Newsletter 4

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NEWSLETTER 4

Second short-term exchange of group of pupils 16-20 April 2015)

APRIL 2015

Project Number: 2014-1-PT01-KA201-001041

BHAK/BHAS KITSBUEHEL

Contents Summary of second Short-term Exchange of group of Pupils

Opening Ceremony,, Ice Breaker, Tour of School Reception of the Mayore Teachers’ Work Straif-Experience Junior Componies Trip to Salzburg National Park, Wasserspiele Final Evening

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On the morning of April 19th everybody was very eager to embark on a wholly new experience, as part of our Erasmus plus project. Students and teachers from 7 countries were going to meet in Kitzbuhel, a famous ski resort in Tyrol. Once there, we were kindly welcomed by teachers, students and hosting families.

After a good night’s sleep, we met at school the next day, where we were officially received by the principal and got to know the members of all the other teams. We were offered a nice tour of the school, which is itself an example of good practice, as it has everything one wishes in order to create a proper learning environment.

In the afternoon we had a wonderful tour of the little town of Kitzbuhel, a real jewel of the Alps. Afterwards, we had the opportunity to meet the major, who presented briefly the town and its history.

The next day was expected by everyone, as it meant visiting Salzburg, a place of great cultural and historical interest. After visiting the Dome of Salzburg and the old town, the trip ended at Waserspiele, were everyone had a lot of fun, taking quick “showers” unexpectedly.

On Wednesday it was time for school again. Students and teachers had separate activities. While teachers were presented Junior Companies and learned about Moodle and eLearning, students worked in groups on weekends and free time, and then went out in town in order to discover places of interest and interview people about values. In the afternoon, we were all offered an insight into Kitzbuhel’s famous ski race and we all went up the mountain by gondola. Though at the foot of the mountain it was spring, up the mountain there was still a lot of snow, so we had great fun playing, laughing and taking photos of the breathtaking view.

On Thursday, we all visited the National Park Museum Mittersill, a great museum, which goes beyond the traditional concept of a museum. In the evening, we all went to Oberndorf, where we participated to the Marksman/woman competition, a truly unique experience for most of us, which ended with traditional Austrian food.

Unfortunately, every wonderful story has an end … so the last day finally arrived. With our hearts and souls full of happy memories from the Austrian Alps, we were saying goodbye to one another, hoping that we would sometime meet again… We all had mixed feelings … on the one hand, we felt nostalgia for the wonderful week we had spent and on the other hand, we were happy to go back to our routine at home.

This has been such a concentrated week. We have learnt many things about ourselves and about the others.

We came into contact with the pristine and beautiful nature of the Tyrol and with the wonderful Austrian spirit, so disciplined and neat almost to perfection, but warm at heart at the same time.

Thank you Austria for this unforgettable experience! We had the week of a lifetime in Kitzbuhel!

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The students’ got a “German lesson” done by our students and got to know each other in different games and while touring the school.

general information about BHAK/BHAS Kitzbuehel was given.

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Reception at the mayor of Kitzbuehel’s office Teacher work Kitzbuehel’s mayor welcomed the whole delegation (teachers and students) and gave information

An important part was the discussion of the questionnaire, which is in

about the town. His speech was translated into English by one of Austrian students.

its test phase now (June 2015) and will be implemented in fall 2015.

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Streif-Experience Kitzbuehel’s famous ski race – a gondola trip to the mountains

The Hahnekamm-race is the most important event in the region and also the reason for Kitzbuehel’s “legendary” reputation.

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Junior Companies As the sharing of innovative practises is an important part of short term student exchanges, teachers got insights into several fields of education that are typical for vocational business schools in Austria.

Two major fields (IT and commercial subjects) were chosen to be presentend (mostly by students) are they are typical for our school.

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Trip to Salzburg Visting places of cultural and historical interest Dome of Salzburg

Old Town

Wasserspiele

The whole group saw different places of interest in the city of Salzburg, which has been very important for the development of our region and thereby got to know Austrian history and culture.

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NATURAL PARK By visting the national park We learned about typical Austrian wildlife and the care for endangered species.

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Wasserspiele

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Final Evening: Music and dance

Traditional Food

Certificate Ceremony

The final evening included traditional Austrian dances and live music (presented by students of BHAK Kitzbuehel) as well as farewell words and the certificate ceremony, which ended the official part of the short term student exchange.

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*3nd Project meeting: BHAK/BHAS Kitzbühel, 20-24 April 2015 — Short-term join + Staff training event *Volunteers’ Day

06.05.2015