pupils played indoor games, whereas others went in the open and had fun while practising different sports activities.
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COMENIUS SPORTS DAY Playing sports helps you stay in shape, gain skills, teaches you how to organize your time, boosts friendships and builds relationships. It is well–known that participating in sports improves your health in many ways. The pupils of our school take part in many sports activities, both during the regular classes or during their extracurricular activities. We have the best basketball team, both girls and boys, the best speed skaters, who won many medals and the best gymnasts. Besides these, many pupils practise other sports during their leisure time.
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Motto: “Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.”(Jim Rohn)
Photos taken during the COMENIUS SPORTS DAY in our school
The basketball team of our school won the first place at the County Championship. They train every day after classes and they all say that sports force them to organize their time so that they can both practice their favourite sport and finish their homework for the next day. “The key is finding a balance”, says the team captain. ”If you can learn to organize your time then you can succeed in both”. Mate Andrei , Popa Stefan, 7th A grade 41
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Popa Anca, 8th Grade
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Victor Călin, HeadTeacher 44
SIBIU MEETING During the days of the Comenius project meeting, I and my guest from Spain took part in many funny and educational activities. The most important of these activities was the trip. We visited many delightful places and sights. The place that impressed me most was Danes, where we had lunch. The food was great, but the beauty of the surroundings and locations were even more beautiful. I wish I were there right now! Danes Zoo was full of cute animals. I liked them all! Overall the trip was great! What about the other activities of the project? Not all of them captivated me. I just
liked the workshops and the “Artistic Moments�, which were absolutely fantastic. I liked the project development in Romania and I would also like to take part in other such experiences. IULIA NATEA, 7th GRADE
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I enjoyed this project with all the activities we got to do and the people we met. I had a great time being a guide in Sibiu and showing them around Sighisoara as well. The trip was very interesting and I loved seeing all the new places but also learning some Russian words from the kids. The churches we visited were new to me so I took a lot of pictures. The lunch was very good and the place was very big and relaxing. Our little festivity went really well and I am glad they liked it , although I was very nervous presenting the moment. The activities we did with Easter decorations, sport activities, food cooking and all the others were really fun and I got to talk to the teachers a lot and also explain to them the steps of making the decorations. I had a great time with this project and I am looking forward to joining future projects.
The trip to Sighisoara was a very interesting experience. I got to visit a lot of beautiful places and spend time with our project partners. I talked and learned a lot from them. I learned how to count from 1 to 10 in Russian and some other words in that language. The kids were very friendly and we got along well. I enjoyed visiting Sighisoara and eating at Danes, which was a very relaxing and large place with horses and peacocks. Ĺžtefana Călbază, 7th A grade
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Written account of the first two days The meeting took place in our school and seven countries were invited and took part in the meeting. I wasn’t here during the whole meeting, but I’ve spent two amazing days with our partners. On Monday, we met them during our Chemistry lab experiment and I explained them what we were doing. They seemed to like it and it was a nice experience. Then, we met on Tuesday when we guided them around the town. Also, I got to talk to more people and I got to know a lot of interesting things about Spain and Great Britain. It was nice being a guide; I would honestly like to practice it in the future, too. Before the sightseeing tour of Sibiu, we went to The Natural Science Museum and I enjoyed chatting with them about different things, comparing Romania to different countries. It was a great experience, I would definitely like to meet all those people again and go through it all over again. I really hoped they liked their stay here, too. It was nice and unique. Anca Albu, 7th Grade
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Şcoala Gimnazială Nr. 25 Sibiu Comenius Multilateral Project: Wake up, Shake up 2013-2014
EVENT EVALUATION SCHEME Project Meeting, Sibiu, Romania 7.04-11.04. 2014 People questioned 40: 25 teachers; 15 pupils
Crt. No.
EVALUATION
ACTIVITY
CRITERIA
SCALE VERY
GOOD
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School Visit
organizing the protocol; welcoming the guests/ mediating discussions; respecting the schedule
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Town Hall Visit
planning time for the event, interest in the activity; respecting the schedule and timing
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Visit: The Natural Science Museum
interest for teachers and students; involvement in the activity
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Getting around Sibiu- Sightseeing Tour of the City
involving the student guides- attractiveness of the sights; English speaking abilities
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Coach Trip to Sighişoara
involving student guides; attractiveness of the sights& monuments; English speaking abilities; team building
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Artistic Moments
organizing, presenting, respecting the schedule, culture & traditions; team spirit; involvement and dedication
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Workshops
variety in the activities, good organization, good team work, creativity; English speaking abilities; applying feedback
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Easter Cards
creativity; Easter traditions/culture developing skills
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Traditional Easter Food
developing creativity; Easter traditions/ culture
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Easter Decorations
healthy lifestyle; good team work; Easter traditions/culture;
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Sport Activities
keeping fit; great experience through competing in a friendly manner; interest in sport activities
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Traditional Meal at School
healthy eating; good team work; similarities in Easter traditions/ culture;
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“Good-bye Dinner”
friendly atmosphere; bringing team closer together; team spirit / building
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Visit: “Astra” Traditional Folk Civilisation Museum
attractiveness of the sights; interest in culture & traditions; meeting new cultures
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friendly atmosphere; healthy life- style; cleanliness; communication FEEDBACK skills; hospitality/ kindness
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Accommodation in families (for pupils , host families and teachers involved)
FEEDBACK:
Many thanks to everyone at school and for making the meeting so memorable! Helen - UK
All the French team has come back at home! We are very glad and happy of this week in your beautiful city of Sibiu, Thanks a lot for the families, for the welcome at the college... and... more and more.. Yes, students will remember for a long time their experience... Best regards for you... Happy Easter... and good holidays... Bertrand- France
Thank you very much for nice days in Sibiu. Our teachers and students are very happy of this visit. Thanks a lot for the families. Best regards, Liudmila- Lithuania 49
7th—8th grade pupils- Gabriela Bârcă, project coordinator 50
Anca Albu, 7th grade 51
Victor Călin, HeadTeacher 52
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