Location - is situated at the crossroads of

Central Europe, Southeast Europe, and

the Mediterranean bordering Hungary,

Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Monte-

negro, the Adriatic Sea and Slovenia

Capital – Zagreb

Flag – red, white and blue

Population – 4.27 million

Currency – Kuna (HRK)

Official language – Croatian

Traditional food – various sea food, coo-

ked vegetables and a traditional pastry

Fritule

Croatia

Rovinj is a city situated on

the north of the Adria-

tic sea located on the

magnificent western

coast of the Istrian pe-

ninsula, which is not

only a popular tourist

resort as well as an

active fishing port, but

also the most romantic

place in the Mediterra-

nean sea that could be

found. Moreover, the

town of Rovinj will

strike you by its un-

touched beauty and a

sentimental atmosphe-

re of the old times.

Grey and red rooftops,

chimneys, narrow

streets and small

squares, the port with

ships and boats and

harbouring yachts.

And if you wish to

experience walks in

beautiful nature, rec-

reation sports, disco-

vering cultural herita-

ge as well as trying out

Rovinj traditional food

and a very enjoyable

stay in one of your

chosen top quality ho-

tels, mysterious Rovinj

is and will definitely

be the perfect place to

visit.

December 2014

W h a t ’s U p ?

Participating countries:

France

Finland

Italy

Spain

Portugal

Croatia

Lithuania

Content

Croatia 1

Rovinj 1

The teachers’ work

session 2-3

The tasks assigned to

different partners 3

Spare time in Rovinj 4-5

Recipe of Croatian

pastries 5

Mini dictionary 6

The coat of arms

The first work session

of an international Eras-

mus + project

I.M.A.G.I.N.E was

held in Croatia in Ro-

vinj at basic school Os-

nova skola Jurja Dobri-

le. Each country was

represented by 2 or 3

teachers. A large team

that already had some

experience in participa-

ting in such internatio-

nal projects gathered in

one place. The vision of

I.M.A.G.I.N.E project

is - involve the teachers

and students into the

development of an inte-

ractive game, improve

the ability to navigate in

a new unknown envi-

ronment and to deepen

the knowledge of the

latest IT as well as work

and collaborate in an

international team.

A welcoming speech

was presented by the

headmaster Micholovic

Marin, who was glad

that the meeting of all

the participants of such

an important project

was held at his school

and wished them all the

best in their work.

Each team had to pre-

sent their country, sch-

ool and the members of

the project. Frederic

Samuel , a representati-

ve of the coordinator

of I.M.A.G.I.N.E pro-

ject, introduced the par-

ticipants with its con-

tent, goals, objectives,

financial management

and final product. Fur-

thermore, a video con-

ference was organised

with European Cultural

Centre in France. San-

dra Doolan, an admi-

nistration assistant of

this centre, and Gishly

Didon, a director of this

centre, answered all the

questions of the partici-

pants and wished them

good luck in their fur-

ther work.

During the work ses-

sion the teachers of

Saint Jean D‘Angely

town in France talked

about the use of techni-

cal measures that would

Page 2 WHAT’S UP?

The teachers’ work session at

Osnova skola Jurja Dobrile

Frederic Samuel is

presenting the project

Carole Foulon and Vin-

cent Samuel are talking

about pupils’ mobilities

Isabella Colmelet, Pekka

Kylkilahti and Mirco

Nalesso are specifying

the calendar of long and

short mobilities

WHAT’S UP? Page 3

Italy Monselice – a website

Italy Milan – infographics (e.g. logos for the website, graphic charter

and etc.)

France Pau – QR codes and infographics

France Saint Jean d‘Angely CCE (lycee Leonce Vieljeux) and colle-

ge TEXIER – a financial coordination, an intermediary and final re-

port

Lithuania – a newsletter in English, preparation of brochures,

slideshows and photo-albums

Finland – various evaluations of pupils and teachers

Spain, France college Texier – the production of gadgets, promotio-

nal articles and T-shirt printing

Croatia – Facebook page administration

Portugal – the management of the blog

France Pau and Saint Jean d‘Angely CCE – Vincent Samuel and Ca-

role Foulon together with Frederic Samuel are going to be educatio-

nal coordinators

The tasks assigned to different partners

es were being discussed

during the meeting. Also

the schedule of short

and long mobilities was

specified. In addition,

each participating sch-

ool was appointed by a

certain activity for

which it will be respon-

sible throughout the

whole project.

Finally, 6 themes were

given to all the partici-

pants. And the main task

is to make 3 photos for

each theme, choose the

most eye-catching ones

representing each count-

ry‘s town and send them

to France to two respon-

sible teachers Cristine

Barre and Bernard Jean-

Philippe by 8 March.

help to implement the

objectives of

I.M.A.G.I.N.E project.

