The autumn of 2015 was very intensive for the students of 8B class form from “Petru Movila” Lyceum, Chisinau. We decided to join the “Places and Perspectives” Learning Circle because it gave the students the opportunity for getting engaged in studying their own surroundings and exploring some common topics; for developing their geographical and historical outlooks; for promoting their intercultural understanding.
Eight teams from Belarus, Russia, Moldova, Pakistan and Iran participated in the Circle having suggested an idea for a project. We had to submit ideas for “Dogs, dogs”, “Money Matters”, “Space Exploration”, “Our School”, “Global Opportunities”, “Sport Centers”, “Cuisine”, “Monuments and Memorials” projects. The participation was highly interactive. It was sometimes a challenge but we met it and realized that we liked it. We scoured magazines, journals, different sites looking for the information we needed. It was a real examination of our abilities to collaborate, to be responsible. And it also checked up our digital skills. Taking into account the ideas of our peers from different countries we created “To Extend Our Memories By Monuments” project which was published on the Finished Project Website at iEARN Learning Circle Website (http://learning.iearn.org/circles/2015session2/index.htm).
This semester seven students from 8B class form are participating in “My Hero” Project. Now they are occupied with creating their presentations trying to understand who can be named a hero, what qualities a person should have to become a hero, who the heroes of our time are and if everybody needs a hero. And what about Superheroes like Superman, Spiderman, Darth Vader? We hear about them more often than about people with amazing abilities or about people who risk their lives to save others. Very soon we will learn their point of view.
I would like to mention two more projects our lyceum is taking part in. The first is “Teddy Bear Exchange” Project. The students of 6V class form have exchanged teddy bears with students from Beacon Primary School from Karachi, Pakistan. It is difficult to describe the time when we were waiting for the parcels coming to their destinations. Now Moldovan Bear Stefan and Pakistani Bear Jugnoo regularly send their messages through Edmodo networking application sharing information and impressions on their staying in Pakistan and Moldova. I believe that the participation in the project will help to develop friendly relations among young people, to encourage them to learn and work co-operatively and collaboratively using telecommunications, to strengthen universal world peace and, of course, to develop such competences as digital and communication in foreign languages.
The latter is participation in Global Youth Service Day on April,15. The team of 6V class form has decided to launch an explanatory campaign to reduce the amount of litter and uneaten food. The project was named “Waste Wise School”. The students have already conducted Waste Assessment Survey and Waste Audit, created impressive posters on the rules of behaviour in the school cafeteria, on the amount of litter and uneaten food. The next step is giving presentations to the students of elementary school and peers to persuade them to live April 15 as a “zero waste” lunch day in the cafeteria. I am certain that even such small campaign will let my students take an active part in resolving global problems facing the world.
Eight teams from Belarus, Russia, Moldova, Pakistan and Iran participated in the Circle having suggested an idea for a project. We had to submit ideas for “Dogs, dogs”, “Money Matters”, “Space Exploration”, “Our School”, “Global Opportunities”, “Sport Centers”, “Cuisine”, “Monuments and Memorials” projects. The participation was highly interactive. It was sometimes a challenge but we met it and realized that we liked it. We scoured magazines, journals, different sites looking for the information we needed. It was a real examination of our abilities to collaborate, to be responsible. And it also checked up our digital skills. Taking into account the ideas of our peers from different countries we created “To Extend Our Memories By Monuments” project which was published on the Finished Project Website at iEARN Learning Circle Website (http://learning.iearn.org/circles/2015session2/index.htm).
This semester seven students from 8B class form are participating in “My Hero” Project. Now they are occupied with creating their presentations trying to understand who can be named a hero, what qualities a person should have to become a hero, who the heroes of our time are and if everybody needs a hero. And what about Superheroes like Superman, Spiderman, Darth Vader? We hear about them more often than about people with amazing abilities or about people who risk their lives to save others. Very soon we will learn their point of view.
I would like to mention two more projects our lyceum is taking part in. The first is “Teddy Bear Exchange” Project. The students of 6V class form have exchanged teddy bears with students from Beacon Primary School from Karachi, Pakistan. It is difficult to describe the time when we were waiting for the parcels coming to their destinations. Now Moldovan Bear Stefan and Pakistani Bear Jugnoo regularly send their messages through Edmodo networking application sharing information and impressions on their staying in Pakistan and Moldova. I believe that the participation in the project will help to develop friendly relations among young people, to encourage them to learn and work co-operatively and collaboratively using telecommunications, to strengthen universal world peace and, of course, to develop such competences as digital and communication in foreign languages.
The latter is participation in Global Youth Service Day on April,15. The team of 6V class form has decided to launch an explanatory campaign to reduce the amount of litter and uneaten food. The project was named “Waste Wise School”. The students have already conducted Waste Assessment Survey and Waste Audit, created impressive posters on the rules of behaviour in the school cafeteria, on the amount of litter and uneaten food. The next step is giving presentations to the students of elementary school and peers to persuade them to live April 15 as a “zero waste” lunch day in the cafeteria. I am certain that even such small campaign will let my students take an active part in resolving global problems facing the world.