In the afternoon, we were involved in the activities of folk dance. The guided tour of Jurmala is made under the snow, it was beautiful.

Monday, April 8thOn Monday morning, we met our

partners at the hotel. We went by bus to school. The Director, Egils Blums, at the "Alternativa Jurmalas Skola" gave

us a visit. The students had prepared a welcome concert.

Welcome to the city of Jurmala by the director of the tourist office was very

pleasant. After visiting the Kindergarden Jurmala, we discovered

the Baltic Sea.

In the afternoon, we were involved in the

activities of folk dance. The guided tour of Jurmala is made under the

snow, it was beautiful.

Home Dinner in a raw food restaurant

In the afternoon, we were involved in the activities of folk dance. The guided tour of Jurmala is made under the snow, it was beautiful.

Tuesday, April 9thWith Arthurs, we participated at

the activity to develop team spirit.

Then we worked on our project "Eat smart, work more and be

healthy “ before the drama activity.

In the afternoon, guided tour of the old town of Jurmala

through games onthe symbols of the city.

Dinner in a design coffee

"Galerija Istaba"

In the afternoon, we were involved in the activities of folk dance. The guided tour of Jurmala is made under the snow, it was beautiful.

Wednesday, April 10th

Departure for Liepaja and visit a traditional Latvian

bakery (making black bread) "Bakery Laci."

The after noon, we visited this military town (Tsar and

USSR). The visit Karosta neighborhood (USSR) and

the military prison was very impressive.

Dinner in a "Three chef" gourmet restaurant, run by a popular television

cook Latvian Martins Sirmais.

In the afternoon, we were involved in the activities of folk dance. The guided tour of Jurmala is made under the snow, it was beautiful.

Thursday , April 11th Departure for Sigulda, one

of the most picturesque cities of Latvia. We visited a

workshop of amber jewelery "Magic of the baltic

amber." Then we work on the project: creation of a

quiz and posters.

The after noon, we visited a traditional factory wooden spoon

Goodbye Dinner at the "Innocent Cafe" where our guests gave us beautiful gifts:

honey, berries, chocolate, ...

In the afternoon, we were involved in the activities of folk dance. The guided tour of Jurmala is made under the snow, it was beautiful.

Impressions of the meeting

The latvian hospitality :We were greeted by Inga, a professor of English at the Alternativa Skola of Jurmala, on Monday morning. She followed us throughout the week in various activities and parties. The director of the institution, Hegels and many teachers are occasionally added, including Wolf, and Einars Arthurs, professor of sport.The welcome was very friendly and professional, each participant had prepared their speeches and nothing was left to chance.Students at the school were all of our arrival and were also very welcoming, they participated in the tour of the school and some activities throughout the week. They had also prepared home combines music, singing and sports a demonstration show.

Activities in school:During our stay, we participated in activities at the school:- Folk dance: we understand the importance of preserving the Latvian heritage through this activity, but not only. The competences worked through this activity are many: group cohesion, music listening the coordination, memory and breath and all through the game- The "teambuilding" Arthurs, the host of this event, managed through various games to create cohesion between the different participants (from different countries): the game of rope or how can we get to spend 16 people in a circle of rope, ... This sequence shows the importance of group work, social interactions .- The theater in connection with the project "Eat smart, work more, be healthy"), we worked on the will and the courage to express his views. The aim was to understand adolescents should not be influenced.

Visits:- The capital Riga (800 000) is a beautiful city with 75% of Art Nouveau architecture. The major religions are represented in Latvia through magnificent monuments of religion: the Orthodox Church of the Nativity, the Lutheran Cathedral of St. Peter and the synagogue. The old town is being renovated to becoming next year the 2014 European capital.- The city of Jurmala, the seaside city, showing its richness through many recent buildings (metal and wood) and sports facilities .- The Baltic Sea was frozen , for us it was magical.- The city of Liepaja, military port, put us to the heart of the history of the twentieth century. The visit of the military prison and the surrounding areas, have shown us the trauma of the people: the occupation of the tsar, Nazi and Soviet.- Visiting a traditional Latvian bakery, factory wooden spoon and workshop Amber showed us their desire to preserve their traditional knowledge .

In the afternoon, we were involved in the activities of folk dance. The guided tour of Jurmala is made under the snow, it was beautiful.

Impressions of the meeting

Meals:We ate in different places during our stay from the school canteen at the gourmet restaurant: - The school canteen: the meal takes place between 13:00 and 14:00, the students eat with their teachers. The food is on the table (salad, hot dishes, fruit drinks), each student takes his plate and cutlery and uses. They always eat the input of raw vegetables (beets, cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, mushrooms), grilled or boiled meat (mostly chicken) with potatoes or other legumes and fruit dessert. They do not drink of water but often berry juice, milk or apple juice. They prefer black bread to avoid over consumption. Their meals are very balanced, we have seen little or overweight people.- Restaurants: the Latvian team wanted us to discover healthy Latvian cuisine leading us in a vegetarian restaurant. Other Latvian restaurants have confirmed our observation made at school: a balanced and healthy, low-fat food and sugar. The gourmet restaurant in the same way, we did find the same types of products (salmon, vegetables, berries, ...) cooked even more refined.Working time:During the week we spent two times to work on the project:-In the school on Tuesday morning we thought about creating a poster that would aim to encourage young people to adopt a healthy lifestyle. As a first step, we have with students and determined group of healthy and unhealthy lines then we began to realize the sketch of our project.- On Thursday, the students created the posters while the adults were the assessment meeting of the project.Carmen, the initiator of the project, reminded us of the various documents to be made to finalize the Comenius project: common photo album with various partners, a common slideshow of activities implemented in the different partner countries, creating the fourth Newsletter, the assessment of the project quiz.We have created a quiz on the project "Eat smart, work more, be healthy" to be given to students (minimum 50) and teachers (10 minimum) to to evaluate the project's impact on students and adults.

The question was asked to repeat the experience, the situation was the same for the various partners :- The project has been very rewarding for students and adults discover new cultures, food habits, landscapes, ...- Difficulties were encountered: shortage of time for better cohesion between the different countries, a very important additional work for the project.All partners believe repeat the experiment but not in the coming year to take time to pause and reflect on another theme interesting year.

The Latvian team was able to show us some of his country, while sticking perfectly with our Comenius project "Eat smart, Work more, Be healthy!“

We could see their involvement in the project and their students, the Latvian culture seems to perfectly match a healthy lifestyle.