Portuguese students in Barcelona (Spain)

... and some photos to remember ...

The Portuguese students' presentation in the 4th meeting of the Comenius Project (Barcelona, Spain)

Students’ presentation guide (Meeting in Spain)

Our school is situated in an area of rapidly expanding population. It is located in Torres Novas, a city with a past history in the district of Santarém.

This year there are 544 students (297 from the 2^nd cycle and 247 from the 3^rd Cycle which means students from 10 up to 14 years old). It is a school with an increasing number of students coming from different sociological and economic backgrounds which affect their learning; 196 students received financial support including an alimentary supplement because they really need it.  We also have some children with special educative needs (about 120).  

Sports – We won several national and local prizes in different sports.

Music – Partnership with Choral Phydellius (Choral and musical institute located in Torres Novas). Our students learn how to play different musical instruments.

Environment – We are an Eco School and we also developed an Eco School Project. We  have been rewarded with a Green Flag for some years and we still go on developing different activities in this context.

Projects – Since many years ago we’ve been developing many projects and different activities: Health Project, Cape Verde Exchange Project, Solidarity Club, Socrates Comenius Project – Language Assistant, European Club, Youth Parliament Club, Music Club,

Activities done so far:

Logo contest – The students from the 7^th and 8^th grades created a “Logo of the Project “. Each partner country elected its own and the winner was the Spanish logo.  The logos are posted on the Virtual Guide.

Questionnaire about “Fast food versus traditional food” – The Comenius team applied a questionnaire to their students and their conclusions are posted on the Virtual Guide.

78% of the Portuguese students from 3^rd Cycle (7^th, 8^th and 9^th years) aged between 12 and 15 years answered the questionnaire. We can infer that more than half of the Portuguese students know what fast food is and they consume it because they enjoy it. The data also shows us that students consume less fast food and more traditional food and the most famous dishes from traditional Portuguese cuisine are among their preferences.

The study of one food group – In order to make students aware of the importance of eating well, different partners studied different food groups. The Portuguese students from the 7^th and 8^th grades studied the group “Legumes and oilseeds”. Their work is already posted on the Virtual Guide of the project.

Our Food Pyramid Poster Contest – After studying evolution of food pyramid and its importance, the students from the different grades (5^th, 6^th, 7^th, 8^th and 9^th) rganized a food pyramid contest where theyshowed their creativity and originality in all the works divulgated in a final exhibition. The winner poster was created by two students from the 5^th grade.

How does our traditional food take part in the food pyramid?

Our first task was to do a research study about the most traditional dishes from the north, centre and south of Portugal and also in the archipelago of Madeira and the Azores. And it was really a big problem for us because, among so many different ways of cooking different types of meat, fish, birds, soups, side dishes, vegetables and desserts, we had to choose the best one to illustrate each region. Otherwise it would be a very, very long work. But we are sure that one of the biggest influences on Portuguese cooking is without any doubt the ocean. So seafood is an integral part of the Portuguese cuisine (from shrimps up to hundreds of varieties of bacalhau (codfish).

And here you can see our choices (video)

This picture shows us that the position of the Portuguese typical traditional food from the different regions of Portugal, including the archipelago of Madeira and Azores in the food pyramid is very similar. But even so we can say that the healthiest traditional food is in the south of Portugal.

The Portuguese Students

Portuguese Report

2nd Portuguese Comenius Report (May-October 2013)

After the approval of the “Virtual Guide” of the Project:  http://comeniusgtpr.wix.com/virtualfoodguide presented by our team in the meeting in Antalya (Turkey 14th – 19th April 2013), we posted on the “Virtual Guide” all the work agreed in our last meeting in Antalya sent by our Comenius partners, after adapting and illustrating it in order to establish an equal space for everyone. To have the work finished in the defined deadlines we had to send a “memorandum” to the partners who hadn’t sent their work yet.

In what concerns the work done by our students (from May until October 2013) here are the following activities:

       May and June:

§  A brief research study about the “Food Pyramid History” – the students from the 7th and 8th grades studied the evolution of the Food Pyramid from 1916 with the first Food Guide established in the USA called “Food for Young Children” until 2011 with “My Plate”.  The different shape helps to grab consumers’ attention and make them know how much food to consume in the 5 food groups.

