The Story of the Blue Danube

Scenario: The Blue Team

Reporters: Anita, Monika, Ivan, Krisy and Stanimir

Drawing & Colors: Ivan Tsenkov

The Blue Team: Students ESFALP IV and Comenuis projects participants.

Layout: Mrs. Todorova and Ivan Tsenkov

Thank you to the Municipalities of Vidin, Bregovo and Kapitanovtsi,

Cover photos ‘Danube River near Vidin’ by Tsvetanka Todorova

Vidin district and the town of Örnsköldsvik, Sweden..

© 2014, Vidin, Bulgaria and Örnsköldsvik, Sweden.

Designed and made by The Blue Team

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ON THE BANKS OF THE DANUBE RIVER

IN THE NORTHWESTERN-MOST CORNER OF BULGARIA

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THERE IS A SMALL TOWN CALLED VIDIN WHERE

THE OLDEST SCHOOL IN

THE TOWN BEARS THE NAME OF A TSAR, AND THE BOYS AND GIRLS STUDY THERE WITH THEIR FRIEND PANDA.

THE PANDA WAS WORKING FOR WWF, AN ECOLOGICAL ORGANISATION AND WAS HELPING STUDENTS TO MAKE THEIR TOWN CLEANER.

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… GO KAYAKING IN THE DANUBE.

… GO SWIMMING.

THE FRIENDS LOVED TO ….

OR JUST SITTING ON THE FORTRESS WALLS ALONG THE DANUBE.

I LOVE THIS RIVER!

… GO FOR WALKS IN THE PARK NEAR THE DANUBE.

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BUT

NOT

PLEASANT TOWN.

EVERYTHING

AND

NICE

IN

WAS THEIR

MANY PEOPLE FORGOT

THAT WE HAVE TO PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT.

LOOK AT ALL OF THESE PLASTIC BOTTLES AND THIS GARBAGE FLOATING IN THE RIVER!

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AND LOOK AT HOW MUCH OIL THERE IS IN THE WATER!

YESTERDAY, I SAW A DEAD FISH ON THE RIVER BANK NEXT TO SOME GARBAGE!

I WONDER IF THE DANUBE WAS ALWAYS SO DIRTY

WHY DO PEOPLE DO THIS TO OUR RIVER?

WHY!??

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WE’LL GATHER IDEAS ABOUT HOW WE CAN

I HAVE AN IDEA! WE SHOULD ASK EVERYONE WHAT THE DANUBE RIVER MEANS TO THEM!

CLEAN UP THE RIVER

AND WHAT’S THE REASON FOR ALL OF THIS POLLUTION?

LET’S INTERVIEW PEOPLE!

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EVERY COUNTRY ALONG THE DANUBE HAS THROWN ITS GARBAGE

VIDIN TOO

INTO THE RIVER AT SOME POINT OR ANOTHER

MANY CITIES DON’T HAVE WATER TREATMENT PLANTS FOR CLEANING THE RIVER

HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS AND DETERGENTS POLLUTE THE RIVER

THE DANUBE’S TRIBUTARIES ARE ALSO DIRTY, AND CARRY MORE POLLUTION INTO THE RIVER FROM OTHER PLACES

Мunicipality council in the town Bregovo (on the banks of Timok river) 9

PEOPLE THROW BOTTLES, BAGS AND OTHER GARBAGE ON THE BEACH AND THE BANKS OF THE RIVER, AND EVEN IN THE WATER!

THE FACTORIES ALONG THE DANUBE POLLUTE THE RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES

The Mayor of Kapitanovtsi village

BRIDGES AND DIKES ON THE DANUBE ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO POLLUTION.

Bridge Vidin - Kalafat while it was being built.

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THE DANUBE RIVER BASIN IS EUROPE'S SECOND LARGEST RIVER BASIN, WITH A TOTAL AREA OF 801,463 KM².

IT IS THE WORLD'S MOST INTERNATIONAL RIVER BASIN AS IT INCLUDES THE TERRITORIES OF 19 COUNTRIES. THE ECOSYSTEMS OF THE DANUBE RIVER BASIN ARE HIGHLY VALUABLE IN ENVIRONMENTAL, ECONOMIC, HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL TERMS, BUT THEY ARE SUBJECT TO INCREASING PRESSURE AND SERIOUS POLLUTION FROM AGRICULTURE, INDUSTRY AND CITIES. NAPOLEON REFERRED TO THE DANUBE AS THE “QUEEN OF EUROPE’S RIVER”

SAVE THE DANUBE STURGEONS

IN THE PAST, PEOPLE LOVED THE RIVER BUT THEY HAVE FORGOTTEN ABOUT IT. Since 1998, all sturgeon species are protected according to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Moreover, according to Romanian and Bulgarian legislation in force until 31st of December 2015, fishing of wild sturgeons is banned, as well as the sale of products from these species, like meat and caviar.

