Norway: 8 teachers, 1 deputy head:Tor Solheim-Olsen, Perny Igland, Inger-Lise Angelshaug, Magni Hjertenes, Trud Nybø, Hilde Amundsen, Sissel Østrem, Sissel Brunsvik, Hege Nielsen.
Poland: 5 teachers, 1 headteacher: Magdalena Ruta, Zdzislaw Stypinski, Danuta Pastuszak, Grzegorz Martyniuk, Urszula Szczepaniak, Monika Turczyn
Estonia: 2 teachers, 1 ICT-staff: Triin Nöör, Sirje Sinitskaja, Rando Pajuste
England: 2 teachers, 1 headteacher: Sue Griffiths. Sue, Dorothy
Programme:
Wednesday 26th.-Thursday 27th.
l : Travelling, arrival Wales. Host-staff picking us up at Cardiff Airport/ Cardiff City Centre, transport to Neath. Check in BlueBell Hotel.
Friday 28th.November
School- visit.
A wonderful day: We took part in the schools worship in the local church. Visited classes all over school, talking with staff and children as we walked around the building.
Lunch at the Mayors Parlour, meeting Mr. and Mrs. Mayor, and chairman of school gouvernors. Exchanging formal gifts.
Headed back to school, attending classes, and observing Welsh education in practice. Very interesting , we achieved a lot of knowledge and good ideas to bring home. Teachers were thrilled with the things we experienced at this school visit.
Planning-meeting.Teachers running the project made did pre-planning for the next day. We needed to decide 1)how to change the plans, vs. original application, after Turkey’s application was declined. 2)New deadlines , 3) Dates for next visits.
Gala Dinner
Our hosting school was celebrating its 150 years anniversary. All foreign guests were invited to Gala Dinner at school with invited prominent guests and staff. Great food and outstanding entertainment. They sure know how to sing in Wales!
Saturday 29th November
Planning meeting.
The following morning a selection of teachers held a planning and evaluation-meeting at school, where further details were discussed and agreements made.
Excursion to Swansea and Mumbles. Sightseeing in the surrounding areas of Neath. 
Farewell-dinner in the valley. The Butchers.Sunday 30th November
Meeting for coffees and farewell. Polish, Estonian and Norwegian visitors leaving for Cardiff.
Monday 1st December.
Flying back home
RESULTS / OUTCOME OF THE MEETING
Decisions:
1) We leave out the art “Dance and Music”
2) We start working with a new legend after visiting origin country ( will not be possible for England, here we need to start a few months ahead)
3) Norway will host a vistit for those participants who has the fundings for an extra visit in MARCH 2010.
4) Deadline for sending off the work we have done to origin country is 3 weeks ahead of each visit. Then the origin country has time to put every part together in a multimediafile. The partners will also send examples of puppets, paintings etc . back to origin country.
5) The first “You’ve got mail”-task will be Christmascards sent by regular mail between schools. There will be a variety of class-cards and individual cards. Cards will be sent to the schools, and teachers will make sure these are distributed to appropriate classes.
6) Words were picked out to the multilingual dictionary, but decisions have not been made on what technology to use. Estonian staff will look into this issue, which will be discussed further on next meeting in Estonia.
7)Meeting in Estonia: Friday 27th.-Tuesday 31st. March. Travellingdays Friday and Tuesday, possible sleepover in Tallin first and last night, depending on flights. Meeting in Haapsalu on latest Saturday, planning, evaluating, sightseeing the town, schoolvisit set to Monday. Triin will check out accommodation in Haapsalu, travelers will meet in Tallin.
8)Meeting in Norway: Thursday 4th-Monday 7th. June. (Travelling Thursday/Monday) Sissel will check out domestic transportation and inform grout asap.
9)Visit to Poland will be set and booked later, propably travel dates around November 1st.
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