Cultural Package Exchange

Cultural Package Exchange

Cultural Package Exchange

Language:

English

Grade/Age:

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

Subject:

Creative Arts & Language Arts

Global Goals:

4: Quality Education, 11. Sustainable Cities and Communities, 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions, 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Dates:

September 2024 – May 2025

Project Description:

Schools from two different countries exchange (real or virtual) box full of cultural items such as cultural clothes, food and ornaments. The project will have schools matched according to age and country. Their first interaction will be online through the iEARN forum where they will exchange information about themselves, schools, town and country. The second stage the teacher asks the students to search and collect items that relate to their cultures, clothes, food, snacks, lucky charms and everything that they think represents their county. They will also write informative descriptions of the items, wrap the box and send it by mail. The final step is when they receive the package, they write in the forum about their reactions, and if they have extra questions about the items.

When is the project most active?

Throughout the year. Depends on participating partner classes.

Length of time to complete project:

It depends on each partner as they can spend 10-12 weeks depending on the post services on their countries.

Instructional time required for project:

1-2 Hours Per Week

Facilitator(s):

Asma Mahek Al Beriki, asmaa.albriki@moe.com 

Facilitator country:

Oman

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STEM

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IMAGZ Making Myself Heard

IMAGZ Making Myself Heard

IMAGZ Making Myself Heard

Language:

English

Grade/Age:

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

Subject:

Creative & Language Arts, Social Studies, Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)

Global Goals:

3: Good Health and Well-Being, 4: Quality Education, 5: Gender Equality, 6: Clean Water and Sanitation, 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure, 10: Reduced Inequalities, 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, 13: Climate Action, 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions, 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Dates:

September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2025

Facilitator(s):

Project Description:

Want to know your peers from other countries, understand them better and wish to vent out your feelings, well, this is the project that will help you do all that. The project will be about creating a digital magazine featuring the works of students from different schools across the globe. In the process, you will make lifelong friends and make the world a better place to live in.

Facilitator country:

India

When is the project most active?

October-November/February-March

Length of time to complete project:

6 weeks

Instructional time required for project:

less than 1 hour per week

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STEM

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Social Sciences

Natural Disaster Youth Summit

Natural Disaster Youth Summit

Natural Disaster Youth Summit

Language:

English, Japanese

Grade/Age:

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

Subject:

Social Studies

Global Goals:

3: Good Health and Well-Being; 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities

Dates:

September 2024 – May 2025

Facilitator(s):

Kazuko Okamoto, Motoko Hirota, Pavle Tvaliashvili, Wizar Putri Mellaratna, Yoshie Naya

Project Description:

Theme: Climate Change and Disaster Reduction, Mitigation, and Reconstruction

This is a project in which children will learn the preciousness of human lives and how to reduce disaster impacts such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, wildfires, floods, hurricanes, landslides, tsunamis, droughts and so on through the communication and collaboration with global friends.

NDYS was first organized in Hyogo in May 2004 and started from September 2004, commemorating 10th year of great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake, Japan in 1995. We learned the importance of human lives and preparedness for disasters.

In recent years, it has been pointed out that extreme abnormal weather caused by climate change may be linked to an increase in large-scale natural disasters. Natural disasters such as heavy rain and floods are increasing in many parts of the world, and they become major obstacles not only to people’s lives, but also sustainable development. To take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts is an urgent global issue.

Abnormal weather : Solve the problem by global collaboration and save our lives!

Facilitator country:

Argentina

When is the project most active?

From April – July

Length of time to complete project:

5-6 weeks

Instructional time required for project:

less than 1 hour per week

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STEM

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

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

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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STEM

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Origami

Origami

Origami

Language:

English, Japanese

Grade/Age:

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

Subject:

Creative & Language Arts

Global Goals:

4: Quality Education; 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities; 15: Life on Land, 16: Peace and Justice, Strong Institutions; 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Dates:

September 2024 – May 2025

Facilitator(s):

Yoshiko Fukui, Ms. Ayana Kokima, Ms. Ayane Nose, Ms. Puppala Rasagnya 

Project Description:

This is a project that provides children entertainment as they see the transformation of a sheet of paper to a three-dimensional object. It does not take much space, much money, or much time. It only requires a sheet of paper and the instructions on how to fold origami. The project also contributes to others and the planet. Through folding origami, children can learn a new way of playing with paper that fosters ingenuity, originality, imagination, patience, and concentrated power. They also learn concentration and patience and can make small gifts to please others. They learn how to fold an origami crane, a symbol of world peace.

Facilitator country:

Japan

When is the project most active?

When students post the picture of their origami work.

Length of time to complete project:

5-6 Weeks

Instructional time required for project:

less than 1 hour per week

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STEM

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