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Poland - March 2010 |
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In March a group of our students was invited by a senior folklore band from our area.
The elderly ladies sang songs which for the younger generation were completely unknown. Pupils listened to the
songs with curiosity, whats more they had the opportunity to taste cakes baked by the elderly ladies.
Students also received hand decorated eggs made by the folklore band members. Eggs and special cakes were
prepared because of the traditional holiday Easter - strongly cultivated in our
country, celebrated in April.(Decorating Easter eggs is an element of folk culture. Traditionally, before
they are dyed the eggs are painted over with patterns.) |
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Latvia - March 2010 |
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At the beginning of March the teachers had a meeting with the representatives
of City Council Social Department. We were informed about the structure and main goals of the department’s work. This
institution offers social help to senior people in different areas. The newest offer is home care. There are about 300
clients at the moment and 31 specialists working now. Among the clients women dominate.
The students carried out a survey and at the end of the month presented results about modern family structure, the main
activities of elderly people, and their role in the family, their hobbies, dreams and wishes to younger generation.
The results can be seen in the presentation added. |
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Germany - March 2010 |
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 Alexander and Florian after finishing the interview
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In March we went on doing our interviews with the seniors. Many of them had interesting stories to tell. Here are some examples:
One man, 89 years old, was mayor in a small town. After that he worked as a lawyer until he was 66 years old. He is still active and works as an advisor to the local bus and train department and tells them how to improve train and bus schedules for senior citizens. His advice to the younger generation is:
Don’t have prejudices and be more active, but always learn…
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Johannes and Sasha with their partner |
One woman, 96 years, worked until she was 72 years old. She worked in a
tax office and liked her job very much. She did a lot of sport when she was younger, played tennis, went skiing and
loved swimming. And she also loves pets very much. So she likes it when the children bring their pets to the home of
the seniors. Todays youth is different in her opinion. They dont behave like the young people did in her time and
what she regrets most is that many of them have only little respect towards older people.
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A very different life led Edith Pakulat (84). She worked only for 3 years in a bank as the war destroyed all her plans
for the future.
The rest of her life she spent with her family after her marriage in 1950. Although the war had influenced her life to
a great extend in a very negative way she is a very lively and joyful person.
In the war she had to run away from her home in the Eastern part of Germany, leaving back everything behind and lost
everything. Twice she had to run away from the troops of Hitler and Stalin, even was raped by the soldiers.
Finally she came to the Lake of Constance where she found her new home. Here she was very active, could do what she
always wanted to do, was the coach of different sport groups for more than 6 years and still likes doing sport. Every
day she enjoys the sight from her window across the Lake which helps her to forget the bad experiences she had made in
the years of WW II.
She has 3 sons, but one of them died in an accident. Her husband also died some years ago and her sister too. She seldom sees her 2 sons as they live in different towns far away. Therefore she enjoys the visits of the pupils from the
Graf-Soden as this is her only contact with young people. |
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Turkey - March 2010 |
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The month of March started with great gardening weather so the
Year 4 and 5 students helped the school gardener, Mr Talat Güven
aged 61, to plant both vegetable and flower seedlings. Over the
next couple of the months the students will continue to help with
the watering and upkeep of the garden. |
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To show awareness of the National week dedicated to the Seniors citizens of Turkey March 18th to 24th. Some of the students prepared a display panel for the school foyer, that had photos of the Seniors citizens we have visited over the past few months. |
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To help integrate the project acrossthe Turkish curriculum Suna Kiper
(Turkish Teacher) asked her Year 7 students to research and interview people who had work
skills that have been passed down through the generations. |
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The students produced some great work that included interviews with
a carpet weaver, quilt maker,carpenter, glass blower and mucisian. |
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The 27th of March is World Theatre Day, so to celebrate it grandparents were invited to watch a Turkish and English production put on by the students. |
Like the seeds we planted
We are growing together .
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