For example when pupils from Cypros first time tried cross country skiing on fields and meadows with borrowed skiis from their hoststudents from Finland. So high technology is not the most important thing in sports and it doesn't need necessarily perfectly prepared equipment. Pupils also tried to make snow art and play different games using snow fields and it seemed to be real fun.
During the Liethuania meeting pupils had activities in a local forest and canooed in a river nearby. We hope that this will develope positive attitude and long-lasting enthusiasm for sports. They will also realize that there is a lifelong connection between sports and well-being.
In general sports offer an unique opportunity for the students to overcome prejudice and cultural and linguistic barriers. Our pupils have got new friends from different countries and kept contact using social media. So they have already improved their personal skills and especially language competence. By organizing, sweating and laughing together or by comforting each others, lasting friendships across inner European borders are established.
Learning different communication via social media and eTwinning in a foreign language has enchanced pupils language skills. Also short-term exchanges with the students has encouraged them to use the foreign language.