First reunion - feedback

 

Paivi Aljamaa - Estonia
The start of the project was so efficient. If it goes on the same way we can get great help to improve the situation in our schools. The students’ active participation was amazing. It shows that school is important for them. If the parents are as involved as the students the final result will be satisfaction for all the parts.
The organization was great. Mariana and Laura had done hard work for the success of the meeting. Thank you and your students for your hospitality. We felt more than at home; wonderful hotel, museums, dinner, bus tickets.

Anar Pajula- Estonia
The project was really good. I like the Romanian people very much. I realized that the project was necessary because it helps us find interesting answers and that’s very good. These 3 days were very exciting, I saw very many new things and this makes me very happy. I liked this project and this trip very much. It was a great experience.
Best wishes!

Maris Laats- Estonia
This project is very well organized. It was interesting to see how the groups worked: pupils and teachers –together. It was fantastic team work! Thanks to all of you. Everything was fine. We worked hard and enjoyed it! Now we can go on…
Thanks!

Nilufer Sani Turkey
“I have very positive opinions about this project. Being here in Romania, learning different kind of things is really nice. We experienced different things, for example the food. We ate traditional Romanian food. I want to thank you for your hospitality. Although we have different kind of lifestyles, religions, traditions, we proved that we can live together in harmony.”

Suheyla Bozer- Turkey
“The project was nice and interesting. We found out about the problems of Romanian students with their families. In fact most of us have the same problems in Turkey. Romanian people are warm. I liked your town, I ate traditional Romanian food. Thank you for everything.”

Mehmet Yildirim- Turkey
“School, family and the students are three main important things for Education. To make them work in harmony is the problem (as we saw in this project). We worked hard here with the students and the teachers but missed the parents. I think in Turkey that part will participate much. I appreciate all the efforts of Mariana, Laura, Turkish team and the Estonian team. Thanks God for letting us remember once again that we are all human beings although we have different religions, cultures etc.”

Betul Uzun- Turkey
“This project is my second project and I am so happy to be here because it is very important for us. It was really interesting for me. I learned lots of things and I ate different food. Romanian people are friendly and warm. Thank you for everything.”

Dora Ghita XI C
“It was a wonderful experience for me, a first of this kind. The fact that our opinions can make a difference, the fact that we, the students had something to say is very important. We are the future of this community and it is our duty to solve existing problems. Together with our teachers and involving the local community we can find solutions, improve our society and become better persons. All over the world we face difficulties but together we can overcome them and we can eliminate future problems.”

Vlad Barzanu XI C
“You have chosen wisely this theme that I consider very actual and important. I`m thankful for being offered this great opportunity to meet new people, to get in touch with different cultures, to express myself freely and to learn so many things about me and the society that surrounds us. Congratulations, teachers, for a great job and thank you. Looking forward to attending other similar activities.”

Cimpean Mioara- XI C
“In my opinion friendship is the most important thing in a humans’ life because a person without friends is like a soul without love. During these days I’ve got in touch with new people, new cultures and also new opinions. We’ve talked about school, parents and students and it was an interesting subject. I’m very happy to take part in this project. Thousands of congratulations for the teachers involved in the project.”

Ana Susca- XI C
“During these three days as a team we have created a great atmosphere and this project was a great opportunity for all of us to improve our English and our knowledge about the relationship between students, school, and family. So the activities were interactive and of course constructive. We’ve got deeply into understanding nowadays problems and the fact that we got closer to the people from other countries made me feel as there were no differences between us.”

Sanziana Lascu - XC
For me this is the first project in this school and I’m very excited that I could take part in it. It was great to spend all the time with the girls from Turkey. I learned a lot of new things these days. Teachers were nice with us and for me it was very important that after this project I realized how important it is to communicate with my parents and my teachers and how important it is the relation between me, my family and school. At the final of the project I can say that I’m very happy because I met peoples from Estonia and Turkey and we did a great job.

Florina Fanea - X E
It was the second experience for me, and both of them taught me interesting things. The girl from Turkey was so beautiful, intelligent and their culture impressed me a lot. The teachers were very friendly and they have a very special relationship with their students. This project showed me that the relationship between school and parents is very important and useful. I had a great time with the all teams; we stayed together all the time. This project was even greater than the other one and I will work hard and I hope I’ll go to Turkey. This project was a work team and we achieved great things.

