2nd LTTA, Baiao
The mobility in Agrupamento de Escolas de Vale de Ovil in Baiao, Portugal was in September 2018, as the second short-term exchange of group of students in Erasmus+ Young Entrepreneurs in Action project.
On the first day, all guests met the host school, headmaster and school administration, Erasmus + team of teachers and students in school, teachers and students from other partner schools. The students of the host school presented a welcome program with a few traditional dances and songs.
The host prepared activities to meet and icebreaking, the development of communication, cooperation and friendship. Students from all the six partner schools presented their school as well as their town, region and country through video or presentation. Students from all partners schools presented video/presentation about project activities in their schools.
Domestic school prepared a fair to present and share students products and services. Students presented and shared their own products and explained development of idea and bussines plan, production, advertising, etc.
The host school prepared a workshops for all participants (students and teachers): Clouding with mobile phone, App development, YEA class: Challenge – “Peddy-paper” about the themes of the project (products, savings, advertising; history; …).
During the five-day activities guests learned the history, the tradition of the region natural and cultural attractions in region of Baiao. International team of students and teachers visited St Andrew monastery; House Museum "Eça de Queiróz", one of the most important portuguese writer; Archaeological area and Historic Centre of Oporto city. All intrenational gruop visited the museum World of Discoveries – an interactive museum and theme park. Also, we visited a manor-house that has a farm where tea is produced. We all learned about this activity, from sow to sell and after in our schools in our regions we tried to produce our teas.
The host organized reception of all participants during second LTT meeting in Portugal at Baião City Hall, Business Association of Baião and Agrupamento de Escolas de Eiriz", a neighbor school.
All participants learned to do grape harvest and other steps of wine producing. Students and teachers learned about how to package wine, how to make the label designs, marketing, etc… We learnedabout the history and the importance of this kind of activities for the region Baiao and the country. We learned about tourism activities like a gastronomic festival and participated in a folklore dance group. The host students teached guests how to organize the performance of the folk group, what is the necessary preparation, etc.
The second short-term exchange of group of students in Erasmus+ Young Entrepreneurs in Action project in Portugal was unique oportunity to learn about the entrepreneurship in gastronomy, agricultural production and cultural manifestations.
The students wrote down in their project notebooks all the interesting things they learned, saw and made in order to prepare the impressions of this mobility, to disseminate these project activities in their schools. Finally, all participants received their mobility certificates.