What is Turkish oil wrestling
This is one of the most popular sports in Turkey. Yagli gures means literally oiled wrestling. The wrestlers wear tight short leather trousers called "Kispet", made of water buffalo leather weighing approximately 13 kilograms, and they cover themselves with olive oil. Matches take place throughout the country but the most famous and most important tournament takes place in the northwest of Turkey by the end of June and beginning of July.
It's a big fair as well with music and celebrations and it goes on until the morning.In the entertainments, belly dancing is accompanied by Turkish traditional musical instruments 'davul' (drum) and 'zurna' (a type of flute) and singings.
In Olympic wrestling, holding from the wrestling suit is regarded as a foul. In oil wrestling, most games are made on the kispet.The wrestlers try to put their hands go through the kispet of their opponents as much as possible. To a kispet tied well, it is not possible to put a hand or arm through. The pehlivan that can achieve putting his hand through his opponent's kispet, can control him this way and hold from the lower end of his pants, 'paca', and this way can beat his opponent with the game called 'paca kazik'. A younger wrestler defeating an older wrestler would kiss the older wrestler's hand.
Originally, matches had no set duration and could go on for one or two days, until one man was able to establish superiority, but in 1975 the duration was capped at 40 minutes for the baspehlivan and 30 minutes for the pehlivan category. If no winner is determined, another 15 minutes—10 minutes for the pehlivan category—of wrestling ensues, wherein scores are kept to determine the victor.
Thursday 17 December 2009
Thursday 10 December 2009
Hi, from Brasov - Romania
Here's some information about me and my school.
My name is Elena Banita.I teach psihical education at " Colegiul Tehnic de Transporturi"- Brasov, Romania.Is a Technical secondary school - students aged: 14 - 19 years old.
My name is Elena Banita.I teach psihical education at " Colegiul Tehnic de Transporturi"- Brasov, Romania.Is a Technical secondary school - students aged: 14 - 19 years old.
visit Baia Mare -airport
Hello ,
we have an airport in Baia Mare .It is possible to find direct flights to Baia Mare, wich would be much easier for you.
If not , i recommend the airport in CLUJ-NAPOCA city , 3 hours away from Baia Mare (with train or bus).
we have an airport in Baia Mare .It is possible to find direct flights to Baia Mare, wich would be much easier for you.
If not , i recommend the airport in CLUJ-NAPOCA city , 3 hours away from Baia Mare (with train or bus).
Tuesday 8 December 2009
What is Squareball?
Squareball consists of three teams of four.
The court consists of four 1-metre circles - each 5 metres apart - forming a square.
The game starts with Team A occupying the circles. They have a ball and they pass the ball around the square. Each circuit scores one point. Teams B and C roam freely and they try to intercept the ball. If they can do this, the ball is returned to the start of the square.
Each period lasts three minutes and then the teams change position. Each team has two innings - two attempts at passing the ball around the square - so a complete game lasts eighteen minutes.
The game is popular in the west country of England.
The court consists of four 1-metre circles - each 5 metres apart - forming a square.
The game starts with Team A occupying the circles. They have a ball and they pass the ball around the square. Each circuit scores one point. Teams B and C roam freely and they try to intercept the ball. If they can do this, the ball is returned to the start of the square.
Each period lasts three minutes and then the teams change position. Each team has two innings - two attempts at passing the ball around the square - so a complete game lasts eighteen minutes.
The game is popular in the west country of England.
Monday 7 December 2009
Sunday 6 December 2009
"Istituto Tecnico Commerciale 'Aterno'"
Hello
I'm Bruno and I Teach Spanish at "Istituto Tecnico Commerciale 'Aterno'" in Pescara, Italy.
My students are from 14 to 18 years old and they study Tourism, Informatics and Accountancy in a Technical Secondary School. They study English, Spanish, French or German.
I'm Bruno and I Teach Spanish at "Istituto Tecnico Commerciale 'Aterno'" in Pescara, Italy.
