C3 activity “Trexalitsa and Kolimpitsa”
“Trexalitsa and Kolimpitsa” The story
Erasmus KA2 2019-22. 2nd Mobility to Farsala, Greece – Results
Our coloborative book with herbs
In the context of the 2nd activity entitled: “The shop of nature”, all schools created pictures of fruits and vegetables, in alphabetical order and made a dictionary.
Εrasmus+ 2019-21. 1st Mobility to Spain. 2-6 of December 2019 – Results
Early in the morning, the Spanish school comes to know another culture, people and of course, to experience the new culture and new experience. The children at Ave Maria Esparraquera School are ready and waiting for us with a small concert, dressed in fruit. A student dressed as Hippocrates, shows us what the children have learned all along.
All the mobility in a presentation:
Our common story about Hippocrates This story was created by all the collaborators, during activity C1.
“A visit to Asklepieion”
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C2 activity. Presentations by the project coordinators in 1st transnational meeting in Spain.
1st transnational meeting in Spain. Prevention is better than Cure, as Hippocrates said. Presentations by the project coordinators.
C2 activity “The shop of Nature”
C1 activity. Presentations by the project coordinators
Presentation of C1 activity by the project coordinators.
Ιnforming parents about the program
The 23rd Kindergarten of Larissa informed parents about the program “Prevention is better than Cure, as Hippocrates said and the action Erasmus + KA229. During the event, the objectives and results of the program were presented, as well as the planned visits.
Preschool Educational Institution of Jurmala “Saulite” introducing representatives of the preschool parents council with the aims and main ideas of the project “Prevention is better than Cure”, as Hippocrates said! What will be the gains? What will be the benefits of the project for children? What are the planned activities of the project?
Tea Party at 23rd Kindergarten in Larissa.
Today our children made us very proud.
They told their parents that we had learned all this time about Hippocrates and herbs.
We also presented the films and e-books created with the puzzles and the poem we made with the children. Then there was a tea and chamomile party, where the kids gave the parents the cookies we made the day before. In the end they offered lavender for the closet and laurel leaves.
We would like to thank Ms. Artemis Papadimitriou, educational project coordinator, for her presence at the event.
One of the goals was to develop healthy eating habits for both children and their parents.
About our erasmus project
The fundamental purpose of the proposal is the defense, improvement and promotion of mental, physical health and social well-being of the students, by cultivating healthy eating habits, developing basic motor skills and fitness of infants and the development of social skills and critical thinking. Additionally, we seek to denature in act the ancient Greek’s words therapist and philosopher Hippocrates, “Prevention is better then Cure”, “Your Food is your Medicine and your Medicine is your Food”. The project «Prevention is better than Cure», addressed to early years education students, is on healthy eating, exercise and well-being. Its innovation is based on the philosophy of the ancient Greek therapist Hippocrates, who acknowedged the significance of exercise – in combination with diet and other factors- for the preservation of good physical condition. In a world constantly changing causing negative effects on health, the meaning of the Hippocratic sayings is a priority.
Main purpose of this project is the improvement and promotion of mental, physical health and the social well-being of the students by participating in activities so as to understand the importance of Health and the value of healthy eating through the investigation of the Hippocratic theory. Secondary objectives are the students’ learning about herbs and to realize that Nature is the best «pharmacy»; also to understand the benefits of exercise as a means of prevention in combination with diet, the interaction with European people and the development of social skills; finally to obtain environmental consciousness and inspire students to become active European citizens.
Project Summary
The fundamental purpose of the proposal is the defense, improvement and promotion of mental, physical health and social well-being of the students, by cultivating healthy eating habits, developing basic motor skills and fitness of infants and the development of social skills and critical thinking.
Additionally, we seek to denature in act the ancient Greek’s words therapist and philosopher Hippocrates, “Prevention is better then Cure”, “Your Food is your Medicine and your Medicine is your
Food”.
Hippocrates constitutes an integral part of the cultural heritage and history of our country since he lived for many years in Larissa, where he died. He has offered the most to healing and treatment of diseases and epidemics by using herbs. With his therapies he was recognized as “Father of Medicine” whilehe was using plants, because he deeply believed in the power of nature.
From the plants he had chosen, many of them constitute the basis of modern medicines. From antiquity to nowadays, different cultures have discovered many common points and various uses for herbs and essential oils. Myths, legends, tradition and medicine reflect this knowledge.
