martedì 25 gennaio 2011
giovedì 20 gennaio 2011
Bird arrives in Galway from Belfast
We are please
to report that the Comenius Bird arrived in Galway this week,
safe and sound.
Our pictures show the Comenius Bird meeting 3rd class.
The bird is meeting our resident horse!
Thank you Belfast ;-)
martedì 18 gennaio 2011
Top 10 places to visit in the West of Ireland
Hello everyone. We have picked the following great tourist destinations. We hope that we can convince you that they are well worth visiting:)
- The Cliffs of Moher
- Ailwee Caves and the Burren
- Salthill
- The Céide Fields
- Athenry and Athenry Castle
- Connemara
- Aran Islands
- Galway City
- Westport & Croagh Patrick
- Bunratty Castle
- Lough Key Forest Park
Project Meeting in Belfast
Nel corrente anno scolastico ha preso avvio un partenariato scolastico Comenius che vede coinvolte la Scuola Primaria E. De Amicis assieme all'Irlanda, alla Francia, alla Germania ed al Regno Unito. Il progetto intende promuovere lo scambio tra le scuole in un processo di cooperazione e vede coinvolti i docenti nella progettazione e gli allievi nella realizzazione operativa concreta delle attività didattiche.
Il progetto dal titolo ”Top Ten European Tourist Guide” si propone di rendere gli alunni più consapevoli della propria identità culturale in un contesto europeo.
Scopo del progetto è creare una guida turistica europea online per bambini. Le attività saranno integrate nelle attività curricolari ed includeranno italiano, arte ed immagine, geografia, storia ed un forte utilizzo delle Nuove Tecnologie per la comunicazione a distanza. Attraverso il web gli alunni delle scuole europee saranno co-protagonisti nella costruzione di questo percorso e nella sua diffusione.
Mascotte del nostro progetto saranno dei “touring birds” che ad ogni visita di progetto voleranno in ciascuna delle scuole partner per scoprire le abitudini di vita quotidiana e scolastica in ciascuno dei cinque paesi. Gli alunni potranno documentare come trascorre la vita in Europa attraverso l’album fotografico 'scrapbook' che ad ogni viaggio si arricchirà attraverso le loro narrazioni, i loro vissuti e lo scambio di email e materiali.
'The task of the project is to create an online tourist guide for children called 'The Top Ten Tourist Guide'. Six areas of interest have been selected for each partner school to research :
10 places to see
10 places to visit
10 traditional foods to try
10 phrases we need to explain
10 do's and don'ts of our country
10 healthy hobbies/pastimes
In researching each of these areas each school will develop greater understanding of their own country's traditions and cultural heritage. Children will develop their understanding and ability to promote their own country and cultural heritage while developing a greater understanding of their European counterparts. Children will have opportunity to collaborate through a vote to define their 'Top Ten' in each category and will work collaboratively to compile an online tourist guide for children.
Activities will be incorporated within the existing curriculum and will include literacy, art and design, geography, history and ICT. A ‘touring bird’ will 'fly' to each of the partner schools to sample a taste of daily home life/school life in European countries. Pupils will receive an insight into European life through a scrapbook compiled throughout the bird’s journey.
All schools are committed to providing children with the skills required for lifelong learning. We believe that participation in the Comenius project will enhance the children’s overall educational experience whilst affording the staff opportunity to progress in their own professional development.'
'The task of the project is to create an online tourist guide for children called 'The Top Ten Tourist Guide'. Six areas of interest have been selected for each partner school to research :
10 places to see
10 places to visit
10 traditional foods to try
10 phrases we need to explain
10 do's and don'ts of our country
10 healthy hobbies/pastimes
In researching each of these areas each school will develop greater understanding of their own country's traditions and cultural heritage. Children will develop their understanding and ability to promote their own country and cultural heritage while developing a greater understanding of their European counterparts. Children will have opportunity to collaborate through a vote to define their 'Top Ten' in each category and will work collaboratively to compile an online tourist guide for children.
Activities will be incorporated within the existing curriculum and will include literacy, art and design, geography, history and ICT. A ‘touring bird’ will 'fly' to each of the partner schools to sample a taste of daily home life/school life in European countries. Pupils will receive an insight into European life through a scrapbook compiled throughout the bird’s journey.
All schools are committed to providing children with the skills required for lifelong learning. We believe that participation in the Comenius project will enhance the children’s overall educational experience whilst affording the staff opportunity to progress in their own professional development.'
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