I CAN’T STAND IT ANY MORE! LET’S REMIND PEOPLE WHAT THE DANUBE RIVER MEANT TO THEM!

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AND THE FRIENDS INTERVIEWED PEOPLE FROM VIDIN AND VILLAGES ALONG THE DANUBE ABOUT WHAT THE RIVER MEANT TO THEM.

YEARS AGO WE CAUGHT BIG FISH IN THE DANUBE

WHEN WE WERE STUDENTS, WE WOULD SPEND THE WHOLE SUMMER ON THE BEACH, FISHING AND SWIMMING

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WHEN WE FINISHED HIGH SCHOOL, IN THE MORNING, AFTER THE PROM, WE WOULD WATCH THE SUNRISE OVER THE DANUBE

I HAD MY FIRST KISS ON THE EDGE OF THE RIVER….MANY YEARS AGO!

SOMETIMES WE SET FLOWERS OR CANDLES

THE RIVER OF MANY GENERATIONS!

AFLOAT IN THE RIVER TO MEMORIALIZE SOMEONE WHO HAS DIED

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YOU SHOULD PUT YOUR TRASH, LIKE BOTTLES AND PLASTIC BAGS, WHERE THEY BELONG! IN THE TRASH CANS!

LET’S LEARN HOW PEOPLE CAN KEEP THE DANUBE RIVER CLEAN!

THE EU IS PROVIDING MONEY FOR ITS WATER CYCLE PROJECT TO BUILD A WATER TREATMENT PLANT, HERE IN VIDIN

THERE HAVE TO BE LAWS AND PENALTIES AGAINST COMPANIES WHOSE FACTORIES POLLUTE THE RIVER

Regional governor of Vidin 2014.

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Ministry of Environment and Water of Bulgaria

STARTING IN PRIMARY SCHOOL, WE HAVE TO BEGIN EDUCATING OUR STUDENTS ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT STARTING IN PRIMARY SCHOOL

WE SHOULD USE DETERGENTS THAT ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY. YOU CAN RECOGNIZE THEM BECAUSE OF THE SPECIAL SYMBOLS ON THE LABELS. Principal of Tsar Simeon Veliki School

YOU CAN SEE WHETHER THE DETERGENT YOU ARE USING IS A GOOD ONE ON THE INTERNET OR YOU CAN MAKE A CHEMISTRY TEST. Official symbol of the European Union for green products

Chemistry teacher 15

YOU CAN USE A STEAMER TO CLEAN WINDOWS, FLOORS AND BATHROOM WITHOUT ANY DETERGENTS.

WE CAN USE EASY AND NATURAL

Biology teacher

GLASS CLEANING: COMBINE EQUAL PARTS WHITE VINEGAR AND WATER IN A SPRAY BOTTLE. CLEAN WITH RAGS, PAPER TOWELS, OR NEWSPAPER.

VINEGAR AND SALT MIXED TOGETHER MAKE A GOOD SURFACE CLEANER. BAKING SODA ON A DAMP SPONGE. THIS WILL CLEAN AND DEODORIZE ALL KITCHEN AND BATHROOM SURFACES.

SPRINKLE BAKING SODA INTO THE TOILET. NEXT ADD VINEGAR AND THEN SCRUB WITH BRUSH. THIS WILL CLEAN AND DEODORIZE.

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WAYS TO CLEAN AND FRESHEN OUR HOMES. IT’S EASY, ECONOMICAL, AND GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. BAKING SODA, LEMON AND VINEGAR CLEAN WITHOUT HARSH CHEMICALS.

М-М-М-М… IT IS SO CLEAN NOW !

WE SHOULD WORK TOGETHER WITH STUDENTS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS TO CLEAN UP

WE HAVE TO ORGANIZE

THE GARBAGE IN AND

EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER

AROUND THE RIVER.

EVENTS IN ORDER TO SHOW PEOPLE HOW BEAUTIFUL OUR RIVER IS.