In a changing world, with a negative impact on health, the concept of Hippocratic words is a top priority. The main objective of the program is the students to understand that in nature human can look for alternative ways of prevention and treatment and to form positive attitudes towards the environment and sustainability.
In recent years, the European Union, the United States, the World Health Organization contribute to the wider dissemination of active programs for the improvement of the population’s nutrition.The
European Union seeks to achieve a high level of health protection through all European policies and activities. Community policy on health issues aims to improve public health, prevent diseases and
dangers against health, including the risks associated with the way of the Europeans’ living.
Research data suggest that adoption of the nutritional instructions depicted on the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid has as a result the reduction of the risk of developing diseases (such as cardiovascular
diseases, obesity, diabetes). Serious health problems that children face are related to poor nutritional habits and lack of exercise leading to obesity. Lastly our culture has changed, having as a result children to be involved more often in sedentary activities, such as television and static games. The school must cultivate in children basic motor skills and make them realize the value of exercise. It is very important to create healthy adults who love sports and have included it in the their life as an integral part (Ratliffe, 1994).
Our partners
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Teachers from 5 countries and 6 schools participate in this project:
-23rd public Kindergarten of Larissa, Greece, applicant organization. Participation in eTwinning and T4Europe programs, owner of eTwinning labels, awarded with the eTwinning School Label.
-5th public Kindergarten of Farsala, Greece, partner and coordinator in 2 Erasmus+KA2 projects.
-I.c.1 Imola, Italy, public school.
-AVE MARIA ESPARRAGUERA, Spain, private school, owner of eTwinning school labels.
-Vilkaviskio vaiku lopselis-darzelis Buratinas, Lithuania, public school. Οwner of eTwinning school
labels, International award of Best eTwinning school.
-Preschool education organization “Saulite”, Latvia, public school.
Vilkaviskio vaiku lopselis-darzelis Buratinas, Lithuania. Activities.
Vilkaviškis kindergarten “Buratinas” is a preschool education institution. It has 13 groups of pupils aged from 2 to 7 years old, adding up to a total of 215 children being taught and taken care of. 30 teachers are employed along with a psychologist, 2 speech therapists, a special teacher and a physical education specialist. This facility also provides care for children with special needs. The whole community is active in taking part in various social activities, local, national and international projects. The institution community ensures social and emotional education, physical health development, care for cultural values, art education, all while maintaining high quality of education and applying innovative methods. The goals of kindergarten “Buratinas” are forming a culture of unity, high moral values, unity and whole-round development; fuelling education, self-development, dialogue and agreement importance, creativity and activeness; striving for higher pupils’ accomplishments with their individual needs taken into account, all while in an appealing, dynamic and open environment; uniting for a communicative and explorative education in a natural and cultural environment. We have taken part in a Comenius Project in 2018 and have not had more Erasmus experience since. Teachers of this institution actively participate in eTwinning projects. In 2013 and 2017 teacher and expert Edita Setkauskiene and her pupils won the international award of “Best eTwinning school” contest. Two of our teachers – teacher expert Edita Setkauskiene and teacher methodist Rita Bartuskiene – are eTwinning mentors in Marijampolė municipality. Teachers are interested in new technologies and actively participate in various qualification development seminars, courses and conferentions. In 2017, Teacher expert Edita Setkauskiene took part in an annual eTwinning conference „eTwinning Annual Conference 2017 – eTwinning: Turning Inclusion Into Action“ in Malta. Where she tested her knowledge and gained new insights about inclusion in the educational process. In addition, teachers teach about safety, health, social and emotional development by the programme of life experience and skills, “Zippy‘s friends“, “Lion‘s quest“ programme, “Time spent together“. They also participate in LTOK project “Olympic generation“.
Teachers who want to participate in an Erasmus Ka2 project would like to continue their collaboration with partners with intentions to share good experience, create partnerships while maintaining a great condition of the whole education community, developing educational methods, striving for a better learning experience, learning the English language and finding out about new cultures.
Our website: https://www.vilkaviskioburatinas.lt/
Spain 2-6/12/2019 C1 activity “A painting….a story”
C2 activity. “The shop of nature”
Herbal Dictionary
C3 activities
Trechalitsa and Kolymbytsa
C4 activities
C5 activities
“The journay starts in old times to see how children used to play games”
C6 activities
“Young Guides in Diachronic Museum”