The report

The report on the implementation of the Comenius plan
from September 2013 to December 2013.

At the beginning of September 2013,we discussed the tasks of the Comenius project which we carried out to December 2013. The project was presented to the new parents and children who started education in “Pod Topolą” Kindergarten. At the meetings with parents, the head of the nursery school gave presentations on the kindergarten and partners’ activities to date. Parents and children still have an opportunity to learn about the project activities through the daily presentations of work in the Comenius project displayed on the informative monitor.

In September 2013 the children started to learn about our little homeland, Greater Poland. They took a trip to the 31st Tactical Air Base in Krzesiny. The pupils were familiarised with the work of airmen, and they could observe take-offs and landings of F16.

Pre-schoolers in Poland, 25 September celebrated their day: "Pre-schooler Day". They expressed their new impressions in the works of art, which were published on the blog and facebook, to show the beauty of our motherland to their colleagues in Turkey and Finland.

Furthermore, in October, our pupils visited the Museum of Hunting in Uzarzewo. 

On the occasion of Nationaal Education Day, in October 2013 the children prepared wishes for their teachers and the staff of the kindergarten. The programme included songs in Turkish, Finnish and English as well as national dances of our partners: Jenka and Damathalayai.

At the end of October, the members of staff meeting chose a dance “Kłaniany”, which will be presented to the partners to learn it together. The presentation of the dance was made by a dancing instructor. Daily exercises with children were conducted by teachers. Also the song for the partners was chosen and it will be "Poszło dziewczę po ziele".

In early November 2013 the children from the group V, as a part of the project tasks, prepared a ceremony on the occasion of Independence Day. Independence Day is a public holiday in Poland and it is really important to people in this country. The account of this event was given to partners. As the part of the dissemination of the project, the Poznan City councilors, representatives of the City of Poznan, the representatives of Jeżyce estate, headmasters of schools and kindergartens, and also parents were invited to the ceremony.

In November, Polish children prepared picture domino. All partners also presented ​​their projects, according to the rules established earlier. Domino will be the product of the project and will be set in a wooden frame. Children from the partner countries will receive domino made by their colleagues. Domino with pictures will embrace the most beautiful images of the partner countries.

In December 2013 the children as part of the charity event "Children to Children” decorated Poznan goats, which were made ​​of wood. This kind of fun appealed especially to the partners of the kindergarten. 

On the occasion of Christmas and New Year, children of all age groups together with their teachers prepared Christmas cards for partners of the Comenius programme. Cards were folded together resembling an accordion. All together they were  like the chains of friendship. We wished ourselves an active and fruitful cooperation. The cards were sent by post.

The Project Coordinator

Dyr. Przedszkola nr 71 "PodTopolą"

mgr Marzenna Bolińska

Evaluation of the project

Evaluation of the project
         „Our little , great motherland”         
 from August 2012 to June 2013

I. The activities connected with the partnership and the results achieved so far:

August 2012

Preparation and organization of the activities connected with the project "Our little, great motherland."

September 2012

Promotion of the project in the local community. Creation of the special area in the Nursery School connected with the Comenius project - "Comenius Corner", making a  banner and creation of the blog in English - Website: (podtopola3.blogspot.com). Creation of the facebook profile of the project - at: (/www.facebook.com/pod.topola.7). The inclusion in the project activities of representatives of educational authorities, local communities and parents.

October 2012

Making a competition for logo design: "We are Europeans".

November 2012

November is a Polish month. Learning about the Polish partner, Poznan, preschool - traditions and culture through various competitions, workshops and events. In November, the first trip to Turkey took place. During the meeting, the partners presented their country and kindergartens through videos and presentations - "A Day in the life of a preschooler." Various tasks were discussed related to the project of the partnership calendar, we formed first words to the "Glossary", we decided how to communicate - facebook, English blog. We have discussed the principles of cooperation: regularity and punctuality. We learned how to dance the Turkish-Damtam halyai. We have established next appointments in Poland and Finland.

December 2012

Getting to know the habits of the December holidays and the New Year in our partner countries. Each partner created a partnership calendar associated with learning about the chosen country. Poland "open up" windows of the calendar and learn about the customs and culture of Christmas in Finland, Turkey got to know Poland and Finland got to know Turkey. Traditional dishes, cakes, home and nursery décor, décor of table and city were published. In addition, the "chain of friendship" children "produced" Christmas cards and regular mail were sent to partners.

January 2013

We learned about the culture of Turkey, Turkish national symbols, emblem, flag, dancing and food. Conducting interviews with children about different nationalities, skin colors, religions, and the rights of all children to live in a world where there is friendship, understanding and solidarity between peoples. "Winter games" - shows and games on the snow.

February 2013

Children learned about the map of Europe and the different meanings of communication to facilitate getting to our partners. Children worked on the partner glossary. Children in Poland celebrated Grandparents Day by presenting dances and culture of Turkey and Finland. During the carnival partners played with the theme "Music and European culture" - the fairy tale partners.

March 2013

Finnish month – we learned about the tradition, culture, songs, dances and stories. Poland hosted partners from Finland and Turkey. Design of menu book was created. Partners presented their dishes, which are prepared by children. Making a common book that will help partners to produce food of partners and their children according to the recipe. Logo design was chosen. Official logo of the project was the Polish proposition. Poland showed to partners the culture, traditions, food, dances and songs. Playing in the snow in Poland. Frost down to minus 18 degrees. A new experience for visitors from Turkey.

April 2013

Spring in our homes of Poland, Turkey and Finland - an exhibition of children's works. Preparation of the audio presentation of the "Glossary" and a canon “Brother John” in languages ​ of the project partners.

 May 2013

Picnic with Comenius. European Festival with the participation of local communities.  Organization of the festivals in May, using culture and traditions of partners. Documentation - films, photos, documents.

June 2013

A visit to Finland. Presented  "paper” menu book. Each partner received a copy. Partners showed up in T-shirts with the logo design. Making the evaluation of the project. Discussion of the tasks associated with creating a  “partner domino”. Overview of tasks for the next four months of activities in the project. To determine the timing of next visits.

I.       The difficulties encountered during the project:

A major problem was the withdrawal from the project of three kindergartens, what disrupted the early plans for the project. The project involved six organizations-kindergarten. The project failed to qualify for the Czech Republic, Romania and France.

Poland, Turkey and Finland were the final countries. The tasks that were assigned to the Czech Republic, Romania and France were split between Poland, Turkey and Finland. Only the task of learning about the tradition and culture of countries: the Czech Republic, Romania and France were excluded. The schedule in the application has been slightly changed - that applies to deadlines assigned to specific tasks, all because of the reduced number of partners, it was necessary to assign the task for Turkey, Poland and Finland, in units of time, adapted to the abilities of the participants of the project. Total mobility is preserved. Due to the reduced number of partners, tour dates have been changed. The date shall be agreed with partners. The project is progressing well, the tasks are carried out, the results achieved.

the 7^th of June 2013