A LIVING MAP OF EUROPE Registered on 25.10.2008 Status: Active
Project details The project is based on covering a map of Europe with postcards sent from European schools. Subjects: Foreign Languages, Geography, Informatics / ICT, Primary School Subjects, Social Studies / Sociology Languages: English Pupil's age: 7 - 14 Tools to be used: e-mail, Other software ( Powerpoint, video, pictures and drawings), Web publishing Aims: 1) to create a "living" map of Europe, covering a map with postcards from schools all over Europe2) to let the students see that Europe is not an empty word but a place where real people live 3) to establish contact with European schools 4) to use ICT in communication between schools 5) to make the students learn the names of European countries and their cities in a funny and interesting way 6) to teach the students the way of writing postal address in other countries Work process: Schools taking part in the project will send postcards to one another... On the postcards the students will write simple greetings in English. They will also have to address the postcards in the proper way. Received postcards students will attach to a big map of Europe. When the whole map is ready, it will be photographed and the photo will be placed on the project's blog. . Expected results: Students will write greetings in English and they will address the postcard. Students will create a "living" map of Europe Students will share their result with others, taking photos of the map and placing it on the project's blog ...
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Founder schools: CEIP Adolfo Topham (Spain) Szkoła Podstawowa nr 29 (Poland)
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Partner schools: "Demetrion" B Primary School of Pafos (Cyprus) 3rd Megalopoli Primary School (Greece) 7th Primary School of Agii Anargiri (Greece) AGIORGITIKA PRIMARY SCHOOL (Greece) Agrupamento de Escolas Febo Moniz (Portugal) Agrupamento Vertical Fernando Casimiro Pereira da Silva (Portugal) Balvu Amatniecības vidusskola (Latvia) Battonyai Szent István Általános Iskola (Hungary) BEKIR HANIFE AKATA PRIMARY SCHOOL (Cyprus) CEIP Ramon Macip - Dolors Granés (Spain) Centre de services norTIC (Luxembourg) Centre scolaire Parc Hosingen (Luxembourg) Circolo Didattico Silvestro dell''Aquila (Italy) Collège Antoine Risso (France) Collège Paul Langevin (France) DIREZIONE DIDATTICA 2 CIRCOLO DI LAURIA (Italy) E.B 2/3 DE MATOSINHOS (Portugal) EB1 nº21, St. Engracia (Portugal) Ecole primaire Chateaubriand (France) Ecole Primaire du Centre (France) Escola EB 2,3 D. João II - Santarém (PortugAL) Flataskoli (Iceland) GBS De Zeppelin (Belgium) Gemeenteschool Sint-Denijs (Belgium) Gimnazjum nr 3 w Wolbromiu (Poland) Granhultsskolan (Finland) Gustav Adolfi Gümnaasium (Estonia) Holden Clough (United Kingdom) Holywell Primary School (United Kingdom) Ilzenes pamatskola (Latvia) Ist Primary School of Lagadas (Greece) Istituto Comprensivo "A. Stradella" (Italy) Istituto Comprensivo G.B. Mazzoni (Italy) kindergarden "Sinchec" (Bulgaria) L'' école "Saint Nicolas" (Romania) Lasnamäe Lasteaed-Algkool (Estonia) Lentiz Dalton MAVO (Netherlands) Llangewydd Junior School (United Kingdom) Madre Teresa (Italy) Marijampolės Petro Armino Secondary School (Lithuania) Nestani Primary School in Arkadia (Greece) OSNOVNA ŠKOLA BARTULA KAŠIĆA (Slovenia) Osnovna šola Razkrižje (Slovenia) Oulunkylän ala-aste (Finland) Panayot Volov School - Kaspichan (Bulgaria)
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S.M.S SS. CIRILLO E METODIO (Italy) salzbödetal-schule (Germany) School No 2 "Ion Minulescu" Pitesti (Romania) Scoala "Liviu Rebreanu" Mioveni, Arges (Romania) Scoala cu clasele I-VIII Deveselu (Romania) Scoala cu clasele I-VIII ,,Evanghelie Zappa'' (Romania) Scoala cu clasele I-VIII nr 45 (Romania) Scoala cu clasele I-VIII"Grigore Moisil",Satu Mare (Romania) SCOALA CU CLS. I-VIII NR.3 DIMITRIE CANTEMIR FETESTI (Romania) SCOALA GENERALA "DR.AUREL VLAD" (Romania) Scoala Gimnaziala (Romania) Scoala Gimnaziala Dobrin (Romania) SCOALA ION AGARBICEANU (Romania) Scuola secondaria di I grado "C.Alvaro" (Italy) SCUOLA SECONDARIA I GRADO - GIOVANNI XXIII - NOCIGLIA (Italy) Srednja šola za oblikovanje in fotografijo, Ljubljana (Slovenia) SSOF Srednja šola za oblikovanje in fotografijo (Slovenia) St. Helen''s RC Junior School (United Kingdom) St. Lambertusschool (Netherlands) St. Paul''s C of E Primary School (United Kingdom) Stóru-Vogaskóli (Iceland) Szkoła Podstawowa nr 1 im. Strajku Dzieci Koźmińskich 1906/1907 (Poland) Szkoła Podstawowa nr 1 im. Tadeusza