FAIR TRADE

  Fair Trade workshop with "Emaus"

We are studing about the NGOs: their aims, their work, their means... So we decided to have a first hand contact with one of them: EMAUS

Last year we did work with Emaus, the experience was really positive so we contacted them again. So this year we are also working together.
They proposed us to do a workshop on Fair Trade. It did cover three class sessions, here it is last years work plan for the activity:

-The Work Plan

First of all an introduction session where they explained us the basics of the Fair Trade, Caroline a german volunteer gave us Emaus vision on Consumerism and we debated over the subject.

On a second session Alberto and Caroline explained the relation between 'Emaus' and TARA PROJECT
Here it is a presentation we made on the subject. 

 Tara project's presentation

Afterwards students proposed questions for the interview:

On the last session we contacted with Tara project in India, we had a video-conference (Skype ) with a responsible for Tara project in India. Our students made the questions to the daughter of the founder, Mrs. Moon Sharma:

She  told us that Tara's main objective is to help craft workers achieve self-sufficiency by providing them with the income-generating opportunities and developing their marketing skills. But not only that but also was important to improve access to health, education and economic opportunity for chronically poor communities. She explained us that their work helps not only individuals but also the group. They think that through their projects they help to create a more prosperous and sustainable future for those communities. She commented that working with Emaus helped them to be more conscious on the sustainability aspect, that they are happy with this relation.

Answering students questions she talked about their work helping artisans in having a dignify life not only did they paid them sufficient salary but they help them in a broader sense, empowering the community as they think this is the only way to finish with poverty. She told us about their interest in helping women not only to finish with their secular discrimination in Indian society but also as a way to help the group.
About students worries on what they do with the money they gain through fair trade, she insisted on Tara's compromise in using all public donations on their projects, she pointed out their low administrative costs and the benefices to the community.

We thank her for their time and interest and told her goodbye.

 Once we made the questions, we discussed on the activity and we though about doing something practical.

Evaluation Questionnaires

In Lakua we agreed a questionnaire for students about evaluating the process and progress among ELOS schools Evaluation for the teachers

Summary of Evaluation answers

 http://issuu.com/xalberdi/docs/elos_students_evaluation/3

We Want to Be Comenius

On Monday January 27th we had a meeting in San Sebastian to agree about the final points on a new Comenius program. As IT is going to be one of the pillars of the project here is this post to point out the tools we are going to be using.

But first of all here is our School presentation

- A presentacion of our school

But we are six different schools involve in the project, you can learn about them with next interactive poster.

 

And now the project, Educational systems in Europe (student's perspective)

- Here I will add the project's form in a Magazine format, once I have the final version.

We had a very productive day, we worked hard from 08:30. to 18:00.
We discussed most of the points.

That day we had high waves in San Sebastian, a beautiful natural spectacle. As we missed it (we are  such a  responsible bunch of teachers) I went next day to take some pics (another presentation model)

  Click in next link to see the presentation.
        Rough Sea

Later in the evening we had a fraternizing dinner and we talked about  possible activities to add to the project. 

An Example:
First click on the minus " -" of the map and then on  your countries blue label.


View Songs of Europe in a larger map -
 Map of our cultural heritage


An evaluation questionnaire for us  to finish with.
We can fill it up to improve our meetings.

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For the diffusion we have an article in the local newspaper.

Here is the link:

http://irutxulo.hitza.info/2013/01/30/

Thank you Any, Dénes, Rosemary, Heidi, Michael & Andrea and thank you to everybody in Antigua-Luberri for a nice and enjoyable meeting.

Even if they do not accept the project it was worth the effort.

WORLD AFFAIRS

Here is an interactive map with the Blogs 

we made about some World Affairs:

View World Affairs in a larger map

ELEANITZA B & C

Gonzalo & Gorka:
AL-QAIDA

Iñigo & Jon:
ISRAEL vs. PALESTINE

Marta &Aitor
ARAB SPRING

Julen & Ernesto:
WORLD HUNGER

Alazne and Naiara:
MAFIA

Aritz and Eli:
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL CRISIS

Amaia & Lourdes:
MALNUTRITION IN ETHIOPIA

Cristina and Ioana
MUSLIM WOMEN


 ELEANITZA A & D

Hasier & Paul
NORTHERN & SOUTHERN COREAS

AneI & Idoia
USA-MEXICO BORDER

Lorea & AneE 
WOMEN IN AFGHANISTAN

MaddiL & Andrea
WESTERN SAHARA

MaddiC & Itxaso
The FARC

Marina & Maialen   
CASHMIRA 

EUROPEAN CHALLENGES

We did prepare presentations on  European Union hot issues.

Globalization Vs. Diversity

EU Constitution 

Another one of the Constitution

Citizen's Right

Economical Crisis

Regional Differences

Another about Differences

EU Enlargement

Let's go on Holidays!

Four student groups choose a European destination for a long weekend trip.
They think about all the details of the trip, from flights to activities. Then, they will present it to the rest of the class and we will choose the best of the bunch.


Maialen, Marina, Andrea & Maddil.

Paris

Idoia, Lorea, Anei & Anee.

Athens

Itxaso, Maddic, Hasier & Paul
Dublin

Aitor, Marta, Cristina and Ioana
Edimburgh

Jon, Iñigo, Gonzalo and Gorka
Valetta

Eli, Aritza, Julen and Ernesto
San Marino

Naiara, Alñazne, Lourdes and Amaia
Napoli