british council connecting classrooms asian dialogues helen trilling, international links...
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British CouncilConnecting Classrooms
Asian Dialogues
Helen Trilling, International Links Coordinator
Cluster partnerships
• KS3 project• Focus on
Citizenship/Enterprise/• Sport/Science/Climate
Change…..• 10 schools in each cluster• Project between 3
countries• 2 websites• Teachers• Students
• Embed in the curriculum• KS3• Citizenship• 6-8 week modules – year 7,8, or 9• My World / New Worlds• Traveller’s Toolkit• Other areas• ICT• Science• English
Global Citizenship
• Broad themes• Who am I?• Where am I?• Festivals• Food• Our future
Skype video conference
• Communicating with people on the other side of the world was exciting and interesting
• It was strange how they didn’t have seasons
• They are polite because they neither interrupt nor talk with their friends when I talk
The Dead CrowA. Samad Said
• Students exchanged poems inspired by The Dead Crow
• Environmental pollution
• Exchanged work on Macbeth
• A positive impact on pupils
• Made them more aware of other countries and cultures
• Made them reflect on their own cultures
Loy Krathong Students read posting and discussedsignificance and meaning of festival
• My name is Piangpim Wongchai I'm a teacher in Chiang Mai.My students come back to school. My students will join website soon.
• Today I have a picture about the activity in my school to show you.
• This is my picture about Loy Krathong Festival at my school.
• My students have a lot of fun. They float krathongs in Maepuka River.
• They supposed to float their sin away.They want to be good luck too.
• Loy krathong Festival is very popular in Thailand. It helds on November full moon night.