WE CAN SUGGEST TO LOCAL CAFES THAT THEY USE OUR PROJECT LOGO

AND WHY JUST IN OUR TOWN? WE

AND IDEAS ON THEIR COFFEE FORTUNES.

CAN CONNECT WITH STUDENTS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS ON FACEBOOK AND ON ETWINNING!

THIS IS OUR RIVER; WE HAVE TO KEEP IT CLEAN. 17

HEY DO YOU GUYS REMEMBER THAT TIME IN MUSIC CLASS?

ROCK FOREVER!

GIRLS …!!

NOT THAT TIME!

OH, WHEN WE LISTENED TO STRAUSS’ WALTZ, “ON THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE DANUBE”?

M M M M …TAMTAM TAM- TAM

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AHA! THAT CAN BE OUR MOTTO!

WE WILL CREATE A FACEBOOK GROUP, “FOR THE BLUE DANUBE”

WE CAN CONNECT WITH ECOCLUBS IN OUR

‘LET’S PUT THE ‘BLUE’ BACK IN ‘THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE DANUBE’”

BUT FIRST WE HAVE TO CHANGE OURSELVES AND OUR ATTITUDES TOWARD POLLUTION. W E HAVE TO SET AN EXAMPLE!

TOWN AND WORK TOGETHER WITH THEM

OR ERASMUS + PROJECTS WITH PARTNERS FROM EUROPE.

WE CAN START AN ETWINNING PROJECT WITH OTHER SCHOOLS FROM ALONG THE RIVER

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YOU CAN FIND STUDENTS FROM OTHER EU COUNTRY TO EXAMINE THEIR COUNTRY’S ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES AGAINST WATER POLLUTION AND COMPARE WITH PRACTICES IN BULGARIA.

I HAVE A FRIEND, AN EAGLE. HE LIVES IN SWEDEN. I CAN ASK HIM, TO FIND PARTNERS FOR YOU.

AND THEN THE OLDEST SCHOOL IN VIDIN, TSAR SIMEON VELIKI SCHOOL AND SWEDISH SCHOOL, NOLASKOLAN APPLIED FOR A COMENIUS PROJECT AND FOR AN ETWINNING PROJECT TITLED “TOGETHER FOR CLEAN RIVERS AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE”.

STUDENTS

HAVE WANTED TO LEARN

HOW TO WORK IN AN INTERNATIONAL TEAM,

TO

LEARN

MORE

ABOUT

THE

PARTNER’S COUNTRY AND HOW TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

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TOGETHER WE WILL BE

AND

STRONGER AND COULD

POLLUTION.

DO MORE.

THEM TO COLLABORATE AND EXCHANGE

LET’S DO IT IN BLUE!

TWINSPACE.

DIFFERENT

TYPES

THEIR ICT

OF SKILLS

WATER HELP

PRACTICES ON ETWINNING PLATFORM

–

HELLO! I LIVE IN EAGLE-SHIELD'S-BAY (ÖRN-SKÖLDS-VIK).

THE TOWN OF ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK HAS A STRONG ENVIRONMENT RECORD AND IS THE "TESTBED" FOR ETHANOL POWERED CARS. IT’S NATURAL HARBOUR AND ARCHIPELAGO IS IN THE GULF OF BOTHNIA AND THE NORTHERN BOUNDARIES OF THE

HIGH COAST AREA.

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WELCOME TO BULGARIA! OUR TRADITION IS TO WELCOME OUR GUESTS WITH A BITE OF ROUND HOME MADE BREAD AND SALT.

AND THE SCHOOLS PRINCIPALS AND THE PROJECT COORDINATORS DECIDED TO HAVE STUDENTS EXCHANGES-FIRST IN

BULGARIA

AND THE NEXT YEAR IN SWEDEN.

TACK!

SO

IN

MAY 2013

A GROUP OF TWENTY

ONE STUDENTS AND THREE TEACHERS FROM

AS A PRINCIPAL AT TSAR SIMEON VELIKI SCHOOL I WILL SUPPORT ALL PROJECT ACTIVITIES.

NOLASKOLAN VELIKI SCHOOL.

