12/15/2011

Our Deepest Symphaties

Our dearest Comenius partners at Collège Saint-Barthélemy, Belgium,

The news of the shooting in Liège has been felt in your partner countries quite deeply, and all our schools, teachers and students in Finland, Greece, Portugal and Romania would like to express our sympathies to all Belgians. It is truly a tragic event that none should have to face.

People will ask “Why?” and “How?” and ponder, “When might this happen again?”

Unfortunately, this kind of tragedy is all too familiar to some of us in Finland, and yet, we have no real answers to the how’s and why’s of such violence. Nor have we arrived at any real and lasting solutions as to how to prevent such violence in the future.

Our deepest sympathies go out to your 17-year-old student Pierre Gerouville’s family, friends and the entire school community of Collège Saint-Barthélemy as you struggle through the grief and sadness.

Our thoughts are with you.

With heavy hearts,

Partners in Finland, Greece, Portugal and Romania
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14 comments:

  1. AnonymousDecember 16, 2011 at 9:27 AM

    We stand by you in this terrible suffering !
    Mihai, Romania

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  2. AnonymousDecember 16, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    i'm so sorry for that tragedy!!
    Ionut ,Romania.

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  3. Bogdan, RomaniaDecember 16, 2011 at 9:29 AM

    Our deepest regrets for the tragedy you are experiencing.

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  4. AnonymousDecember 16, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    We are sorry for what happened to you!!

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  5. Alexuta, RomaniaDecember 16, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    We are sorry for this tragedy!

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  6. AnonymousDecember 16, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    our sincerest regrets for your suffering! Axinte Catalina. Romania

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  7. AnonymousDecember 16, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    I'm sorry for this terrible thing which happened to you!!
    COSMINA,ROMANIA.

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  8. Lavinia RomaniaDecember 16, 2011 at 12:37 PM

    I was there in Belgium with the project Comenius,and I'm really sorry, it's a tragedy what happened

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  9. AnonymousDecember 16, 2011 at 2:37 PM

    Thanks to all of you for your comforting words...we need them! I wrote on the noticeboard of the staff room that I had got messages from all the partner countries: "Europe is also a big family..."
    Françoise

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  10. TheoDecember 16, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    This burden will be lifted easily, if we all support each other... I think of all my Belgian friends everyday and wish all the best :'(

    With love,
    Theodoros

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  11. AnonymousDecember 16, 2011 at 6:43 PM

    Shocked was I when i heard about it! A tragedy by all ancient Greek means! My deepest condolences to all of you people of Liege...May time heal your wounds and God confort your grief...
    Anna , Thessaloniki

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  12. AnonymousDecember 17, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    COURAGE ...
    we wish all the best !

    Vasilis,Thessaloniki

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  13. AnonymousJanuary 10, 2012 at 5:03 PM

    Thank you for your words about this tragedy, it is very good for us to feel supported.
    Elsa, Liège

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  14. AnonymousJanuary 12, 2012 at 2:51 PM

    I know it's a bit late but I wanted to thank you! from belgium

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