The document is an invitation for a kick-off meeting from September 30th to October 2nd 2009 at AOC de Groene Welle in Zwolle, Netherlands for their Comenius School Partnership project called "Thinking or Acting Green". The meeting will include introductions of participating schools, setting goals for partnership projects, assigning projects to groups, and planning future meeting dates and data collection. The agenda outlines activities such as tours of the school, discussions to set goals and projects, and group work to develop projects and preparatory work for the next meeting in Southampton. Participants will be provided accommodations at the Hotel Campanile and transported to and from the school each day.

1. AOC de Groene Welle
Koggelaan 7
P.O. Box 552
8000 AN Zwolle
Tel 0031 - 38 - 4671120
Fax 0031 - 38 - 4223436
www.groenewelle.nl
Comenius School Partnership
Multilateral Partnership
THINKING OR ACTING GREEN
INVITATION
for
the kick-off meeting
Three days gathering at de Groene Welle in Zwolle
Wednesday 30th of September till Friday October 2nd 2009
• Arrival at Wednesday 30th of September, before noon (12.00 a.m)
• Departure is free (the earliest at Friday 2nd of October, after 12.00 a.m.)
• Accommodation at “Hotel Campanile”
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2. Programme overview 1st meeting Thinking or Acting Green
Tuesday September 30th till Friday October 2nd 2009
Tuesday 29th of September 2009
• Arrival of the participants
All participants of the gathering will be picked up from the railway
station in Zwolle and brought to hotel Campanile
Wednesday 30th of March 2009
First day of the plenary meeting
• Departure Campanile at 08.30 hrs.
• Welcome with coffee at de Groene Welle at 09.00 hrs.
• Tour at the school
• Programme (see agenda)
• Lunch at the schools’ restaurant at 12.15 hrs.
• Programme (see agenda)
• Invitation - Dinner in the old city centre of Zwolle at 18.00 hrs
Thursday 1st of October 2009
Second day of the plenary meeting
• Departure Campanile at 09.00 hrs.
• Welcome with coffee at de Groene Welle at 09.30 hrs.
• Official opening at 10.00 hrs.
• Programme (see agenda)
• Lunch at the schools’ restaurant at 12.15 hrs.
• Programme (see agenda)
• Tour in the hanseatic city centre of Zwolle / free programme at 15.00 hrs
• Dinner (altogether? location and time needs to be set)
Friday 2nd of October 2009
Third day of the plenary meeting
• Departure Campanile at 08.30 hrs.
• Welcome with coffee at de Groene Welle at 08.45 hrs.
• Programme (see agenda)
• Lunch at the schools’ restaurant at 12.15 hrs.
• Free programme / departure of the participants
In the kick of meeting we are going to set up the contents of the programme itself.
As we will discuss about the way we are going co-operate during the project period, set
the pathway how to obtain our goals when and where and plan dates for at least the 3
coming gatherings, having pupils around during the kick-off meeting is
inconvenient.
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3. Agenda for the plenary conference
1st meeting Thinking or Acting Green
Tuesday September 30th till Friday October 2nd 2009
Wednesday 30th of March 2009
First day of the plenary meeting
• 09.00 Welcome with coffee
• 09.15 Opening of the conference by Harrie Meijer
• 09.20 Introduction of participants – presentation of the different schools using
ppt., video, etc (information)
• 10.30 Coffee break
• 11.00 Tour at the school (information)
• 12.15 Lunch at the schools’ restaurant
• 13.00 Setting out our goals (discussion)
• 14.30 Tea break
• 15.00 Linking our goals to various projects (discussion)
• 16.00 Making a schedule of who/ which group is going to work out which
project (discussion and decision)
• 17.00 Summary and closing of the first day’s conference
• 18.00 Dinner – Invitation
Thursday 1st of October 2009
Second day of the plenary meeting
• 09.30 Welcome with coffee
• 10.00 Official opening by R. van Velthoven, Unit Manager VMBO
• 10.30 Time schedule and setting dates for further meetings (decision)
• 11.00 How students travel to school (exchange of results)
• 11.30 Plan for the collection of data (discussion)
• 12.15 Lunch at the schools’ restaurant
• 13.00 Working on various projects (group work)
• 14.30 Tea break
• 14.45 Summary and closing of the second day’s conference
• 15.00 Tour in the hanseatic city centre of Zwolle / free programme
• Dinner (altogether? location and time needs to be set)
Friday 2nd of October 2009
Third day of the plenary meeting
• 08.30 Departure Campanile at 08.30 hrs.
• 08.45 Welcome with coffee
• 09.00 Working on various projects (group work) finishing off yesterday
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4. • 10.30 Coffee break
• 11.00 Presenting projects to team
• 11.30 Preparatory work (home work) for the meeting in Southampton / poster
• 12.00 Summary and closing of the first conference
• Lunch at the schools’ restaurant at 12.15 hrs.
• Free programme / departure of the participants
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