Finland in September 2006

The project started in September 2006 in Finland. We were in Finland from September 17th to the 22nd.

In this meeting teachers from these countries planned what to do during the first year. The project will continue until summer 2009. Project meetings will take place in every participating country.

On Monday we went to Töyrynummi school
The headmaster Petri welcomed us

 
The schoolchildren prepared a welcome show
After the performance we all danced the chicken dance
We watched the students in their classrooms Working on the project in one of the classrooms
We also visited a kindergarten near the school We had a chance to play the national Finnish game called Möllky with these kids
After working on the project we went sightseeing in Helsinki. We learned a lot about the capital city and interesting places nearby
The Cathedral-Tuomiokirkko The National Theatre
The Orthodox Church The railway station
The Temppleliaukio-The church on a rock The Olympic Stadium
On Tuesday we visited The Science Centre Heureka On Wednesday we went by boat to Suomenlinna Island
Two beautiful Polish girls in Suomenlinna Ela from Poland with a reindeer
We also tried some traditional Finnish food