The document outlines the itinerary for a 5th Comenius meeting hosted in Daugavpils, Latvia from April 7-13, 2014. Teams from several European countries will participate in educational activities at Daugavpils Saskanas School, workshops on Latvian culture, tours of Daugavpils and nearby sites like the candy factory in Skriveri and the Aglona Catholic Basilica. The schedule includes classroom demonstrations, musical and dance performances, meetings with local officials, project presentations and a farewell ceremony before participants depart on Saturday and Sunday.

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DAUGAVPILS SASKAŅAS
PAMATSKOLA
Saules ielā 7, Daugavpils, Latvija, LV – 5401,
+371 65425870, saskana@latg.lv
www.saskanas.lv
MULTILATERAL COMENIUS PROJECT 2012-2014
THE VOICES FROM THE LAND
THE FIFTH COMENIUS MEETING, DAUGAVPILS 7 - 13 APRIL 2014
LATVIA
Monday 7th
: ARRIVAL
- Arrival at the airport in Riga, picking up the guests at the airport and travelling by bus
to Daugavpils (about 4 hours). Accommodation for the students (host families), hotel
for the teachers (Hotel Latgola Park, Daugavpils)
* Poland - arrival on Monday (07.04.2014) at 20:25 by bus Vilnius – Daugavpils.
Tuesday 8th
: SCHOOL
- 8:00 – 9:30 Breakfast for teachers
- 9:30 Departure from the hotel and arrival at Saskanas School
- 9:45 – 11:00 The official part: Welcome and Introduction
 Meeting with the school headmistress
 Presentation of Daugavpils Saskanas School
 A music performance by school music group
 Programme of the activities of the 5th
meeting
 Short tour around Daugavpils Saskanas School
- 11:00 - 12:00 Demonstrative lessons
 History, 9b (teacher: Natalija Dektereva) - Italy

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 Mathematics, 6b (teacher: Ludmila Ulinska) - Romania
 Biology, 9a (teacher: Marina Selionova-Jacenko) - Turkey
 English, 5b (teacher: Tatjana Revina) - Spain
 German, 8a (teacher: Olga Ogurcova) - Poland
- 12:00 – 12:30 Coffee break, discussion of the lessons, exhibitions, project
coordinators’ meeting with the headmistress Antonija Lukjanska
- 12:30 – 14:00 Workshops session “We want to share our experience”
 Latvian Art (Una Gura) – classroom 31
 Latvian Language (Olga Ogurcova) – classroom 32
 Candle Art (Aleksandra Vagele & Natalija Dektereva) – classroom 33
 Latvian Music & Geography (Jelena Vucena & Marina Selionova-Jacenko) –
classroom 36
 Natural Materials and Modern Technologies (Alesja Sapkova & Ludmila
Ulinska) – classroom 38
- 14:30 – 15:30 Lunch at the restaurant “Pasaules brīnumi”
- 15:30 – 16:30 Musical “Thumbelina” by Latvian students
- 16:30 – 16:50 Performance of the folk group “Dzīsmeite” (group leader L.Vaivode)
- 16:50 – 17:30 Latvian dances, traditions, music. An interactive dance performance by
school dance group.
- 17:30 – 18:00 Ice breaking activities for students and coffee break.
- 17:30 - 18:30 Coffee break for teachers with traditional Latvian (Daugavpils) food
prepared by Latvian teachers and parents. Informal conversation.
- 18:30 – 19:30 Short walking tour: Daugavpils main street.
- 20:00 Dinner in the restaurant of Hotel Latgola
Wednesday 9th
: SKRIVERI & RIGA
- 06.30 – Departure from Hotel Latgola
- 09.00 - 10.00 - Candy factory in Skriveri

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- 12.00 - 12.20 - Organ concert at Dome Cathedral
- 12.30 - 13.30- Mentzendorff House / a walk around the center of Riga
- 13.30 - 14.30 - A walk around the center of Riga/ Mentzendorff House
- 14.30 - 15.30 – Lunch, free time
- 15.30 - 16.00 - Jugendstil in Riga (Art Nouveau), Alberta street
- 16.30 - 17.30 - Lido Centre
- 22.00 – Arrival home (a short stop in Liepkalni)

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Thursday 10th
: CREATING VOICES ART/LATGALE (AGLONA)
- 8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast
- 9:30 – 10:30 Meeting with the Head of Education Board Mrs Marina Isupova and
methodologists (for teachers)
- 9:30 – 11:30 Introduction in Voices Art activities for students. Workshops,
exhibitions, excursions. Daugavpils Clay Art Center.
- 11:30 – 12:30 The presentation of project outcome “Memory book”
- 13:00 – 14:00 Lunch in restaurant “Gubernators”
- 14:00 – Departure for Aglona
- 14:10-15:10 – Creating Voices Art (Stropi)
16:10-17:00 - Aglona Catholic Basilica
17:00-19:30 – Bread Museum
20:30- Arrival home
- 21:00 Dinner in the hotel Latgola for teachers
Friday 11th
: SAYING GOODBYE
- 8.00-9.00: Breakfast
- 9:30 – 10:30 Meeting with Daugavpils City Council Deputy Mayor (on educational
issues) J.Dukshinsky.
- 10:30 – 11:30 Creating poetry (writing time for children) and oral performance
- 11:30 -13:00 Visiting Daugavpils Local History and Art Museum: Interactive lesson
“Old Games and Toys” for students
- 11:30 – 13:00 Planning next meetings and activities by coordinators and teachers
- 13:30 – 15:00 Lunch in the restaurant “Vita”
- 16:00- 17:00 Presentation of our project activities from November to April
- 17:00 – 18:30 Ceremony of Receiving Certificates and souvenirs
- 19:00 Dinner in “Sventes muiža” (“Sventes Manor”)

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Saturday 12th
: DAUGAVPILS
* Polish team’s departure: Saturday (12.04.2014) by bus at 8:00
- 8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast
- 9:30 – 10:30 Visiting the Church Hill
- 11:00 – 14:00 Visit to Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre. Tour of the Daugavpils
Fortress (for teachers)
- 13:00 – 14:30 Visit to Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre. Tour of the Daugavpils
Fortress (for students)
- 14:00 – 15:00 Lunch in the restaurant „Arsenal”
- 15:30 – 18:30 Daugavpils is multicultural city. The performance of the Center of
Russian Culture/free time
- 18:30 Arrival at the hotel and time to pack suitcases
- 19:00 Dinner
Sunday 13th
: DEPARTURE
* Italian team’s departure: Sunday (13.04.2014) at 3:20 from the hotel Latgola
* Other team’s departure: Sunday (13.04.2014) at 8:00 from the hotel Latgola

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Saturday 12th
: DAUGAVPILS
* Polish team’s departure: Saturday (12.04.2014) by bus at 8:00
- 8:00 – 9:00 Breakfast
- 9:30 – 10:30 Visiting the Church Hill
- 11:00 – 14:00 Visit to Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre. Tour of the Daugavpils
Fortress (for teachers)
- 13:00 – 14:30 Visit to Daugavpils Mark Rothko Art Centre. Tour of the Daugavpils
Fortress (for students)
- 14:00 – 15:00 Lunch in the restaurant „Arsenal”
- 15:30 – 18:30 Daugavpils is multicultural city. The performance of the Center of
Russian Culture/free time
- 18:30 Arrival at the hotel and time to pack suitcases
- 19:00 Dinner
Sunday 13th
: DEPARTURE
* Italian team’s departure: Sunday (13.04.2014) at 3:20 from the hotel Latgola
* Other team’s departure: Sunday (13.04.2014) at 8:00 from the hotel Latgola