Schools participating in our partnership Uotilanrinne Is a school located in a town called Rauma in Finland. We have classes from from 7th to 9th grade. The school has over 500 students and 40 teachers on roll. In our school we can study Spanish, French, Russian and German. Our school has an annex to another school and library. Kjellerupsskole Is located in the centre of Jutland, Silkeborg, Denmark. The school has over 750 students studying from grade 0th to 9th grade. We currently have 60 teachers working in our school. We have our own cinema and swimming pool and a big library.
XPLICiT Cross diciplinary peer learning using ICT
-Friends learning together
London Nautical school Our school is located in the heart of London and was founded 100 years ago. The school has over 750 students and 60 teachers on roll. It is a school for boys only however our sixth form is mixed with girls. The school has recently gained a special Sports and Nautical studies status. The central location of the school attracts pupils from a wide catchment area. Kvarnbyskolan Our school is located in the south of Sweden in a town called Mölndal which is a neighbouring town to Göteborg. The school has 450 students from Year 7th to 9th and about 35 teachers on roll. Our school has gained music specialist status since 2005. Our school has both been a hospital and a school. The school was built in 1925 and was used as hospital during the second world war.
In this project we learn how to work/communicate with people from other countries and acquire better English by regular practising during our partnership. The project will enable us learn better ways of using our personal skills. We also learn to develop our ICT skills, using computers for editing documents and making music as well as using different ways of communicating with each other. To respect and listen each other’s opinions is our ethos during our partnership.
Peer learning Peer learning means learning from and share with each other. By working together we practice standing up for our opinions and discuss with others. Every individual taking part in the project is important, as solving tasks together and sharing results with other people are essential. Â
ICT We learn to use social media in an effective way. We have been tought about netettiquett and critical skills. We have produced a number of publications such as ebooks, movies and pod casts. We have communicated in our international peer groups digitally. We have made presentations to other students in our own and also in other schools.
Social skills By the end of this project we will have gained better confidence and will have learned useful phrases in the different languages our partners speak. We will have learnt to respect each other and have built a stronger understanding for other cultures. We get a unique opportunity to make friends regardless of boundaries. When traveling and staying with host families we become more independent in our relationship with contemporaries as well as adults.
English In this project we are learning English. We practice our English language skills while communicating and working with people from different countries. At the same time we improve our spoken English. We chat online and make different digital products, which help us to practise our writing. Students in the project are also encouraged to communicate with other students during their spare time.