ARRIVED AT

TSAR SIMEON

IN SWEDEN WE EDUCATE OUR STU-

I AM AN ICT TEACHER AT TSAR SIMEON VELIKI

DENTS TO BE MORE RESPONSIBLE

SCHOOL AND PROJECT

TO NATURE. AS A PROJECT

COORDINATOR. THIS

STUDENTS WILL LIVE AT THEIR

COORDINATOR I WILL WORK TO

PROJECT CONNECTS NEW

SHARE OUR GOOD PRACTICES WITH

TECHNOLOGIES WITH

HOSTS’ HOMES, WILL

BULGARIAN PARTNERS.

ECOLOGY IN THE BEST WAY.

DURING

ENGLISH

THE NEXT TEN DAYS

SWEDISH

BULGARIAN ATTEND ICT AND

LESSONS, WILL WORK TOGETHER

IN MIXED GROUPS, ANALYZING SAMPLES FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE

DANUBE

RIVER.

DURING DENTS

THE CLASS EXCHANGE THE STU-

AND

THE

TEACHERS

WILL

VISIT

BABA VIDA FORTRESS, MAGURA CAVE AND BELOGRADCHIK ROCKS. WORLD

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HERITAGE

SITES

I WILL DRAW IT ON THE COMPUTER.

WE HAVE TO THINK ABOUT A LOGO AND A SLOGAN FOR OUR PROJECT

...AND SCHOOLS’ NAMES

MAYBE SOMETHING WITH A WATER DROP AND OUR NATIONAL FLAGS

By Collaboration to Greener World THIS WATER IS FROM MÖ RIVER NEAR ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK, SWEDEN

TODAY WE DIDN’T JUST MIX WATER IN THAT POT, WE COLLECTED OUR WILLINGNESS FOR A CLEANER AND MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.

THE WATER CEREMONY EVERY BULGARIAN AND SWEDISH

PROJECT PARTICIPANT HAS

BROUGHT A SMALL BOTTLE WITH WATER, FROM A RIVER OR SPRING NEAR HIS OR HER HOME, OR FROM SOME OTHER SPECIAL PLACE.

EVERYBODY

STATES WHERE THEY GOT THE WATER FROM AND

THEIR WISHES FOR A CLEANER FUTURE, AND THEN THEY ADD THE WATER IN A SPECIAL POT.

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ARE YOU SURE THAT THIS DATA LOGGER WORKS?

I´VE NEVER GOTTEN THIS MUCH FISH IN SWEDEN. DO YOU KNOW WHY THAT IS?

WHERE IS THE WATER SAMPLE?

THE PHLEVEL IS SO STABLE.

SORRY, BUT MATILDA

IT´S BECAUSE OF THE

FELL IN THE RIVER WITH

AGRICULTURE AROUND

THE PAIL.

THE RIVER, IT PROVIDES IT WITH NUTRITIONS!

FOR WATER EXAMINATIONS STUDENTS HAVE BEEN USING A PORTABLE ECO LABORATORY. IT IS USER-FRIENDLY AND ANYONE CAN BEGIN AN EXPERIMENT IN MINUTES. UP TO 8 SENSORS CAN BE ACTIVE SIMULTANEOUSLY, COLLECTING UP TO 99 EXPERIMENTS IN ITS INTERNAL MEMORY. 24

WHY WAS THIS FORTRESS BUILT HERE?

BECAUSE YOU DON´T HAVE TO BUILD MANY WALLS, IT´S A NATURAL, DEFENDING STRUCTURE CONSISTING OF ROCKS, AND IT IS LOCATED ON THE TOP OF A HILL AND IS THEREFORE SAFE.

THE ROCKS ARE SHAPED LIKE THIS BECAUSE THEY CONSIST OF SANDSTONE WHICH IS HARDER THEN THE SURROUNDING LIMESTONE. THEREFORE THE

WOW!! WHY WAS THIS RANKED 2

ND

LIMESTONE HAS ERODED WHILE THE SANDSTONE HAS REMAINED.

ON 7 W ONDERS

RESERVE LIST? THIS IS A REAL WONDER!

ONE

OF

THE

WORLD’S

HERITAGE SITES, A W ONDER OF NATURE IS THE COMPLEX OF BELOGRADCHIK ROCKS. THE COMPLEX CONSISTS OF SEVERAL

200

METERS

ROCKS

HIGH

AND

REDDISH

ABOUT

100

DIFFERENT CAVES.

EVERY

STONE HERE HAS A

HISTORY AND A LEGEND FULL OF SUFFERING

AND

HEROISM

TO

EXPLAIN THE INCREDIBLE STONE BEAUTY.

