Slovak version HERE

Project Coordinator:

Primary School, Tatranská Lomnica 14 123, 059 60 Vysoké Tatry, Slovak Republic

Project Partners:

Elementary School Jedovnice, Nad Rybníkem 401, 679 06 Jedovnice, Czech Republic webpage

Hungarian-Slovak bilingual national elementary school and dormitory 3980 Sátoraljaújhely, Balassi Bálint Street 4, Hungary webpage

 

Goals of project:

 - Support inclusion in all partner schools through creative activities.

 - Create tools for Eco-games to strengthen inclusive environments and diversity.

 - Understand and accept diversity.

 -Through international collaboration, make schools more European, i.e., more inclusive, tolerant, and emotionally stable with an enhanced focus on ecological sustainability.

 - Explore history, conduct empathetic experiential activities.

 - Draw inspiration from the ecological sustainability practices of our ancestors.

 

Summary of project in e-book form:

English version: E-book_EN(1).pdf

Slovak version:  E-kniha_SK(1).pdf

Shared online cloud of the project: HERE

First Activity

Leap into history, searching for sources of ecological aids facilitating movement in winter

Location: Tatranská Lomnica

Date: December 12th – 16th, 2022

Number of participating children in total: 45

Primary School Tatranská Lomnica: 18

Primary School Jedovnice: 15

Primary School Sátoraljaújhely: 12

Objective: Development of students' key competencies in the field of ecological education, new methods, activities, approaches, and possibilities to promote ecological sustainability using historical sources.

 

They wrote about us:

Tatranský dvojtýždenník - Local newspaper

Webpage of Hungarian partner

Photo gallery

This week marked the culmination of our previous efforts and preparations within the EU co-funded project "Historical Eco-Aids in Inclusive Education," part of the Erasmus+ Small Partnerships. We warmly welcomed students and teachers from our partner schools as part of a mobility exchange. They are our guests for the entire week from December 12th to 16th, 2022.

Specifically, we are hosting students and teachers from Jedovnice in the Czech Republic and Sátoraljaújhely in Hungary. Our participants welcomed them with a dance. We thank the students and teachers of the Elementary Art School for their beautiful rendition of traditional Christmas songs, setting the festive atmosphere.

After accommodating our guests, we had an evening meal and a presentation about Slovakia, followed by a small quiz.

Their second day was spent creating traditional Christmas decorations and visiting the treetop walkway in Bachledova Valley.

In the following days, they will engage in the creation of traditional wooden snow huts, and we will keep you informed about all the activities on the school's website and social media channels.

Today, our guests from partner schools in the Erasmus+ program were welcomed at the Town Hall in Starý Smokovec by Mayor Jozef Štefaňák himself. Subsequently, we visited the resort at Hrebienok, where the Tatranský Dóm with ice sculptures and the Kvantárium with optical illusions caught our attention. The program continued in the afternoon with the main activity of the project, which is the creation of traditional wooden snow huts using ecological materials. After dinner, a lecture by a member of the voluntary corps of the Tatra Mountain Rescue Service is scheduled, featuring a practical demonstration of avalanche search with a dog.

On December 15th, 2022, a practical demonstration of the use of our products, traditional wooden snow huts made from ecological materials, took place directly in the field, specifically at Štrbské Pleso. The program continued in the afternoon with a tour of the city of Poprad and its associated district, Poprad-Spišská Sobota.

After dinner, our participants will receive official certificates of completion for the mobility exchange, followed by a farewell party for students from all three partner schools.

A beautiful week full of experiences, hard work, getting to know each other, and building new friendships has come to an end today.

On December 16th, 2022, we collectively visited the optical illusions at Tricklandia, followed by a shared lunch, gift-giving, and farewells.

We wish all our guests a safe journey home and wonderful Christmas holidays.

We look forward to another joint mobility, this time in May at the partner school in Moravia.

 

 

Second Activity

Expanding Horizons – Learning to Make Compensatory and Educational Aids for Students, Not Just with Special Educational Needs

Location: Jedovnice - Blansko

Date: May 22nd – 26th, 2023

Number of participating children in total: 53

Primary School Tatranská Lomnica: 16

Primary School Jedovnice: 20

Primary School Sátoraljaújhely: 17

Objective: Expanding Horizons – Learning to Make Compensatory and Educational Aids for Students, Not Just with Special Educational Needs

 

They wrote about us:

Tatranský dvojtýždenník - Local newspaper

Webpage of Hungarian partner

Jedovnický zpravodaj - Local newspaper

Jedovnický videožurnál - Local TV

Photo gallery

On Monday, May 22nd, 2023, we began our second mobility in the Erasmus+ program "Historical Eco-Aids in Inclusive Education," this time in Jedovnice in Moravia. We traveled together with friends from the Hungarian partner school. Accommodation near Lake Olšovec is nestled in the heart of Moravian nature. After dinner, we also had a cultural program at the local Elementary Art School.

On Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023, we were welcomed by students from Jedovnice Primary School with dance, song, and gifts. We learned a common dance and made clay carps as souvenirs. In the afternoon, we delved into the main activity, making wicker baskets, known as "vrsi," used for fishing.

