Holiday Card Exchange

Holiday Card Exchange

by | Aug 29, 2023

Holiday Card Exchange

Language:

English

Grade/Age:

Primary (5-11), Middle (12-14), Secondary (15-18)

Subject:

Creative & Language Arts, Social Studies

Global Goals:

4: Quality Education, 5: Gender Equality, 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

Registration Dates:

August 18, 2025 – November 30, 2025

Project Dates:

September 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026

Project Description:

Classrooms explain their holiday traditions by sending cards to their partners around the world. Teachers and students prepare an envelope with holiday cards to send to the other participants between October – December. Students may send Chinese New Year, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa or Eid greeting cards or cards that show local celebrations during December or January. Each school will be placed in a group with approximately seven other schools and will prepare either handmade or purchased cards (decorations may be included) to send to each of the other schools.

When is the project most active?

Fall

Length of time to complete project:

6-8 weeks

Instructional time required for project:

1-2 hours per week

Facilitator(s):

Judy Barr, judybarr@iearn.org.au 

Facilitator country:

Australia

Will the project include a synchronous exchange?

No

Project Phases:

Phase 1 Registration and Formation of Teams. Late August – End of November
During this phase teachers will complete a registration Wufoo form (one form per school). The Facilitator of the Project will form teams of schools. Teachers and students will introduce themselves, their school and their country to their team. Schools will further research information about their partners. SChools may choose to meet on Zoom or make videos for their partners.

Phase 2 Making and sending cards. Start of September – Early December
Students will make cards representing the celebrations in their country at the end of the year. Cards may be Christmas, New Year, Eid, Chinese New Year, Diwali, Hannukah or similar. Each school prepares an envelope of cards for each of their partners and sends the cards to their partners. Some cards may need to be sent electronically if postage restrictions to some destinations are in place.

Phase 3 Receiving and Displaying the Cards. Early December – End of January
Packages arrive from partner schools. Schools arrange display of cards in their school and share photos online.

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Heritage (To Be Preserved) / Patrimoine (a preserver)

Heritage (To Be Preserved) / Patrimoine (a preserver)

by | Aug 29, 2023

Heritage (To Be Preserved) / Patrimoine (a preserver)

Language:

English, Spanish, French, Catalan

Grade/Age:

Primary (5-11), Middle (12-14), Secondary (15-18)

Subject:

Social Studies

Global Goals:

 3. Good Health and Well-Being; 6: Clean Water and Sanitation; 7: Affordable and Clean Energy; 9: Industry Innovation and Infrastructure; 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities; 12: Responsible Consumption and Production; 13: Action; 14: Life Below Water; 15: Life on Land

Dates:

September 2024 – August 2025

When is the project most active?

Partners join from various parts of the planet. Southern Hemisphere are more active during their schoolyear, whereas Northern Hemisphere is active between September and June.

Project Description:

Welcome/ Bienvenue (bilingual project) The project consists in choosing the part of YOUR HERITAGE you want to PRESERVE MOST. Once you have chosen the topic(s), whether it is Famous Buildings, Landscapes, Cooking, Emblematic Animals, Endangered Resources
(water, forests, coastlines, Marine Reserves, Coral Reefs…) you can choose whatever activity to describe, and share your presentation. The project is open to all ages from primary to secondary (high) school. The participants choose a topic relating to their country’s heritage and illustrate the topic through descriptions, articles, films, videos, audio documents, posters, quizzes, reports. Previous topics included: the preservation of our oceans, rivers and access to clean water; species in danger of extinction and emblematic wild animals; traditional dishes and cooking; handicrafts, former trades, fashion and traditional clothes; educational progress and access to education for girls; landscapes and beauties of nature
(coastlines, volcanoes, deserts); and arts and religious architecture (temples in India). People, teachers and their students, from up to 60 countries have already participated in this longstanding project. Whatever you can do will be welcomed.

