Ludo and Annemie Mateusen (Euneos) visited Eumind member schools in Mumbai and Delhi (August 2015) Pictures and lessons learnt

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Impressions visit
Ludo and Annemie Mateusen (Euneos)
Eumind schools in Mumbai and Delhi
10-22 August 2015

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One more visit of Euneos
(legal body Eumind EU)
• The bond between schools has grown through many exchanges and
visits of teachers. Also the previous visits of the board members of
Euneos (legal body of Eumind Europe) have contributed to the
successful cooperation between the Eumind network in India and in
Europe.
• Visits of Euneos board members to Eumind India network (2007-
2015)
Pentti Pirhonen: 2 visits
Ilpo Halonen: 1 visit Mumbai and 1 visit Delhi branch
Annemie Mateusen: 5 visits (including August 2015)
Ludo Mateusen: 7 visits (including August 2015)
Arne Verhaegen visited schools of the Delhi branch representing Euneos.

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Visits of Euneos
and European delegations
to Panchgani and Mumbai (2007-2009)
2007. Panchgani. Pentti Pirhonen
and Desmond D’Monte (principal)
2007. First visit. St. Peter’s School Panchgani
2008. Mumbai. Ilpo Halonen and Fr.Joe Saldanha
(chair Eumind India)
2009. Christ Church. Carl Laurie, principal
2009. Pentti Pirhonen at Jamnabai Narsee School.

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Visits of Euneos
and European delegations
to Mumbai (2010-2012)
2011. Pawar Public School Bhandup.
Principal dr. Madhura Phadke (right)
2010. .Final dinner with principals and European delegation
2012. St. Xavier’s JC Mumbai

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Visits of Euneos
to Delhi schools
(2012-2013)
2013. Arne Verhagen
2012 Ilpo Halonen, Desmond D’Monte(chairperson Delhi chapter)
Joseph Nshimbani (chair person Primary School network ) and Danish
delegation

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Visits of Indian Chairpersons
to Europe (2008 -2013)
2011. Jessie Vas and Ludo Mateusen
2008. Fr. Joe Saldanha at Pius X-
College (Netherlands)
2011. Jessie Vas and principal H. de Busser (Lambertus
Scholen (Belgium)
2013. Jessie Vas at Roosevelt Academy. (Netherlands)

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Aims of the visit
Ludo and Annemie Mateusen
August 2015
• To meet principals and core team members of schools of the Maharashtra
network
• To meet principals and core team members of the schools of the Eumind
Delhi network
• To meet international coordinators and ICT-trainers Maharashtra and Delhi
network

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Visit Mumbai 10-15 Aug 2015
• We visited new Eumind schools: Billabong International school, Mainadevi
Bajaj International School, St Mary's High School, N.L. Dalmia School,
Springfield CBSE school, Vibgyor Malad. We also were invited to Jamnabai
Narsee School, St Gregorios High school, Somaiya campus, , Hiranandani
Foundation school, Rizvi Springfield School SSC, Vibgyor Goregaon and
St. Stanislaus High School.
• We had a meeting with the office bearers of Maharashtra network Eumind
India : Carl Laurie, Paul Machado , Dr. Rajendra Shinde - St. Xavier’s JC.
• We met Diana Gomes (intern. coordinator Regions 13) and Simple
Tahilianeyl (intern. coordinator Maths project).
• We had a meeting with the new directors of REAP (Thane) Fr. Frazer
Mascarenhas (former pricipal St. Xavier’s JC) and Fr. Diago D’Souza.

