COMENIUS MEETINGIN

WALES

2010

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project meeting in Holly’s Art room (on the agenda is to order this evening’s dinner

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There seemed to be a skeletal theme, they were all over the place

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Suddenly there was a fire drill – very organized!

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The school recycling station!

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The Welsh version of Friends

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Cosy staff room…

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Skolsysters rum

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Another amazing Art room

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The classic coffee wagon. Filling in the diplomas that all participants were given.

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Heléne Ericsson, Carlshöjdsskolan

Diplomas to all given out by the school principal (the gent in black

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Formal reception at the city mayor

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He had a sore throat so the secretary read his speech

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Holly got a chance to be a mayor too =). All teachers had gold medals and all students got a pencil pocket.

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Break in the afternoon sun after being at the Cardiff museum.

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Tour around the park outside the museum to admire their Stonehenge wannabe-circle

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Robert took me, Lotta and Marian on a detour to the magnificent coast.

Heléne Ericsson, Carlshöjdsskolan

Heléne Ericsson, Carlshöjdsskolan

Heléne Ericsson, Carlshöjdsskolan

Heléne Ericsson, Carlshöjdsskolan

Heléne Ericsson, Carlshöjdsskolan

Heléne Ericsson, Carlshöjdsskolan

Heléne Ericsson, Carlshöjdsskolan

Heléne Ericsson, Carlshöjdsskolan

Heléne Ericsson, Carlshöjdsskolan

Dinner at the hotel, they have all gotten their mittens and we will make a check on that in February.

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Home economics where the students prepared Welsh snacks for the teachers.

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Heléne Ericsson, Carlshöjdsskolan

Lucy (IT teacher at the Welsh school) is explaining how Facebook works – mostly for the teachers =)

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I want her necklace!!

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Main entrance to the school

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Visit to Wales national park, 1,5 hours in a bus, 30 minutes in a lecture room, lunch and 10 minutes to explore the park (which it takes a week to cross)

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But that didn’t stop Lotta from galopping off to find a very exciting tree (that happened to be an ordinary maple

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And Marcus had time to look at some sheep (there are 33000 inhabitants and 1 million sheep in the park so they aren’t exactly hard to find)

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And back in the bus to go to a steel mill that was closed. But one of the teachers gave us a fantastic lecture outside the gates.

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Lotta didn’t get a fancy room this time but mine was of course worse anyway, I even had flowers in the ceiling =)

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Our hotel

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And here’s a bunch of pictures from Cardiff castle.

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Built in 1801 to resemble a mideval castle. The roman ruins are 15 meters beneath this building.

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Heléne Ericsson, Carlshöjdsskolan

Heléne Ericsson, Carlshöjdsskolan

Heléne Ericsson, Carlshöjdsskolan

Heléne Ericsson, Carlshöjdsskolan

Do you see the man in the picture?

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Heléne Ericsson, Carlshöjdsskolan

Heléne Ericsson, Carlshöjdsskolan

When the castle was built electricity was taken in for the lighting.High tech!

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Cold and warm water and a flushable toilet– 1801!

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Heléne Ericsson, Carlshöjdsskolan

Heléne Ericsson, Carlshöjdsskolan

The family dining table was custom made, the hole is made to host the stem of a tree with grapes. The family wanted fresh grapes after dinner.

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The library has a table where the books are kept during the winter to protect them from the damp climate. Still used today.

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Marian, Robert, Thomas and Marcus in Cardiff harbour.

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Heléne Ericsson, Carlshöjdsskolan

And a great way to end the display – We’re everywhere, even in the largest shopping centre in Cardiff.