Transnational meeting

From 16 to 17 November 2016 in Geel,  the teams from  Italy and Belgium gathered for the first Transnational Meeting at Kogeka 4 School. Two days of intense work, but fruitful for the management of the two years, Erasmus+ project.

The main objectives of this Transnational meeting of the partners from Happy Hours, happy Future, happy Europe project was for all partners to get to know each other’s institutions and teachers, to familiarize the goals and the details of the project and discuss potential issues and significant matters at hand concerning the materialisation of the project.

We have used this meeting for planning the whole project, dividing tasks, signing partnership agreements about communication, student accommodation or other agreements; to discuss how to accomplish the activities and tasks of the project, to discuss monitoring and evaluation of activities and reconfirm tasks for the next period.

Italian teachers from IPSEOA Erice:

Giuseppa Mandina Headmaster Rosa Linda Di Marzo Coordinator international projects Vincenzo Cataldo Teacher of the restaurant department Rita Piazza Coordinator international projects

Belgian teachers of Kogega 4 School Geel:

Steven Van Genechten Headmaster Antonella De Amicis French teacher Peterpaul De Groote Teacher of the restaurant department Ann Hus English teacher Bart van Bunder English and German teacher Stijn Vankerckhoven Teacher of the bakery department Rosemarijn Claes Coordinator international projects Regien Geerts Mathematics teacher Eddy Van Moorsel Teacher of the bakery department

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The Transnational Meeting in Geel –Belgium 16 -17 November 2016

Transnational meeting in Geel –Belgium 1st Day 16 November 2016

On Wednesday,16th November 2016 the Italian and Belgian teachers met at Kogeka School. The Belgian headmaster, Mr. Steven Van Genechten, greeted the participants, in his speech he emphasized the importance of cooperation, the chance of getting to know each other’s culture and being able to think as one for an important project. Each partners followed with brief presentations of their schools, by using PowerPoint slideshows so as to better acquaint everyone present at the meeting on the education system in Flanders and Italy, the structure and the activities of each organization. While presenting each institution, we have also discussed the problems that we deal with in our activities. Following this, discussion moved on to the issue of “Students exchange” of the project. Rosemarijn Claes, the Belgian coordinator of international projects, c o n d u c t e d t h e discussion, as her school will be the first one to receive the group of Italian students from partner institutions. All partners discussed the timetable and fixed the dates for the meeting of the next two years: - 1^ Mobility - Belgium from 15 to 22 January 2017 - 2^ Mobility - Italy from 01 - 08 May 2017 - 3^ Mobility - Belgium from 26 November - 03 December 2017 - 4^ Mobility - Italy from 02 - 09 May 2018 with 15 Italian students (5 restaurant, 5 pastry, 5 hotel, 5 kitchen students) and with 10 bakery and 10 restaurant/kitchen Belgian students. All partners arranged the activities for the meeting in Geel: presentation of schools/region – visit school – visit local markets – visit Bruges or Brussels – Masterchef competition with Italian and Belgian students working together – workshop chocolate and pastry – school restaurant for participants and host families (local dishes Italy – Belgium). After a “sweet” break and the visit of the school, another meeting was held about the logo that will be used on all documents, products etc. resulted from our project. It will be designed by Belgian students (logo – with flags or colours of Italy/Belgium). Students vote for the best one on the Facebook-page – 2 weeks time. At the end of the meeting, there was a guided tour of the school and then of Geel. The aim was for the team to interact, to know each other better and to develop a good working relationship.  The day ended with a Belgian dinner.

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Transnational meeting in Geel –Belgium 2nd Day 17 November 2016

On Thursday, 17th November 2016 the Italian and Belgian teachers met again at 8:30 at Kogeka School. The activities that needed to be done in the partners’ schools and also the meetings with the students during the 2 years of the program were also presented in details and were clarified. - Facebook page: will be made by Italy; - E-twinning project: will be made by Italy; - WhatsApp groups: one for teachers, one for students; - Profile students/teachers – Belgium will send an example; - Final products: a cookery book

The measures from the application form were reviewed and responsibilities and tasks were assigned. After a coffee break, we have moved on to the topic: - Monitoring and evaluation: we will use evaluation forms to

evaluate the meeting (google-docs for students, host families and teachers) – Italy will provide an example of their form;

- Dissemination: we must try to make our project visible, not only for students, parents but also promote on our school website, local press, newspapers, radio and/or television, online platforms (Erasmus+, etwinning, …), social networks (Facebook, Instagram…).

The meeting ended after the last managerial issues – financial questions were discussed: - airport transfer: to be paid by the visiting school –the Italian school needs an e-invoice from the bus company; for the Belgian school an invoice

from the Italian school is OK; - activities outside of the school (visits, etc. ): an estimation has to be send before the visit, with all details and copy of the invoices, if possible; - activities in school: will be paid by the receiving school. At the end of the meeting there was a guided sightseeing tour of Antwerp which was organized by the Kogeka school. The aim of this guided tour was to highlight the most outstanding periods of the Belgian history for the Italian guests and help them understand Flanders roots and position in Europe. The following day the groups of Italian teachers departed. Everyone was satisfied of the meeting and of the valuable common goal to be reached for the students’ development and the improvement of each institution.

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