1.
Πρώτα απ’ όλα θα ήθελα να πω ένα τεράστιο ευχαριστώ στους υπεύθυνους
αυτού του προγράμματος γιατί μου δόθηκε η ευκαιρία να συμμετάσχω σε αυτό το
πρόγραμμα. Όταν έμαθα ότι η ομάδα που εκπροσώπησε την Κύπρο στο πρόγραμμα Comenius για την Γαλλία χρειαζόταν ένα
θεατρικό και μου ζήτησαν να γράψω τα προβλήματα που αντιμετωπίζουμε σαν νεολαία
κωφών και βαρήκοων ατόμων, ένιωσα ότι
μέσα από αυτό το θέατρο που έγραψα θα πέρναγε η ιδέα ότι και εμείς σαν άνθρωποι
λίγο διαφορετικοί από τους ακούοντες
έχουμε τα ίδια δικαιώματα.
Όσο αφορά στησυμμετοχή μου στη
συνάντηση στη Γερμανία, μέσα από τα διάφορα εργαστήρια που κάναμε έμαθα τόσα
πολλά για τα ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα και τον ρατσισμό που μου έκαναν πολλή
εντύπωση όπου όταν ήρθα στην Κύπρο το συζήτησα με δικά μου άτομα. Επίσης έχω
γνωρίσει διάφορες κουλτούρες και πολιτισμούς και έχω κάνει καινούργιους φίλους
από άλλες χώρες. Ίσως και αυτός είναι ένας λόγος του προγράμματος.
Αν μου δινόταν ξανά η ευκαιρία για ακόμη ένα ταξίδι όπου θα έπρεπε να
παρουσιάσουμε κάτι ,θα είμαι ο πρώτος που θα ήθελα να συνεργαστώ σε αυτό .
Giannis Theofanous
English
translation
First I would like
to say a big thank you to the people involved in this programme because they
gave me the chance to participate in it. When I learned that the team that
would represent Cyprus in France needed a drama play and I was asked to write
about the problems faced by hearing impaired and deaf young people, I felt that
through this play I wrote I would pass through the idea that despite the fact
we are slightly different from the people who don‘t have hearing problems, we have the same
rights.
Regarding my participation in the meeting in Germany, through the various
workshops we participated in, I learned so much about Human Rights and racism
and I was so impressed that when I came back to Cyprus I discussed all this
with friends and relatives. I also came to know different cultures and
civilizations and made friends with people from other countries. This may be
one of the reasons this programme exists.
If I ever had the
chance to participate again in a meeting where we’d have to present something,
I’d be the first to join in!
2.
Το ταξίδι μου στην Πολωνία με το πρόγραμμα Comenius ήταν πραγματικά μια εκπληκτική εμπειρία. Όχι μόνο στον
ψυχαγωγικό τομέα, αλλά και στον πνευματικό. Το όλο πρόγραμμα μέσα από τα
εργαστήρια και τις πολύ καλά οργανωμένες δραστηριότητές του κατάφερε να με
κερδίσει και παράλληλα να ανοίξει νέους δρόμους στο μυαλό μου. Το θέμα
"Ανθρώπινα δικαιώματα" μεταδόθηκε με επιτυχία μέσα μου και με έβαλε
σε σκέψεις και προβληματισμούς που δεν είχα προηγουμένως. Οι συζητήσεις που
είχαμε με συνομήλικους μου από όλες τις πλευρές της Ευρώπης με βοήθησαν να
συνειδητοποιήσω την σοβαρότητα του θέματος και να δώσω το ανάλογο βάρος σε
αυτό, όχι μονο κατα τη διάρκεια της παραμονής μου στην Πολωνία, αλλα μέχρι και
σήμερα.