9. Billabong International school
(new member)
Ranjini Krishnaswamy, principal

10. Mainadevi Bajaj International
School (new member)
Shagfuta Parkar, principal

11. St Mary's High School (new member)
Fr. Jude Fernandes, principal

12. Vibgyor High School Malad (new
member)

13. Springfield CBSE school (new member)
Shitala Prabhu, principal

14. Riz Springfield
Rajani Patil, principal

15. Jamnabai Narsee School
Zeenat Bhojabhoy, Principal

16. St Gregorios High school
Principal Rashmi Ambavane

17. Somaiya campus
Urmi Somaiya, Trustee

18. Hiranandani Foundation school
Kalyani Patnaik, Principal (at the table)

19. Office bearers Eumind
Dr. Rahendra Shinde – Vice-principal St. Xavier’s JC , Carl Laurie – principal
Christ Church School, Paul Machado – principal Campion School (clockwise)

20. Vibgyor High School Goregaon
Sim Mathew, principal)

21. International coordinators
Diana Gomes of Queen Mary School
(intern. coordinator Regions 13)
Simple Tahilianey (Bhaktivedanta SM Schoo)l
(intern. coordinator Maths project)

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Visit Delhi 17,18,20,21 Aug 2015
• Ahlcon International School , Delhi International School , Bal
Bharati Public School Rohini, N.C. Jindal Public School, Bal
Bharati Public School GRH (Ganga Ram Hospital), and Shri
Ram Global School (Rohtak) have been visited.
• We had twice a meeting with Desmond D’Monte, chair Eumind
Delhi network.
• We met Reetuparna Ganguly (IT-trainer Delhi network and
international coordinator Values project) and conducted a
training for Weebly(new platform for Eumind online projects)
with her.

23. Ahlcon International School
Principal Ashok K. Pandey

24. Delhi International School
Rashmi Malik, Principal

25. N.C. Jindal School
Yoga performances

26. Bal Bharati Public School Rohini
Rekha Sharma, principal

27. Bal Bharati Public School GRH
Geeta Gangwani, Vice Principal

28. Shri Ram Global School (Rohtak)
Desmond D’Monte, principal

29. Meeting with Desmond D’Monte
Desmond D’Monte, chair Eumind Delhi and his wife

30. Meeting with Reetu Ganguly
(It-trainer Delhi network)
Training Weebly
Explaining Project scenarios

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Fruitful meetings
• We experienced a warm welcome and great hospitality in a nice and friendly
atmosphere. We were given presents, flowers and birthday cakes.
• In all schools we had talks with the principals and the Eumind core team
members. In most schools we could interact with the students participating
in Eumind online projects. We enjoyed watching dance performances and
yoga presentations. In some schools students reported on previous online
projects. In a few schools we were invited to issue certificates of excellence
for online projects. Tours of the schools were included as well.
• We shared views on
– The methodology and quality care of the online projects
– The plans to issue digital badges for exchanges from 2017 onwards
– How research based project work contributes to another way of learning
• There was a great interest in the educational systems in Europe and most
schools know the excellent PISA results of the Finnish schools.
• We expressed our gratitude for the way Indian schools take the Eumind
activities very seriously

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What did we learn?
• The key factors for a fruitful membership are fulfilled.
1. Full support of the management and of the principals for internationalisation and
great commitment to take the projects seriously.
2. Establishing core teams to expand the impact of Eumind at school level.
3. Great desire to excel and to show all competences acquired.
4. Students are proud to be Indians and to share the common values of unity in
diversity.
• We experienced a great interest of Indian schools in internationalisation,
also expressed in the mission statement and in the motto of many schools.
• Europe is still not very well know. There were many questions about
studying at European universities.
• It was a great feeling to share the common mission statement and to realise
that together we are working on it day by day in India and in Europe.

33. During the visit we realised again that in India and in Europe Eumind
schools are working together day by day to realise the common
mission statement od EUMIND
to establish intercultural communication and learning, using English as the target
language
to increase knowledge and respect for different cultural values and to discuss the
issues of xenophobia and racism
to promote a sense of global citizenship through increased knowledge of political,
social, and economical organisations and issues
to develop students’ awareness of various environmental issues
to understand the complex issues of poverty and actively help those living in
impoverished conditions