Virtual meeting Poland - Sport as an attractive way of spending spare time
Sport is important. Why don’t you try it?
Sport as an attractive way of spending spare time.
From the 21 to 24 of February 2023 Poland organized a virtual meeting entitled "Sport as an attractive way of spending spare time." Teachers and students from Zespół Szkolno-Przedszkolny nr 1 in Rędziny, Omer Kanaatbilen Secondary School in Adana and Scoala Gimnaziala Ioan Badescu in Bucharest took part in the meeting.
Students from every partner school met online for the first time. They got to know each other and they presented some easy to do sports games to their peers. They prepared some presentations about games and sports popular in their countries. They also took part in the workshop on sport, healthy diet and preparing a digital calendar promoting sport.
The workshops were just the beginning of discussions about sports as an attractive way of spending spare time individually or with friends. On the last day of the virtual meeting we had a teachers’ project meeting, we evaluated the activities, discussed about the results and made action plans. We signed Europass documents and handed in the certificates of attendance.
As a result of the virtual meeting students increased their knowledge on how to design an online calendar and how to take good photos. They also became more aware of the fact that sports can be an attractive way of spending spare time, making friends or increasing self-esteem and becoming more sociable.
They learnt about the disadvantages of using social media. They also improved their creativity, critical and analytical thinking and language skills. They also boosted their cooperation skills due to the fact that they worked in multinational and multilingual groups. They improved their presentation skills as well as their decision making skills. Their self-esteem and ability to express opinions also developed.
Teachers who took part in the virtual meeting improved their knowledge of the educational system of the other countries and they could distinguish good practices that can be then implemented in their schools. They gained knowledge and shared experience about Physical Education classes.
The virtual meeting raised awareness regarding the importance of practicing sports on a regular basis, promoted safe and reasonable practice of sport as a way to improve self-esteem and motivation and helped students to develop an analysis of different kinds of sport taking into account its positive and negative aspects. It also raised European awareness and promoted the attitude of tolerance and mutual respect.
