Invitation and Programme 23.05.16 - 27.05.26
Opening ceremony and visiting sub-institutions in Väätsa, 23.05.16
On 23 May opening ceremony took place. Partners were welcomed by Mayor of Väätsa Lauri Läänemets and Chairwoman of Väätsa Council Margit Lugna. 5th form students Sandra and Sander performed a presentation about Estonia and Väätsa. Derya Bostan from Turkey introduced their team.
Guests visited Väätsa Municipality centre where Lauri Läänemets talked about the present situation and future plans of Väätsa. Also educational, social and financial issues in Väätsa and Mugla were discussed. Väätsa Basic School, playschool, library and elderly house were visited.
On 23 May opening ceremony took place. Partners were welcomed by Mayor of Väätsa Lauri Läänemets and Chairwoman of Väätsa Council Margit Lugna. 5th form students Sandra and Sander performed a presentation about Estonia and Väätsa. Derya Bostan from Turkey introduced their team.
Guests visited Väätsa Municipality centre where Lauri Läänemets talked about the present situation and future plans of Väätsa. Also educational, social and financial issues in Väätsa and Mugla were discussed. Väätsa Basic School, playschool, library and elderly house were visited.
Visit to Miina Härma Gymnasium and AHHAA centre in Tartu, 24.05.16
Miina Härma Gymnasium is one of the oldest gymnasiums in Estonia, from 1906. MHG is an IB World School offering the Diploma Programme and the Primary Years Programme, and candidate school for the Middle Years Programme.We were shown how students used devices and web tools (LearningApps, Kahoot) studying English and Russian. Technology lesson was visited where students created web games. Science classroom, Lego kits and 3D printer were introduced. Finally LoQuiz game around schoohouse was played.
In AHHAA scientific centre different physical and chemical experiments were tried out. A show in science theatre on a topic Air was visited.
Miina Härma Gymnasium is one of the oldest gymnasiums in Estonia, from 1906. MHG is an IB World School offering the Diploma Programme and the Primary Years Programme, and candidate school for the Middle Years Programme.We were shown how students used devices and web tools (LearningApps, Kahoot) studying English and Russian. Technology lesson was visited where students created web games. Science classroom, Lego kits and 3D printer were introduced. Finally LoQuiz game around schoohouse was played.
In AHHAA scientific centre different physical and chemical experiments were tried out. A show in science theatre on a topic Air was visited.
Hiking in Kodru bog trail from Järva-Madise to Vargamäe, 25.05.16
Partners, people from Archimedes Foundation, 1 and 5 form students had a hiking tour in a Kodru bog, Järvamaa. First, the teacher showed photos about flora and fauna taken in Kodru bog, students had to recognise them and take photos with their cameras. They had downloaded an app Endomondo in their smartphones for measuring the distance from Järva-Madise to Vargamäe, time and calories used during hiking. Google Maps was used to recognise cardinal points. In Vargamäe students filled a worksheet about Kodru bog and Vargamäe. Partners got acquanited with the homeplace of one of the greatest writer in Estonia Anton Hansen Tammsaare.
Tour in Timecentre Wittenstein in Paide about How to Carry out Interactive lessons in History, 25.05.16
The conception of Timecentre Wittenstein in Paide was created according to the book of George Wells "Timemashine" where visitors can travel through different times of the history of Estonia, Järva county and Paide. Guests were introduced how school students can carry out history lessons there related to the national curriculum. A guided tour was carried out where partners were given an overview about the history of Estonia and explained how interactive history lessons can be organised there. It was also explained which period in the history in taught in each particular class according to the curriculum.
1 floor - Ancient times - form 6
3 floor - Danes' and Teutonic Order time (12-16 cent) - form 7
4 floor - Swedish time (16-18 cent) - form 8
5 floor - Russian time (1711-1920) - forms 8-9
6 floor - Soviet time (1944-1991) - form 9
7 floor - Estonian time (1920-1941) - form 9
8 floor - Independence time (1991-2004) - form 9
9 floor - European time (2004-) - form 9
The conception of Timecentre Wittenstein in Paide was created according to the book of George Wells "Timemashine" where visitors can travel through different times of the history of Estonia, Järva county and Paide. Guests were introduced how school students can carry out history lessons there related to the national curriculum. A guided tour was carried out where partners were given an overview about the history of Estonia and explained how interactive history lessons can be organised there. It was also explained which period in the history in taught in each particular class according to the curriculum.
1 floor - Ancient times - form 6
3 floor - Danes' and Teutonic Order time (12-16 cent) - form 7
4 floor - Swedish time (16-18 cent) - form 8
5 floor - Russian time (1711-1920) - forms 8-9
6 floor - Soviet time (1944-1991) - form 9
7 floor - Estonian time (1920-1941) - form 9
8 floor - Independence time (1991-2004) - form 9
9 floor - European time (2004-) - form 9
Workshop for robotics and a tour in Mektory, 26.05.16
The workshop was intended to be the first introduction into Lego EV3 robotics. In this workshop a simple EV3 robot was assembled and programmed to follow a line by using the color sensor and touch sensor. The idea was to demonstrate how to program simple robots and adjust them to perform various tasks. The programming was done in a special coding application for Lego Mindstorms robots.
After the workshop guests could get acquainted with the house and the conception of innovation centre Mektory. One of the aims of Mektory is to bring together scientists, students and entrepreneurs, solve practical product development problems and generate new intelligent ideas. There is a Start-Up preincubation, youth start-up competition is organised, Japan, Australian, German rooms, lots of different labs, sauna.
Workshop for webtools and technology carried out by students' firm Digitund and technology teacher, 27.05.16.
Students from MF Digitund Sten, Sten Erik, Riko, Jürgen and Johannes Martin introduced web tools Kahoot, QR Code Creator, Quizlet. Finally brainstorming with Answergarden was carried out about the impressions of the first meeting in Estonia. Technology teacher with 5th form students introduced robots made of Legos, and their software.
5th form students presented robots created in technology lessons with Lego WeDo and MindStorm.
LoQuiz game in Paide to get acquainted with the history of Paide, 27.05.16.
LoQuiz game about the history of Paide was created and carried out by students from MF Digitund. Guests had downloaded an app for LoQuiz and entering there they had to find points marked there and answer the questions.
Workshop for introducing technological kits LittleBits and Makey-Makey on 27.05.16
After the game a workshop was carried out where headmaster introduced how to make music with Makey-Makey. Music teacher played the accordion after what partners tried to create sounds with this tool. A kit Littlebits was introduced and explained what can be created with given tool.
Paide at night and in the daytime
Photos by Tarik Tüfekci and Anneli Tumanski