My students are from 14 to 18 years old and they study Tourism, Informatics and Accountancy in a Technical Secondary School. They study English, Spanish, French or German.
GIMNAZJALNO-LICEALNY ZESPÓŁ SZKÓŁ W WOŁCZYNIE.
Here's some information about me and my school. As you already know my name is Justyna Broniszewska an I am an English teacher. Our school is in a small town called Wołczyn, it's in the south-west of Poland. It is a grammar school and secondary school but I am going to work on this poject with the older students, they are 15-18 years old.
The name of our school is GIMNAZJALNO-LICEALNY ZESPÓŁ SZKÓŁ W WOŁCZYNIE. The address of our website is www.glzs.wolczyn.pl
My friend Anna Skrzypczyk-Miś is also going to work with me on this project. She's an English teacher too. If it's possible we will come to Baia Mare together. The problem is that our National Agency doesn't have any more money for preparatory visits so we are trying to get the money from our headmaster and local authorities. They like the project very much so I hope they will be able to sponsor our visit.
Greetings
Justyna
The name of our school is GIMNAZJALNO-LICEALNY ZESPÓŁ SZKÓŁ W WOŁCZYNIE. The address of our website is www.glzs.wolczyn.pl
My friend Anna Skrzypczyk-Miś is also going to work with me on this project. She's an English teacher too. If it's possible we will come to Baia Mare together. The problem is that our National Agency doesn't have any more money for preparatory visits so we are trying to get the money from our headmaster and local authorities. They like the project very much so I hope they will be able to sponsor our visit.
Greetings
Justyna
Friday 4 December 2009
What is Stoolball?
Stoolball is the traditional community game of Brighton in Sussex. It dates back to the 15th century and was played by milkmaids who sometimes used their milking stools as wickets. The game is similar to cricket, honkball or oina.
In the original game, a bowler throws the ball - a tennis ball will do - towards the wicket - usually a big tree. If the ball hits the tree at a height between the neck and the knees, the batsman is out. The batsman defends his wicket with a frying pan or saucepan. He runs between his wicket and the bowler and back again to score a point or run.
The pitch is a small field or cricket oval. If the batsman hits the ball outside of this area, he scores four runs.
Usually, there are eleven players in each team in the modern game. However, in the traditional game, there can be any number of players on each team - sometimes all the men of one village would play against all the men of a neighbouring village.
In the original game, a bowler throws the ball - a tennis ball will do - towards the wicket - usually a big tree. If the ball hits the tree at a height between the neck and the knees, the batsman is out. The batsman defends his wicket with a frying pan or saucepan. He runs between his wicket and the bowler and back again to score a point or run.
The pitch is a small field or cricket oval. If the batsman hits the ball outside of this area, he scores four runs.
Usually, there are eleven players in each team in the modern game. However, in the traditional game, there can be any number of players on each team - sometimes all the men of one village would play against all the men of a neighbouring village.
Wednesday 2 December 2009
about my school in Turkey
Hello,
I'm Neşe Ceylan. I am an English teacher in Bilecik Anatolian High School in Bilecik, Turkey. My school is in the centre of the city. The city is in the east of Marmara.My school adress is www.bilecikanadolulisesi.k12.tr. The age of the students is from 14 to 18. We have 312 students and 24 staff. Students study social studies and science. We also have a dormitary and the aim of our students is to be successful in university entrance exam and of course to study in a good university.
I'm Neşe Ceylan. I am an English teacher in Bilecik Anatolian High School in Bilecik, Turkey. My school is in the centre of the city. The city is in the east of Marmara.My school adress is www.bilecikanadolulisesi.k12.tr. The age of the students is from 14 to 18. We have 312 students and 24 staff. Students study social studies and science. We also have a dormitary and the aim of our students is to be successful in university entrance exam and of course to study in a good university.
Varndean School
Varndean is an 11-16 state school in Brighton on the south coast of England. It is a specialist Technology and Performing Arts school. In a recent government inspection, it was described as good-to-outstanding. It has 1300 students.
