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Poloniarren bideoa

Gure Poloniako lagunek bukatu dute azkenean beren aurkezpen bideoa. Oraindik ez dago ikusteko prest gure web orrian, baina agertzen den bitartean ikus dezakegu helbide onetan:
http://www.comenius-eqality.yoyo.pl/
Bertan kokatuz gero "equality" hitzan sakatu eta listo.

What are rights and responsibilities?

We all have certain rights.
But to have these rights, we must take responsibility for them
For example you have a right to go to the cinema to watch a film…



… and you have a responsibility to ensure you do not disturb others watching the film!



At school you have certain rights and responsibilities.
For example you have the right to learn, and the responsibility to not obstruct the learning of others.

8th March International Women's Day

What is the EU doing?







EU Treaty and legislation
The European Union has been taking action for more than 50 years to defend the principle of equal pay for equal work or work of equal value. Article 141 of the Treaty has provided a basis for the adoption of several important pieces of important European legislation on equal pay:
• The 1975 Equal Pay Directive. This bans discrimination on grounds of sex with regard to all aspects and conditions of pay. In particular, where a job classification system is used for determining pay, it must be based on the same criteria for both men and women and so drawn up as to exclude any discrimination on grounds of sex.
• The 2002 Directive on equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions. This Directive, which also applies to pay, introduces definitions of direct and indirect discrimination and requires Member States to set up Equality Bodies to promote and support equal treatment between women and men.
• Seven Directives concerning equal treatment between women and men (including the 1975 and 2002 Directives) were incorporated in a single Directive adopted in 2006. It brings more clarity to Community law on the field of equal treatment between women and men.
These instruments mean that it is illegal to discriminate against women in the labour market and pay women lower wages than men when doing the same work or work that is of an equal value.
The Commission ensures that EU legislation is transposed and applied correctly, with the support of the national bodies responsible for equality between women and men.
The Commission is analysing the effectiveness of Community law on equal pay. Depending on the result of the analysis the Commission may present new legislative proposals on this issue.
Roadmap for equality between women and men 2006-2010
The Roadmap for equality between women and men 2006-2010 sets out six priorities for EU action in the field of gender equality. One of its priorities is the achievement of equal economic independence for women and men. Eliminating the gender pay gap is one of the key actions under this priority. The Roadmap underlines the need for collective action to tackle the gender pay gap.
Communication ‘Tackling the pay gap between women and men’
A Communication adopted by the European Commission in 2007 examines the causes of the gender pay gap and puts forward a series of actions to tackle the problem:
• Ensuring better application of existing legislation.
• Fighting the pay gap as an integral part of Member States' employment policies.
• Promoting equal pay among employers, especially through social responsibility.
• Supporting exchange of good practices across the EU and involving the social partners.



Joint action
The European Commission is working with the Member States, the European Parliament and the European social partners to tackle the gender pay gap.
The European Pact for Gender Equality adopted by EU leaders in 2006 made fighting the gender pay gap a priority by encouraging action at Member State and Union level in equal pay for equal work.
The European Parliament considers the fight against the gender pay gap a political priority. It has recently approved a resolution with requests and recommendations to the Commission on the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women.
One of the priorities of the ‘framework of actions on gender equality’ which was adopted in March 2005 by the European social partners is the reduction of the pay gap. According to the first follow-up report on its implementation the framework of actions has prompted a large number of measures at national level which use a wide variety of instruments such as awareness-raising and training measures, the development of wage-comparison tools or strategies to reduce the pay gap.
SOURCE: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?catId=683&langId=en

LOGO

After receiving the last votes, the German logo has got more votes than the others so in the end we got it and there is a logo for the project.
Congratulations Germany!

Azken botuak jaso ondoren, badugu proiektuaren behin betiko logoa: Alemaniak aurkeztutakoa hain zuzen. Zorionak Alemania!

