intercultural exchange

During the realisation of the project students of each school make one carriage of the train on the big cardboard in any artistic technique.

1. Sommario progetto

Sommario:

Our school has realisated European educational projects since 2007. During our acting we saw the need of creating a new project, which would join cultures, traditions and values of European countries. We got the possibilty of realisation of our ideas through eTwinning platform, which gave us chance to make contacts with teachers from other countries.

During the work over the project we invited partners from Romania, Italy, Spain. We involved teachers and students from 6 European schools. The main topics were:

-developing language, intercultural and technical competences,

-appreciating of national culture through knowing other cultures. Building the attitude of toleration to members of other nations,

-looking for universal values

-using different ITC techniques in work over the project [ chat, videoconference, TwinSpace, PowerPoint, Picassa, photostory editor, mail, internet , Skype, blog].

-developing language skills.

The main coordinator of the project was Polish school [PSP nr 17, Radom]. Gradually, we involved new members: students, parents, other teachers, headmasters, local authorities,local media and organizations to broad ideas of United Europa.

Our big success is publishing an international mini dictionary showing effects of the project. The publication contains photos and vocabulary connetced with the project. We promoted it in local environment, and also sent it to the authorities, embassy, National Agency and to our foreign partners.

2. Paese (Città / Regione)

Stato:

Poland

Città:

Radom

3. Nome dell'organizzazione che presenta il progetto

Organizzazione:

Publiczna Szkoła Podstawowa nr17 , Radom

4. Tipo di organizzazione

Scegli tipo:

Scuola

5. Coordinatore del progetto

Nome e Cognome:

Monika Dudek

E-Mail:

monikagorecka@tlen.pl

7. Selezionate la categoria di appartenenza del vostro progetto

Youth Education Project. Select Project Users by age:

Fino a 15 anni

Inserimento dei giovani nel mondo del lavoro:

NOT Helping youth step in the job market

Creatività e Innovazione sociale:

Creatività e Innovazione sociale

8. Da quando è funzionante il vostro progetto?

Da:

10/11/2008

9. Obiettivi ed elementi di innovazione

Please explain the targets and the background of your project:

The main target was creating an international train made from "national carriages" in many artistic techniques and joined with using ITC technologies. Students learned to work in team and to cooperate with teams from other countries, developing their language and communication skills. Teachers had possibility to exchange their experience with teachers from other countries. There were many events connected with the project organised in partner schools. Reports and photos from these events were put at eTwinning platform.

Quali opportunità/problemi affronta:

The project aims to overcome problems with intolerance, cultural sterotypes, appreciating national culture. What is more, it gives students oportunity to develop their language skills, improving skills of using modern computer technologies.

Please explain what is unique or special in your project:

An international train is a symbol of joining different cultures and traditions in one unity, looking for common cultural elements and universal values. Our project helps students in showing their abilities, developing their skills. Moreover, it builds their self-confidence, forms the attitude of disinterestedness an social committment.

Many people and institutions took part in activities connected with realisation of the project. It influenced on integration of different social environments and made ideas of the project and Europen integration more popular.

10. Risultati

Describe the results of your project as per today:

Results of the projects:

-knowing and cooperating with partners from Romania, Italy and Spain

-developing language and ITC skills

-creating national carriages joined in one international train

-evidencing work over the project by photos at eTwinning platform. Making Power Point presenation

-publishing dictionary showing ideas of the project

-organizing events in partner schools to promote effects of the project

-involving and integrating many people and institutions.

Quanti utenti interagiscono con il progetto mensilmente e in quale modo:

In realisation of the paroject take part about 125 students and 19 teachers per month. The preffered forms of interaction are: verbal communication, nonverbal communication: photos, artistic works of students.

To interact with foreign partners we use the internet, chat, forum, videoconferences, e-mails, eTwinning platform Skype.

Descrivete in quale modo il progetto contribuisce a migliorare l'educazione e la formazione dei giovani:

The project makes students and teachers more creative, broadens their horizonts. They are not afraid of using foreign languages and computers in every day life and work. It integrates people at different age, with various characters and cultures in one activity

Realisation of the project has changed methods and forms of teaching using so far. Teachers has changed their attitude to teaching, they are more open, treat students more like partners and use modern technologies more frequent. They join different contents from curriculum during the realisation of the project.

Descrivete in quale modo il progetto favorisce l'uso delle nuove tecnologie da parte di professionisti, ragazzi e giovani per lo sviluppo culturale e didattico:

Thanks to work over the project teachers knows more ways of using ITC in educational process. They are more open to develop their skills, to take part in trainings, to use computers and equipment during their lessons. It broadens their horizonts through exchanging experience with teachers from other countries.

As far as students are concerned, they are able to know and use many new tools and programms, which they use in every day life. Many of our students come from poor families and our project is the chance for them to learn how to use ITC. These technologies give them possibility to be more innovative at school, gives them a lot of joy and develops imagination. Students can know other cultures, traditions, be more tolerant thanks to interaction with foreign students by exchanging e-mails, chats, etc.

Descrivete i criteri che usate per misurate i risultati raggiunti dal vostro progetto:

We make an evaluation by questionnaires and meetings with teachers, students and their parents. This way we have got a feedback information.

11. Sostenibilità

Indicate la durata complessiva del progetto:

Da 1 a 3 anni

12. Trasferibilità

Il progetto è stato replicato/adattato altrove:

Specifica:

Tasks are realised in partner schools. Each school can make it in their own way. Effects are evidenced by reports and photos at eTwinning platform. Then, we can compare different ways of realisation of the tasks and use conclusions in our work.

Che cosa possono imparare altri soggetti dal vostro progetto:

Others can learn that it is possible to become an aware European with knowledge of other cultures, free from stereotypes with consciousness of value of national culture. It is possible to integrate different peolple in one acting. Learning becomes fun and gives a lot of opportunities for students and teachers to improve many skills, broadens their mind.

Siamo disponibili ad aiutare altri soggetti a sviluppare progetti o a migliorare progetti esistenti:

Siamo disponibili ad aiutare altri soggetti a sviluppare progetti o a migliorare progetti esistenti.

13. Informazioni aggiuntive

Background:

Programm eTwinning is realised only through internet platform, without funds. We had to find sponsors to publicate our dictionary [final effect of the project]. We also organised a lottery to gain money.

Ostacoli:

- lack of regularity in work of partners,

- lack of computers and equipment in students homes. All work over the project had to be done at school, after the classes.

- lack of computers and the internet in Spanish school

- little knowledge of teachers, parents about eTwining programm

- lack of funds for realisation of our project

Soluzioni:

We tried to motivate partners to regular work. We organised a lot of after- classes activities, becouse only then we have access to computers and internet. We also organised a meetings with teachers, students, parents to enrich their knowledge about eTwinning. They also got brochures and were asked to visit website.

To publish dictionary we had to find sponsors and organised lottery.

Future plans and wish list:

We would like to transfer our project to many other schools in Poland and abroad, becouse "the train" can be still developed and new "carriages" can be added.

We would like to achieve it by promoting dictionary, by inviting new partners, training teachers, involving further organizations, institutions.

Our wish is to find new sponsors and funds, which let us to realisate all targets.

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