The theme of the project “Culture in our Hands” shows the connection between regional culture and manual skills. In all participant countries you can find traditional forms which come only from this region. It shows us the diversity of regional culture in Europe. We chose handicraft for traditional wedding in Turkey, traditional pottery in Spain, traditional recipes and basketry in Poland, wooden work in Slovenia, traditional songs and instruments in Italy, nature painting and old games in Sweden, the “Worpsweder painting”, peat boats and weaving in Germany,. At first the pupils have to find them out. They exchange their knowledge about by e-mails and compare it with their partners. Cultural maps will widen by photos. Pupils have to shape objects related on the regional culture. Tradition should be animation for the present. The results of pupils work are not only copies of old patterns. The pupils are motivated to find own creative forms. During they work they learn about their own history of their region and to identify with it. In the subjects Art, Craft, Music, History, Geography , English and Informatics they work with head and hand. The results of the project will be a collection of letters, textures, photos and pictures about all activities in a portfolio. Also sculptures or other objects (wall paintings, peat boat, charms, woven fabrics, recipe collection, picture book, DVD and photo presentation) will exist at the end of the project. During the meetings the pupils work at common tasks like a wall picture, cooking, weaving, wooden work, photo presentation, picture book .These results will be preserved at the school and remember the cooperation of the European partners.

• Materie: Arte, Cross Curricular, Design e Tecnologia, Geografia, Lingue Straniere, Musica, Storia, Storia della Cultura
• Lingue: EN
• Età degli studenti: 11 - 15
• Strumenti da usare: Altri software (PowerPoint, video, foto e disegni), email, Pubblicazione su Web
• Obiettivi: With our project "Culture in our Hands" we start a partnership with other European schools. We want to show the... per saperne di piùWith our project "Culture in our Hands" we start a partnership with other European schools. We want to show the diversity of regional culture and traditions. The activities should help pupils in all participant countries to understand the importance of tradition and culture for their own life. They should know where their parents, grand and great grandparents came from and how they lived in former times. To compare the life and the results it is important to see the reality in the partner countries. Therefore it is not only a project for exchange knowledge by e-mails , letters or parcels. Especially the meetings are important to see the life and to get to know each other. As guest as well as host pupils the young people learn to respect each other. For communication and comparing experiences it is important to use a common language. English is the language which is taught in all participant countries. The pupils practise what they learned at school by speaking with their partners .They are motivated and will improve their English knowledge. Teachers get to know other European school systems and get new ideas for their own work. They visit other schools, get to know practice , pedagogical and didactical material of their partner schools. They exchange their experiences and that will have an influence to the own approach when they come home . It will support the improvements of approach in pedagogical work. nascondi
• Procedura di lavoro: Aug./Sept.2010 Write welcome letters to get to know each other. Until Oct.2010 Prepared portfolio for collecting the material over the time... per saperne di piùAug./Sept.2010 Write welcome letters to get to know each other. Until Oct.2010 Prepared portfolio for collecting the material over the time of the project. Until Dec.2010 Regional culture map for identification with the own region. Learn to compare own regional traditions with those of the partner countries and learn about differences and similarities. Until Febr.2011 European culture map for getting to know the other regions. Until March 2011 First practical task by a regional example from art, handicraft, music or others. The example is chosen by every school. For learning about the own region and identification with it. Until May 2011 Video or photo documentation about the region, the culture and the school. For intensify the identification. Until Nov.2011 Configure the second practical task like the first one. With photos and description. For learning about more other traditional results. Dec.2011 Christmas and New Years greetings to the partner schools. For comparing the own traditions with their partners. Until March 2012 Third practical task like first and second one. To have a survey of different cultural traditions. Until May 2012 Individual electronic postcard with one element of a traditional cultural object of a partner of another European culture. Complete it with own modern ideas. To deal with foreign traditions and find own creative results. Until June 2012 Completed portfolio with all collected material. To remember and have a result of the project for an exibition in the school life. For comparing own regional traditions with those of the partner countries and learn about differences and similarities. Until June 2012 Cooking book with traditional recipes of all participating countries, Game book with old games of all participating countries. nascondi
• Risultati attesi: After the end of our project „Culture in our hands” we expect for our pupils that they get to know... per saperne di piùAfter the end of our project „Culture in our hands” we expect for our pupils that they get to know young people from the participating countries and learn to appreciate each other and their culture and lost prejudice, be able to get acquainted with other cultures and traditions, be more tolerant of other European cultures, that they will improve their English knowledge by active using the English language during the meetings and by e-communication, and notice that it is important to use the language to get to know foreign people, that they will improve their knowledge in European Geography by working with regional and European culture maps, that they see the similarities and the differences and get a new point of view to the foreign people, traditions and culture as well as to the own ( by comparing the results of manual work), be aware of their own regional traditions with comparison to those of the partner countries. We hope that practical tasks motivate the pupils to take part in the project . We expect that they will get a conciousness for the diversity of traditional culture in Europe and that it will not forgotten in the future, that they will get a better self confidence by working in the project because it will be a challenge for young people to get to know foreign countries and meet foreign people. We expect that we can help with our European school partnership to motivate young people to take part in active European citizen. For the teachers we expect that they get to know the school systems of their partner countries and schools and the pedagogical work of other countries, that they get new ideas for their own work by exchanging their pedagogical work and regarding the school equipment at the other schools at the meetings, that the diversity of the theme „Culture in our Hands” bring inspiration and motivation for the classes, that they will find friends and have contact to other European schools also after finishing the project. For participating institutions that the school with the European project will be known in the community, that the schools and areas will be known in the partner communities, that local newspapers are interested to write about the project and will spread the idea of Comenius project, that local museums, galleries, libraries are open for the work from the school and young people and give them help. nascondi

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