Mobility week in Italy
(June 24 th - June 28 th , 2023)

Within the scope of Erasmus+ project called “A Heritage for Each Country”, A Europe for
Everyone”, we visited Primary school in Agira, Sicily. We stayed in Sicily from June 24 th - June
28 th , 2023. The following Croatian students participated in the mobility: Josip Milas, 7.a, Marta
Šućur, 8.a, Gorana Kukavica, 7.c, Mia Galić, 7.b and Gabrijela Lubina, 7.b. The students were
accompanied by English teachers Ivana Ćosić and Monika Pavlović Grabovac.

On the first day the hosts organized a splendid welcoming ceremony. The Headmistress greeted
the guests and wished us a pleasant stay in their school and country. The Italian students wore
traditional costumes and performed their traditional songs and dances. In good spirits, they
invited the guests to join them on the dance floor. Students had a lot of fun while trying to learn
the basic steps of typical Italian dance.
The hosts delivered History and Geography workshops. We learned about the most important
historical events in Sicily and its geographical position.
After that, we enjoyed delicious Italian specialties prepared by parents.
Since the aim of the project is to promote cultural heritage of the countries involved in the
project, we visited many historical sites that were inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage list.
The Italian students acted as local guides.
Our first destination was Catania, the second largest city in Sicily. The city is located at the base
of the active volcano, Mount Etna. The city was destroyed in a volcanic eruption and in
earthquakes several times. Today it is a beautiful baroque city with many historical landmarks.
We visited the main square, Elephant Fountain, St Agatha’s Cathedral, Fish market and
Benedictine Monastery.
On the following day we went to the archeological park in Syracuse where we saw an impressive
Greek theatre and The Roman Amphitheatre. Near the Greek theater there is a cave called Ear of
Dionysus.

Afterwards we went sightseeing in Ortigia, a charming baroque town with its impressive baroque
Cathedral.
We also visited Cefalu, a Sicilian seaside town with artistic treasures including Norman
Cathedral and an old medieval town.
Villa Romana del Casale is A Roman villa famous for its splendid mosaics.

The hosts distributed the Certificates of Attendance to participants at the end of the meeting.
During the project we learned a lot about the culture, traditions and customs of each country
involved in the project and we are looking forward to other similar projects in the future.

                                                             Ivana Ćosić, the project coordinator

Mobility week in Romania
(May 15 th – May19th, 2023)

Within the scope of Erasmus + project called “A heritage for each country, A Europe for
everyone”, we visited Poarta Alba school in Romania. The following students participated in the
mobility week in Romania: Marija Bekavac, 8.a, Iva Kutleša, 8.a, Antea Perić, 8.a, Lucija
Gudelj, 8.b, Mia Gadžo, 8.c. The students were accompanied by Ivana Petričević, the
headmistress and Ivana Ćosić, the project coordinator. We stayed in Romania from May 15 th to
May 19 th , 2023.

On the first day the hosts prepared a welcoming ceremony. The Headmistress and the Mayor
welcomed us and wished us a pleasant stay in their school and the city. The Romanian students
performed the national anthem of each country involved in the project. They performed their
traditional dances wearing national costumes and invited us to dance with them, teaching us the
basic steps. After that the hosts took us on a tour around the school. They held a lecture about
Romanian customs and traditions. During the workshop the students had to make a traditional
costume by using different materials. They had a lot of fun while cutting different pieces of a
costume and trying to figure out how to put it together. Afterwards, we went on a sightseeing
tour of Constanta guided by a tour guide. We learned a lot of interesting facts about the history
and cultural monuments of Constanta.

The next day we went on a trip to Bucharest to visit the Palace of Parliament which is the second
largest building in the world. It is very impressive. We also visited the Village Museum where
we could see different types of houses built in different villages of Romania. We learned a lot
about different techniques and materials that were used in construction.
The hosts held a lecture on Romanian literature, myths and legends. They also presented the
history and geography of their country. During the workshop the students had to sew the
Romanian flag using wool and a needle. They had a lot of fun while taking photos in a photo
booth. We also visited a nearby wine distillery.
The following day we went on a trip to the Danube Delta which is rich in various types of flora
and fauna.

In the evening we attended the cultural evening where we enjoyed delicious Romanian dishes.
The hosts distributed the Certificates of Attendance.
During the mobility week we learned a lot about the traditions, culture and heritage of Romania.
We made new friendships and gained new experience.

                                                    Ivana Ćosić, the project coordinator

Mobility week in Portugal – March 6th - March 10th, 2023

Within the scope of Erasmus+ project called „A heritage for each country, A Europe for everyone“, we visited  Viso school in Porto. The following students took part in the mobility week in Portugal: Kristian Bošnjak, 8.a; Marta Šućur. 8.a; Ivan Kutleša, 8.a; Mia Gadžo, 8.c; Mariana Garac, 8.c and Gorana Kukavica, 7.c. The students were accompanied by English language teachers Monika Pavlović Grabovac and Ivana Ćosić. We stayed in Porto from March 6th to March 10th, 2023. During the mobility week the Portuguese students and teachers held a lot of lectures and workshops related to cultural heritage of Portugal. They presented history, geography, myths and legends of their country.

