We had an amazing week in Canary Island between 15th-20th November 2021.
We are above clouds on the way to beautiful Teide yes, indeed physically it is true in addition to this we are above the clouds emotionally, as well.
Basically, it means we are rising, rising, rising . . . above the clouds as FUSION project. At the fourth meeting in Tegueste, we discovered several educational tools which help teachers to create materials and broaden the walls of their classrooms. In Spain meeting, in addition to educational tools, cultural interaction was also provided by music. How??
Let me explain; We had a guided tour in the Tenerife Auditorium, designed by the architect Santiago Calatrava. We attended a robotic workshop in La laguna teacher’s center. We were met Theremin, is an electronic musical instrument, which is played without any physical contact. This event was really compatible with the aims of the project. I think we hit twelve with this event. Because music and technology were brought together. It is a real fusion. At school in Tegueste, we joined the workshops on audio editing tool Audacity, speaking avatars, and making rap songs.
Learning music benefits people on many different levels. From enhancing cognitive capacities for children, teens, and adults to helping memory, literacy, creativity, self-confidence, and collaboration skills, the power of music has already been demonstrated by hundreds of scientific studies. That’s why music is one of key elements of our project,FUSION.
Here is a sentence I learned last week and told everyone,I would like to say again:
The Canary Islands are geographically connected to Africa, politically to Spain but the people there whose spirit belong to the Canary Islands. As I always say ‘Experience is the best teacher.’ I feel lucky to have the opportunity to have a wonderful week in Tegueste, Santa Cruz Tenerife, La Laguna. I feel lucky to feel the atmosphere on the way to Teide, to see precious Teide, to taste delicious Canarian food,to attend a workshop on Canarian folk music and traditional dances.
The 4th meeting in Tegueste became one of the greatest parts of our story. Thank you for this motivating trainings.
We are fortunate to have amazing hosts like you, the Spanish team! Thanks to you, we saw the power of teamwork once again. Thank you all.
On the behalf of Turkish Team
Hacer Yayla