Kościuszki (Poland) Szkoła Podstawowa nr 2 im. J. Śniadeckiego (Poland) Szkoła Podstawowa nr 2 w Pieszycach (Poland) Szkoła Podstawowa nr 21 im. Królowej Jadwigi w Lublinie (Poland) Szkoła Podstawowa nr 29 (Poland) Szkoła Podstawowa nr 3 (Poland) Szkoła Podstawowa nr 45 im. Janusza Kusocińskiego w Zespole Szkół nr 9 (Poland) Szkoła Podstawowa w Starym Kraszewie (Poland) Vargstad Vocational School (Norway) Vevelstadaasen skole (Norway) VILKAVIŠKIO RAJONO KYBARTŲ PAGRINDINĖ MOKYKLA (Lithuania) Woodcote Primary School (United Kingdom) YAHYA KEMAL İLKÖĞRETİM OKULU (Bulgaria) Zespół Szkół Ogólnokształcących (Poland) ZS Husova, Brno (Czech Republic) Základná škola internátna pre žiakov s chybami reči (Slovakia) Základná škola Krosnianska 2 (Slovakia) Základná škola, Pri Podlužianke 6, Levice (Slovakia) ZŠ s MŠ Ondreja Štefku vo Varíne (Slovakia) ZŠ SNP Sučany (Slovakia) ZŠ Svätej rodiny , Sečovce (Slovakia) Österby skola (Finland) Şcoala cu clasele I-VIII Nr.10 "Mihail Sadoveanu" (Romania)
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM KATOWICE, Poland COORDINATOR: DANUTA NORAS
“My dear partners, I am so happy you participate so actively in our project. It's amazing so many people from so many countries can cooperate so effectively! :))” Danuta Noras
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM DEVESELU, ROMANIA COORDINATORS:FOTA MAGDALENA, NICOLAITA CRISTINA
“The postman is now our best friend. We are waiting forward for him to bring us more cards from our European friends!” Children from Deveselu
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM STEMWEDE, GERMANY COORDINATOR:SUSANNE REINHOLD
Hello everybody! I'm a teacher of English at a secondary school in a very small town in the middle of Germany. The students involved in the project are 1011 years old. They've had English for two years. We are all looking forward to the project. Bye, Susanne
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM MARIJAMPOLE, LITHUANIA COORDINATOR:KRISTINA KAVALIAUSKAITĖ
Hello everyone! My name is Kristina. I'm an English teacher at a secondary school in Lithuania. My pupils are 10-14 years old. They are really very active and curious about everything. So we can't wait to start this project. Kind regards, Kristina
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM ATHENS, GREECE COORDINATOR:THALIA HADZIGIANNOGLOU “Hi! I am Thalia, EFL teacher in a Primary School in Athens, Greece and I am so glad to see so many colleagues participating in this project. It shows how much we love our jobs and our students and also our eagerness to become a big European school family.”
“It was very nice collaborating with you and my students and I really enjoyed working on this project. “ Thalia
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM KATINARA, TRIESTE, ITALY COORDINATOR: MARINA CEBULEC
Hello everyone! We are a school from Trst-Trieste in Italy and we have received our first postcard and we are very happy! We have already stuck it on our Living Map of Europe. We have also written 30 postcards and sent them to the first 30 schools! Marina Cebulec and her Class 2
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM HERECLEAN, ROMANIA COORDINATOR:CORINA BRUMARU
Hello everyone ! My name is Corina , and I am teaching English and French in a primary School in Romania. My students are betwen 10-14 years old and they have been learning English for 2 - 6 years. Hoping in a good colaboration with all partners involved in this project ! Best wishes to you all ! Corina Brumaru
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM LISBON, PORTUGAL COORDINATOR:MARIA JOAO LUCENA
“Postcards arrived like raindrops :)”
“Hi, everyone! Simple Idea - Great partnership! I'm Maria, a Portuguese primary school teacher in Lisbon but this year I'm the headmaster of the school so I only work directly with pupils who have learning disabilities. The students in my school are between 3 and 10 years old and they are starting to learn English. They are all very curious about Europe and always trying to know more. This project will be a very fun way to learn and enjoy being part of such a big community. Best wishes, Maria”
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM VASLUI, ROMANIA COORDINATOR: FLUERAS MIHAELA
“My name is Flueras Mihaela, I work in a Romanian school, from Vaslui, School No 10 "Mihail Sadoveanu". Our school have 600 pupils between 7 14 years and 40 teachers. Thanks for your initiative of the project. Our pupils who are involve in this project are very creative and very eager to see another European school.”