Silvia Pricope X C
These days were very interesting, useful, beautiful because we met new people, children. This project was useful for me and for the students from the National College “Mihai Eminescu”. For me, this was the first project which impressed me very much because we could express our opinions about the relationship between school and family.

Anda Luana Craciun XI B
I think that the first step in changing something is to believe because the belief gives us power. The project revealed the fact that we all - children, family and teachers- should be aware of the importance of education. The school is not just a simple institution. The school is a valuable instrument the shapes us, the children, in a proper way. There always has been a conflict between generations and this may be because of the problems in the teacher-child-family relationship. We hope that this project will make a better future for all of us.

Andreea Coman XC
It was a great project because it was my first project of this type. I liked very much the teams from Turkey and Estonia. It was very interesting because I found out new information and advice in how to make us better and to “teach” our parents to come to school to find about our situation. I learned that it is better to communicate with parents (more than I did until now!) because they want the best for us. I found that the relationship with our parents has to be based on communication, sincerity, trust, respect and than it will be easy for us to understand each other. In the behaviour with teachers I think it is proper to show to your teacher the respect that she/he deserves. I want to congratulate all the participants involved in this project beginning with the coordinator of this project Miss Laura Szebeni, to our English teacher, Mrs. Mariana Hudrea, to my form teacher Camelia Duta and to all teachers involved and especially to all the students who were involved. Thank you all for this opportunity to “make me better” and to meet new people from other countries. Thank you all and congratulation again! It was wonderful!

Paula Cin - X C
For me, this project was a very interesting experience. I liked it very much because we found out a lot of things about education in other countries , as Estonia and Turkey. The film that we saw was very interesting because we all saw what a beautiful country Turkey is and it made us want to visit this beautiful country with very sociable and friendly people and great customs. We are different, but we are facing the same problems. I found out the Estonian and Turkish students are facing the same problems as we do. The most important thing for me was that I realized that if we work in teams, we can solve many problems. Together we can change many things and we can find the right solution to solve the problems. I can say that I’m very happy because I met new people, students like us. The teachers were really great! I’m very glad we could communicate and express our point of view. For me this was the most interesting experience since I have been studying in this College, and for that I want to thank to Miss Laura Szebeni and Mrs. Mariana Hudrea. They are the best teachers in the world!

Dan Tecar - IX C
In my opinion this project was interesting and attractive too, because the subject was the friendship between parents and children. I liked very much the students from Estonia and Turkey because they were pretty and communicative. I’m also glad that I had the opportunity to meet Anar.

Maria Jeler - X C
These days were very beautiful and I think that what we did was useful for me and for our National Collage “ Mihai Eminescu”. I’m glad that we communicated with people from other countries like Estonia and Turkey. This project was the first project in which I took part and I’m very happy to meet new persons. Working in teams and training to solve our scholar problems was very interesting, we could share our opinion to our teachers. I felt great!

Lia Hoban- XI G
My name is Lia, I’m from the 11th form G and I want to say that I loved very much the topic of this project “School and Family”- these being the most important things in my life. All the people were very friendly and sociable. I like the idea of crossing barriers between cultures and different traditions. We must know that we live in a unique world and only if we communicate , if we change experiences and ideas we can make the first step towards a better life. Now I will appreciate more my family because it’s wonderful and I’m very proud of me and of my teachers. Thank you all! Lia Hoban, Romania, 11 G

Alexandra Crisan- XI C
It was a pleasure for me to participate in this project. Due to it, I managed to meet new people from Turkey and Estonia and, for the first time I didn’t feel alone. I’ve learned that, even from different parts of the world, we have the same problems and we are trying to solve them. I believe that, together, hand in hand, through communication, we can make a difference in the world.
Thank you for this great opportunity!!

Andreea Bindea- XI C
This is the second project in which I got involved and it was as beautiful and as interesting as the other one (with Italy).I’m so glad that I met so wonderful teachers and students. I realized that, even if we are so different in our culture and religion we have the same problems related to School & Family, but we have different ways to solve them. I think that we’ve learnt a lot one from another. Thank you very much!

Andreea Auer- XI C
I’m very glad that I finally decided to take part in one of the school’s projects and also that I had the chance to do it. It was a great opportunity for us. We had the chance to improve our skills in the field of team working and to get in contact with other cultures and mentalities.
The idea of getting other countries involved in our projects is really great. I found out that they have mostly the same problems as we do, and sincerely I was surprised by it. I have spent some great and constructive moments and I really want to thank you for this.