The students had a lot of fun while trying to learn the basic steps of Portuguese traditional dance. We had an oppurtunity to see the tradional costumes from Porto. During art workshop students learned about the art of tiles and tried to make their own drawings of tiles. We tasted typical Portugese food. Portuguese students took us on a sightseeing tour of the city and they acted as tour guides. We visited many places of historical and cultural interest.

The teachers discussed the differences and similarities of education system of Portugal and their own countries. The pupils communicated in English to their peers thus improving their language skills. A week in Porto was an amazing experience for both teachers and students. We learned a lot about culture and traditions of Portugal and made some new friendships.

                                                                              Ivana Ćosić, the coordintor of the project

Mobility in Turkey

   (26th –30th September 2022)

Within the scope of Erasmus+ project we visited our partners in the primary school of Usak in Turkey between 26^th-30^th September 2022. The Croatian team was really excited about meeting their partners.

Our hosts prepared a wonderful welcoming party. The headmaster and the coordinator of the project greeted all the guests and wished us a pleasant stay in their country. Turkish students performed traditional dances. After receiving journals, we attended Turkish geography lesson. Students especially enjoyed the art workshop. They learned about traditional Turkish paper marbling art of Ebru and made their own pieces of art.

In the afternoon we went on a sightseeing tour of Usak region, and we visited Ulubey Canyon which is the second largest Canyon in the world. The local tour guide took us to the ancient city of Blandaus.

Our hosts organized a cultural evening for us. We listened to traditional Turkish music and watched live dance performances. We had a lot of fun while dancing with our hosts who tried to teach us the basic steps of dance. Of course, we ate delicious Turkish dishes.

The following day we visited Virgin Mary’s House in Selcuk, the ancient city of Ephesus and Kusadasi resort which literally means “Bird Island.”

The next day we attended History and Literature classes and workshops. Turkish students wore traditional costumes and performed traditional plays. After that we ate delicious traditional food prepared by parents in front of the school.

We also visited Archeological Museum in Usak where we saw rich Karun’s treasure. The local tour guide took us to Usak City History Museum where we could see traditional costumes, rugs and carpets that were manufactured in Usak.

In the evening we went to the theatre to watch a historical play about people of Usak who fought for their liberation from the enemy occupation.

We were captivated by the beauty of Pamukkale terraces and grandiosity of Hierapolis theatre. Both places are inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage list.

At the final closing ceremony our hosts distributed participants Certificates of attendance.

We enjoyed our stay in Turkey thanks to hospitality of our kind hosts. Turkey is a wonderful country with rich cultural heritage and amazing people.

Written by: Ivana Ćosić, an English teacher (Erasmus+ project coordinator)

Live mobility in Croatia

(May 9^th – 13^th, 2022)

The first physical mobility within our project was held in Croatia from May 9^th-13^th, 2022. Our school hosted the students and teachers from Italy, Portugal, Romania and Turkey. The aim of the project is to promote the cultural heritage of the countries involved in the project. During the mobility week the Croatian students and teachers presented the cultural heritage of Croatia to our guests.

On the first day we had a welcoming ceremony at our school. The hosts wore traditional costumes. The video about our school was presented to our guests. The students performed a play about fairies living in the lakes of Imotski. The guests listened to traditional songs performed by a female klapa. Multipart klapa singing was inscribed in the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2012. Members of our School Choir and the Imotski Mandolin Orchestra performed two songs each.

The video about school is available on the following link:

https://express.adobe.com/video/lYmGlAuf4cKvL

In the following days we held workshops and lectures on geography, history, literature, and traditional music of Croatia. All the workshops were delivered by Croatian students. They created interesting videos and quizzes about geography of Croatia. During the workshop, the students enjoyed working in groups while painting relief of Croatia and learning about its national parks and interesting cultural sights.

The videos about geography of Croatia are available on the following links:

https://express.adobe.com/video/OTLY51aZVTY7R

https://express.adobe.com/video/YtxXLjCTihCrM

https://express.adobe.com/video/J9KzP5uOKVPpy

https://express.adobe.com/video/liPItXr3Uh3sM

https://express.adobe.com/video/iRa1u09ABTAey

Divided into groups, the students made several posters about famous Croats using a digital tool called Canva during the history workshop.

Inspired by Hasanaginica, a folk balad that originated in Imotski, the students created a book cover using Canva and drew a comic during the literature workshop. They also discussed female rights and built Hasan-aga's tower.

The group of Croatian students performed a traditional dance of Imotski and they taught the guests how to dance it. We had a lot of fun together teaching the guests the basic steps.

We also organized a cultural evening. The parents were invited to school to see the display of students' works, to watch live musical performances and the scene from the play Hasanaginica. The play is usually performed by amateur actors from Imotski during the summer festival. We also enjoyed listening to another female klapa  performing traditional songs. The guests could taste traditional Croatian food prepared by the parents.

Besides the activities held at school, we went on trips to Split and Dubrovnik. Both cities were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

We went on a sightseeing tour of Imotski and the region. The guests were amazed by the beauty of Red and Blue Lake in Imotski, two karst phenomena.

