15 January

Today we visited the factory of water. ,,Pirinspring'' is famous for producing water and distributing it to many cities and villages in whole Bulgaria. We learned a lot about the way water is produced and about the norms that have to be fulfilled for the water to be drunk.
Afterwards, we went to a nearby village of Ognyanovo to collect some water samples from the mineral springs. We came back to school and carried out different experiments with the samples.
At the end of the day we visited a local museum of the city in which we got acquainted with the history of Gotse Delczev and its inhabitants.

14 January

We visit school for the very first time and we are greatly impressed by the mixture of tradition, history and modern times. We are welcomed by the mayor of the city, principal, teachers and students. Then we go on a school tour and get to know its long history. 

Then, project activities start. We take part in 3 interdisciplinary lessons. The first of them is the lessons of Biology, Math and English. It deals with the problem of diminishing bird population and migration of our feathered friends. To cope with it, students come up with their own solution to these problems. One of them is building stable and good quality bird houses. This can be done thanks to calculations which enable students to plan, design and finally build bird houses. All instructions are given in English and the whole lesson is conducted in that language. 

The second lesson is the Biology, Chemistry and English lesson. Students do research on DNA structure of protein and chemical properties of natural and artificial hair/fur. 

The last lesson is the Biology, Chemistry and Physics lesson. It is about the process of fermentation, traditional Bulgarian dishes, pickles and chemical composition and technology of producing of traditional Bulgarian yoghurt. After lunch we get to know each other better and present our schools and countries. We also form international groups which will work on the project during the next few days. Also, an ornithologist presents some important facts about the bird population of the region.

13 January

13 JANUARY

On 13 January 2019 partners from Belgium, Italy and Poland come to Gotse Delczev and are accommodated in Hotel Nevrokop. Coordinator from Bulgaria is waiting for us. We still don’t know each other after long journeys we just want to unpack and rest.