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GUYS, I THINK SOME DON’T WORRY. THE PHOTOGRAPHER WILL

BATS JUST TOOK THE CAMERA!

CARVE US INTO THE WALL AND DECORATE IT WITH BAT GUANO.

MAGURA CAVE IS ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST BEAUTIFUL CAVES IN BULGARIA. IT CONSISTS OF THE MAIN GALLERY AND THREE SIDE BRANCHES. THE OVERALL LENGTH OF THE CAVE IS APPROXIMATELY 2500 METERS. THE CAVE OFFERS ONE OF THE RICHEST COLLECTIONS OF GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS, OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES – STALACTITES, STALAGMITES, COLUMNS, GEODESIC FORMATIONS, CAVE PEARLS, AND FLOWS OF “CAVE MILK”.

ACCORDING TO GEOLOGICAL STUDIES, THE MAGURA CAVE BEGAN TO TAKE SHAPE ABOUT 15 MILLION YEARS AGO. IN ONE OF THE CAVERNS PREHISTORIC PAINTINGS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED, CARVED INTO THE WALLS AND DECORATED WITH BAT GUANO (DROPPINGS) 26

The dress code is:

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Night walks with a heavy step Round yard and hearth, As the sun departs from earth, …

……Shadows are brooding.

There in our dark house, Walking with lit candles, Santa Lucia, Santa Lucia!

M-M-M YUMMY ...SMELLS LIKE CINNAMON

AROUND CHRISTMAS TIME IN SWEDEN, ONE OF THE BIGGEST CELEBRATIONS IS ST. LUCIA'S TH DAY ON DECEMBER 13 .

THE CELEBRATION COMES FROM STORIES THAT WERE TOLD

MONKS WHO FIRST BROUGHT CHRISTIANITY TO SWEDEN. ST. LUCIA'S DAY IS NOW CELEBRATED BY A GIRL DREBY

SSED IN A WHITE DRESS WITH A RED SASH ROUND HER WAIST AND A CROWN OF CANDLES ON HER

THE FOLLOWING TEN MONTHS THE STUDENTS AND THE TEACHERS FROM

RED YARN, WHITE YARN, RED YARN AH!

TSAR SIMEON VELIKI AND FROM NOLASKOLAN WERE CHATTING, EXCHANGING IDEAS AND PHOTOS. THEY HAVE CELEBRATED PARTNERS’ HOLIDAYS. BULGARIAN STUDENTS CELEBRATED SANCTA LUCIA’S DAY. SWEDISH STUDENTS CELEBRATED BABA MARTA’S DAY.

HEAD.

A POPULAR FOOD EATEN ST. LUCIA'S DAY ARE 'LUSSEKATTS', ST LUCIA'S DAY BUNS AT

FLAVOURED WITH SAFFRON AND DOTTED WITH RAISINS WHICH ARE EATEN FOR BREAKFAST.

IN VERY EARLY SPRING BULGARIANS

AT THE WORKSHOP IN VIDIN WE DID IT IN A DIFFERENT WAY!

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CELEBRATE ONE OF ITS MOST LOVED TRADITIONAL HOLIDAY - BABA MARTA. BABA MARTA (GRANDMA MARCH) IS BELIEVED TO BE A FEISTY LADY WHO ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE GRUDGING AT HER TWO BROTHERS, WHILE THE SUN ONLY COMES OUT WHEN SHE SMILES. ON MARCH 1, ALMOST EVERYONE IN BULGARIA CAN BE SEEN WITH A MARTENITSA - A SMALL PIECE OF ADORNMENT, MADE OF WHITE AND RED YARN, WHICH WILL BE WORN UNTIL AROUND THE END OF THE MONTH (OR THE FIRST TIME AN INDIVIDUAL SEES A STORK, SWALLOW OR BUDDING TREE - THE FIRST SIGNS THAT SPRING HAS ARRIVED.)

THE TIME IS PASSING AWAY AND THE NEXT MAY IS COMING. SOON A GROUP OF 25 STUDENTS, 3 TEACHERS AND THE PRINCIPAL OF THE SCHOOL WILL START TO PREPARE FOR THE VISIT IN ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK.

OMG! I’M SO EXCITED TO

FLY TO SWEDEN!!! I CAN’T BELIEVE I MUST HAVE MY WINTER CLOTHES IN MAY!

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FULL OF ACTIVITIES TEN DAYS VISIT!

