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Transnational Teaching and Learning Activity - “PE through MFL” September 17, 2016 - September 24, 2016 Lieto, Finland In September 2016, 2 students and a PE teacher from each school met in Finland for a week of PE related activities. The week involved the students using a foreign language to support the PE activities they did. The students took part in a variety of normal PE lessons in our school. During this week our guest students stayed with Finnish host families and were able to have social time together with the other international guests in the evenings. The international students also visited our language classes, the German student visited German classes and so on. They introduced themselves and their schools and learned some Finnish. Our students really appreciated the chance to talk with the international students. The PE teachers took part in PE lessons and changed information about different national games and starter activities. They also did some professional development work as to how to increase the usage of MFL in PE lessons. Saturday was the day of arrival so our guest students and their hosts spent the evening getting to know each other. The teachers had a meal together and the new Finnish coordinator was introduced to the other coordinators and the PE teachers became acquainted with each other. On Sunday the students and the teachers, including the headmaster and some colleagues from the Finnish school, went on a Welcome Cruise from Turku to Naantali and back. They had a buffet lunch at restaurant Merisali in Naantali. Naantali is a very picturesque small town near Turku. The weather was sunny and we enjoyed the beautiful archipelago. We also did one get-to-know –each-other game on the boat which was a great success. In the evening the students were with their host families. Some of the teachers walked in the centre of Turku to see some sights before it was time to have a dinner in a restaurant by the River Aurajoki. Getting to know each other On Monday the guest students introduced themselves to the whole school via Intercom. This was followed by a short tour of the school. We had a chance to peek into some classrooms too. After that all the guests and hosts had some games where the students learned to know each other’s names better. Then the guest students took part in the normal PE lessons playing Finnish baseball and frisbee golf. In the afternoon the guest students took part in orienteering in our 7th graders normal lesson. In the evening the students made some pizza at Kaisa’s home. Kaisa is one of the host students. The students were also singing Singstar and having fun. The teachers had a dinner together with the headmaster and some other colleagues from the Finnish school. Making pizza at Kaisa's home. On Tuesday the guest and host students introduced and taught national games or starter activities used in their schools to the others. Just to mention a few, they did cricket, rugby, Völkerball and capture the flag. The day was full of sport and at the end of the school day students were tired but happy. Many of the students considered Tuesday the best day of the week. In the evening the students had an opportunity to visit one of the local shopping malls. On Wednesday the guest and host students took a bus to Turku and visited the 13th century Turku Castle. After a guided tour of Turku Castle they walked to the centre of Turku and since it was a very beautiful weather the students had a chance to eat their packed lunches sitting by the riverside. In the afternoon it was time to play indoor mini-golf. Afterwards the students stayed in Turku to do some shopping. In the evening some of the students played Frisbee golf near Keskuskoulu. Turku Castle On Thursday morning our guests visited several language classes. They told some things about themselves and their school and our students taught them some Finnish. Our students found the international students very inspiring, all the students were very eager to chat in smaller groups and also got new friends to follow on the net. Furthermore, they found this kind of project work very interesting. Meanwhile the PE teachers did some professional development work. In the afternoon all the international students and teachers went to Kurjenrahka National Park by a coach. The six-kilometre hiking route around Lake Savojärvi led them through the marshlands on footbridges. They enjoyed the amazing Finnish autumn colours and had a chance to taste for example cranberries and crowberries. One of the highlights of the hike was roasting marshmallow over the campfire after eating some more typical Finnish camping food like sausages and cinnamon buns. There was also time to play different kinds of children’s outdoor games which included running and hiding in the forest. Just a hint from the teacher and all the students were running around and enjoying themselves. On Friday morning the international students attended to music lessons. After that all the students took part in PE lessons where they had funny athletics games in teams. The athletics included for example 400m hurdles carrying the hurdle, aided high jump and some brain games with ropes. Funny athletics games Since Friday was the last day of our project the students and the teachers had a Goodbye Dinner together. We watched a PowerPoint presentation including photos that had been taken during the week. For most of the students the farewell evening was emotional and ended up with tears and smiles. Friday evening Saturday was the day of departure to our guests. We hope that the week in Finland increased both the students’ and the teachers’ willingness to use MFL in PE lessons as well as in other lessons too. Professional Development Report
During the meeting, the PE teachers worked together to come up with a list of suggested ways of using a MFL in PE lessons. Here are their ideas:
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