On the final day we had a closing ceremony. We distributed the Attendance Certificates to the participants.

We enjoyed spending time together during the mobility week. We built some new friendships and gained wonderful experience.

We are looking forward to the next mobility.

Written by: Ivana Ćosić, an English teacher (Erasmus+ project coordinator)

A virtual mobility week (January 17^th -21^st, 2022)

The students and the teachers of the Primary School “Josip Vergilij Perić”, Imotski, Croatia, participated in the virtual mobilities  that were held between 17^th - 21st January, 2022 within the scope of the Erasmus project called "A heritage for Each Country, A Europe for Everyone”.

During the virtual mobility week the students and the teachers from Turkey, Italy, Portugal, Romania and Croatia presented the customs, traditions and the cultural heritage of their countries  in an interesting way using videos, Power Point Presentations and different digital tools. All the countries put a lot of effort in work.

The Croatian students and teachers made two videos. The first one is about our school and the second one is about the natural beauties and sights of our hometown, Imotski.

You can watch the videos on the links below:

https://youtu.be/CA0Wp3N7Iqc

https://youtu.be/eZHf3RS_DPg

Using PowerPoint presentations the students talked about geographical position of our country, its landscape, national parks, sights, landmarks, protected cultural monuments, intangible  cultural heritage and famous Croatian artists and writers.

The students also presented the educational system in Croatia, the customs, traditions, food, folklore, legends and sights of their hometown.

We also used the following videos during our session:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=99re33iIt7s&authuser=0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BicFKSwuw38&authuser=0

On the final day of virtual mobilities the participants played games and  quizzes. The Croatian students made a Kahoot quiz about cultural heritage of countries involoved in the project and we also made a Wordwall quiz about the cultural heritage of Croatia.

The quizzes are available on the links below:

https://create.kahoot.it/details/b4ca7484-bbec-48b4-8376-1da924b64a81

https://wordwall.net/play/27601/079/197

At the end of the meeting two Croatian students (Marija Bekavac, 7.a and Ivana Jović, 8.b) performed a popular Croatian song “Cesarica”.

During the virtual mobility week we learned a lot about the cultures of different countries, we gained some new experience, made new friends and had a lot of fun.

The following students took part in the virtual mobility: Lucija Gudelj, 7.b; Mia Gadžo, 7.c; Marija Bekavac, 7.a; Kristian Bošnjak, 7.a; Marta Šućur, 7.a; Iva Kutleša, 7.a; Antea Perić, 7.a; Katarina Boban, 8.b; Nikolina Šimić, 8.b; Anđela Mikulić, 8.b; Ivana Jović, 8.b and Andrija Divić, 8.b.

With help and mentorship of the EU coordinator Ivana Ćosić and with support of the headmistress Monika Pavlović Grabovac those pupils created videos, quizzes, Power Point presentations and all other materials for the needs of this virtual mobility.

Written by: Ivana Ćosić, an English teacher (EU project coordinator)

A Heritage for Each Country

A Europe for Everyone

Since September 2021 the primary school “Josip Vergilij Perić“ has taken part in Erasmus+ project named A Heritage for Each Country, A Europe for Everyone.  Our partner schools are from Italy, Portugal, Turkey and Romania. The aim of the project is to promote cultural diversity and national heritage of each country by respecting the culture and traditions of other countries involved in the project.

Due to the pandemic of Covid 19, most activities have been done online during the first year of the project. During March and April students from all partner schools created logos for the project. In the photo below you see the logos created by the students from our school. In their logos students have tried to represent the natural beauties of their homeland.

Baština svake zemlje

Europa za svakoga

Od rujna 2021. Osnovna škola „ Josip Vergilij Perić“ sudjeluje u Erasmus projektu pod nazivom Baština svake zemlje, Europa za svakoga. Škole partneri s kojima surađujemo na projektu su iz Italije, Portugala, Turske i Rumunjske. Cilj projekta je promovirati kulturnu raznolikost i nacionalnu baštinu svoje zemlje  pri tome poštujući kulturu i tradiciju ostalih država koje su uključene u projekt.

Zbog epidemije koronavirusa, većina aktivnosti je provedena virtualno tijekom ove školske godine. Tijekom ožujka i travnja učenici iz svih škola uključenih u projekt radili su na izradi logoa za projekt. Na fotografiji ispod možete vidjeti radove naših učenika koji su pokušali predstaviti prirodne ljepote svoga zavičaja.

The final selection of  the logo of the project was held online on April 21st. All the participants could vote for one logo only which didn't  belong to their country. The logo that received most votes was created by the students from Turkey. In the photo below you can see the logo of our project.

                                Ivana Ćosić, an English teacher, EU project coordinator

Završna selekcija logoa održala se virtualno 21. travnja. Svi sudionici projekta su mogli glasati samo za jedan logo te pri tom nisu smjeli glasati za logo svoje zemlje. Logo koji je dobio najviše glasova su izradili učenici iz Turske. Na fotografiji ispod možete vidjeti logo našeg projekta.

Ivana Ćosić, prof., koordinatorica EU projekta