Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2013 Newsletter
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I do not want to sound vain, but I must confess
that “if you want to, you can” do special things for
children, with dedication and competence, at any
age, with any kind of children, not just gifted
children. Any child has capabilities that we do not
even think of sometimes.
You have to find out about these capabilities, and
involve them in extracurricular projects, and
especially in eTwinning projects, as they are
particularly complex, and children engage in them
passionately.
Come, Come, Whoever You Are, Come
by Pinar Alniak Comlek
Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving — it doesn't
matter,
Ours is not a caravan of despair.
Come, even if you have broken your vow a hundred
times,
Come, come again, come.
Why did I choose this title?
This quote belongs to a famous philosopher,
theologian, poet, teacher, and founder of the
Mevlevi (or Mawlawi) order of Sufism; also known
as Mevlana (Our Guide), Jalaluddin Rumi.
This year, eTwinning National Support Service of
Turkey sponsored the Mevlana Prize for
Intercultural Understanding. eTwinning Coordinator
Mustafa Hakan BÜCÜK made an impressive speech
about the activities on eTwinning Portal and put an
emphasis on the idea of common feelings and
beliefs of different nations, cultures, traditions and
customs. The winner project is “Intercultural
Dialogue Through Fairytales, Drama and Art” which
embraces 28 countries with different but common
tastes together.
“In everything you do passionately, you build a part
of yourself.”
I was at Lisbon Conference 2013
I was also one of the lucky witnesses of the Lisbon
Conference 2013. I called myself lucky because it
was just a week before I started to work again. I
was on maternity leave and it was a great
opportunity to get started with a big inaugural
ceremony.
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