Vincent Samuel, who is

from the town of Pau in

France, introduced us

with QR codes and their

wide range of possibili-

ties as well as with the

structure of an interacti-

ve game. The pupils and

teachers‘ exchange issu-

French team

A reception at the

mayor of Rovinj

The participants of I.M.A.G.I.N.E project

Page 4 WHAT’S UP?

Spare time in Rovinj What an amazing

Christmas town Ro-

vinj!. The participants

of I.M.A.G.I.N.E pro-

ject had the possibility

to experience the spirit

of Christmas

wandering in the

narrow streets of an

old town Rovinj after a

hectic work day. A

shimmering and enor-

mous christmas tree,

decorated houses, glit-

tering shop windows –

all signs reflected the

upcoming Christmas

and New Year.

All in all, the partici-

pants of the project

spent their spare time

walking along the pier

enjoying the view of

habouring yachts, ships

and boats as well as

admiring the archaeo-

logical sites and visi-

ting the unique and dis-

tinctive places. And

one of those places is

the Eco-museum Bata-

na founded by Giovan-

ni Trani. The founder

was pleased to tell

about the history of the

museum in detail and

showed us different

sizes of boats called

batana made by his

hands. The guests had

the opportunity to taste

mouth-watering Fritule

baked by Giovanni

Trani‘s wife.

Free from work eve-

nings were also plan-

ned carefully. The par-

ticipants of the project

really liked being

taught the moves of

salsa and scrolling

towards the end of the

evening everyone was

able to dance it in a

proper way.

Songs and music eve-

nings were memorable

as well. Almost all par-

ticipants were given a

stage to play the piano

or perform well-known

songs in different lan-

guages.

The concert shown at

basic school Osnova

skola Jurja Dobrile by

its pupils was also un-

forgettable. The sound

of guitars, the singing,

the atmosphere – eve-

rything was marvel-

lous. In the end, all the

participants of

I.M.A.G.I.N.E project

were cheering the pu-

pils by thunderous ap-

plause.

During the art

lesson

The concert given

by young pupils

Harbouring

yachts

WHAT’S UP? Page 5

In a large deep pan,

heat the oil and then

quickly drop teaspoon-

fuls of the batter to the

pan – until you have

around 8 cooking. Fry

the mini Fritule on all

sides, until they are gol-

den brown.

Carefully take the

doughnuts out, drain in a

bowl lined with kitchen

paper. Once they’re all

cooked, sprinkle with

powdered sugar and ser-

ve them warm.

Recipe of Croatian pastries

Preparation:

Mix flour together

with the baking powder

in a deep bowl. Then,

take the eggs and add in

some salt, yougurt and

sugar and stir together

well with a wooden

spoon. Add the mixture

into the bowl of flour

and stir again by gradu-

ally pouring the milk. A

thick batter should start

to form, but you can use

a whisk to mix the

dough to make sure eve-

rything is well combined

and that there are no

lumps. You should have

a batter with a dropping

consistency, if it is a lit-

tle thick, add some more

milk.

Ingredients:

2 eggs

2 spoons of sugar

1 yogurt

13 spoons of flour

1 table spoon of

baking powder

1 spoon of oil

1 spoon of milk

A pinch of salt

Powdered sugar for

coating

Fritule

Fritule – delicious Croatian pastries made for a speacial occasion Christmas

welcomed all the partici-

pants of I.M.A.G.I.N.E

project, told the history

of the town as well as

presented the historical

value of the buildings

and paintings.

The last evening spent

in tavern was splendid.

The participants of the

project were able to tas-

te the mouth-watering

traditional dishes. More-

over, they were entertai-

ned by the famous folk

ensemble, which sang

the most popular Croa-

tian folk songs. All in

all, everyone was sin-

ging and dancing and

without a doubt having

one of the most magnifi-

cent evenings during the

whole stay in mysterious

Rovinj.

Furthermore, during

work session breaks the

participants of the pro-

ject not only had the po-

ssibility to attend and

observe the lessons, but

also to participate acti-

vely by themselves. For

example, make noodles,

mold from clay, sing,

and make some

experiments.

The mayor of Rovinj

Rovinj at night

Good morning -

Good evening -

Good afternoon -

Cheers -

What‘s your name? -

Nice to meet you -

Where are you from -

Thank you -

You‘re welcome -

Here you are -

Please -

How are you today? -

Goodbye -

Mini dictionary

Produced by

Elektrėnų ‚Versmės‘

gymnasium in

Lithuania

Erasmus +

I.M.A.G.I.N.E calendar:

Dobro jutro

Dobar dan

Dobra večer

Živjeli

Kako se zoveš?

Drago mi je

Odakle si?

Hvala ti

Molim

Izvoli

Molim

Kako si danas?

Dovidenja

All partners and 64 pupils will be meeting

in France, Centre de Culture Europeenne

(CCE) College Georges Texier.

A short mobility

meeting

March

27 2015

April

2 2015