Mara Butuza- XI C
For me this was the first experience of this kind, but I have to confess that I liked it very much. I found this project very attractive and not at all boring! I realized that even though we speak different languages, we have different beliefs or we have different life styles; we all have the same problems regarding school and family. I came to the conclusion that communication is the key to all problems, because if we communicate, we express opinions about a problem and together we can find a solution.
I really hope that this project will have good results and I’m very happy that I took part in it.

Alexandra Vanci- XI C
It was my first experience of this kind and it didn’t disappoint me at all. I can’t deny that these days were a bit tiring; not as something negative, but as a result of our involvement.
I liked a lot the fact that I discovered how great it is to work together; that storm of ideas made me feel a lot more optimistic about humanity…so here I am talking about feelings. So, this project is a yin & yang formed from feelings and ideal – both- intense.
The other thing that stunned me was how easily I expressed myself without taking into account the thing that there were teachers with us, that we were practically different generations. It felt like being one. Thank you.

Adina Pop – XI B
This was my first project of this kind. These days were excellent, we had great foreigner guests. It is an extraordinary project and I think that the relationship between school and family is extremely important for us, the students. I regret time passing by so fast! I think the project is a real success and it’s very helpful for us!

Alexandra Lucian –XI B
I think this project is very important for our education and I found amazing the way that three different cultures got together so well. I am sure that this project will have a beneficial impact on our life by improving the relationship between all parts involved in the educational process: teachers, students, parents and local community.

Cristina Surducan- XI B
It was the first project of this kind for me and I’m very glad I had this opportunity, to be involved in such activities. Although the time was so short we succeeded to learn new things. My opinion is that the most important thing was to identify the issues that affect somehow our evolution. It impressed me the fact that different communities, from different countries have the same problems and similar mentalities. So these days were great for me and I hope that our guests felt the same . Thank you, teachers, for giving us the chance to be part of this project; you managed to make us come with joy and happiness to school!

Reka Orban- XI B
My impressions after these days they are very strong in a positive way, because I found out new things about the relationship between school and family. I hope that together, in a big team, we will solve some difficulties encountered in this relationship. We had a really good time with our guests from Turkey and Estonia; I hope they will come back in the future! I’m glad that I’m involved in this project.

Xanta Lukacsovits- X E
This project offered me the opportunity of meeting new people, new cultures, and new mentalities. I liked the fact that we all worked together like a big team. I found out the importance of some words as EDUCATION and RESPECT. I am sure that this project will change our perspective about school and family and it will help us clarify a lot of aspects concerning the relationship between them.

Berrin Peker – Turkey
First of all, I am glad to be here. I loved the students and the teachers! From the first day I noticed that you are a very warm people and you behave very friendly. The project is very good, if we want to have a good generation coming, we have to work hard about our students and their problems. I hope we will solve difficulties this way. The students worked very hard these days! Thank you all!

Camelia Duta- Ro
Fiecare proiect ti se fixeaza in minte prin ceva anume iar acesta mi-a lasat in memorie zumzaitul si efervescenta salii de lucru. Am simtit efectiv cum schimbul de idei ridica tensiunea in sala, fiind prima data cand am vazut ca toti elevii isi pun mintea si sufletul in a produce ceva comun. Am trait greutatea producerii a ceva bun, agonia si extazul nasterii unor idei bune.

Denisa Pintea – XI G
It is true that I’ve been involved in many projects, but this one drew my attention in a particular way. That’s because the main idea of the project is extraordinary, it is about a matter that concerns us all: the relationship between teachers, student, and families. Together we can improve this relationship for the benefit of our future. There were three days full of activities, full of constructive ideas and we once again noticed the importance of working together as a team.
 

Feedback – Project Reunion Turkey

 

Cristina Alexandra Surducan XI B (Romania):

“First of all I’m very glad to see so many beautiful things like Istanbul, Usak. But more than that, the kindness of the people was amazing. So, I’m really happy to see such people full of energy and who are very open-minded and always speak their mind. I find this project very useful in order to improve our relationship with our parents and our teachers. It is very surprising to see the culture, the tradition, the life-style of other people, even more if they are such a kind, open and great as the Turkish people are. So, thank you for being so nice with us, thank you for the way you treated us, and for the wonderful moments we spent here.”

