by mwuesthoff@digidesigncompany.com | Aug 29, 2023
Global Art: A Sense of Caring
Grade/Age:
Primary (5-11), Middle (12-14), Secondary (15-18)
Subject:
Creative & Language Arts, Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM)
Global Goals:
15: Life on Land
Dates:
September 2024 –Â July 2025Â Â
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.
When is the project most active?
September, October, January, and February
Length of time to complete project:
September, October, January, and February
Instructional time required for project:
less than 1 hour per week
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by mwuesthoff@digidesigncompany.com | Aug 29, 2023
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:
October 2024 – April 2025
Project Description:
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?
November through February
Length of time to complete project:
Instructional time required for project:
less than 1 hour per week
Facilitator(s):
Ruty Hotzen, rutyhotzen@gmail.com
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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by mwuesthoff@digidesigncompany.com | Aug 22, 2023
Grade/Age:
Primary (5-11), Middle (12-14), Secondary (15-18)
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 RasagnyaÂ
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.
When is the project most active?
When students post the picture of their origami work.
Length of time to complete project:
Instructional time required for project:
less than 1 hour per week
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by mwuesthoff@digidesigncompany.com | Aug 16, 2023
Grade/Age:
Primary (5-11) Middle (12-14), Secondary (15-18)
Subject:
Social Studies, Creative & Language Arts
Global Goals:
4: Quality Education, 11: Sustainable Cities, 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, 15: Life on Land, 17: Partnerships for the Goals
Dates:
September 2024 – June 2025
Facilitator(s):
Yoshiko Fukui, Ms. Ayana Kojima, Ms. Ayane Nose, Ms. Puppala Rasagnya
Project Description
Do you know your local culture? Can you explain it to others?
The project is meant to give the students from different countries a chance to share their folk costumes, traditions and dances with other students and teachers in the world, to promote their culture, folk art and traditions. The students will take/collect photos with folk costumes from their region/country, describe them and give information about the occasions when people use/used to wear them. Students can also create short videos reflecting different traditions and folk dances.
When is the project most active?
On November 3rd, which is “Culture Day” in Japan.
Length of time to complete project:
Instructional time required for project:
less than 1 hour per week
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