And the Winner is!

	The winners and runners-up of the eTwinning Prizes 2008 have now been announced!

WINNERS

WINNER: Age 4-10

My town, your town. Our lives in a calendar

Schools: Backworth Park Primary School, UNITED KINGDOM
   CEIP Virxe da Luz, SPAIN
Teachers: Susie Arnott (UK) and Aurora Gay (ES)

This project set out to examine the similarities between culture in Spain and the UK looking at such things as costumes, folklore, significant dates in the year, food habits etc.

The jury said, “… a nice neat project with simple objectives, and easily obtainable results. The pupils really seemed to enjoy it”.

WINNER: Age 11-14

The new Europeans: The two wooden dolls project

Schools: Hässelbygårdsskolan, SWEDEN
    Siegerland-Grundschule, GERMANY 
Teachers: Birgitta Flodén (SE) and Christiane Meisenburg (DE)

This project examine the life of migrant children in their new communities using mixed techniques of puppetry, mime and theatre to examine the issues surrounding settling down in a new country.

The jury said, “this project showed great flair and creativity in working on issues than can be difficult for pupils, in a fun and no threatening way”.

WINNER: Age 15-19

Planete @dos

Schools:  Sint-Janscollege, BELGIUM
              Liceo Scientifico "F. Cecioni", ITALY
              Lycée Geneviève de Gaulle Anthonioz, FRANCE
Teachers:  Ria de Wilde (BE), Marina Marino (IT), Brigitte Vaudoric (FR)

The young people in this project may come from different cultures, but they discover that their common roots are twinned through the history, the traditions and the life of people living on the coasts of the Mediterranean and the North Sea.

The jury said, “This is a very rich project where the young people not only learned a great deal from each other, but creatively expressed their opinions in a variety of media including cartoon, blogging and podcasts”.

WINNER: Science and Maths

Fizika - svarbi ir įdomi. Physics is interesting and important

Schools: Kauno Statybininkų Rengimo Centras, LITHUANIA
            Publiczne Gimnazjum im. Jana Pawła II wTyczynie, POLAND
Teachers:  Kudinov Kaunas (LT) and Elżbieta Gawron (PL)

The understanding of how the laws of Physics rule our everyday lives is the theme of this project, and how these laws may be used to enrich our lives for the better.

The jury said, “this project addresses practical ways of introducing complex ideas to pupils and making them relevant to everyday life experiences”.

RUNNERS-UP

RUNNERS-UP: Age 4-10

Kids H@nd in H@nd

Schools: Primary school Sint-Amandus, Belgium
            Osnovna Sola Solkan, Slovenia
            Pärnu Koidula Gymnasium, Estonia
            ZŠ A. Stodolu, Martin, Slovakia
            Kalocsai Belvárosi-Dunaszentbenedeki Általános Iskola és Óvoda, Hungary
            CEIP Vidal Portela, Spain
            CEIP Sestelo-Baión, Spain
            Jerney János, Hungary
Teachers:  Lieven Van Parys (BE), Viljenka Savli (SI), Tiiu Leibur (EE),   
            Alexandra Pilková (SK), Margit Horváth (HU), Mela Rodríguez (ES),
            Belen Junquera (ES) and Erika Raffai (HU)

A simple and creative project for young pupils.

The jury said, “this project demonstrates how very young pupils can express themselves and their emotions in a clever visual way without language. A simple and engaging project”.

RUNNER-UP: Age 11-14

Aspects of Religion in Europe

Schools:  2nd High School of Kozani, Greece
             Højby Skole, Denmark
             Sint-Ursula-Instituut, Belgium
Teachers: Diamantoula Naka (GR), Ella Myhring (DA) and Hilde Van Ouytsel 
   (BE)

This project explores the multiplicity and the variety of religious expression multicultural European society.

The jury said, “this project is a brave one in attempting to look at a subject that is often the basis of prejudices, and in doing so provides a variety of ways to encourage students to learn about faith from different viewpoints in a non-judgemental way”.

RUNNER-UP: Age 15-19

Facciamoci noi lezione!

   Schools: IIS E.Majorana/sezione commerciale Marro, Italy
                Heinrich-Heine-Gesamtschule Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
   Teachers:  Paola Ferrera (IT) and Lucia Steinhage (DE)

The Italian and German students in this project used blogs and video to share their opinions on issues such as Cyberbullying.

The jury said, “this is a good use of modern technologies which utilised the tools of social networking while at the same time exploring the issues surrounding that use”.

RUNNER-UP: Science and Maths

Draw me the task
 

   Schools:  Eastbourne Comprehensive School, United Kingdom
                Gimnazjum 37 im. K.K. Baczyńskiego, Poland
                ZŠ Karviná, Czech Republic
                Holmlia School, Norway
   Teachers:  K Haines (UK), Ewa Piotrowska (PL), Pavel Němec (CZ), Anita Støstad (NO)

This project is a fun approach to teaching basic mathematics concepts to younger pupil.

The jury said, “this project demonstrates how effective a simple approach to a topic can be. The children obviously learned a lot while having fun”.

	Editor web:	Christina Crawley

	Publicado :	11/03/2008

	Última alteração :	14/03/2008

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