République Tchèque 2013-2014

Morning (8:30)
Welcoming and presenting school,
Short theatre play in English by Czech students, School sightseeing
Workshop on industry and agriculture – how does it influence the environment. Presenting ways of separation and recycling. Comparing the four countries.

Afternoon
Students meet one another and work together in a workshop activity. Mixed groups of students manufacture statues of fantasy animals from waste materials. Finally each group presents their statue and talks about it.

Parallel meeting of teachers and managers.
Topics :

• Organizing the Czech week
• Project workflow
• Technical issues
• Suggestions, miscellaneous
  Students go with their partner students, teachers leave for hotel

Evening
Students in families. Students eat supper in families

Morning
Visit of animal rescue station Cabarna, visiting Lidice, visiting the steel production waste dump – showing the traits of heavy industry and how the society and nature deals with this issue.

Afternoon
Visiting the city of Kladno – bus tour, than walk through the city center, visiting regional museum (focus on environmental aspects), visiting the former Poldi Steel factory.

Evening
Students in families.
Teachers – free time.

Whole day long - visiting Prague (be ready for cold weather, drizzle and rain !)

Evening
Students in families.
Teachers – free time.

Morning
Visiting traditional production of the region - Crystal Glass (Tour of the glassworks RÜCKL CRYSTAL. During the excursion we will get to know the individual stages of producing glass crystal by hand, i.e. the furnaces, processing, designing and polishing. )

Afternoon
Visiting the biggest wind-power station in central Europe.
Visiting regional mining museum Mayrau. Included fashion show of our students.
At this point students leave for their families and have individual activities with families till Monday morning. Save Saturday afternoon (sport event Bowling).

Late afternoon
Meeting of teachers – evaluation, plans for future etc.

Throughout the weekend (save Saturday afternoon) :
Students do activities with the families.
Teachers – free time.

Saturday afternoon Sport activity ( bowling )

Morning
Departure