Tras haber recibido los últimos votos, felicitamos a Alemania por haber conseguido la mayoria. Ya tenemos logo definitivo para el proyecto. Enhorabuena Alemania!

Our partners one by one. Poland.

GIMNAZJUM I LICEUM UMIEJĘTNOŚCI TWÓRCZYCH W ŁODZI

Our school is fairly young. It was established in 1998. The school comprises of a lower education school (Gimnazjum), where the students are aged 12-14 and higher education school (Liceum) where the students are aged 15-18.

OUR MISSION:
-shaping young people’s attitudes by showing them the world from different perspectives
-guiding and assisting them on their way to adulthood
-enhancing their natural talents by engaging them into various activities
-building their sense of individuality
-heightening their level of tolerance by integrating with others

CLASSES:
-small classes (10-20) students
-language courses, the classes even smaller
-‘individual approach’: the number of students enables better student-student and student-teacher relations
-we have introduced channels of communication with parents, because we believe we are an important part in the process of their upbringing

LANGUAGE COURSES:
-groups of approximately 10 students
-two foreign languages obligatory (as opposed to one in other schools)
-five lessons of one foreign language and three of the other
-English compulsory
-French, Italian, German and Russian to choose from

ADDITIONAL COURSES:
-journalism classes
-creative proceedings classes
-architecture classes

AFTER SCHOOL CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES:
-theatre group
-fashion classes
-music band
-photography classes
-classes for students with learning difficulties

STUDENTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS:
-integrating all students
-students with hearing impairments or other learning difficulties attend regular language courses, it is the role of the teachers to support and help them
-we adjust teaching to the needs of these students by introducing various teaching techniques

THANKS / ESKERRAK / GRACIAS

Once we have fulfilled the first part of the Comenius project, Jesús and Andoni as coordinators of it and Marian as the member of management team involved would like to thank all the members of the teaching staff who have helped us so far: Imanol Errasti and Susana Segurola, thank you for being always ready to give us advice on technical issues if necessary because we have been able to work more at ease. Lourdes Ochoa, many thanks because of your advice on the logos. Miren Iturbe, Santi González, thanks a lot for the work done in class with students. And Santi, thank you once again for your patience as a photographer. And last but not least, Aitor Eguren, thank you so much for your priceless help with the video presentation.

Comenius Proiektuaren lehenengo fasea bukatutzat eman dezakegunean, Andonik eta Jesusek, koordinatzaileok, eta Marianek, zuzendaritza taldeak proiektuan duen ordezkariak, gure kideen partaidetza eta lana ezkertu nahi ditugu. Eskerrik asko Imanol Errastiri eta Susana Segurolari bere laguntza teknikoa eskaintzeagatik. Horri esker lasai lan egin dugu. Eskerrak Lourdes Ochoari logoei buruzko iritziengatik. Eskerrak ere Miren Iturberi eta Santi Gonzalezi ikasleekin egindako lanagatik. Eta Santiri, gainera, baita bere argazkilari lanagatik ere. Eta mila Esker Aitor Egureni bere lan ordainezinagatik aurkezpen bideoan.

Una vez terminada la primera parte de nuestro proyecto Comenius, los profesores encargados de la coordinación (Andoni y Jesús) y Marian la representante del equipo directivo en el proyecto, queremos agradecer la participación de nuestros compañeros en el trabajo realizado hasta ahora. Gracias a Imanol Errasti y Susana Segurola que han estado listos para aportar su ayuda técnica en cualquier momento que hubiese sido necesario, lo que nos ha hecho trabajar con tranquilidad. Gracias a Lourdes Ochoa por sus opiniones sobre los logos. Gracias a Miren Iturbe y Santi Gonzalez por el trabajo con los alumnos del proyecto en el aula. Bueno, a Santi por partida doble, por su paciente labor de fotógrafo. Y mil gracias a Aitor Eguren por su inestimable ayuda en la elaboración del video de presentación.