THIS IS OUR ‘DRY’ W ATER CEREMONY. NOW WE COLLECT NOT JUST FILTER PAPERS WITH WRITTEN NAMES, TIED TOGETHER WITH A BLUE RIBBON. W E HAVE HERE PROMISES, THAT WE WILL WORK TOGETHER FOR OUR CLEANER WORLD!

THIS PIECE OF ART WILL REPRESENT IN OUR SCHOOL THE BEAUTY OF BULGARIA

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WATER CEREMONY IN THE BEGINNING AND IN THE END OF THE BULGARIANS’ VISIT IN ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK, SWEDEN WE HAD A WATER CEREMONI. SALMON PLAY ALL THE PARTICIPANTS LEARNED ABOUT THE LIFE OF SALMON. WATER FOOTPRINT CALCULATE YOUR WATER FOOTPRINT. HTTP://WWW .WATERFOOTPRINTKEMIRA.COM/METER COMPARE YOUR WATER FOOTPRINTS. FLAG EXERCISE THE WORLD AVERAGE GLOBAL HECTARE IS 2, 7 PER PERSON. GUESS HOW MANY GLOBAL HECTARES THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES HAVE? CHINA, UNITED STATES, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, SAUDI ARABIA, SWEDEN, POLAND, INDIA, JORDAN, BRAZIL, CONGO KINSHASA, BULGARIA COMPARE WITH THE SHEETS “DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, DIFFERENT FOOTPRINT” AND DISCUSS WHY COUNTRIES HAVE DIFFERENT FOOTPRINT. WATER MEASURMENTS FILL IN YOUR DATA FROM YESTERDAY ON THE POSTER (PH, TEMP, O2, CONDUCTIVITY) WRITE DOWN A CONCLUSION TO HOW WE CAN REDUCE OUR WATER FOOTPRINT. STUDY VISIT THE WATER TREATMENT PLANT AND MÅ RECYCLING SORTING OF PLASTIC, PAPER, GLASS AND METAL PACKAGE. VISIT VARVSBERGET AND GET SOME INFORMATION ABOUT ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK.

IT´S A SHAME IT´S SO COLD. IF IT WASN´T I WOULD`VE LIKED TO TAKE A BATH.

YES, THE MEASUREMENTS DIDN´T INDICATE IT BEING HARMFUL.

THERE ARE LESS NUTRIENTS HERE THAN IN THE DANUBE.

DOES IT MEAN THAT THE WATER IN DANUBE IS MORE NUTRITIOUS TO DRINK?

I FOUND A CURE FOR CANCER!

NO, IT´S JUST SOME WATER ORGANISMS.

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I´M REALLY IMPRESSED BY

YES, THAT´S WHY YOUR

THE WAY YOU ORGANIZE THE

COUNTRY IS CLEAN AND

COLLECTION OF GARBAGE!

TIDY. :)

AS YOU CAN SEE IT REALLY DOES WORK.

WELL, PEOPLE PREFER TO CLEANING THE WATER IS AN

BRING THEIR GARBAGE HERE

I NEVER THOUGTH IT

THAN PAY TAXES FOR THEM.

COULD BECOME THIS

IMPORTANT PROCESS FOR THE

CLEAN.

SUSTAINABILITY OF OUR RIVERS!

IF WE WORK TOGETHER WE CAN HELP CREATE

IT´S BETTER TO RECYCLE THAN TO THROW THE GARBAGE IN THE RIVERS.

WITH THIS SMELL, I DON´T SEE IT WORKING...

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A BETTER AND CLEANER WORLD!

RECYCLING IS GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AND NATURE.

FIKA IS AFTER THE FLAG EXERCISE. 

WOW! HOW IS IT SO LOW ? MINE IS 614 LITER!

HOW MUCH IS YOUR DIRECT WATER CONSUMPTION?

IT´S 237 LITER.

THAT´S A LOT. HERE ARE A FEW TIPS ON HOW TO REDUCE YOUR CONSUMPTION: YOU SHOULDN´T KEEP THE WATER FLOWING ALL THE TIME WHILE IN THE

IT IS GOOD THAT WE WILL HAVE FIKA SOON. 

SHOWER, BRUSHING TEETH ETC.

-CHECK FOR LEAKS IN PIPES AND FAUCETS. -USE YOUR DISHWASHER ONLY FULL LOADS. 33

I WOULD PICK SOUTH KOREA AS THE MOST SUSTAINABLE

I LIKE BRAZIL

WHY?

