1st+meeting+in+Istanbul,+Turkey

//__ Tasks for the meeting in Turkey: __// //Students should: // // - gather information and prepare a presentation of the school, town and region //

//__Turkish students and teachers should __// // - organise host families // // - book hotel rooms // // - make a schedule // // - organise all activities //

= 1st partner meeting in Istanbul = = 17.10.2011 to 22.10.2011 = __During the 1st project meeting in Istanbul students: __ - presented each country, region, school and school life  with their power points, videos and gifts to each other  - worked together in multicultural groups and found <span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">a name <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> and created a <span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">logo <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">for their company. They worked in four groups consisting of 5 students in each group. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">They explained their reasons for the name and the logo they have created. Then they voted.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">They have chosen <span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">‘EuroDiscovery’ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> name for their company. Their slogan will be <span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">‘Time to travel’ <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">.

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Starting from the first day the teachers encouraged all students to be a part of the project. Students had no difficulty in understanding each other and they all made good friendships. They worked in cooperation. They were helpful to each other and all of them were volunteer to take part in the activities. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">We had a chance to see remarkable attractions of Istanbul. We visited Grand Bazaar, Egyptian (Spice) Bazaar, Hagia sophia, Blue mosque, Topkapı Palace, Yerebatan Cistern and Bosphorus by boat <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">[|More pictures] <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">[|Pictures]