Ιδιαίτερα η επίσκεψη μας στο
στρατόπεδο μαζικής δολοφονίας Άουσβιτς με φόρτισε με συναισθήματα και με έκανε
να αλλάξω μερικές από τις προσωπικές μου απόψεις. Πιστεύω πως το πρόγραμμα Comenius κατάφερε να επιτύχει τον στόχο
του και παράλληλα να ενώσει ανθρώπους από όλη τη γηραιά ήπειρο, παρά τις
μεγάλες μας θρησκευτικές και πολιτισμικές διαφορές
Christoforos Lefkiou
English translation:
My journey to Poland with
the Comenius programme was a really fantastic experience.
It was both entertaining and intellectually rewarding. The whole
programme with its workshops and well organised activities impressed me and was
a mind broadening experience for me. Through the programme I came to think and
reflect about things I hadn’t had the chance to consider before. The
discussions I had with peers from all over Europe helped me take into
consideration these issues and realise their importance. It is something that
happened not only during my stay in Poland but which still continues to this
day.
Our visit to Auschwitz concentration camp, in particular, charged
me emotionally and made me change some of my personal beliefs. I believe that
the Comenius programme achieved its goals and succeeded in uniting people from
all over the old continent despite our great religious and cultural
differences.
3.
The Human Rights
program we participated in, taught us so many things we don’t necessarily think
of, like the differences and similarities between the European countries that
are not very obvious, but still create this entity called Europe a Union. Each
and every group of people has their own rights and as humans we have to respect
them and learn that diversity is a positive aspect of our continent. It helped
us understand that we share the same ideas, the same problems with the youth
everywhere in Europe and that united we can make the difference and contribute
to the creation of new societies that respect humans and their rights as well
as their own choices and nature. By travelling in other European countries we
met great people who shared their knowledge and ideas, we made friends for
life, we had once-in-a-lifetime experiences and personally, I am more than
grateful that I was given the opportunity to take part in the Comenius program.
Joanna
Kakouratou
4.
During the
two-year Comenius project that my school took part in, I was one of the
luckiest students, since I had the opportunity to both host a visitor and be
hosted by another family. This experience left me with valuable friends
from all over Europe and unforgettable memories. I learned that everyone
is different in his own way, and by talking with my peers I realised that we
all have the same fears and we share the same dreams. We overcame
practical difficulties, such as the language, and we got to know different
cultures, religions and lifestyles. Moreover, through workshops, not only
cooperation was promoted, but we cultivated our European citizenship. We
acquired knowledge on human rights in depth and to be more accurate, in France,
we approached the subject by presenting real-life examples of the violation of
human rights via theatre. I hope that everybody benefited from the
program and I am glad I had the chance to participate in this life-changing
series of meetings.
Andriani Chrysanthou
5.
This year I was lucky enough to
be chosen to go to France with the Comenius Program. I stayed for a week in
Valence where I was hosted by a French family and I have to admit that it was
one the most amazing moments of my life. I got to live as the kids in my age
live in France and I have learned so many things! I had the chance to know
their culture, their habits their everyday lives. Furthermore I met people and
I made friends from all around Europe. Except from those things while we were
in Valence we participated in many activities and we talked about the Human
Rights. It was very interesting because I got to talk about what is going on in
my country and, how people react and behave to the minorities such as the gays
etc and generally to the different and of course I learned how the other people
are dealing those issues in their countries. I believe that Comenius had made
clear to me and to all the other teenagers that were there that Human Rights
are very important and must be equal to all of us despite our colour, religion
or beliefs. It was an unforgettable experience and I really hope that this
program will continue because it has so many things to give to young
people!
Theodora Demetriou
Being part of
the Comenius group I was given the opportunity to travel to Poland. The trip
was amazing and full of experiences that I will hold in my heart. The week I
spent there I managed to get to know more about the Polish culture as the
family I was living with was eager to give me information about their habits,
lifestyle and diet. In addition what made the trip more important is that I got
to meet people from other countries with different cultures and who practice
different religions and therefore become more open-minded. Furthermore what
made me realize the importance of this trip was the visit to Auschwitz
concentration camp as the horrible crimes of the past must never be repeated
and the only thing that will prevent that is the unity of peoples. The Comenius
experience is a character shaping experience and I am grateful I was a part of
it.
Melina Yianni
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