THE STORY BEHIND THE PROJECT
The aim of the project is to provide the children with cross-curricular learning activities that can contribute to their overall development by helping them to have an increased awareness of their own culture and language(s) and those of the other three participating countries. We are proposing to link children of a variety of ages (6 - 12 years) who will work in teams at a level suited to them. First, the exchange of information between the children will be arranged in the form of letters, photographs and pages from school magazines. The project will primarily be done on the internet through the use of scanner and e-mail for presentation and dissemination of final outcomes. We would also like to include video conferencing and WEB pages if possible.
Specific aims for the children include:
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Greater awareness of each other’s culture and traditions
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Appreciation, understanding and tolerance of the similarities and differences that exist across Europe
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Enhanced skills in the use of ICT
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Enhanced communication and personal skills
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Increased self-esteem and confidence. |
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The objectives of the project are as follows:
The project will:
-promote the development of positive attitudes towards Europe and of the contribution of the individual countries to its growth and development;
-develop the use of information and communication technologies to improve the quality of shared educational projects;
-strengthen co-operation between schools by making the outcomes of the project available on our web sites;
-promote an improvement in knowledge of the cultures and languages of european countries;
-develop the children's motivation and capacity to communicate in a foreign language;
-promote equal oportunities for boys and girls. This project will provide a new way of teaching and learning, providing pupils and teachers alike with a practical and meaningful study of other countries and cultures, encouraging transnational communication and internationalising the classroom experience. We hope to do this over the three years by involving as many teachers and classes as possible in the exchange of a variety of materials. In year one we will focus on ourselves, our family, school, community and our specific habits. In year two we will look further afield at our region, with its history, culture and traditions , trying to understand how all of these exist, affect and influence the lives of our pupils. In year three we will look at our country in Europe and the implications for cultural influences and change.
The approach will be as follows: Beginning from the focus on “US” (we, our family, school, community and our specific habits), we`ll move through the other three levels of the project (our region, with its history, culture and traditions ), and then to the last level (our country in Europe and the implications for cultural influences and change ), working in teams and using shared materials, and will present the outcomes on our web pages on the internet. This work will enhance other areas of the curriculum and will include both written and pictorial representation of the work of the children. This work will be disseminated widely (to other schools and homes) through e-mail and web pages. Children will also make project posters which will be sent by post to each country.
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