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1Adelina Moura – [email protected] / Conceição Ribas – [email protected]

Connecting Classrooms Project

Adelina Moura and Conceição RibasCarlos Amarante High School - Braga, Portugal

17th November 2011


PartnershipsPartnerships between clusters of schools in the UK and other schools around the world

Learning Learning collaboratively across borders in a cultural exchange opportunity

BuildingBuilding mutual respect since you improve your knowledge and understanding of other cultures

PreparingPreparing youngsters for life and work as global citizens.

What is Connecting What is Connecting Classrooms?Classrooms?

Working with peers from other Working with peers from other cultures and communities, and cultures and communities, and

learn.!learn.!


Who is in Connecting Classrooms?Who is in Connecting Classrooms?


Gather Gather round a global online teacher community

UseUse ICT tools to develop and sustain the partnerships

EncourageEncourage students to work with their peers from other cultures and communities, enabling them to network with one another in a range of forums and to learn on collaborative curriculum projects using ICT tools, such as:

WHAT DO SCHOOLS IN WHAT DO SCHOOLS IN CONNECTING CLASSROOMS DO? CONNECTING CLASSROOMS DO?


What are Connecting What are Connecting Classrooms Project strengths ?Classrooms Project strengths ?

Web 2.0 Web 2.0 tools boost students’ ego and make the learning process truly engaging Development of interpersonal skillsskills Improvement of English/Literacy Literacy skills

Enlargement of pedagogical, ICTICT; and communication skills Learning about the structures and processes of the educationeducation system in the partner countries Gaining planning planning and management skills Refinement of leadershipleadership skills UpdatingUpdating teaching methods and techniques. Cultural diversitydiversity awareness Schools get a positive image within the local communitycommunity Improvement Improvement of the physical environment of the schools


A co-ordinating bodyA co-ordinating body (e.g.: the Ministry of Education) invitation

A partnership coordinator helps the schools in the country cluster to develop and manage their international partnership.

A school coordinator in the school finds a motivated working team, willing to embrace the challenges of the project Use the Internet platform e-Twinning and ICT tools – Web 2.0 tools.

How to get How to get involved?involved?


June 2010 – June 2010 – Ministry of Education addressed our schoolSponsorship from the British Council.Identification of one teacher coordinator in the school by the school Director

Connecting Classrooms tentative Connecting Classrooms tentative steps at Carlos Amarante High steps at Carlos Amarante High

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September 2010 -September 2010 - The school Coordinator, e-mailed the invitation to other teachers and we got started.

9 other schools engaged in the project.. A cluster of five schools in the North and another cluster in the South – 10 schools per country involved.

(In this second year of the project implementation four more schools have joined in)


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FirstlyFirstly, it was created a webpage to post all the works – regardless the working language .

Then, Then, the interesting works were made public across borders in the “Twinspace”. http://new-twinspace.etwinning.net/c/portal/layout?p_l_id=5221834

AlsoAlso a social network was created aiming at providing participants with opportunities for debating, reflecting and questioning


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Connecting Classrooms at Carlos Connecting Classrooms at Carlos Amarante High school – 1st YearAmarante High school – 1st Year

In 2011/2012 In 2011/2012 – the first year of implementation of this project in our school – 16 teachers and 270 students developed several cultural, educational and social activities both at school and in the local community.


Connecting Classrooms at Carlos Connecting Classrooms at Carlos Amarante High school- TOP ACTIVITIES Amarante High school- TOP ACTIVITIES

Logo Contest


Chorus Think of things you want to do Think of things that make you smile And forget your troubles for a whileHere there’s so much to do But you can have fun, too Here you can take a break and chill out Actually, we know this is what life is all about(Chorus)Here you can visit places Try new things and see new faces Working out mobility to restyle again society Curbing down all prejudice refusing bullying and cowardice(Chorus)Dive into diversity Think of solidarity The world is out there, so bright and so new The world is waiting for me and for you

Connecting Classrooms at Carlos Connecting Classrooms at Carlos Amarante High school -TOP ACTIVIESAmarante High school -TOP ACTIVIES

Creating a Creating a school CC school CC anthemanthem


Connecting Classrooms at Carlos Connecting Classrooms at Carlos Amarante High school-TOP ACTIVIESAmarante High school-TOP ACTIVIES

Debate on the right to be different

Typical local food & traditional cuisine

Exhibition on cultural diversity

Students with special education needs

School Open DaySchool Open DayWorkshops on Braille, mobility and orientation


Reviving traditional Portuguese leisure moments

Connecting Classrooms at Carlos Connecting Classrooms at Carlos Amarante High school-TOP Amarante High school-TOP ACTIVIESACTIVIES


Raising Raising awareness awareness

againstagainstsocial social

discriminationdiscrimination




ParticipatingParticipating in the Food in the Food Raising CampaignRaising Campaign



Training for leadershipTraining for leadership



Celebrating the latest advances in ICT …

with the oldest successful human-with the oldest successful human-carrying flight technologycarrying flight technology


EachEach balloon balloon envelope envelope carried a carried a messagemessage to each to each country country that that

make part of make part of our clusterour cluster: Czech : Czech Republic, Geece and England.Republic, Geece and England.



Celebrating Connecting Classrooms 1st Celebrating Connecting Classrooms 1st Birthday Birthday


Activities at Póvoa de Lanhoso Activities at Póvoa de Lanhoso High SchoolHigh School


IInclusion and nclusion and diversity diversity

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