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM TERME/SAMSUN TURKEY COORDINATOR: HUSEYIN GEDIK
My name is Hüseyin, I am an English Teacher at a primary school. My pupils want to meet to other countries' pupils, They would like to write postcards, send email in order to improve their languages.
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM DUNDALK, IRELAND COORDINATOR: REBECCA CULLEN
“We have had so much fun reading out your messages and learning about your lives. Thank you for sharing your world with us! Regards” Rebecca from Ireland and her pupils!
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM TROYAN, BULGARIA COORDINATOR:VALENTINA MARINOVA
Hello,friends! My name is Valentina and I am not an English teacher .My students are 3-6 years old. Most of them have been learning English from this year. I'm sure they'll be interested in discovering more about you and your countries. And also to send postcards from our town Troyan, which is in Bulgaria. Regards!
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM PIESZYCE, POLAND COORDINATOR:MAŁGORZATA KACZOR
My name is Gosia and I am an English teacher in Primary school in Poland, Pieszyce. All the students involved in the project are 1012 years old. We are extremely happy to take part in this project as we are very involved in European education and we would like to make friends all over the Europe! best regards, Gosia
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM MIOVENI, ROMANIA COORDINATOR:MARIANA RADULESCU
We are students from 6th C from Scoala "Liviu Rebreanu" Mioveni, Arges, Romania. We are glad to receiving your postcards!We made some postcards for you!
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM FETEŞTI, ROMÂNIA COORDINATOR:CHIRITA IONELA
“School No. 3, 'Dimitrie Cantemir" from Fetesti, Romania wants to thank you all for all the postcards sent....this is the product...and the immense pleasure felt after it....best regards.......Chirita Ionela”
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM ALMEIRIM, PORTUGAL COORDINATOR:ISABEL REIS
“A living map of Europe” was our first etwinning project. We loved to participate, because it allowed us to learn more about Europe and its countries. It was very interesting. Thanks to all partners that sent postcards! Isabel Reis
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM BUCHAREST, ROMANIA
COORDINATOR:CIPU CARMEN
We invite you in Bucharest - Romanian-School No 45 "Titu Maiorescu“. Cipu Carmen
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM KYBARTAI, LITHUANIA
COORDINATOR:ILONA GALECKIENE
“Hello, everybody. My name's Ilona. I've been teaching English for 15 years. All my pupils are all primary formers aged 8-11. We all are happy to take part in this project. Participation will show how the language that we learn really works, i.e. we are able to communicate with the whole Europe. The project will enrich our geography knowledge. Best wishes, Ilona”
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM BALVI, LATVIJA COORDINATOR: MARIJA DUĻBINSKA
This is a map from Balvu Amatniecibas vidusskola, Latvija
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM GRANKULLA, FINLAND
COORDINATOR: ANN-BRITT BJÖRKLUND
Hi! I'm Ann-Britt Björklund and I work in a Swedish talking primary school in Finland. My pupils are 11 years old and this is the second year of studying English for them. Our school is just 30 km to the left of Helsinki, so we are in the southern part of Finland. This will be my first project in etwinning so it's really exciting. But I hope there will also come some new ideas after/during this ! Best regards, Ann-Britt
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM LAGADAS, GREECE COORDINATOR: ELEFTHERIOS LARISSIS
Hello ,everybody. I work in a primary school in a town called Lagadas. Lagadas is situated in the North of Greece, near Thessaloniki. I teach history to pupils aged 12. Students and teachers are very excited with the whole project. Even More now that they have received their first postcards My warmest regards Lefteris
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM SECOVCE, SLOVAKIA COORDINATOR: VIERA BAČOVÁ
This is our "Living Map". It's nice, isn't it?
“THE LIVING MAP” FROM HERTFORDSHIRE, U.K. COORDINATOR: JESSICA JUÁREZ TARELA
“When people come into our school the first they see on the left hand is our map. So, not only they come into a school but they also come into Europe.”
