Hyvää paivää! Mitä kuuluu?
Finnish guests visit in the framework of the EU project Comenius Regio primary school Witzmannsberg
It was a bustling week primary school Witzmannsberg: 5 Finnish teachers and the responsible school board Veijo Tikanmäki had the long 12-hour arrival of Happajärvi -500 km north of the Finnish capital of Helsinki taken upon himself to share with their Bavarian colleagues Salzweg, Haselbach Witzmannsberg try something new : A partnership of different institutions with a common theme, namely the exploration and collection of different methods of reading and the exchange of (children's) literature. The Finnish director of the library Eila Telinkangas had with her colleague Haselbacher Fridoline Ecker compiled a catalog of 20 books that are both in the North and here in the south known and popular. Were then covered with the university and the education authority Passau different ways of dealing with the book inventory. This worked out and discussed Finns and German Internet games and websites to discuss the reading material treated and to discuss tasks to jointly prepare and to do. One of the highlights in the dense program of the week was the morning visit of the Finnish delegation at the primary school in Witzmannsberg himself very warmly welcomed the new headmistress Mrs Petra Ratzinger, the College and the students Enzersdorfer welcome their guests with songs and gifts. District Franz Meyer gave the school and their visit from the far north, the honor, as well Schulamtsdirektor Hubert Kainz, school superintendent Johanna Buchberger-pin and the Mayor of Mr. Joseph and Mr. Jürgen Seidel shoe. The Parent Council provided for a tour of the school building and a tour of the facilities at an attractive reading - such as the famous egg-culinary reading Delicacies on. Finally, read the second Class and the teacher from Finland, alternating each other stories about "being different" before, of course, assisted by a translator. But the similarities and the love of books were also despite the language barrier quickly felt and that content and humor are very similar for both nations as far away, suddenly was not a surprise anymore. Not only that finally unveiled by the Governor, the school principal and mayor Comenius Regio-sign at the entrance of the Witzenmann Berger Elementary School is children and adults to remember this partnership further, but the lasting impression that a common interest in reading and dealing with books can act people together and can lay the foundation for international friends.
