First Comenius meeting

The first meeting of

Comenius "TEC'CAP " took place in Guérande (France) from 2 to 8 December 2012.

It was a success because all the planned program was completed.

Monday after a tour of the school, a welcome meal and a reminder of the previous Comenius "AQUAESUS" (see attached document), each partner presented his country (see accompanying slideshow : https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_wLalmexFmgZ0dLYlpwZGlkd0k  ).

Students of Guérande school presented their vision of European citizenship and school student from Trebon presented techniques of carp farming in their region of South Bohemia.

Tuesday,

we chose the common assessment grid for recipes (see attached document : https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_wLalmexFmgd282c2syLXp1R1E). The afternoon was occupied by the realization of creative and traditional recipes from carp. More than 70 students gathered in the school kitchens to work in groups of five and fifteen recipes were performed. These recipes were tasted and evaluated by a jury. (Results and photos in a future post on the blog).

Wednesday,

we opened the logo contest.

18 were made by students (see attached pictures) and the winner is :

In the afternoon, visit of salt marshes and the educational farm of Pen-bron with oysters and turbot. The day ended with a presentation by Pierre on Turbot farming in France and a friendly Bowling competition !

Thursday,

visit the island of Noirmoutier and France Turbot farm.

Friday, all students met in the kitchen to make recipes from Turbot. The jury tasted and evaluated (photos and results in a future post on the blog).

Saturday,

everyone is left with the desire to come together in Villa Real de Santo Antonio in April 2013.

The team of Guérande thank all partners for their implication in the project and good humor. It was an unforgettable experience, rich in exchanges that starts the project "TEC'CAP" in a beautiful way...

Message from aquaculture pupils of guérande

"Hello, we are the class 1AQUA of the school of Guérande. A class of 12 boys happy to participate in the Comenius project TEC'CAP. The exchanges between our four countries will teach us much about farming methods of  fish and processing techniques and preparation of these products. we hope that this exchange will be rich and we look forward to meeting you ! "

Maxime, Renaud, Thomas, Alexis (first plan), Alan, Tanguy, Vincent, Corentin, Jean-Baptiste, Christophe, Dorian et Théo (second plan).

Technical data sheet of turbot farming

Dear friends,
i'm happy and proud to contribute to our new Comenius blog !
Hope to see you all soon in Guérande , between 3 to 8 december.
I give a first contribution with Turbot profile aquaculture.
see below
https://docs.google.com/open?id=0Bz734WXc4iJ2eXNEWk1vVEFUNWs

WELCOME !!!

All the team of the vocational school of Guérande would like to welcome you! : "Bienvenue à Guérande ! Bem-vindo ao Guérande! Vítejte na Guérande! Velkommen til Guérande! Welcome to Guérande!"

The first Comenius meeting approach !

In a few days, the four partners will meet in Guérande (France) for the first meeting of the Comenius project.
This meeting is scheduled from 3 to 8 December 2012 with a busy program.

"In menu"

In entries:

Meetings to present the project

Presentation  of breeding techniques for carp in the Czech Republic and turbot in France

Information on European citizenship

Harmonization of the evaluation grid for recipes

Choice of logo "TEC'CAP"

In main dishes:

Practical realization of recipes from carp and turbot

Visits of turbot farms on the Noirmoutier island 

Visit of the experimental station of Pen-Bron (oysters and fish) and observation of a fishing pond

In Desserts:

Cultural visits and tourism in Guérande Area (salt marshes ...).

Comenius Bowling Championship...

Project presentation 2012-2014 :

       This partnership aims at opening our pupils, teachers and staff towards European citizenship (discovering different cultures, traditions and languages) and at developing professional skills (learning new techniques, working with ICT equipment, developing a European professional network) through a common food product: fish. The 4 vocational partner schools (Vila Real de Santo Antonio/Portugal, Trebon/Czech Republic, Skjervoy/Norway, Guérande/France) are specialised in fish farming and/or catering (See more information on the attached document : https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B_wLalmexFmgbWtyVEYtMXZDQ2s.

  

These fields are experiencing a strong international expansion, that’s why it’s interesting for young people trained in these areas to share their knowledge with European partners and thus to track best practise more closely. Moreover, this partnership will contribute to the development of a pool of well-qualified, open-minded and internationally experienced students.

The 4 schools  will create a DVD "from water to plate" in English and a multilingual book, including technical product data sheets for each selected fish (cod:Portugal, carp:Czech Republic, salmon:Norway, turbot:France) and recipes illustrated by videos. They will develop the DVD through both internal meetings and common mobility activities aiming at bringing together the 4 partners according to the scheduled work programme; this product will also be used as an educational tool.

3 out of the 4 above-mentioned partners jointly carried out a Comenius project in 2009 (AQUAESUS)dealing with teaching sustainable development in fish farming. This new project adds value in catering.

The 4th partner (Portugal) brings a new dimension: indeed, it has deeply marked traditions with fish and, despite being located in the far south of Europe, it has significant links with Norway (in the north of Europe) as far as codfish is concerned.