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Speakup — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:41:46 GMT

Skype with Topeka, Kanzas

In November 2007 our students, 13 to 17 years of age had a Skype meeting with their friends from Topeka, Kanzas. Before that, we had shared a blog where our students had exchanged the information of their everyday life with their peers from Kanzas. The blogging lasted for about a month and then we agreed upon skyping. That was a real challenge for my students. I thought the conversation would last for a half an hour or so, but, to my surprise, it lasted for an hour and a half. That was the first project of that kind but hopefully there will be more of them, with other schools, of course.

Projects with Corfu

For more than a year, we've had a great cooperation with the Andrioti School of English in Corfu, Greece. We've done some great projects.

The first one was the SOUVENIR ECHANGE, where we exchanged PowerPoints presentations of our schools/countries and souvenirs. That was the best way to get to know each other.

Then we did the CHRISTMAS CARD EXCHANGE project, where our students exchanged their handmade Christmas cards.

And the last one was the LOVE project which was the most interesting for my students. They were supposed to make posters about their: LOVE for Festivals, LOVE for Fairytales (different versions of Cinderella); LOVE for Colours, LOVE for Education, LOVE for Environment, LOVE for Folklore and LOVE for healthy eating.

Cultural Project with Canada

Our 10-11 year olds made a great contact with their peers in SenPokChin School , Okanagan First Nations decent from Oliver BC, Canada. The children made the first contact through snail mail. This way of communication makes them all very excited. They LOVE getting letters. So, they got their first letters just after Christmas (exactly on the day of Orthodox Christmas). Yesterday (21st May) they got some postcards and photos of their friends. It's a great opportunity for my students to meet some Indians and learn something about the culture of the Okanagan First nation.

The Flag Project with Brazil

Our school agreed with the English For Ever School ftom Santa Branca in Brazil to do the Flag project. We sent them an envelope with our flag and the meanings of the symbols and here is what we received in their envelope.

A Good Way to Meet the World

Speakup — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:09:17 GMT

We started with projects a few years ago. The reason? Pure curiosity. We had a few groups of students who needed some practise for their English. A project seemed as a good idea and a big challenge. So, we did our first project with a school from England. It was a written project, called "Cinderella Project". At my surprise, the idea was warmly welcomed by the children, although between 7 and 13 years old. Then, the projects began to line up. Now, we're pretty much involved in different projects. And it's not just an opportunity to improve English, but also an opportunity to learn something about other's traditions, way of life, school systems, anything... If you want to see what we've been doing, please follow one of the links above.

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