Length of time to complete project:

4-6 weeks

Instructional time required for project:

1-2 Hours Per Week

Facilitator(s):

Flore Morgand, Cguerin86@gmail.com 

Facilitator country:

France

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Global Art: A Sense of Caring

Global Art: A Sense of Caring

by | Aug 29, 2023

Global Art: A Sense of Caring

Language:

English

Grade/Age:

Primary (5-11), Middle (12-14), Secondary (15-18)

Subject:

Creative & Language Arts

Global Goals:

3: Good Health; 15: Life on Land

Dates:

August 31, 2025 – June 30, 2026

Registration Dates:

August 31, 2025 – June 30, 2026  

Facilitator(s):

Hina Sadia

Project Description:

The purpose of this project is to support youth to exchange digital photos/artwork and writing on the theme of caring. Students in participating schools and communities write a story or a poem on his/her ideas of caring. Student then create an artwork according to the story. Students then design a class Service Learning project that demonstrates caring for others and take action to benefit the community and show how much they care about. Students use different mediums including software to produce artwork on the theme of caring. Students can also take digital photographs that show what they care about and how they care for one another and other living things in their schools, families, communities and the world. Students will use these images along with text to create a PowerPoint or slide show for the story. Students share their completed projects in the project forum.

Facilitator country:

Pakistan

When is the project most active?

Fall

Length of time to complete project:

10 Months

Instructional time required for project:

less than 1 hour per week

Will the project include a synchronous exchange?

Yes

Project Phases:

We’ll visit any orphanage home and our students will spend quality time with them and try our best to engage them with some fun activities.

1. Increased positivity: Focusing on blessings can shift your mindset to a more positive and optimistic outlook.
2. Gratitude: Spreading blessings encourages gratitude, which can lead to greater happiness and well-being.
3. Inner peace: Sharing blessings can bring a sense of calm and inner peace.

1. Stronger relationships: Spreading blessings can strengthen relationships by showing appreciation and kindness to others.
2. Increased empathy: Focusing on blessings can increase empathy and understanding towards others.
3. Community building: Sharing blessings can bring people together, fostering a sense of community and connection.

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Daffodils and Tulips

Daffodils and Tulips

by | Aug 29, 2023

Daffodils and Tulips

Language:

English

Grade/Age:

Primary (5-11), Middle (12-14), Secondary (15-18)

Subject:

Creative & Language Arts, Science, Technology, Engineering, Math

Global Goals:

13: Action; 15: Life on Land; 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Dates:

November 1, 2025 – March 23, 2026

Registration Dates:

October 1, 2025 – November 22, 2025

Facilitator(s):

Ruty Hotzen

Project Description:

Students in different parts of the world plant daffodil and tulip bulbs together and collect data on various parameters (latitude, longitude, sunlight, temperature etc.) and track when they blossom.

Classrooms around the world choose Daffodil and/or Tulip bulbs to plant during the same week in November (Northern Hemisphere) or April (Southern Hemisphere). Students will be asked to collect temperature data throughout the experiment and report to the group – in addition they will report when the blooms appear etc. The project can be as involved or as simple as your class needs it to be.

When is the project most active?

Spring and Winter

Length of time to complete project:

5 months

Instructional time required for project:

less than 1 hour per week

Facilitator(s):

Ruty Hotzen, rutyhotzen@gmail.com

Facilitator country:

Israel

Project Phases:

Registration and “getting to know you until November.

Planting on the last week of November.

Sending information and collaborate about the Research question November until February.

Uploading summaries from March until April.

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Alphabets of the Peoples of the World

Alphabets of the Peoples of the World

by | Aug 25, 2023

Alphabets of the Peoples of the World

Language:

English

Grade/Age:

 Middle (12-14), Secondary (15-18)

Subject:

Social Studies, Language Arts, World Language

Global Goals:

4: Quality Education

Registration Dates:

September 15, 2025 – May 15, 2026

Dates:

September 15, 2025 – May 30, 2026

Facilitator(s):

Alfiya Sibagatulina
Maria Gorbul

Project Description:

Learn about the origin of the alphabets of the peoples of the world. During the project, students collect information about the history of the alphabet, the history of their language, the history of their country, and then share the results of their work on online forums in the form of essays, presentations, booklets, posters, photographs or drawings.

Facilitator country:

Russia

When is the project most active?

All Year Round

Length of time to complete project:

5-6 Weeks

Instructional time required for project:

1-2 hours per week or 3-4 Hours Per Week

Will the project include a synchronous exchange?

Yes

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