§  A study of the food group “Legumes” (agreed in the meeting in Turkey). The Portuguese students from the 7th and 8th grades studied the legumes developing the following items: characteristics, functions, importance in food, presence in the Mediterranean diet and the traditional dishes where the presence of legumes is visible.

       July and August

§  A research study about the “Portuguese Traditional Food” and the most traditional dishes from the north, centre and south of Portugal including the archipelago of Madeira and the Azores.

§  A survey of “Traditional recipes” from their grandmas, during their summer holidays.

       September

§  “Food Pyramid Poster Contest” – participated by students from all school years (5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th grades). The posters, made by different materials, obeyed the theme "Food Pyramid" . A jury made ​​up for the purpose selected the best poster according to the following criteria: scientific and linguistic correction, originality and creativity. The winner was created by two students from the 5th Year.

§  Poster Exhibition – all the posters submitted and accepted entered a final exhibition in order to show students’ creativity and originality. 

§  Final work about “How does our traditional food take place in the food pyramid”. It was really a big problem for our students because, among so many different ways of cooking different types of meat, fish, birds, soups, side dishes, vegetables and desserts, they had to choose the best one to illustrate each region. Otherwise it would be a very, very long work. It wasn’t an easy task. But they

were sure that one of the biggest influences on Portuguese cooking is without any doubt the ocean. So seafood is an integral part of the Portuguese cuisine (from shrimps up to hundreds of varieties of bacalhau (codfish).

The work presented showed us that the position of the Portuguese typical traditional food in the food pyramid is very similar. But even so we can say that the healthiest traditional food is in the south of Portugal.

§  A video about the work done so far in the context of the project to be presented in the meeting in Spain. Our students made a great effort to finish their work nevertheless their English teacher (our colleague Teresina Paz) was ill at the hospital having a very complicated surgery. But with my help and of two Art teachers they were able to elaborate a very interesting work to be presented, to the other Comenius partners, in the meeting in Spain.

       October

§  a report (after the visit to Spain) about their experiences in a foreign country and what were their feelings about it in what concerns its culture, culinary tradition, people, places, etc.;

§  a powerPoint presentation with the most representative photos of the visit to Spain to be presented to the school (students, teachers and other staff);

§  a short information about the meeting that was posted, with some photos, on the school website: http://www.agilpaes.pt and sent to the local press to be published;

§  a study about the physical activity pyramid to make them realize about the importance of the physical exercise in their lives and the types of physical exercises they should practise combined with a healthy food in a healthy growing.

§  answering the questionnaire “Be active” proposed by the Portuguese team and agreed by the other partners in the meeting in Spain, in order to know if our students practise physical activity.

In conclusion I can say that the project objectives continue to be fulfilled. All the agreed activities were carried out; the students had the opportunity to visit different countries and to develop their language skills in English and their research methods. On the other hand they are more concerned about healthy eating habits and much more motivated to the benefits of the culinary tradition. By the end of this term they’ll be aware of the importance of the physical exercise in order to be fit and healthy.

The Comenius Project Coordinator

Gabriela de Azevedo             

TURKEY April-September Report:
Preparations were done for the Comenius meeting in Turkey. Host families were arranged for 33 foreign students. Hotel reservations were done at the hotel of tourism high school for 19 foreign teachers. The date of visit to the factory of youghurt was decided on. Free entrance permissions were taken from TURSAB for the visitors.we planned the visits to the city centre,the buses and restaurants were arranged and orders were given.the programme took place as we planned. But on the first day we had to delay the presentations because of the bad weather and elecricity cuts. At the school ´’dining room local dishes were served to the guests. We visited the Yörükoglu youghurt factory. Trips to antalya center were done as we planned.Physical activity plans were done for the next term.the presentations for the Spain visit were prepared and the team got ready for the journey.we checked the preparations when the schools started. Spain visit took place well as we planned.