 

Dora Ghita XI C

“Turkey is a wonderful country. I’ve seen beautiful places and I have done things I would have never had the chance to do if I were not involved in this project. I got the chance to see a very different culture, amazing traditions and breathtaking places. It was also the first time I traveled by plane! The Turkish people are very polite and friendly. My host and her family made me feel at home! They have a  wonderful personality and wonderful customs and despite the fact that they are so different I felt like one of them! We are three cultures; Turkish, Romanian and Estonian, very different, far apart. But we share the same problems and difficulties. Thanks for this project School-Family- Community, and improving education with the help of parents is for a better community. We have the chance to open new paths, new ways of solving our problems and make a better world, if not for us, then for the future generations. I am very grateful to participate in this project. I am happy to have been here because I don’t know if I would have had the chance otherwise. The project is very important for all of us to help improve our chances for a bigger success in life and give shape to a better world.”

 

Silvia Pricope X C

“First of all, I want to say that I’m very happy to be here because I met new people and I saw new life-styles. This project was very useful for me because I learnt how to improve our relations between school, family and community. I’m also very happy that I’ve made new friends and I want to say that the Turkish are very friendly. Another important thing that I saw is the way teachers here kept their lessons. When the Turkish showed us the presentation of their country I said that I must come to see their country even if I was here before, but as a tourist.”

 

Andreea Coman, XI C, Romania

“First of all, I want to thank all the teachers, especially Mrs. Mariana Hudrea for giving me the chance to come to this beautiful country, Turkey, which is full of traditions  and which has very friendly and lovely people.

I felt very good in Usak, the girl who hosted me was very friendly and I found in her a real friend. The atmosphere was great, especially the traditional food. We all visited Istanbul and Usak and I hope I’ll come back soon.

About the project I want to say that it is really successful because the teams from Romania and Estonia learned from the team from Turkey how we can make our parents come to school to see our grades and our situation.

It is the most important project in which I participated and from the beginning I liked very much the idea school-family-community. We learnt how to make parents become more involve in our education and to explain them that if they come to school at least twice a month it will help us very much to form our character and to be correct people.

The Turkish team explained us that if the parents involve in extra activities, if they have lunch with teachers, if they go in different trips, the relation between family and school will be better.

I want to thank again for this opportunity to visit Turkey and to take part in this beautiful and useful project. Thank you, all!”

 

Florina Fanea , XI E, Romania

“This type of project is a life-lesson, we discover new lands, traditions and we improve our English. The fact that people are so friendly makes you fell an important person. The project is very good because it is for our benefit and future, the fact that we could express ourselves and express our point of view makes us stronger and makes us believe in our forces. We could see how their life style is, we learnt more about their religion and traditions. With this project I have the chance to do things I have never done alone. I think this project prepares us for our future and it teaches us how we can solve problems, how to communicate and how to do team work. We spend a very beautiful and funny time with all the girls, we learnt a few words in Turkish. I was very impressed about their religion. This project makes me see life with other eyes and care more about my future. It was an experience I will never forget.”

 

Laura Szebeni, Romania

“The second reunion of the project “Higher Quality in Education with Family Support” was a real success, in my opinion. People involved in the project worked together as a team, Estonian, Romanian and Turkish people, no matter if they were teachers or pupils, because the issue has the same great importance for them. The visit to Turkey and especially Uftade High School from Usak gave us the opportunity to see how students’ lives improve when they are surrounded by the love and support of the teachers and the parents. I think that the situation in Uftade Lisesi is an example of good practice and we had a lot to learn from it. It was a pleasure to see how Turkish students behave, how teachers and students really communicate, it was impressing to see the involvement of the parents in the school (and after school!) life of the children. Seeing the happiness and the seriosity with which Turkish students treat their school duties and activities was a proof that high education can only be obtained when all parts involved (students-teachers-parents and community) work together and that is for the benefit of the whole society, in the end.”

