Students from partner schools become journalists who search for different types of data concerning their local communities and their country in general. The project starts with the work on learners' homeplaces with their history, geographical features, local life and then students concentrate on the issues associated with their countries.

• Subjects: Citizenship, Foreign Languages, Geography, History, Music, Social Studies / Sociology
• Languages: EN
• Pupil's age: 14 - 15
• Tools to be used: Chat, e-mail, Forum, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Web publishing
• Aims: The main aims of the project are: to research facts/data about villages or towns where participants of the project come... read moreThe main aims of the project are: to research facts/data about villages or towns where participants of the project come from and then to look for specific information on their countries, to share materials that students collect during their research, to learn about their partners and their homeplaces, to develop students' and teachers' ICT skills, to learn to gather info coming from different sources, to teach students to cooperate with their classmates and their new friends from partner countries and to develop our students' communication skills hide
• Work process: The project is divided into several parts. Part 1 – About us and our interests- students introduce themselves to their... read moreThe project is divided into several parts. Part 1 – About us and our interests- students introduce themselves to their new friends through the powerpoint presentation. They start working in groups or pairs. Part 2- Our school life - teenagers write articles about their school, emphasizing events and after-lesson activities typical of each school participating in the project. What is each school like? Part 3 - Our little homelands - students present information on location, history, interesting stories from the past, inhabitants, culture communities and local life of their homeplaces. They are a kind of reporters who can also make interviews with citizens to report on what happens in their villages or towns in each season. Videos and displays of photos are welcome in this part of the project. Part 4 - A glimpse at our countries - students share their knowledge about their homelands paying more attention to their location, symbols, capitals, typical food, music and traditions. Part 5 - The future of our places - what they will look like in 20-50 years. The learners give their predictions on the future of their homeplaces and whole countries. Part 6- Partner Day - on this day students at each partner school organize special events during which they share what they found out about their partners with teachers and other students from their schools hide
• Expected results: The main result of the project is a webzine full of articles whose authors are students from each partner school.... read moreThe main result of the project is a webzine full of articles whose authors are students from each partner school. What's more, students become aware of other cultures. They learn about similarities and differences between partner communities. Students and teachers improve their ICT skills and become more tolerant to other nations. hide

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