Teachers and students from five countries know Dénia and the Marina Alta
The meeting that the Paidos de Dénia school has held with the European partners of the Eramus+ Lost in Space project has left a very positive balance. The theme of the week was the deepening of the knowledge of the solar system. 13 teachers from partner centers and 30 students from five different countries (Croatia, United Kingdom, Italy, Greece and France) have participated in it, who have been living with families of Paidos students. This fact has allowed a better exchange of experiences and knowledge with the school's educational community.
The program combined recreational and educational activities, although always with astronomy as a common thread and in order to work on STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Mathematics and Engineering), following the guidelines set by the European Union. The workshops organized at the center have been based on the educational possibilities offered by gamification and on the use of new technologies both inside and outside the classroom.
All the actions, designed by the Paidos team, were aimed at obtaining a series of educational resources such as: videos, study program, board game, theatrical representation ... All these resources are being added to those that are being developed in each one of the mobilities that they carry out to the participating schools, throughout the two years in which Lost in Space is spread.
In addition to the workshops held during the school day, an astronomical observation and a conference offered by members of the “Costa Blanca Astronomical Society” took place at the school, thanks to which, the students of the school were also able to enjoy a week-round exhibition of photographs taken by NASA.
In addition to participating in activities and workshops, European partners have been able to get to know our city and also enjoy other corners of the Marina Alta. They have visited emblematic places of Dénia such as the fish market and the Castle, they have been received in the city council of the city, they have enjoyed in the City of Arts and Sciences of Valencia and they have also been in a winery in Parcent. All this has helped them to get to know our heritage and history, in addition to enjoying the many attractions that the Marina Alta offers.
As the closing of the Erasmus + Lost in Space meeting, on Friday a gymkhana took place in the same facilities of the center in which teachers and students from Paidos and the partner centers participated, which was followed by the formation of a giant mosaic with the acronym of draft. The delivery of certificates and a summary video of the week put the end to this interesting and productive European meeting in Dénia.