POSTERS: 2 ITALIAN WINNERS in our school

Second Report Italy

ITALIAN ACTIVITIES “COMENIUS FOOD”

May 2013 –October 2013

                        By teacher Paola Amadio - Italian Coordinator Comenius Project

May 2013

After visit in Turkey in april,  the Italian  Comenius team had to continue the local activities of the project.

-Meeting with the Leadership (Headmaster). Summary of meeting in Turkey and plan future activities

            Team Comenius (3 teachers and Leadership)

-Students have prepared material of dissemination of turkish experience.

They have presented it in front of other students

Team Comenius (3 teachers)  classes 3A,3B (29 students)

 20^th-30^th of  May 2013:

-Work for materials of Virtual guide.

The students of the target group, supervised by the teachers involved in the project, realized a study about “the Meat and Fish” agreed in the meeting Turkey.

-Lessons: “Comenius  Food Meat and Fish”; work in teams and individual tasks.

Team Comenius (3 teachers)  classes 3A,3B (29 students)

June 2013

-We have continued the work  about the materials for the Virtual guide.

-Lessons “ Pillar of traditional  Veneto cuisine and cultural elements”.

 Team Comenius (3 teachers)  classes 3A,3B (29 students)

-Italian Coordinator presented at all school  in the last meeting – teachers school ISISS Sartor  (Collegio Docenti) the whole work of Firts Year of Project.     

-Coordinator team has prepared and sent to the National Agency a report for the first year of the project

Italian Coordinator (1 theacher)

July and August 2013 

Italian school was  closed for summer holidays but team Comenius worked on project  with individual tasks.

September 2013

New Headmistress in ISISS Sartor and new Administrative Director

-Meeting to show project and activities done, to choose the best way to organise the future activities and to plan the next meetings and the classes for future  works

Team Comenius (3 teachers and Leadership)

1^st -15^th of Sept 2013

-Students realize PPT about MEAT and FISH (work for spanish meeting)

The short form of this material was sent to the Portuguese team to posting in the Virtual guide.

Team Comenius (3 teachers)  classes  3A,3B (29 students)

-Meeting with  local institutions to explore  future  projects about food  and  to introduce the project food

Team Comenius (2 teachers)

16^th-28^th of Sept 2013

-Students realized different kind of posters (painted by themselves on water colours and realized then in PPT) about their own food pyramid.

It was a competition with these posters and the winners were 2 posters

They were sent to the Portuguese team for the virtual guide.

Team Comenius (3 teachers)  classes 2A,2B,3A,3B (about 50 students)

-Three students  were selected for visit in Spain, meeting with families

Italian Coordinator and other teachers

-The whole team finished the materials for the Spanish visit, students prepared PPT in English

Team Comenius (3 teachers) – English teacher,  classes 3A,3B (29 students)

 

 30^th Sept – 5^th  Oct 2013  MEETING in Spain

Fourth  meeting of project

Team Comenius  3 italian teachers and Headmistress and  3 italian students

(SEE SPAINISH REPORT for activities)

During 28 September till 4 October a team formed by four teachers and two students have taken part to visit in Barcelona, Spain.

It was a very wonderfull visit, technical and cultural. The atmosphere was very very friendly.

October 2013

-Italian Coordinator  has realised and presented materials for colleagues

-Italian Coordinator has  organized material for updating the new school site with a summery of all Comenius Project done in the last 10 years in ISISS SARTOR and the link to blog of Comenius food (www.istitutogariosartor.it) 

-Italian Coordinator has  organized material for updating BLOG (http://foodorfastfood.blogspot.it/)

-Italian Coordinator has written report for Romania (Coordinator of Project Food)  about activities done in Italy during  the last period

            Italian Coordinator (1 teacher)

15^th -30^th of Oct. 2013

Students and teachers are working in the subjects agreed during the meeting Spain

Team Comenius (3 teachers)  classes 2A,2B,3A,3B (about 60 students)

                             

Teacher Paola Amadio

Italian Coordinator Comenius Project

FOOD PYRAMID AND "VENETO FOOD" - Work italian students

O) traditional veneto food and food pyramid meeting spain from comeniusfood