The second working day in Haapsalu

The morning started with a nice wintry walk to the local Police Station where the students were met by two police officers who gave them a brief overview of Estonian legislation connected with alcohol, tobacco and drug usage. The students got to know that the legal age level to use tobacco or alcohol starts from the age of 18 and using drugs is absolutely illegal in Estonia. The students were also introduced to different punishments that illegal use of drugs can cause and what happens to under aged children who are caught smoking or drinking alcohol. Vello Vihterpal, the police officer of Lääne district and Anneli Katkosilt, the officer who deals with the cases of young people didn't just give a lecture, but offered the students an opportunity to test the influence of substances like liqueur candies, non-alcohol cider, Estonian national non alcohol drink Kali (kvas), sour milk and throat spread, which consistence shows a very small amount of alcohol usage.

For measuring the results they used a small indicator that shows the amount of alcohol, that stays in your mount for 5 minutes.

The Estonian project coordinator Heli Heimo tested the liqueur candies and was tested after that.

Erik Hägglund from Sweden tested an ordinary chocolate candy that contained a bit of rum

The Latvian teacher Anatolijs Sokols tested the throat spray with propolis and calendula.

The Finnish teacher Eija Raisk drank a glass of sour milk.

Everybody could touch and examine all the instruments that the police officers are using to indentify intoxication.

After five minutes all the examinees were tasted again and none of them had any intoxication. So it is not possible to fool the police officers when you are drunk and tell them lies about eating candies, drinking sour milk or using throat spray. The influence lasts not over 5 minutes and this is called the influence of in-mouth alcohol. The alcohol meters don't even measure it. Here are the results of measuremets just after testing and five minutes later. You can see, that everyone got clean results.

After testing the whole group was taken to the detention chamber where they were shown the process how the criminal are treated before they are going to have their detention. The police officer showed the students how they have to search through the persons, and take away their personal belongings. It was also possible to see the chambers where the criminals are going to stay during the detention. We had a volunteer to help the police officers to present the whole process.

Sometimes when the criminals get agressive the police officer has to use the handcuffs. Ieva from Latvia wanted to test how it feels and told us that it didn't feel too comfortable.

After all these experiences and a great amount of new knowledge the students went back to school to start to work on their videos.

Yesterday the groups had chosen the themes of their videos and set the shcedule of shooting the scenes, processing the filmed material with video programs and elaborate the results. The students started to work in groups, they went around and interviews the Estonian students and teachers and involved the students of Haapsalu Vocational Education and Training Centre to act as a cast.

When the students were working and going around the schoolhouse to find the interviwees and cast, the teachers visited the handicraft class and got acquainted to the Estonian handicraft traditions. As it is well known that the best thing for learning is touching and getting involved into the process, the teachers spent a pleasureful hour among the handicraft products made by the students of Haapsalu Vocational Education and Training Centre. The handicraft teacher Marju Heldemaa talked about the traditional clothes of Estonia, Haapsalu scarf, old patterns that have come back into fashion and the handicraft and textile speciality.

The groups of students were working with their videos. Group number 4 - Andra Johanna from Estonia, Eveliina Pulkkanen from Finland and Birta from Iceland were taking interviews connected with smoking habits.

Group number 1 - Eric from Sweden, Laura from Estonia and Camilla from Norway were also discussing the smoking problems among youth.

Group number 2 - Maija from Sweden, Veera from Finland and Sintija from Latvia interviewed the local students about their drinking habits.

Group number 3 - Ieva from Latvia, Rakel from Iceland and Ann-Helen from Norway chose the drug problems and are trying to find out what makes the young people to use drugs.

The students were supported by the Info Technology students of Haapsalu and by their own teachers.

As we all know that chocolate makes you smart and the teachers have to be smart during all these long working days, all the participating teachers learned to make chocolate truffles and cookies from oat. The teachers were guided by the cooking teacher Kersti Raak.

The results looked really nice and tasted delicious. So it proved that the teachers are also able to learn new things. As they all wanted to bake the oat cookies at home, the recipe will come here very soon: Ingredients:

The day ended with the tour in the Bishop Castle of Haapsalu. Now everyone knows who is the White Lady and where and when you can see her.

The first working day in Haapsalu

It took a long time to go through all the presentations and get to know each other. When all the presentations were shown the students were divided into four groups and the Info Technology Students of Haapsalu Vocational Education and Training Centre - Kristjan Sootalu and Janar Milbach gave a brief review how to make a video and use different video making programs. Then the groups had time to think about their topics and write down the first ideas. The IT students of HKHK will be supporting the teams through the whole video making process and giving technological advice for those who need it.

At the same time the teachers gathered at the school library to discuss the problems and prevention work connected with the usage of alcohol, tobacco and drugs among the students. It was interesting to get to know how the things are arranged in different countries and to have a chance to chat with the colleagues. Guðbjörg Einarsdóttir from Iceland and Per Borggren from Sweden

Eija Raisk from Finland

Enna Kallasvee from Estonia

Hans Olav Gjendem from Norway

Anatolijs Sokols from Latvia

After the lunch at the school canteen Triin Sokk, the representative of Estonian foundation Healthy Estonia gave a lecture about drug- alcohol and tobacco addiction. The students were involved into discussion about the topi and they could ask questions and talk about their opinions. Together they tried to find out why young people are so easily addicted to drugs and why it is so difficult to say no. At the end of the lecture the students were shown some well known and popular Estonian alcohol TV commercials and that lead the day into the last event to draw the first plan of the video the groups are going to make.