COUNTRY!

YEAH! DID YOU #1 SWEDES LOVE THEIR COFFEE FEW THAN

PEOPLE DRINK MORE COFFEE

THE

COFFEE

SWEDES.

DRINKING

IN IS

KNOW THAT FIKA

OH, I LOVE

IS BETTER THAN

SWEDISH FIKA!

MEAT?

SWEDEN, FOSTERED

– IN WHICH FRIENDS, FAMILY OR COLLEAGUES MEET FOR COFFEE OR TEA, THROUGH A TRADITION CALLED FIKA

OFTEN WITH SOMETHING SWEET ON THE SIDE.

MOST SWEDES

WILL ENJOY AT

LEAST ONE FIKA A DAY AS AN OPPORTU-

THE COWS FART A LOT, IN

NITY TO BOND.

THEIR FARTS THERE IS A LOT OF METHANE, WHICH IS BAD

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FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

OH, WHY?

WHAT A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT

SUCH A NICE PLACE!

YOU HAVE

WHY IS IT SO MOUNTAINOUS HERE?

IT´S BECAUSE OF A PHENOMENON CALLED "LAND UPLIFT". IT WAS CAUSED BY THE THICK, HEAVY ICE THAT DECOMPRESSED THE EARTH´S CRUST IN THIS AREA DURING THE LAST ICE AGE.

SWEDEN – ONE OF THE MOST SPECTACULAR AREAS IN SWEDEN AND A UNESCO W ORLD HERITAGE SITE. THE HIGH COAST IS A PART OF THE GULF OF BOTHNIA CHARACTERIZED BY ITS STEEP GRANITE CLIFFS AND STONY ISLANDS RISING FROM THE SEA. YES. THAT’S RIGHT. IT IS ACTUALLY RISING FROM THE SEA. THIS IS THE HIGHEST LAND UPLIFT IN THE WORLD. DUE TO A COMBINED PROCESS OF THE HIGH COAST

OF

GLACIATION AND GLACIAL RETREAT STEMMING FROM THE LAST ICE

AGE 9,600

YEARS AGO, THE ONCE

COMPACTED LAND IS NOW STEEPLY MOVING ON UP AND DRAMATICALLY RECLAIMING ITS RIGHT TO VERTICAL SPACE.

TECHNICALLY, IT APPROX. 295 M RISE OR ‘REBOUND’.

BOASTS AN

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LUNCH AT THE W ORLD HERITAGE HIGH COAST

HOW TO MAKE A NATURAL FIRE FIRE IS ONE OF THE BASIC THINGS WE NEED TO SURVIVE IN THE WILD, BUT HOW CAN WE MAKE IT WITHOUT THE USE OF MATCHES, LIGHTERS ETC.?

FRICTION IS THE MOST COMMONLY USED PRIMITIVE METHOD FOR MAKING FIRE.

WE ARE NOT USED TO THIS LIFESTYLE AND WE WATCH THE FIRE SO IT WON´T DESTROY OUR WORLD HERITAGE.

WHY AREN´T YOU HELPING US?

HOW TO START A FIRE IN NATURE IN A SAFE WAY FOR SAFE STARTING OF A FIRE IN NATURE WE HAVE TO OBSERVE THESE RULES: - BE AT LEAST 50 METRES FAR FROM THE EDGE OF A FOREST

-

SEPARATE THE FIREPLACE SAFELY FROM ITS

SURROUNDING

-

BY

NO MEANS USE EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE

MATTERS

-

NEVER LEAVE THE FIRE UNATTENDED. DO NOT LEAVE THE PLACE UNTIL THE

FIRE

HAS BEEN PUT OUT PROPERLY

IT SEEMS THAT WE HAVE TO WORK FIRST AND THEN TO EAT.

IT IS GOOD THAT WE HAVE MATCHES.

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YES, BUT

THEY KNOW , THAT THE

TEAM WILL COLLABORATE IN THE FUTURE ON THE GOAL TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT..

AH! TEN

DAYS WENT FAST.

BULGARIAN

STUDENTS AND TEACHER HAVE TO GO BACK TO

AND NOW THE STUDENTS KNOW

VIDIN. TODAY

HOW TO PUT THE ‘BLUE’ BACK IN ‘THE BEAUTIFUL BLUE DANUBE’.