Monday 30 November 2009
Possible Curriculum Map
There are many possible curriculum maps for the project. The meeting in January will produce many, many ideas. Here is one possibility:
Geography – An exploration of all the countries involved in the project
History – The history of the traditional sports and games being explored by the project
Citizenship – The family of nations that is the European Union
Languages – Learn some Dutch…..Romanian….Bulgarian….Polish!!!!
Science – The ecology of the different regions of Europe
Maths – Projectiles in games – shapes of balls (eg a rugby ball is a prolate spheroid!!),
Business Enterprise – Fair Trade, Organising the Comlympics, costs/profit etc
Technology – Use of websites, blogs in developing the project
Art – posters, photography, film
Music & Dance – the music of the regions eg manale, chalga, levenslied, tarantella
During the final day of celebration in year 2, as well as the sports events, it might be fun to finish with a concert of traditional music, dance and drama in the evening.
But all of this can be discussed at the meeting in January!
Geography – An exploration of all the countries involved in the project
History – The history of the traditional sports and games being explored by the project
Citizenship – The family of nations that is the European Union
Languages – Learn some Dutch…..Romanian….Bulgarian….Polish!!!!
Science – The ecology of the different regions of Europe
Maths – Projectiles in games – shapes of balls (eg a rugby ball is a prolate spheroid!!),
Business Enterprise – Fair Trade, Organising the Comlympics, costs/profit etc
Technology – Use of websites, blogs in developing the project
Art – posters, photography, film
Music & Dance – the music of the regions eg manale, chalga, levenslied, tarantella
During the final day of celebration in year 2, as well as the sports events, it might be fun to finish with a concert of traditional music, dance and drama in the evening.
But all of this can be discussed at the meeting in January!
Romania - Colegiul Tehnic,, Aurel Vlaicu'' - Baia Mare
Hello ,
My name is Elena Rusu .
I teach Physical Education and Sport at
,,Colegiul Tehnic Aurel Vlaicu ''
Baia Mare - Romania
Technical secondary school - students aged: 14-19 years old.
My name is Elena Rusu .
I teach Physical Education and Sport at
,,Colegiul Tehnic Aurel Vlaicu ''
Baia Mare - Romania
Technical secondary school - students aged: 14-19 years old.
Sunday 29 November 2009
Trains Timetable from Cluj-Napoca to Baia-Mare + HOTELS in Baia Mare
Hello ,
i found 3 trains from Cluj-Napoca to Baia Mare :
1.Train nr. 844 from Cluj -Napoca at : 6.07 arrive in Baia Mare at : 9.09
2. Train nr. 1745 from Cluj-Napoca at : 16,27 arrive in Baia Mare at : 19,29
3. Train nr. 846 from Cluj-Napoca at : 18,14 arrive in Baia Mare at : 21,07
Ticket price maximum 20 Euro .
There are some Bus who come in Baia Mare , but i don't know where is the station in Cluj-Napoca
About the Hotels there are some :
1. Hotel CARPATI : http://www.hotelcarpati.ro/ , 4 stars
2. Hotel MARA : http://www.hotelmara.ro/ , 3 stars
3. Hotel RIVULUS : www. hotelrivulus.ro , 3 stars
4. EUROHOTEL : http://www.eurohotel-bm.ro/ , 3 stars
5. Hotel AMBASSADOR : http://www.hotelambassador.ro/
Hotel Mara and Rivulus are in center of town , and hotel Carpati are not so far from our school. All are very good.
You can find the prices on website : from 50-70 euro/room , but you need to check .
You can make your reservation on internet , if you want.
There are some hostels that have lower prices ( from 20-30 Euro/room)
For other information please write me on email.
Elena Rusu
i found 3 trains from Cluj-Napoca to Baia Mare :
1.Train nr. 844 from Cluj -Napoca at : 6.07 arrive in Baia Mare at : 9.09
2. Train nr. 1745 from Cluj-Napoca at : 16,27 arrive in Baia Mare at : 19,29
3. Train nr. 846 from Cluj-Napoca at : 18,14 arrive in Baia Mare at : 21,07
Ticket price maximum 20 Euro .
