Let's be guides through our countries

Stofnskólar:                       
BOZENA OCZKOWSKA, Szkoła Podstawowa nr 3 im. Królowej Jadwigi (CHRZANóW, Polska)
Isabel Lourenço, agrupamento de escolas de avelar (avelar, Portugalia)

Íslenskur skóli:
Lágafellsskóli, Helga Sigurjónsdóttir, helgahs(a)lagafellsskoli.is (með síðan 17.9.2008)

The aim of the project is to guide the partner school/schools through our own countries (to exchange information about topics of interests to all schools e.g. a regional dish, a national dance, a popular poet/poem for children, etc.). Students in groups of about 2-3 work on the chosen subject agreed by all the partner schools, collect material, search the internet and prepare short but interesting multimedia presentations (scanned photos, pictures, drawings, graphs, music, etc.). Eventually, we send PowerPoint presentations of compiled topics to the partner school/schools ‘Our guide to our beloved country’ with a quiz ‘Could you be a guide through our country now?’ What’s more, to get to know each other better, students join in ‘twin pairs’ according to their interests and exchange ideas about everyday life, send photos, etc. via their emails.

Subjects: Art, Cross Curricular, Drama, European Studies, Foreign Languages, Geography, History, History of Culture, Informatics / ICT, Language and Literature, Music

Languages: English

Pupil's age: 11 - 12

Tools to be used: Chat, e-mail, Forum, MP3, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Virtual learning environment (communities, virtual classes, ...)

Aims: The aim of the project is to teach students to select and find necessary information, to work in pairs or groups effectively, to negotiate and to improve their language and ICT skills, to appreciate their own culture and other European culture, to become open & tolerant towards other culture and nations    Close
Work process:

Expected results: PowerPoint presentation in a form of a guide-book, pictures, drawings, etc.