Our school is in a lovely picturesque village in the heart of Ribatejo, a province in the centre of Portugal. We want our students to share with other foreign students about their local features, traditions, culture and wildlife as well as their interests and way of living. We also want our students to understand cultures and traditions of other countries, value the differences at the same time they can develop an attitude of respect for the identity and culture of others and tolerance of diversity.

• Subjects: Citizenship, Cross Curricular, Foreign Languages, History of Culture, Informatics / ICT
• Languages: EN
• Pupil's age: 13 - 15
• Tools to be used: Forum, Other software (Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Video conference, Virtual learning environment (communities, virtual classes, ...)
• Aims: - to make students aware of their traditions and cultural heritage - to help them understand the value of difference... read more- to make students aware of their traditions and cultural heritage - to help them understand the value of difference - to make friends - to improve their ability to communicate in english - to learn and improve ICT skills hide
• Work process: The topic/subtopics will be discussed in class. The students will form groups and choose a subtopic.Students from the partner schools... read moreThe topic/subtopics will be discussed in class. The students will form groups and choose a subtopic.Students from the partner schools will introduce each other by email or letter. After, they will start collecting information concerning the subtopics and send it to the students abroad. With the gathered information students will work on the vocabulary in english, organise it in games, pictures, powerpoints, articles ... In the final task ( by the end of the school year ) students will prepare a powerpoint presentation about the partner students' interests, their hometown features and traditions, - everything they have learned about their partners during the process. The presentation will be presented to the community ( teachers, pupils, parents, family ). If possible, a video conference will be held on the same day hide
• Expected results: The students will improve: - their communication skills in English and ICT - their understanding of other cultures

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