 

Flavia Costin, Romania

“I think this project offers the chance to meet and exchange ideas about different ways of life. However, it seems that, as different as they are, education is facing the same problems. In Turkey, as in Estonia and Romania, students feel that there should be a close partnership between parents, school and children for a better education. They think that they need more love, more trust and more openness and honesty. These are the things that we, as participants in this project, have come to understand, use and share. Of course, the project also offers the opportunity to visit and understand the countries and the cultures involved in this project, but the activities provide an insight in the hearts of the people involved. And by seeing the hearts of the people one can ‘see’ the heart of a nation. We can’t say that our meetings will ‘make the world a better place’ , but I know that discussing, sharing, and trying to provide solutions is very important. And, in the end, it is all about these ‘small’ things ( like politeness, honesty, trust, love) that make the difference.

As a conclusion I believe that we should start by asking ‘what can I do to make things better?’ and stop waiting for the others to do something.”

 

Paivi Aljamaa, Estonia

“This meeting gave us a wonderful possibility to be close to a country we have never been before. We met very warm people, a wonderful school. We had two hardworking days with partners. I’m really surprised how involved the students felt when discussing the issues. I’m very glad that I had the possibility to visit Turkey, your school, meet so nice and kind people, discuss the problems which are important for all of us. These meetings give us better understanding of different cultures and countries, enlarge our world. There is so much to learn from each other and share ideas. Thank you very much for your hospitality. Hope to meet many of you in Estonia in autumn. I think you are all wonderful. Welcome to Estonia!”

 

Maris Laats, Estonia

“These days were fantastic!

I like teamwork and I ca clearly see the results of it, being here.

Our partners have done so much. Thank you for that!

Turkish school and teachers and students are so kind, friendly.

Special thanks to Mariana!”

 

Marian Maeats, Estonia

“I’m really happy right now.

I like Turkey very much, the life in here is different and at the same time very interesting to me. The people here are very kind and I met a lot of new people and I have now new friends.

The project is very useful because I think every child will be happy when their parents visit the school and they actively take part in all sorts of activities.

Here I like very much the school, it’s very big and the way teachers give lessons is interesting.

I’m glad to be here and I like Turkey very much.”

 

Silje Vokksepp, Estonia

“This project is the first project I have been involved. It’s really exciting to be in Turkey and see this country. This project is good because children, teachers and parents relationships are one of the biggest problem in the world. They don’t cooperate enough. I’m very happy to be involved in this project because I can help finding a solution to the problem. The main problems are the lack of cooperation and not being involved. I’m glad that I came to Turkey.”

 

Betul Uzun, Turkey

“This project is so important and beautiful. Because family support is important for high quality in education. I learnt a lot of things in the project. I’m very happy to be here, to win new friend, to meet different cultures. My student-partner is so friendly, she has a good communication with my family. Thank you for being sincere.”

 

Dilruba Kazanci, Turkey

“I am very happy because the project is very good and very interesting. The project is successful. I love ROMANIA and ESTONIA. This project is useful. We share something cultural. I learnt new word (TERE!). I learned ESTONIAN and ROMANIAN traditional food and clothes and words. I love everybody. I want to go to ESTONIA AND ROMANIA. I will miss them….

I want them to come back again……..

NICE TO MEET YOU!”

 

Betul Badakal, Turkey

“The project is very beautiful and interesting. I’m very happy. I’m glad to participate in the project. This is very good. They are very friendly. We had a good relationship.

I met a different person and I met a different traditional culture. This way we can improve English. I hope to see each other again real soon!”

 

Busra Minareci, Turkey

“This project is very useful and important. I’m very happy. Because I’m very glad to participate in this project. We had a good relationship.

I see your happiness and that makes me happy too. I hope to see each other again. In this way I can improve my English.”

 

Elif Nur Kogak, Turkey

“This project is useful because the family is very important for education. I love Romanian and Estonian students and teachers very much. We shared cultural ideas and I learnt Estonian and Romanian traditional food and clothes and words. I like Silje. I’m very happy that different students and teachers came to Turkey. I want them to come back again. They are very friendly and sweet and their English is very good. My English is not very good but in this way I can improve my English and I want to go to Romania and Estonia. I will miss them.”

 

Emine Gunkor, Turkey

“I think this is a very beautiful and successful project. Because there are different people, interesting cultures and interesting ideas in this project. I’m very happy and very lucky

I met you.

I love you very much. I have never been to Romania before. So, I want to visit Romania.

Especially, I love Marianne.

Romanian girls and Estonian girls are very nice and sweet. Everybody is friendly. I’m very happy.

I want them to come back again.”