IMAGZ Making Myself Heard

by mwuesthoff@digidesigncompany.com | Aug 31, 2023

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):

Geeta Rajan, geetarajan86@gmail.com
Lisha Manoj, lishamanoj2011@gmail.com
Rashmi Kohli, mailrashmi30@gmail.com

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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The Teddy Bear Project

by mwuesthoff@digidesigncompany.com | Aug 30, 2023

The Teddy Bear Project

Language:

English

Grade/Age:

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

Subject:

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

Global Goals:

4. Quality Education, 16: Peace and Justice, Strong Institutions

Dates:

September 2024 – June 2025

Facilitator(s):

Kathleen Wong, kywong1@seattleschools.org
Rasagnya Puppala

Project Description:

Sharing cultures through a visiting soft toy.Through the exchange of a bear or other soft toy, students create journal entries to share with their partner class. The students write diary messages as if they are the visiting bear describing its experiences in the new culture. Some of the experiences included lessons learned in school, a visit home with each student, social events, meals and class activities. The student work is shared on a weekly basis with the partner class. Throughout the school year students are eager to find out what their bear is doing in the visiting country.

When is the project most active?

Beginning of the school year

Length of time to complete project:

Instructional time required for project:

less than 1 hour per week

Facilitator country:

United States, Japan

Project Phases:

Start of school year: build anticipation by choosing name of bear/soft toy, creating a persona (e.g. passport), introduce sponsoring country in journal or accompanying materials, mail bear/soft toy
Share teddy bear adventures in host country digitally or in hard copy journal
Close exchange by returning ambassador teddy bear or having teddy bear immigrate to host country. Send any hard copy materials.

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The Olympics & Paralympics in Action (TOPA) Project

by mwuesthoff@digidesigncompany.com | Aug 30, 2023

The Olympics & Paralympics in Action (TOPA) Project

Language:

English, Languages of participating countries

Grade/Age:

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

Subject:

Creative & Language Arts

Global Goals:

3: Good Health and Well-Being; 10: Reduced Inequalities; 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Dates:

September 2024 – May 2025

Project Description:

TOPA Project aims to foster friendship, the spirit of encouragement, and unity in diversity through learning about the Olympic & Paralympic Games, especially their Values
(“Excellence, Respect, Friendship” & “Courage, Determination, Inspiration, Equality”) , “Fair Play” and “Olympic Truce”. You will also present works on “well-being and solidarity” through sports, by doing, watching, and/or associating sports with art, music, or sustainability.

Following the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games and 2022 Beijing Winter Games, iEARN Japan founded this project. This year we have experienced the 2024 Paris Summer Games. The Olympics: July 26 – Aug 11, 2024. The Paralympics: Aug 28 – Sept 8, 2024.

Participants in this project can reflect together and learn about the Spirits and Values of the Olympics and Paralympics. They can also present works on well-being in Sports, Art, Music, or Sustainability.

When is the project most active?

1-3 months before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games

Length of time to complete project:

1-3 Months

Instructional time required for project:

less than 1 hour per week

Facilitator(s):

Mayumi Takizawa, mayumi.takizawa@nifty.com

Facilitator country:

Japan

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Talking Kites: In the Footsteps of J. Korczak

by mwuesthoff@digidesigncompany.com | Aug 30, 2023

Talking Kites: In the Footsteps of J. Korczak

Language:

English

Grade/Age:

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

Subject:

Creative & Language Arts, Social Studies

Global Goals:

4: Quality Education, 16: Peace and Justice, Strong Institutions; 17: Partnership for the Goals

Dates:

January 2025 – May 2025

Project Description:

A tradition of flying kites with personal and group images of our dreams for a better world, in the footsteps of J. Korczak.

Students make kites to fly as a massive tribute dedicated to advancing cultural and social dialogue, a symbol of bridging the gap and understanding the “other.” This has become a continuous tradition of flying kites with personal and group images of our dreams for a better world, a world of co-existence, tolerance, acceptance of the “other” and peace.

The program includes learning about Janusz Korczak, reading Korczak’s Declaration of Children’s Rights, and constructing, decorating and flying kites, with a quotation from Korczak. Each participant will be flying a kite with his or her thoughts, fears, dreams, and hopes on and around March 21 (spring equinox).

When is the project most active?

February and “Pick Day” is March 21, 2025

Length of time to complete project:

6 weeks

Instructional time required for project:

less than 1 hour per week

Facilitator(s):

Ruty Hotzen, rutyhotzen@gmail.com

Facilitator country:

Israel

Project Phases:

February- registration and “getting to know you”

February- March study about J. Korczak and children rights

March, 21st – bulding and flying kites

March/April- uploading summaries of the work

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Holiday Card Exchange

by mwuesthoff@digidesigncompany.com | 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

Dates:

September 2024 – May 2025

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. Registration for this project closes on November 30.