Results of the Surveys

Every school had carried out a survey among their co-students to find out the results about the usage of drugs alcohol and tobacco. The questionnaires included more than ten questions connected with addictions and gave an interesting overview of the standpoints of the respondents. The students had made conclusions due to the gathered answers and the results pointed out a lot of similarities but also some great differences between the countries. Here are the presentations of the countries: 1. SWEDEN The Swedish results were presented by Erik Hägglund and Maja Flink

2. LATViA The Latvian results were presented by Ieva Igaune and Sintija Backane

3. ICELAND The Icelandic results were presented by Birta Ósk Laursen Óladóttir and Rakel Ýr Jakobsdóttir

4. NORWAY The Norwegian results were presented by Camilla Løvold and Ann - Helen Stømsnes

5. FINLAND The Finnish reslults were presented by Veera Kaarre and Eveliina Pulkkanen

6. ESTONIA The Estonian results were presented by Laura Liivak and Andra-Johanna Liba

Presentations of Participants

1. SWEDEN
The Swedish participants Erik Hägglund and Maja Flink and their presentation about their country and school:

2. LATVIA The Latvian participants Ieva Igaune and Sintija Backane and their presentation about their country and school:

3. ICELAND The Icelandic participants Birta Ósk Laursen Óladóttir and Rakel Ýr Jakobsdóttir and their presentation about their country and school:

4. NORWAY The Norwegian participants Camilla Løvold and Ann - Helen Stømsnes and their presentation about their country and their school:

5. FINLAND The Finnish participants Veera Kaarre and Eveliina Pulkkanen and their presentation about their country and their school:

6. ESTONIA The Estonian participants Laura Liivak and Andra-Johanna Liba and their presentation about their country and their school:

Posters

All the participants had to send their posters - all together 17 posters from 6 countries. Here it's possible to see them randomly. During the three working days the students and teachers will vote for the best 3 posters that will go to compete at the Final GALA in Finland

The posters were hung on the school walls and all the participants and the students and teachers of Haapsalu Vocational Education and Training Centre could vote for their favourite.

THE WINNERS OF THE POSTER CONTEST the FIRST - NORWEGIAN TEAM

the SECOND - ICELANDIC TEAM

the THIRD - FINNISH TEAM

Welcome to Estonia

The fourth project meeting is going to take place in ESTONIA 20-24 January 2014.

The topic of the meeitng is:  DRUG PREVENTION, HARMFUL USE OF ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO

Welcome to HAAPSALU VOCATIONAL EDUCATION and TRAINING CENTRE :)

PROGRAM

20 January
All day – arriving to Haapsalu, meeting the participants at the hotel (bus station) due to their needs.

21 January
8.25 Meeting the participants at the hotel lounge
8.48 Bus to school from the nearest bus stop
9.00 Breakfast at school (free for all)
9.45 Welcoming speech by Ingrid Danilov, the Headmistress of Haapsalu Vocational Education Centre; introduction to the project activities;
10.00 – 12.00 The presentations of the students. At first every group presents their country and school, after that the students will introduce the results of their surveys and talk about drug prevention and the problems connected with using alcohol and tobacco in their country.
12.00 – 13.00 Introduction to making videos – Kristjan Sootalu and Janar Milbach, the students of Info Technology third course
12.00 – 13.00 the teachers can go to the library and talk how the problems connected with alcohol, drugs and tobacco are settled at their schools.
13.00 Lunch at school (free for all).
14.00 – 16.00 the representatives from an enterprise “Healthy Estonia” are going to talk about drug prevention among young people.
16.00 – 17.00 working in groups – every group picks the theme for the video and sets up the main steps of the working plan for the next days
17.00 We are all going out to eat Pizza together (about 10 minutes walking distance from the school), it’s possible to walk back to the hotel (about 20 minutes walking distance) or take a bus (70 cents).

22 January
Breakfast will be taken to the hostel in the evening (using the kitchen at the hostel is available)
9.40 The students will be picked up from the hostel
10.00 – 11.30 Visit to Haapslu Police
11.50 - the bus back to school
12.00 – 13.00 the students are working with the videos
12.00 – 13.00 the teachers will have a photo session at the handicraft class. Possible to use different Estonian hats, mittens, scarfs and other accessories, the photographer will be present
13.00 Lunch at school (free for all).
14.00 – 16.00 the students are working with the videos
14.00 – 16.00 the teachers can join a workshop “Chocolate makes you smart” – making truffles and cookies together at the school restaurant class by the guidance of cooking students of HKHK.
16.10 – a bus to town
16.20 – 17.40 sightseeing tour in the Bishop Castle, walk on the Promenade, getting acquainted to the Resort Life of Haapsalu   
Free time – possibilities to go to the pizza bar, bowling, shopping, or eat in Taksi pub (a cheap place near the supermarket) etc.
Teachers – cake and coffee at Müüriääre café (a nice cosy place in the old town)

23 January
8.48 Bus to school from the nearest bus stop
9.00 Breakfast at school
The teachers can have a free time for shopping or walking around and will come to school for the lunch time
10.00 – 12.00 – the final work with the videos – the videos have to get ready.
12.00 – 13.00 – the school tour with the students of HKHK
13.00 Lunch at school (free for all).
14.00 – 15.30 the practical workshop of the First Aid – How to act when you have to help your friend in situations connected with drugs or alcohol.
15.30 – 16.30 the groups are presenting their work – watching the videos
16.30 - A Farewell Party with Estonian buffet table, games, winners and goodbyes 