The region we are in is known for its "fishpond farming," making this creative activity very characteristic. After dinner, we have a shared barbecue awaiting us. A beautiful start to the mobility.

On the third day of the Erasmus+ mobility in Jedovnice, we began with a trip to the "Punkevní Caves" on the Punkva River. This beautiful complex of underground chambers and passages concluded with a boat ride, 450 meters long, through narrow corridors and passageways. An experience of a lifetime.

During the cave tour, we also found ourselves at the bottom of the Macocha Abyss. The incredible, breathtaking view of this wonder could only be surpassed by the view from the top.

We ascended to the top of the abyss by cable car and enjoyed the panorama.

Upon returning to Jedovnice Primary School, we continued working on the project "Historical Eco-Aids in Inclusive Education." Making wicker baskets and T-shirts in full swing.

In the evening, a friendly bowling tournament awaits us.

On the morning of the fourth day of the Erasmus+ mobility, we spent time in Brno, at Vida Park.

It's a place full of scientific toys, experiments, inventions, and everything young scientists' hearts desire.

In the afternoon, we continued with another part of the main program within the project "Historical Eco-Aids in Inclusive Education," right at Lake Olšovec, near our campsite, where we tried out the handmade wicker baskets for fishing, and even went for a ride on the so-called dragon boats.

After dinner, a disco awaits us in the gymnasium of Jedovnice Primary School, combined with a farewell ceremony and the presentation of certificates to the participants.

On Thursday evening, the closing ceremony of the Erasmus+ mobility in the project "Historical Eco-Aids in Inclusive Education" took place, followed by the presentation of certificates to the participants, mutual gifts among all partner schools, and a disco for the children.

Today, we said goodbye to our friends at Jedovnice Primary School and headed to Brno. There, we visited Papilonium, filled with butterflies, before setting off on our journey home.

We are already looking forward to the next mobility, this time in Hungary in the fall.

 

 

Third Activity

Learning to Build a Historical Shelter for Outdoor Inclusive Education

Location: Sátoraljaújhely

Date: September 25th – 29th, 2023

Number of participating children in total: 51

Primary School Tatranská Lomnica: 19

Primary School Jedovnice: 15

Primary School Sátoraljaújhely: 17

Objective: Learning to Build a Historical Shelter for Outdoor Inclusive Education

 

They wrote about us:

Tatranský dvojtýždenník - Local newspaper

Webpage of Hungarian partner

Ľudové noviny HU - local newspaper

Photo gallery

We were greeted by beautiful sunny weather. After a brief tour of the school, we moved to the town hall, where we were welcomed by the mayor of the city. From the city center, we took a small train to an amusement park, where we tried rock climbing on the climbing wall. After an hour of sports, we returned to the square by train. Here, we had a quiz about the landmarks and historical monuments of the city. We ended the day with a workshop where children created coats of arms for the surrounding villages.

This morning, we spent time at the school. We visited all 8 classrooms, where each had refreshments and various interesting activities prepared for us. In the gym, we had relay races in mixed teams. In the afternoon, we visited the thermal baths in Sárospatak. The parents of the students prepared a fantastic dinner for us. After dinner, we had creative workshops and an unforgettable experience with Marika néni. We all created beautiful crafts from natural materials. We look forward to the next day.

Today was full of unforgettable experiences. First, we visited the Historical School Museum, the Great Library, and Rákóczi Castle in Sárospatak. In the afternoon, we spent time in protected workshops for physically disabled individuals. Here, we tried pottery, weaving, basket weaving, and bracelet knitting. In the evening, we were welcomed by the ladies from the folk ensemble Rozmarín in the village of Rudabanyácska. They prepared a wonderful feast for us. Then we tried archery and visited the local Greek Catholic church. Tired, we look forward to bedtime.

From the morning, we bent those hazel rods,

Twisted them a bit, and fences were the odds.

Then we quickly dashed to Karči's castle fair,

History we glimpsed, stories filled the air.

In the afternoon, Füzer's castle was our sight,

Perched atop a hill, hunger was our plight.

The closing disco was a hit, a top-notch show,

We earned many laughs, funny photos in a row.

On the last day of our stay in Hungary, we explored the products of local craftsmen and the Natural History Museum of Ferenc Kazinczy. Then came the hectic farewells and a happy journey back to the Tatras. Köszönöm szépen.

The project "Historical Eco-Aids in Inclusive Education," co-funded by the EU under the Erasmus+ program, is organized by our school, Tatranská Lomnica Primary School, in cooperation with Jedovnice Primary School and the Elementary School in Sátoraljújhély.

 

Fourth Activity

Online Multiplication Meeting

On March 18, 2024, the final online video conference took place between the partner schools of the Erasmus+ project "Historical Eco-Aids in Inclusive Education," as well as the invited Lower Smokovec Primary and Nursery School.

The 120-minute video conference included an evaluation of the project's progress, assessment of the project's objectives, as well as a lecture on sustainability and ecology in student education, inclusion in schools, and in the educational process.

A shortened recording of the online video conference can be found HERE