There are some Bus who come in Baia Mare , but i don't know where is the station in Cluj-Napoca
About the Hotels there are some :
1. Hotel CARPATI : http://www.hotelcarpati.ro/ , 4 stars
2. Hotel MARA : http://www.hotelmara.ro/ , 3 stars
3. Hotel RIVULUS : www. hotelrivulus.ro , 3 stars
4. EUROHOTEL : http://www.eurohotel-bm.ro/ , 3 stars
5. Hotel AMBASSADOR : http://www.hotelambassador.ro/
Hotel Mara and Rivulus are in center of town , and hotel Carpati are not so far from our school. All are very good.
You can find the prices on website : from 50-70 euro/room , but you need to check .
You can make your reservation on internet , if you want.
There are some hostels that have lower prices ( from 20-30 Euro/room)
For other information please write me on email.
Elena Rusu
Saturday 28 November 2009
news-preparatory visit in Baia Mare
Hello everyone,
finally I can announce the time of the visit in Baia Mare ,Romania : 21-23 January 2010.
the meeting of project will take place in 22 January 2010 , as Andrew suggested.
Of course ,if someone want to stay long is not a problem ,but i need to know.
The rules of our Agency is that the visit can be from 1 day to 5 days (maximum).
If you need official invitation from our school , please tell me how to be send the invitation ( by mail -postal ; email ; or fax ) and also send me the following information :
1. your name ( or the teacher who will come in Romania)
2. school name , adress, phone , fax
3. name of your principal
4. your name country
5. your personal email and phone number.
Thank you
ELENA RUSU
finally I can announce the time of the visit in Baia Mare ,Romania : 21-23 January 2010.
the meeting of project will take place in 22 January 2010 , as Andrew suggested.
Of course ,if someone want to stay long is not a problem ,but i need to know.
The rules of our Agency is that the visit can be from 1 day to 5 days (maximum).
If you need official invitation from our school , please tell me how to be send the invitation ( by mail -postal ; email ; or fax ) and also send me the following information :
1. your name ( or the teacher who will come in Romania)
2. school name , adress, phone , fax
3. name of your principal
4. your name country
5. your personal email and phone number.
Thank you
ELENA RUSU
Thursday 26 November 2009
Fair Trade
Fair Trade is a loosely organised social movement that has its origins in the 1960s but first began to gain significant market share in the 1990s.
It starts from the recognition that in developing countries most farming and agriculture is carried on by independent subsistence farmers who have little time or ability to form organisational structures to represent them. Increasingly, from the 1960s to the 1990s, their buyers became bigger and bigger multinational companies against whom the small farmers have little bargaining power.
This creates difficulties. Firstly, the price that the farmer can command is pushed lower and lower making it impossible for them to generate any sustainable capital for investment. Secondly, agriculture, which should form a stable bedrock for any economy, becomes commodified with the risk that big buyers might switch their contracts from country to country leaving severe hardship and economic damage in their wake. Thirdly, the multinationals begin to promote the commodities that will maximise their profit, not the products that are necessarily the most productive for the land which the small farmers are working.
Fair Trade seeks to counteract these tendencies by building social enterprises that provide an alternative route to market for farmers. Prices are guaranteed allowing room for capital accumulation, helping the economy as a whole, and increasingly distributors and retailers have to sign contracts that prevent them from exploiting the goodwill of consumers by increasing their mark-up on such goods. Fair Trade sales in the UK increased by 22% last year.
As well as protecting small farmers income, the Fair Trade movement has widened in recent years to include objectives such as protecting traditional crafts, industries and skills - and by linking up with NGOs to provide sustainable education and health facilities in rural communities.
