No finacial support this time

The last days have been hard work for me, trying to raise financial support for the exchange project.
I have been in contact with the Danish Ministry of Education where they have international programes called Cirius and Comenius.
Unfortunately there were a lot of conditions and demands in connection with the programes that prevented support for our exchange project. Bosnia and Hercegovina is not on the top list of recipient countries these years. One can only wonder why not, because the country needs support in any way.
I will keep on looking for other financial sources to secure the revisit of Mostar students and teachers next year.
If any of you have ideas that can raise financial support please contact me:
sk@fredericia-gym.dk

KaosPilots show photographs from Mostar in Århus

The group of KaosPilots, that have been in Mostar all May, are showing their photographs in Århus Library on June the 11.th - the 15.th.
The exhibition is a part of their project showing young students from Mostar together with interviews about their indentities, education, careers and democracy.
The Kaospilots will visit Fredericia Gymnasium in September and present their work in Mostar.

Fredericia Gymnasium is looking for financiel partners

Fredericia Gymnasium will start a coordinated campaign with Mostar Gymnazija to raise funds that support the exchange project.
It is decisive for the project that Mostar Gimnazija is able to visit Denmark/Fredericia in spring 2008.
Mutual visits will support a true exchange although we communicate on mail, blog, telephone and in letters.
Our applications are based on a wish to enhance and practise green visions, to debate democracy, tolerance, cultural indentities and virtual communication.

A new tourist-guide from Politiken

Politiken has just released a new touristguide for Bosnien&Hercegovina and Montenegro.
The students of 2.C. will review the guide from their perspective during the stay in Bosnia Hercegovina in Octber.
Fredericia Gymnasium have bought 60 guides and they will be a part of the grounding before leaving Denmark.
If you are interested in further information visit Politikens travelguide website

Check out Mostar

Now we are back in Århus, it has been a great month in Mostar with loads of new experiences, learnings and fun! It was strange to leave it all, after one month you actually start to feel at home, but it was even stranger to come back to Århus. Back to normal life and work again.. anyway, now our report is beeing printet and we are doing the final selection of pictures to hand in with the report. All in all we are pleased with what we've accomplished during this project and we can't wait to tell you guys about it!

See you in the fall!

All the best from the Bosnian loving group

Søren, Nanna, Anders and Hedvig

Visit to Blagaj, October 2006

The Photoworkshop is over! The young people in Mostar are rocking us and the project! Keep an eye up for the site!

www.mostar-masunga.blogspot.com

update from Mostar

-Søren one of the Kaospilots speaking:

The first workshop with the students in Mostar went really well! the out come was amazing and a lot of them signed up to participate as photo journalists for us. This workshop we will host in 9 hours from now. We have created a blog for the students at the Gymnasium so they can continue thier ideas and debates online. there is a lot of different photos and videos from the wokshop as well, you can check it out on www.mostar-masunga.blogspot.com they have left some comments about their experience. enjoy.

i'll get some sleep before a long and interesting day tomorrow.

all the best!
Søren

News from the KaosPilots in Mostar

The KaosPilots in Mostar are soon to start their workshop with the students from the schools in Mostar. Mostar Gimnazija is also participating with Valentina and the students.
Their blog is loaded with thoughtful and beautiful photos from the town of Mostar, the Youthhouse Abrasevic and the surroundings of Mostar - see them and get a good insight of what there is to see in Mostar:

http://www.mostar-must-mingle.blogspot.com/

The KaosPilots are showing how to communicate during a project. This way of passing on experinces and knowledge will be an example for us to follow in 2.C.

Greetings from Valentina

I have just got mail from Valentina.
She will work on the list of host-families and it should be ready May 20th.
Valentina will give the students hosting us access to the blog.

She also told that the KaosPilots are doing their work-shop with the students of Mostar Gimnaszija.

Dear users of this blog.

You are most welcome to participate on the blog.

Teachers and students are now able to write about their subjects, schools, cultures and experiences across borders.

Hopefully the blog will help develop the exchange between Freericia Gymnasium and Mostar Gymnazija.

3.C.

The class is excited to present themselves to the host-families and students at Mostar Gymnasium. Here they are photographed in March 2007.

Schoolmaterials soon to arrive in Mostar

Fredericia Gymnasium have collected schoolmaterials during the rebuilding of the Gymnasium.
A lot of chairs, tables, lamps, school-boards, spotlights are ready to be send to Mostar.
Vejle Kommune, by Hans Aage Sørensen, is in charge of the transport.
Right now he is getting everything in order. Soon the materials will be in Mostar.

The Chaos Pilots in Mostar

Søren Bo is one of the Chaos Pilots who arrived in Mostar a few days ago. They are now staying in Mostar and have made contact with Valentina Mindoljevic.
In the next weeks they will interview students from Mostar. The students will take pictures which will show aspects of their view of their life.

The project will end up as a foto-exhibition. There will be exhibitions in Sarajevo, Copenhagen, Aarhus and at Fredericia Gymnasium in September 2007.

Follow their project on: http://www.mostar-must-mingle.blogspot.com