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THE SEVENTH WONDER

The Seven Countries in

our project announce the

winners of the

Seventh Wonder of our

Region, The Most Inter-

esting Historical Place

In This Issue

Read about how the

seven countries went

about finding the

most interesting his-

torical places of their

region.

Read about what the

teachers did when

they visited Greece .

Comenie Mouse in Europe

Most interesting historical place Each of the seven schools in our project have been busy visiting places, re-

searching and making posters, paintings and crafts about the most interesting

historical places of their region.

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Greece - The Seventh Mobility From 30th May to 6th June 2015, teachers from 6 countries visited the

5th Dimotiko Scholeio Neas Smyrnis in Athens within the framework of the

Comenius - eTwinning project – “The seven wonders of our region.”

During this time teachers from Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland, Turkey,

Cyprus and Scotland took part in the varied educational program..

The Seven Wonders of our Region Year 2 Volume 7 June 2015

Slovakia Slovakia has discovered the 7th wonder

Turkish bath in Trenčianske Teplice To find, the most interesting historical place in our region, is very

easy. Everybody, who visits our region, admires Hammam for sure.

Hammam used to be a tub bath in the past for the rich nobility and

financial magnates. Today it is available not only to spa guests but

also for general public. Guests of the spa use it as a place for

relaxation and massages.

The Winner Hammam

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History of this major construction

began at time when the former

owner of the spa – Iphigenia de

Castries d'Harcourt, saw the

model of a luxurious Turkish bath at

the World Exhibition in Paris. She

was amazed by it. Therefore she

traveled to Egypt and asked the

viceroy Izmail for permission to

build Hammam also in Trenčianske

Teplice. Izmail accepted her request

and sent his court architect along

with her to Trenčianske Teplice.

Hammam, which in Arabic means a

bath, was finished in 1888 and the

building was unprecedented in

Europe.

The first thing that surprises visitors, when they enter the Hammam hall, is its illumination with three

domes with glazed holes, creating the impression of the starry sky. On the walls, the architect

Schmoranz arranged two colored roses according to church roses. Each part of the gallery railing is

carved from a single piece of stone. In the middle of the hall there is a marble fountain. Two rows of

columns carved from mild sandstone separate the Hammam hall from the relaxing cabins. They are

decorated by tiles, on every second cabin can be found a monogram of Iphigenia de Castries.

by Denysa Križanová

Czech Republic 7th Wonder: The most interesting historical place

Hrad Pernštejn patří k nejvýznamnějším a

nejkrásnějším moravským hradům. Od

poloviny 13. století byl sídlem rodu pánů z

Pernštejna, který dlouhá staletí hrál

důležitou roli v politickém dění českého

království. Gotický hrad byl až do poloviny

16. století několikrát přebudován a

především rozšiřován.

My jsme navštívili hrad, dělali jsme

fotografie. Ve škole jsme povídali o hradu,

shlédli jsme film. Také jsme vyráběli

papírové hrady.

The Winner Castle Parnštejn

Castle Parnštejn is the most important and most beautiful castles in Moravia. Since the mid-13th century was the seat of the Lords of Pernštejn, who for centuries played an important role in the political affairs of the kingdom. Gothic castle was until the mid-16th century, rebuilt several times and particularly extended.

We visited the castle, we made photographs. We talked about the castle at school, we watched film about historical castle. We also produced a paper castles.

by Pavel Vrtěl

Poland

We started work on discovering the seventh wonder with a lesson about Princess Anna Wazówna. She was King Zygmunt III Waza’s (Sigismund III Vasa’s) sister and she lived in Brodnica. This person is strongly connected with Brodnica. The town and its inhabitants owed her a lot. The memory of the Anna Wazówna has lasted till now and every year, in her honour, International Ecological Fair With Princess Anna is organised.

We did not start our work on the seventh wonder with this

person by accident. She lived in a beautiful palace, which

was built in 1564 especially for her. This palace belongs to

the oldest buildings in Brodnica. The bricks, used as build-

ing material, had originally been used to build a part of the

Teutonic Knights’ Castle. Despite its age, the building is

still one of the musts in our town.

Pupils, working in groups, created beautiful mock-ups of

Anna Wazówna Palace. We organised an exhibition, ad-

mired by our students and guests at our school.

The Winner Anna Wazówna Palace

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We made videolessons with Turkey

Slovakia and Czech Republic.

The exhibi-

tion was

accompa-

nied by his-

torical

back-

ground of

that time.

A multimedia lesson, prepared and presented in this very building by Mrs Sylwia Salej, was another very important

part. It was devoted to the history of the building. The students learnt a lot of interesting pieces of information but the

most important thing was the fact that they were able to take part in lessons organised in the oldest building in Brod-

nica – The Anna Wazówna Palace.

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And a pearl for the end....

At the beginning of our first task in the “The seven wonders of

our region” project, we went to the Teutonic Knights’ Tower.

Discovering more wonders, we returned in the same place –

the area surrounding the castle and discovered the seventh

and, at the same time, the last wonder of our region – the old-

est building in Brodnica, Anna Wazówna Palace.

Nowadays, the building houses The Town Library.

Therefore, we can compare our work with the saying “We re-

turned to the beginning”.

OUR WINNER ! Palace Anna Wazówna

by Marzena Kaszyńska

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The Winner KURŞUNLU MOSQUE

Turkey

At our school, we held brainstorming

activities to choose the most historical place of our region.

