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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

The logo has been chosen through an online survey or vote using the platform menti.com. Each country submitted a drawing. A total of 457 votes were cast. The drawings did not lack the flags of the six countries. The two most voted drawings were those representing the six countries as electrons around a nucleus. The one presented by Greece won. Indeed, it is more than well chosen. A logo built from the facade of the Parthenon, the great architectural gem of the city-state where democracy was born. The flags of the project's member countries are among the columns. The democratic values that we will work with the students starting from the next mobility in Sfantu Gheorghe, Romania, are very well represented under the frieze of the Parthenon. The logo elaborated by the team from Greece achieved victory with a close result of one vote. 130 vs 129 votes. The Parthenon: a former temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, built in the fifth century BC on the Athenian Acropolis. Its decorati

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