Intensity, emotion, teamwork

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 attended the English class session that teacher Mihaela Vulpe gave to her high school students. The teacher offered a very dynamic and varied session on the present simple and present continuous.

In the afternoon, while the students participated in a workshop on traditional games from each country, the teaching staff experienced an intense, emotional workshop titled "Who am I?" Psychologist Farcas Cornelia Gabriela helped all the teachers to look within themselves, to reflect on our influences, and to contemplate our own existence. Unforgettable, intense, rewarding...

The day for the teaching staff concluded with an informal dinner in the hotel backyard where most of the delegations were accommodated in Sfantu Gheorghe. A dinner to go on building teamwork.

Location: Sfântu Gheorghe, Rumanía

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