It starts from the recognition that in developing countries most farming and agriculture is carried on by independent subsistence farmers who have little time or ability to form organisational structures to represent them. Increasingly, from the 1960s to the 1990s, their buyers became bigger and bigger multinational companies against whom the small farmers have little bargaining power.
This creates difficulties. Firstly, the price that the farmer can command is pushed lower and lower making it impossible for them to generate any sustainable capital for investment. Secondly, agriculture, which should form a stable bedrock for any economy, becomes commodified with the risk that big buyers might switch their contracts from country to country leaving severe hardship and economic damage in their wake. Thirdly, the multinationals begin to promote the commodities that will maximise their profit, not the products that are necessarily the most productive for the land which the small farmers are working.
Fair Trade seeks to counteract these tendencies by building social enterprises that provide an alternative route to market for farmers. Prices are guaranteed allowing room for capital accumulation, helping the economy as a whole, and increasingly distributors and retailers have to sign contracts that prevent them from exploiting the goodwill of consumers by increasing their mark-up on such goods. Fair Trade sales in the UK increased by 22% last year.
As well as protecting small farmers income, the Fair Trade movement has widened in recent years to include objectives such as protecting traditional crafts, industries and skills - and by linking up with NGOs to provide sustainable education and health facilities in rural communities.
Community Sports
Community sports may be one part of the new project - to be discussed. The EU is full of cultural diversity and whilst we share a passion for many sports such as football, volleyball, basketball and so on - there are also many more sports that are more closely identified with a single country - 20/20 cricket in the UK; oina in Romania; pallone col bracciale in Italy; Belgium might offer something like krulbol and so on.
One possible outcome of the project might be for students to participate in a Community Sports Olympics on one special day in the second year covering a number of these different sports.
Your views at the meeting in January would be very much appreciated!
One possible outcome of the project might be for students to participate in a Community Sports Olympics on one special day in the second year covering a number of these different sports.
Your views at the meeting in January would be very much appreciated!
Tuesday 24 November 2009
Preparatory visit in Romania - Baia Mare
Hello everyone ,
I hope that will be a great project.
About preparatory visit : I will send you more details as soon as posible , to inform you of the date of the visit (probably next week).
Baia Mare is a city in north-west of Romania.We have an airport in Cluj-Napoca (3 hours from Baia Mare). You should not go to Bucharest Airport because is very far from here (10 hours with the car , or train)
Here is a picture of Romania
Elena Rusu
I hope that will be a great project.
About preparatory visit : I will send you more details as soon as posible , to inform you of the date of the visit (probably next week).
Baia Mare is a city in north-west of Romania.We have an airport in Cluj-Napoca (3 hours from Baia Mare). You should not go to Bucharest Airport because is very far from here (10 hours with the car , or train)
Here is a picture of Romania
Maybe you can tell me the hours when you will arrive in Cluj , to help you to find the better way to come in Baia Mare ( bus or train)
Elena Rusu
Where We Are Now
Hello Friends,
Some of you may be completing your application forms for your national agency. You might want to write something like this for sections E1 and E2 - but feel free to change this if you want to.
Although this is where we are now, we can change this at the meeting in January.
Section E1Start date: Sept 2010
Title: The Fair Trade Community Sports Olympics
Ten schools from eight countries involved - UK, Romania, Italy, Bulgaria, Turkey, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland
The project will pursue three themes which may develop into a major sports event, created and planned by the students combined with a Fair Trade market.
The three key themes are:
1) Cultural Diversity and Community Cohesion within the European Family of Nations
2) Local sports traditions
3) Fair Trade
Students will form international clusters generating curriculum projects in each of these areas. As we will also be exploring the theme of social enterprise, any profits generated will be diverted to a socially useful activity of the students' choosing.
The project will be integrated into other areas of the curriculum such as Business Studies, Sports Education, Mathematics and Humanities.
and for section E2, you might write something like this:
Representatives from all nine schools will attend the preliminary meeting, the main purpose of which will be to follow this agenda:
1) Aims & Objectives of the Project
2) Communications
3) Reporting procedures
4) Activities planning for the two years
5) Division of responsibilities and action plan for year one
6) Assessment procedures
It is intended, however, that the meeting should provide an opportunity to develop additional joint activities such as joint research projects between teachers, a sports tour and so on - in order to maximise the output from the investment into the trip.