GOING TO THE AIRPORT, THEY LOOKED VERY

AT THE TRAIN STATION, BEFORE

SAD, BECAUSE IN THESE TWO YEARS THEY HAVE BUILD FRIENDSHIPS WITH THEIR

SWEDISH

PARTNERS.

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THE COMIC STRIP IN DATES

15 SEPTEMBER 2011 – BULGARIAN STUDENTS APPLIED FOR ESFALP IV PROJECT. 30 MAY 2012 – THE FIRST VERSION OF THE COMIC STRIP ‘STORY OF THE BLUE DANUBE’ HAS BEEN PRESENTED ON ESFALP IV FINAL EVENT. AUGUST 2012 – TSAR SIMEON VELIKI

SCHOOL AND

NOLA-

SKOLAN HAVE RECEIVED APPROVAL FOR

COMENIUS

‘TOGE-

BILATERAL PROJECT

THER FOR CLEAN RIVERS AND SUSTAI NABLE FUTURE’.

OCTOBER 2012 - TSAR SIMEON VELIKI SKOLAN

HAVE

ETWINNING

SCHOOL AND

NOLA-

BEEN

APPROVED

FOR

PROJECT

‘TOGETHER

FOR

CLEAN RIVERS AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE’

MAY 2013 –

PARTICIPANTS FROM

NOLASKOLAN

VISITED

VIDIN. MAY 2014 – PARTICIPANTS FROM TSAR SIMEON VELIKI VISITED ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK, SWEDEN JULY 2014 – THE FINAL VERSION OF THE COMIC STRIP HAS BEEN CREATED. 38

TSAR SIMEON VELIKI IS A MUNICIPAL SCHOOL FOR GENERAL EDUCATION. THE SCHOOL IS SITUATED IN A VERY POOR AREA ON THE BANKS OF THE DANUBE RIVER WITH HIGH LEVELS OF UNEMPLOYMENT. STUDENTS DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY LESSER-KNOWN EUROPEAN LANGUAGES. TODAY THE SCHOOL HAS APPROXIMATELY 967 STUDENTS, AGED 6-19 AND A STAFF OF 86 PEOPLE. THIS IS THE LARGEST SCHOOL IN THE VIDIN DISTRICT. THERE ARE CLASSES WITH INTENSIVE LEARNING IN ENGLISH, ICT, BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRY, TOURISM AND ECONOMICS. THERE ARE ALSO EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES SUCH ECOLOGY CLUB AND EUROPEAN CLUB. AT SOU"TSAR SIMEON VELIKI" WE HAVE STUDENTS WHOSE NATIVE LANGUAGES ARE NOT BULGARIAN. WE HAVE A PROGRAM AT SCHOOL FOR THE INTEGRATION OF STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS, WHICH GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ON DIFFERENT PROJECTS TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER STUDENTS. "TSAR SIMEON VELIKI" HAS BEEN A PARTNER IN COMENIUS MULTILATERAL PROJECTS, THE CONNECTING CLASSROOMS PROJECT AND, ETWINNING. WWW.CSV-VIDIN.EU

NOLASKOLAN

IS A SECONDARY SCHOOL, WITH

1100

PUPILS AND

130

STAFF MEMBERS AND TOGETHER WE ARE

PARTNERS IN THE PROJECT. WE HAVE BOTH VOCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND THOSE THAT PREPARE FOR STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY.

AT NOLASKOLAN

WE HAVE FOREIGN STUDENTS WHOSE NATIVE LANGUAGES ARE NOT

SWEDISH,

AS WELL AS HANDICAPPED

STUDENTS INTEGRATED IN OUR NATIONAL PROGRAMMES. THERE ARE REMEDIAL TEACHERS FOR STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

NOLASKOLAN HAS HAD INTERNATIONAL CONTACTS AND COOPERATION WITH ITALY, CZECH REPUBLIC, RUSSIA, FINLAND, LATVIA, FRANCE, IRELAND AND HAS A REPRESENTATIVE AT THE EUROPEAN STUDIES SENIOR PLANNING CONFERENCE. ÖRNSKÖLDSVIK IS A SMALL TOWN AND IT HAS A STRONG RECORD OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION. ITS NATURAL HARBOUR AND ARCHIPELAGO IS IN THE GULF OF BOTHNIA AND THE MO RIVER IS CLOSE TO THE TOWN. WWW.NOLA.ORNSKOLDSVIK.SE

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