Comenius: Take on the challenge!: kesäkuuta 2014

Saturday 10th May

A visit to Koli

Early on Saturday morning we started our trip to Koli national park and the national scenery of Finland.
We were split into three goups, one went to the see the show on display in Ukko, the second saw a multimedia show on Koli and the third group climbed the top of Ukkokoli with a guide. Then we changed so that each group took part in every activity.

Show area UKKO

On top of Ukkokoli with the guide

Comenius teachers

Some of the students on top of Ukkokoli

Thomais, Marie-Regine, Sinikka and Chrisoula

After the activities we walked down hill to an open fire by Lake Pielinen. We fried some sausages and ate rolls and had fun until it was time to head back to Joensuu.

Going down hill without skis

Having a snack by the fire

Frying sausages

The whole group

A link to the video: Our trip to Koli

Friday 9th May

Visits to enterprises

In the morning we visited enterprises in three groups. There we had job interviews and a tour in the company.

Abloy: Summer job interview in Abloy

Blancco: Summer job interviews at Blancco

PKO - Prisma

Concert, city walks and evening activities

On Friday afternoon we had musical performances presented by Pielisjoki school's music classes. Every host and guest gathered into gym hall to listen to them. Students presented

songs like: I see fire, We are the World and Let her go.

Later, in the afternoon, we had a tour around our city, Joensuu. We split into several groups, walked around the city, and watched important monuments of Joensuu, like the building of Metla and the gringerbread house. We students acted as guides.

Inside the church

A memorial for the Finnish soldier

"The Gingerbread house"

The Consevatory

Joensuu Town Hall

The ceiling of the evangelical church

After those walks we got together with the whole group into the Polarbear-cottage, a place where people go ice swimming in winter. Host students brought little snack with them, so we had plenty of food there. In the cottage we had some games, music and everyone had a possibility to swim and try sauna.

Thursday 8th May

In the first morning we met at Carelicum. We listened to a presentation about education in Joensuu by Mauno Väänänen, Director of Education in Joensuu. Then the students presented their own countries and told something about employment in their country. There was a fifteen-minute break between those presentations when students were able to chat with each other.

Headmaster Hannu Naumanen and English teacher Sinikka Lyyra

Spanish students giving their presentation

Belgian students

Finnish students

We had free time before going to school and we walked around the town centre. We had lunch in school and gathered together in class 17 to listen to a short presentation about Pielisjoki school.