The second meeting of our Learning Partnership took place in Ely (England) at the Witchford Village College. It was great to meet old acquaintances of the first meeting and to get to know new participants. During the meeting we presented each other the first research results of the minorities in the partner countries. The report of the Maltese partner about the African refugees in Malta was revealing and moving. It showed us a migration reality that is sometimes forgotten. The other partner countries presented the following information: Germany informed on the Sorbs, Poland on the German minority and the Vietnamese immigrants in Poland, England on the Travellers in the region of Cambridgeshire and the Spanish partners reported about the history and traditions in the region of Galicia. Besides we got to know the work of the Witchford Village College. One of our meeting places was very interesting as well - the Glebe Community Centre in Sutton, offering young people and adults leisure activities in the rural area of Sutton. Our learners cooked a typical English lunch together with a member of the Community Centre. All participants had the ability to interact with a social worker and the youngsters. This was followed by a short trip through the area of Cambridgeshire, in which the English partner showed us the settlements of travellers and talked about their lifestyle. An important part of this meeting was also the specification of the plans for the exhibition held in spring 2010 in the partner countries. The Polish partners presented poster drafts, as we seek to give the exhibition a uniform design. The draft will be revised based on the comments of the partners until the next meeting in Poland in July. We are looking forward to meeting our project partners in Jastrzebie Zdrój.
Janine