There were many alternatives; however, as excavation work is

not finished in some places we chose “Kurşunlu Mosque” as

the oldest place of our town. We wanted our guests to see it

when they arrived here in March but the restoration work was

going on then.

HISTORY: It is not known for sure but it is estimated that

Kurşunlu Mosque was built between 1221-1237 when Sultan

Alaaddin was the governor of Seljukian State which ruled

Anatolian region for a long time. The design of the mosque

gives us some clues about the architectural structures of

Seljuks. It has got one minaret and a round shape. In the

inscription above the door you can see “1869” year and this is

probably the date of first restoration of it. It has gone through

many restorations and the last one is tried to give an authentic

Who will the winner be……?

and original outlook to the mosque.

On 31st March, 4A classroom students

wanted to draw some pictures about the

mosque as they did not see it closely because

it is closed for restoration for about 3 years.

They drew the mosque in their dreams. We

presented them in the school boards. Then,

they made a short visit to Kurşunlu Mosque

and compared their pictures with the mosque.

Some of them had similar pictures indeed.

They have talked to the İmam (person

responsible for the worship in that mosque)

and collected some information about the

mosque and recorded a short video.

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(This one is chosen as the most

similar one to the Mosque)

by Selin Ustek

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The Winner The Acropolis

Greece

THE ACROPOLIS hill (acro = edge, polis = city), so called the "Sacred Rock" of Athens, is the most important site of the city and constitutes one of the most recognizable monuments of the world. It is the most significant reference point of ancient Greek culture, as well as the symbol of the city of Athens itself as it represents the apogee of artistic development in the 5th century BC. During Perikles' Golden Age, ancient Greek civilization was represented in an ideal way on the hill and some of the architectural mas-terpieces of the period were erected on its ground.

Our pupils carried out a lot of activities about the 7th wonder: they made posters, paintings, a puzzle and a craft.

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We visited the Holy Rock

and had a virtual tour of the

Acropolis of Ancient times

via a presentation of the

place on tablets.

by Stavroula

Makaronopoulou

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Students visited as a group the church with their teach-ers and they learned about the history and the miracles of saint Lazarus, the beloved friend of Jesus who was raised from the dead. According to Orthodox tradition, sometime after the Resurrection of Christ, Lazarus was forced to flee Judea because of rumoured plots on his life and came to Cyprus. There he was appointed by Paul and Barnabas as the first Bishop of Kition (present-day Larnaca). He is said to have lived for thirty more years and on his death was buried there for the second and last time. The Church of Agios Lazaros was built over the reputed (second) tomb of Lazarus. It is one of the most remark-able examples of Byzantine architecture in Cyprus. It is located in the centre of Larnaca, a few metres away from Finikoudes beach and promenade and very near to the shops, restaurants and café bars. I believe no matter if you are a Christian, a Catholic or even if you are not that religious, a visit here is a Must! Be sure to visit the tomb of the Saint which can be seen under the sanctuary –it gives you a very intense feeling of peace.

The Winner The Church of Agios Lazaros

Cyprus There were too many places in our region with great his-torical significance and it was actually too difficult to choose one as the most important. Students of the 4th class decided to make a search on their own with their parents. They visited the places and took pictures, asked about the buildings and their history and finally made a presentation of their work. The canditates places were the Medieval castle in Lar-naka, the venetitian water system in Kamares, the ruins of the ancient city of Kition and the church of Saint Laza-rus. After voting the church was elected as the most his-torical place as it has great importance for the orthodox christians and it's so well known all over the world since it's one of the most old churches of christianity, late 9th century church.

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by Panikkos Xiourouppas

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Scotland

The Winner The Glasgow Cathedral

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by Martin McCormick

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Greece — the 7th mobility

From May 30th to June 6th 2015 teachers from the 6 partner

schools visited the 5 Dimotiko Scholeio Neas Smyrnis in Ath-

ens, Hellas in the framework of the 7th project mobility. Here is

the program of the meeting.

Saturday 30th May

Tour in the centre of Athens (Panathenaic Stadium, Zappeio,

The National Gardens, Parliament).

Dinner in a restaurant with Greek music.

Sunday 31st May

Cape Sounio (Wonder 4), lunch.

Exploring Vouliagmeni Lake (Wonder 5), swimming in the

lake.

Monday 1st June

Visit to the Acropolis and the New Museum of the Acropolis

(Wonder 7).

Walking in the narrow streets of Monastiraki & Plaka.

Tuesday 2nd June

Programme of activities in school:

—Singing songs of Mikis Theodorakis

(Wonder 6).

dren learn about the partner countries. Making posters, teach-

ing the pupils traditional dances of the partner countries, sing-

ing a Scottish song.

Coordinators’ discussion about the program – Evaluation –

Filling in EST – Applying for eTwinning labels/competitions.

(Wonder 2), traditional dances, Greek dancing/music.

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Wednesday 3rd June

Tour in Nea Smyrni (Saint Fotini Cathedral, Estia cultural

centre).

Coffee time in one of Nea Smyrnis Square cafés.

Reception by the Mayor, light lunch.

School show : “Myths and Wonders”.

— Souvlaki time.

Thursday 4th June

Friday 5th June

School trip to Mount Parnitha (Wonder 1).

shop (Wonder 3), lunch.

Sports activities with the pupils.

fada.

Saturday 6 June

ers.

Next meeting:

THE EUROPEAN ETWINNING PRIZES

2016 CEREMONY!!!!