Between March 18-22, 2024 , Scoala Gimnaziala "Mihai Eminescu" Vaslui was the host of the first transnational meeting of the project. The activities started with the presentation of the participants and the schools involved in the project. On visiting the school, the guests were able to interact with the students and teachers from the Vaslui school. After a team competition, in which Romanian and foreign students chose the project logo, an interesting activity to get to know the local skyline was carried out, an "urban treasure hunt", in which students and teachers alike visited the city in a new form, by organizing a competition, Vaslui Express. They discovered a series of urban objectives in the municipality of Vaslui, using the map and compass, looking for the route clues, necessary to complete the tasks. All stages of the competition were successfully completed, the most important objective of this activity being the promotion of the city, the discovery of the geographical and cultural landscape of the locality by the project partners and the promotion of an active and healthy lifestyle. This activity was carried out in collaboration with a team of teachers from the Vaslui Children's Palace.
The next day all the students and teachers involved in the project participated in a sapling planting activity in the afforestation site in the Balteni Forestry Canton within the Brodoc Forestry Circle. Also, the children traveled with real pleasure and with particular interest the educational route set up in the "Bălteni" Natural Reserve, located within the reach of the Mărășeni Forestry Canton, where, in addition to the flowering or budding vernal plants, some with the status of a natural monument, such as Fritillaria meleagris – the variegated tulip, they learned a lot of information about the plant and animal species present in the reserve and understood the importance of protecting the environment, especially forest ecosystems. Last but not least, the children also had a good portion of fun, participating in the fun activities proposed by the organizers of the educational route (Tic Tac Toe = X and zero, in different versions, jenga, running route, walking on a beam, on rounds etc.). In the afternoon of the same days, the Romanian students and their guests participated in two workshops in which they made decorative or household items from recyclable materials and created posters encouraging the selective collection of waste.
On March 20, the World Day of Happiness, the project teams made a documentation visit to the Faculty of Animal and Food Resources Engineering of the "Ion Ionescu de la Brad" University of Life Sciences in Iași. A team of enthusiastic students, guided by an assistant professor , involved all Romanian and foreign students in a nutrition workshop, offering the participants the opportunity to improve their lifestyle and learn what the choices are correct feeding in any situation.
On Thursday, March 21, the project teams went to the Village Museum in the village of Sauca, where a cultural activity took place in collaboration with the "Peonies" Association.The event, presented to the guests in the form of a workshop, the symbolism of the martișor and the technique of making it, as well as the secrets of the traditional local culinary art. The students present at the event had the opportunity to prepare and taste the Moldavian "Poale-n brau" pies under the careful guidance of the ladies from the Laza "Peony" Association.The day ended with an artistic show in which Romanian and foreign students presented customs and traditions specific to each country involved in the project, and the host students organized an Eco parade, a fashion show in which they presented clothing items made from recyclable materials.
On the last day of the mobility, all students and teachers participated in a documentary visit to the Lacu Roșu nature reserve, having the opportunity to walk an easy mountain trail. On this occasion, all those involved became aware of the importance of protecting the environment and of a healthy lifestyle, in which outdoor movement must be part of the daily routine. During the whole week, the students and the guest teachers participated in several demonstration lessons held by the teachers of the "Mihai Eminescu" Vaslui Secondary School, having the opportunity to discover the way lessons are conducted in the Romanian school, the methods, teaching techniques and modern resources used, thus achieving a real exchange of pedagogical experience and best practices in the classroom.