Intercultural Summer Ecocamp Baikal – 2008 (22/8-7/9/2008)
Reports and photos:
Gesamtprogramm (original version in German)?
Infos before departure
Reports
school magazine of the Gymnasium "In der Wüste"
exposition of the Gymnasium "In der Wüste"
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Photo documentation
1st day, 23/08, Saturday
Arrival in Ulan-Ude, Airport „Baikal“.
Meeting with the host families. Eating and sleeping at the host families: photos
2nd day, 24/08, Sunday (partly already on 23/8/08)
City walking tour: „Ulan-Ude as the gate to Eurasien“: photos
3rd day, 25/08, Monday
- Bus ride to the Lake Baikal at Maksimikha: photos
- First bathing in the lake: photos .
- Presentation evening „Me, You, we all together in the circle of friends“ - camp fire: photos
4th Day, 26/08, Tuesday
- Intercultural training "Hear and understand each other": photos
- Open-air museum and Maksimicha: photos
- Party „Buryatia introduces itself“ (Buryatian songs, dances, fashion show): photos
5th day, 27/08, Wednesday
- Intercultural training: „Native and foreign gastronomic cultures“. Party „Germany introduces itself“ (German folk songs, Pop-Music, Traditions, customs), photos
- Walks on the beach and in the village Maksimicha (different days): photos
6th day, 28/08, Thursday
The Olympics are coming: „Baikalsky Sport Games“ – Competitions in soccer, volleyball, chess et. al photos
7th day, 29/08, Friday
Project day: Examinations in 'Mini-Laboratories' (excursions):
- „Biological Diversity: Flora, Fauna“: photos
8th day, 30/08, Saturday
- Continuation of the project work. Hydrology - Bathing in Baikal: photos
- Baikalsky Sport Games“ (continuation): photos
9th day, 31/08, Sunday
- Birthday of the Lake Baikal, action „The clean beach of Baikal";
- With the ship on the Baikal: photos
- Competition: Souvenirs made of dried leafs, stones, wood etc.; farewell party "Holy, beautiful Baikal": photos
10th day, 01/09, Monday
Return to Ulan-Ude: photos
11th day, 02/09, Tuesday
Programmу of the Gilbira-School:
- Ivolginsky Datsan: the biggest Buddhist temple complex photos;
- Excursion „In the search of Dschinghis-Khan - Inauguration of a new holy place(Stupa)“: photos
- Visit of the Gilbiria-School photos
12th day, 03/09, Wednesday + 13th Day, 04/09, Thursday
Visits in groups (7 persons each) in the twinned schools of the network with workshops:
- Gusinoozersk-Gymnasium „The Selenga – Buryatia's main river“:
- Trip and reception in the school: photos
- Gusinooe See, Selenga, Dekrabristen-museum etc.: photos
- Stay in the holiday camp on the Tschutschy-lake: photos
- Excursion in the nature: photos
- Kizhinga-Lyzeum „Traditional buryatian culture“: photos
- Onochoy-Middle-School „The oldest memorial of Tibetan medecine“: photos
- Tarbagatay-Middle-School „Traditional culture of the orthodox Russians“: photos
Return to Ulan-Ude, host families.
14th Day, 05/09, Friday
- morning: International Workshop "Biological and cultural diversity of the partner regions: Experiences of and perspective for the cooperation between the Russian and the German schools" (Humanitarian-musical lyceum): photos
- afternoon: Visits in the following educational institutions:
- Grammar School №33: "Eko-Green-Team": photos?
- Grammar School №14: "Information technology in the globalized world": photos?
- Foreign Language Department at the Buryatian University: "Tolerance and modern communication": photos?
- Critical reflexions about the stay in the GRAN-office with all the responsable assistants:
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in the GRAN-office with all the responsable assistants
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Intensive critical reflexion....
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15th Day, 06/09, Saturday
16th Day, 07/09, Sunday
Return flight of the German Group: Ulan-Ude – Moscow – Hanover:
| The realisation of this project was only possible because of the numerous sponsors mentionned on the flyer. The main part of the sponsorship comes from the foundation Deutsch-Russischer-Jugendaustausch (German-Russian Youth Exchange) or BP | |
Becker and Gebbe's subsequent final programme (director and tutor)
16th Day, 07/09, Sunday
Walks in Ulan-Ude by the Selenga, Uda, harbour photos
17th Day, 08/09, Monday
Day at the office (no photos)
18th Day, 09/09, Tuesday
- Trip to the Tunka-valley - Arshan - health resort: photos
- Walking-tour to the cascade photos
19th Day, 10/09, Wednesday
- Excursions in the Tunka-valley I: photos
- Excursions in the Tunka-valley II: photos
- Excursions in the Tunka-valley III: photos
20th Day, 11/09, Thursday
- Excursions in the Tunka-valley IV: photos
- Excursions in the Tunka-valley V: photos
- Excursions in the Tunka-valley VI: photos
21st Day, 12/09, Friday
Return to Ulan-Ude: photos
22nd Day, 13/09, Saturday
Day at the office, walks in Ulan-Ude, musical performance photos
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Farewell by the Selenga
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23rd Day, 14/09, Sunday - return flight
(no photos)