School Partnership Between Mohammad Shamel School and Frances Olive Anderson
Wednesday 21 October 2015
Video Conferencing
Following on front our Wow Factor and Basic Needs projects we held a video conference between the two schools. This was a fantastic experience for both sets of children, it allowed them to compare and contrast their ideas. The children were surprised that they both came up with the same ideas for what they thought were basic needs to survive, except that the children in Lebanon thought of electricity. We discussed this idea and came to the conclusion that in the UK this is just something we take for granted but in Lebanon they have frequent power cuts and supply is not always reliable. We then focused on the need for education with a special focus on the plight of Syrian refugees and considered why it is important for these children to have access to education. This was of particular value as some of the children taking part in Beirut have experienced this first hand and were able to give there own thoughts. The children in the UK found this especially powerful.
The Wow Factor
It is never enough to learn about character
traits from reading a lesson or a story. Through this project it gave the
children the opportunity to discover more about themselves and their friends.
They realised that they are all unique in their own way. This
was especially relevant to those Syrian children many of whom are
suffering from low self esteem and struggling at the start of the new year. It will help the children realise that they have all
got something special to give.
Thursday 23 April 2015
Children's rights FaceTime
Children's Rights A to Z
We then created an A to Z of children's rights with both schools taking an alternate letter.
Thursday 26 February 2015
Journeys FaceTime session
This morning we took part in a FaceTime session to discuss what we have found out during the project and compare and contrast our findings. As usual the children were eager to share their ideas and listen to each other's points of view.
Monday 23 February 2015
Our route to school in the UK
In the UK we looked at the route the children in Lebanon took to school and compared this with our route to school. We noted any similarities and differences ready for the FaceTime session on Thursday.
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