Some of you may be completing your application forms for your national agency. You might want to write something like this for sections E1 and E2 - but feel free to change this if you want to.
Although this is where we are now, we can change this at the meeting in January.
Section E1Start date: Sept 2010
Title: The Fair Trade Community Sports Olympics
Ten schools from eight countries involved - UK, Romania, Italy, Bulgaria, Turkey, Belgium, Netherlands, Poland
The project will pursue three themes which may develop into a major sports event, created and planned by the students combined with a Fair Trade market.
The three key themes are:
1) Cultural Diversity and Community Cohesion within the European Family of Nations
2) Local sports traditions
3) Fair Trade
Students will form international clusters generating curriculum projects in each of these areas. As we will also be exploring the theme of social enterprise, any profits generated will be diverted to a socially useful activity of the students' choosing.
The project will be integrated into other areas of the curriculum such as Business Studies, Sports Education, Mathematics and Humanities.
and for section E2, you might write something like this:
Representatives from all nine schools will attend the preliminary meeting, the main purpose of which will be to follow this agenda:
1) Aims & Objectives of the Project
2) Communications
3) Reporting procedures
4) Activities planning for the two years
5) Division of responsibilities and action plan for year one
6) Assessment procedures
It is intended, however, that the meeting should provide an opportunity to develop additional joint activities such as joint research projects between teachers, a sports tour and so on - in order to maximise the output from the investment into the trip.
Welcome to the Comlympics!!
Welcome to all our partners in Romania, Turkey, Poland, Italy, Belgium, Bulgaria and the UK!!
The purpose of this project is to examine the benefits of cultural diversity within a framework of community cohesion within the Family of Nations that is the European Community. It has been suggested that we do this through the medium of sport. A second curriculum target will be to promote responsible enterprise within the students taking part in the project. This may be done through the students organising a sports event supported by a Fair Trade market.
The target may be therefore to build in the second year of the project towards the Community Olympics or Comlympics - a one-day event that will feature teams involved in sports that are special to the countries involved in the project. This might involve sports such as cricket from the UK and oina from Romania.
Alongside the sports events on the day, we may also feature a Fair Trade event with appropriate market stalls and games.
However, these are only the ideas that are being discussed at the moment. Elena Rusu will be organising a preliminary meeting in Baia Mare in January to which you will all be invited. As a democratic project, you will all have an equal opportunity to decide what should be the curriculum targets for the project, when the meetings should be and what the final outcome of the project will be in the second year.
If you cannot make the meeting, you can keep up with events through this blog!!
All of you have access rights to this blog and will be able to post your comments at any time.
Best wishes to all
Andrew
The purpose of this project is to examine the benefits of cultural diversity within a framework of community cohesion within the Family of Nations that is the European Community. It has been suggested that we do this through the medium of sport. A second curriculum target will be to promote responsible enterprise within the students taking part in the project. This may be done through the students organising a sports event supported by a Fair Trade market.
The target may be therefore to build in the second year of the project towards the Community Olympics or Comlympics - a one-day event that will feature teams involved in sports that are special to the countries involved in the project. This might involve sports such as cricket from the UK and oina from Romania.
Alongside the sports events on the day, we may also feature a Fair Trade event with appropriate market stalls and games.
However, these are only the ideas that are being discussed at the moment. Elena Rusu will be organising a preliminary meeting in Baia Mare in January to which you will all be invited. As a democratic project, you will all have an equal opportunity to decide what should be the curriculum targets for the project, when the meetings should be and what the final outcome of the project will be in the second year.
If you cannot make the meeting, you can keep up with events through this blog!!
All of you have access rights to this blog and will be able to post your comments at any time.
Best wishes to all
Andrew
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