In this project they will:
- develop their collaborative skills,
- develop their ability to show tolerance, express and understand different viewpoints;
- learn to value diversity and respect others;
- develop their ICT competence through the use of some ICT tools they will use thruoghout the project;
- get to know other cultures and countries;
- become aware that English as a second language can be a way to communicate, meet and learn in real situations.
- increase their creative skills and critical thinking
- make international friends.
This is the map of our project where you can see the countries of the schools we are working with.
Here are some of the activities we have already carried out:
1. Introduce ourselves
Students created "vokis" (avatars) and collages and the students from the partner schools have to match them as a game.
2. Christmas cards and songs
Pupils created and sent Christmas cards via traditional mail and received cards from the other schools and also sang Christmas songs both in English and in Italian.
3. Mystery Skype
In this activity pupils used Skype and had a videoconference in which they had to discover the country of the students from the other side of the screen asking questions such as:
▪ ARE YOU IN EUROPE?
▪ DO MORE THAN 20 MILLION PEOPLE LIVE IN YOUR COUNTRY?
▪ DO YOU BORDER AN OCEAN?
▪ DO YOU BORDER A SEA?
▪ DO YOU BORDER (name of a country)?
▪ ARE YOU LANDLOCKED?
▪ ARE YOU NORTH OF/SOUTH OF/WEST OF/EAST OF (name of a country)?
▪ DO YOU LIVE NEAR …?
▪ IS IT HOT/COLD/SNOWY TODAY?
▪ DO YOU HAVE A PRESIDENT/KING/QUEEN?
▪ ARE YOU IN … ?
Once they had discovered the country their friends came from they went on talking to each other and asking general questions such as:
- What's your favourite colour?
- Who's your favourite singer?
- What time do you start school?
- What are your favourite subjects?
and so on.
Students are enjoying this experience a lot and they all take part in it with enthusiasm and positive attitude. More activities to come in the new year!
Students are enjoying this experience a lot and they all take part in it with enthusiasm and positive attitude. More activities to come in the new year!
