Let stones speak: rocking around our European

heritage

First work meeting: Kauno “Santaros” Gimnazija.

Kaunas, Lithuania13 – 19 October 2013

Welcome to all partners

“A real discovery tour doesn’t depend on looking for new lands but on having a new vision” Marcel Proust

Before starting, we have to know where we’re going!

Always keep in mind the project’s objectives, strategy, results andoutcomes. Consult theApplication Form, section G.2, workprogramme, the Wikispace,and the minutes of the lastmeeting.

Activities carried out so far…. Hopefully!! Comenius group set up

in each school English, ITC, geology

and geography assessment for pupils & teachers.

“Do you know what’s inside your mobile/laptop/camera?”questionnaire

Pupils prepare logos to bring to Lithuania.

Pupils and teachers choose (at least) one geosite, a mining village and a historical stone monument in their area to research.

Pupils prepare presentation of their school and stone treasures.

Big questions to discuss How will teachers communicate – Google

groups/ Facebook/eTwinning? How will students communicate – Facebook?

Blog? A wikispace or a .eu website domain? How will assessment take place? Survey

monkey? Number of visits on the website? Number of pupils/parents/teachers’ testimonies published on the website?

Workmeetings: where and when? 4 or 5?

Wikispace planning Everyone is an organizer; every partner contributes to each

section Wikispace overseers: Marcel & Rosie Division of tasks: Geological heritage/ geotourism/ earthcaching: Marcel &

Fabrice & Ulfur Stones in cultural heritage/ the newsroom: Eva & Silvya &

Rosie A day in the life of… Viola & Frida Didactic tools: Jan Work meetings/ Mining: Viola & Rosie

Earthcaching

http://www.earthcache.org/ Read carefully guidelines for teachers Choose a site of geological interest in

your area and ask earthcache for approval.

TO DO before April 2014 At school: Use and read geological maps Identify and classify rocks Upload description of rock / stone site (on

Wikispace or Wikiloc?) Choose cheap, environmentally-friendly

transport and accommodation to the site In the field: Do a mineral/ rock hunting field trip Use GPS

Homework for Poland

Choose at least one rock, one mineral