First meeting at Madeira: first face to face
How necessary it is to work face to face, shoulder to shoulder! The interpersonal closeness of collective work is crucial for a project like ours to function. The K220 Project: The New Values of Democracy in Today’s Europe started timidly in the preparatory video conferences for the first physical meeting. In Madeira, a welcoming island with stunning views and landscapes, we held the first in-person meeting of the team of teachers who will manage the project. We presented our respective countries and schools: Colegiul National Mihai Viteazul (Romania, coordinator), 50 Genico Lykeio Petroupolis (Greece, partner), ZespolSzkol Centrum Ksztalcenia Roiniczego (Poland, partner), IES Eduardo Primo Marqués (Spain, partner), Escola Basica Dr Horacio Bento de Gouveia (Portugal, partner), and Srdnja Skola Lovre Montija (Croatia, partner). Between February 19th and 23rd, we conducted workshops on the History and Democratic Values of Portugal, Immigrati