K220 Erasmus Project: The New Values of Democracy in today's Europe's

Friday dawned cool. All the teams were having breakfast, reminiscing about the great moments of the previous night, the closing ceremony, and the farewell dinner in the school cafeteria with live music, karaoke, and dancing. The night was long for the young ones. But we were all "flying" with the good memories accumulated throughout the week. The day began at the university, where we participated in a workshop to make us reflect on the importance of not believing everything that appears on the screens of the devices we use to inform ourselves or relate to others on social networks. To do this, we used stereograms to perceive different shapes that are not present but, due to the distance from the eyes to the pictures, manifest individually to each one. Later, the group of teachers carried out a multicultural activity. A visit to a multicultural school, Varadi Jozsef. In this school, a Hungarian curriculum and a Romanian one are taught in parallel. Colleague

On Thursday, the day began with a bus excursion to Brasov. Due to rushing out, before the appointed time, we accidentally left Panos and Pantelis behind, who arrived punctually at the bus. We had to turn back for the Greek teachers. Near Brasov is Bran Castle (in Romanian Castelul Bran). It is a medieval fortress built by the Teutonic Knights atop a hill and accessed by a ramp. It is on the border between Transylvania and Wallachia. The castle is famous for the belief that it was the home of Vlad Draculea (Vlad III the Impaler) in the 15th century. The kind guide explained to us that at the end of World War I when Transylvania passed to the Kingdom of Romania, the Brasov city council gave the castle to Regina Maria. Currently, the castle has become the tourist hub of the area due to the appeal of the history linked to Bram Stoker's novel. With the kind company of our Romanian colleagues Edmond Dorneanu and Bianca Stupu, we saw different rooms of the Hungarian qu

The day began at the Sfanty Gheorghe campus of Babes-Bolay University, at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. A spacious amphitheater hosted the workshop, reflecting on what it means to be part of a minority or majority in the context of a multiethnic society. All the teams from different countries showcased how coexistence between majorities and minorities occurs in the environments of our respective schools in Poland, Croatia, Greece, Portugal, Romania, and Spain. We learned about various integration experiences and examples (such as Ukrainians in Poland, Arabs in Spain, Venezuelans in Madeira, Albanians in Croatia...) and how coexistence between Hungarians and Romanians works at Mihail Viteazul School. The activity gave meaning to the Erasmus project. We worked on the new values of democracy in today's Europe. Inclusion should not focus on ethnicity. It's the people that matter. The teachers atte

 On Tuesday, we had an institutional visit to the representative government of Covasna County. We were received by the deputy prefect Cosmin Boricean. It was a meeting where each working team proposed a message about the meaning and values that need to be promoted in democracy. Then, we went to the amphitheater of the University where we conducted a workshop on the attention that must be paid to addictions. Addictions to alcohol, drugs, tobacco, gambling... are very present in today's society. The activity was pleasant and metaphorical because it served to increase awareness among all present about how to react to the effects of addictions and how to seek help to overcome the problem. We also carried out an activity in which we reflected on the image we have of ourselves, the image we project onto others, and the need to empathize with others to improve our coexistence. Nice activity. In the afternoon, we visited the first Romanian school i

After much preparation and some preparatory video conferences, and after a great effort from the teaching team of Colegio Mijael Viteano (Maria, Dana, and Ionella), the day of the inaugural celebration arrived. It was time to meet the entire group of students who will participate in the first mobility of Erasmus Project K220 "The New Values of Democracy for Today's Europe". The weekend served for the reception of the different teams. Firstly, the Spanish arrived on Saturday afternoon, followed by the Croatians in the evening, and on Sunday, the Portuguese, Greeks, and Poles arrived. All the students were welcomed by very generous and kind families who gave their best to ensure the well-being of the hosted students. The day began in the auditorium of the "Bod Péter" County Library. It is a public encyclopedic library of great regional importance, intended to satisfy the cultural and informational needs of the mul