THE LIVING MAP FROM LEVICE, SLOVAKIA COORDINATOR: PETRA HALAMOVÁ
• We received these postcards and made decoration in school corridor.
THE LIVING MAP FROM LEŻAJSK , POLAND COORDINATOR:JOANNA MAZUREK
Hello everyone! I am a teacher of English. I teach primary school children (they are 7-13 years old). We live in a small, beautiful town, Leżajsk. Leżajsk is in the south of Poland. My students have been learning English for three years, so they are still at elementary level. Although they are not fluent in English, they are eager to make contact with other English speaking pupils and make friends. Regards! Joanna
THE LIVING MAP FROM ZESPÓŁ SZKÓŁ, POLAND COORDINATORS:JOANNA KAMIŃSKA, ALINA CZAK
THE LIVING MAP FROM COLLÈGE LANGEVIN, FRANCE COORDINATOR:EURIELL BIENVENU
We were really happy to write to you! And really thrilled by each new postcards we received! Thanks a lot! Gros bisous de France!
THE LIVING MAP FROM SANTAREM, PORTUGAL COORDINATOR:SILVIA CRISTINA COSTA SALAVISA
“We haven’t got the opportunity to thank everyone who sent us their postcards. Thank you all!”
THE LIVING MAP FROM ORĂŞTIE, ROMANIA COORDINATOR:CAMELIA TALMACIU
“Flowers for all our friends from Europe”
Hi! I am so happy because I participate at this project. My name is Camelia and I am a teacher at a primary school in Romania. I live in a “pretty” town, Orastie. The town is located in the west of the country. The students involved in the project are 8- 9 years old. This will be my first project in etwinning. We hope to make new friends all over the world. Best regards, Camelia!
THE LIVING MAP FROM PORTO, PORTUGAL COORDINATOR: Rosa Maria Vieira da Costa
Hello everyone! I am very happy to be part of this project, because it's my first one! I work in a school in Matosinhos ,a town near Oporto,that is the second city from Portugal.I am a Sciences and Informatics teacher ,so I will do my best to communicate with you in English!:) I have a group aged between 9 and 12 years and they are learning English as a second language by the first time,but I'm sure they will do their best too,because they are very anxious to begin sending postcards and making friends! Let’s make a big map to cover all the Europe !! A big hug to all of you Rosa Maria
THE LIVING MAP FROM Agiorgitika and Nestani ,GREECE COORDINATOR: IRINI DARLASI “Our living maps thanks to pupils and teachers.�
Dear teachers, My name's Irini and I'm a tacher of English in Primary Education. I teach English in Agiorgitika and Nestani, two small villages situated in the prefecture of mountainous Arcadia in Peloponisos. My students are aged 9-11 years old and they are beginners in English. It's my second year in etwinning projects and I believe that this is the best way to teach and learn English and also to appreciate the humanistic dimension of the European cultures. The kids are really touched by the contact with students from foreign countries. Thank you for the partnership. Irini Darlasi
THE LIVING MAP FROM NOCIGLIA, ITALY COORDINATORS: SILVIA SCANDURA, ASSUNTA INGLETTO
Here is one of the two classes, with Assunta, the English teacher, and the second group in the project.
THE LIVING MAP FROM ZADAR, CROATIA COORDINATOR: KSENIJA VIDMAR-NINCEVIC
Love to Europe from Zadar, Croatia!!!! Ksenija and her students...
THE LIVING MAP FROM ZNIN, POLAND COORDINATOR:ANNA LUKOMSKA
Hello everyone, here is Anna from Znin in Poland! I am an English teacher and I'm 28 years old. I am really happy that I could join this project. It is so magical...I cannot wait to get or send some postcards!!!
THE LIVING MAP FROM MELITO PORTO SALVO, ITALY COORDINATOR:PALMINA MOSCATO
Hi everybody ! I’m well impressed by the number of partners involved. I'm Palmina Moscato I teach English as a foreign language in a small town Melito Porto Salvo ( less than 30 KM from Reggio Calabria) In the south of Italy. we live near the sea coast and enjoy the sun almost all year round. . famous because an Italian hero, This small town is howerver historically Giuseppe Garibaldi arrived here.
THE LIVING MAP FROM HELSINKI, FINLAND COORDINATOR: TAINA SORSA
I teach English in a primary school in Helsinki Finland. My students are 913 years old and they have studied English only a few years. (The 9 yearolds have just started this autumn.) It is very interesting to participate in this project since it gives us an opportunity to see how English is actually spoken and studied all over Europe. For me, this is a first eTwinnig project, so I'm anxious to see how it goes. Hopefully, my students will learn a lot about Europe and make some new English speaking friends. Best regards,Taina