eTwinning “ S.O.S.: Save Our Sea” - Part 3

 

We welcomed the New Year full of energy and creativity!

Our mission for January was to present our cities and seas in a collaborative digital book created for this purpose, so that each partner could get to know the most important features of the other participants’ cities and seas.

Our students, working in groups, were asked to write their texts based on a set of guiding questions that served as research prompts for their online exploration. They then recorded the final versions of their texts in the digital book and added relevant photos to illustrate the places they described.

They spoke about the geographical location of our city, the Thermaic Gulf, the port, the marina of Aretsou, and the city’s close ties to the sea, reflected in the presence of sailing clubs, sea scouts, and cultural events taking place by the waterfront – such as the city’s Book Festival and the International Film and Documentary Festivals.

They presented monuments and buildings connected to the sea, such as the White Tower, the statues of Alexander the Great and Pavlos Melas, the Umbrellas sculpture and the Moon on the waterfront, as well as the Concert Hall. They also highlighted everyday habits of people on the seafront, making brief references to characteristic local dishes.

Finally, they compared the image of the seafront and its activities in the past with those of the present, creating a mosaic of images that reflects the past and the present.

Through this project, our students not only discovered the partner cities, but got to know our own city and its sea a little better!
Are you ready for them to guide you on this journey?

 

eTwinning “Do you need me? Because I need you!” - Part 3

 

The new year found us full of energy and ready to dive into new challenges!

In January, all partner countries contributed to a collaborative presentation with a view to creating a short guide full of fun and unusual facts about pets. Our students carried out online research, exploring a list of kid-friendly articles and videos. Each learner then noted down -in their own words- the three most surprising or impressive facts they had discovered. These formed the basis of the final selection, which the students added to the presentation themselves, enriching it with representative images and graphics, to make their texts even more engaging and easy to understand.

Another exciting activity involved interactive digital games related to pets. These games, such as Kahoot, Wordwall, LaearningApps or Quizizz, created by the partner countries, were based on either the facts that were mentioned in the presentation or on relevant vocabulary. Our students had the chance to play the games designed by other countries (and, if they wished, their own, too), reinforcing their knowledge while having plenty of fun learning!

A real highlight this month was a special programme called “We Love Guide Dogs” presented by the centre Guide Dogs of Greece. Our school welcomed Jackie, a trained guide dog who visited along with her owner, a person with visual impairment. Students not only learned about the training and vital role of these amazing animals, but also experienced first-hand how a guide dog responds in real-life situations. Their curiosity was sparked off, and they eagerly flooded the guest speaker with thoughtful -and sometimes really surprising- questions.

It is truly inspiring to see children’s curiosity come alive and their active participation turn into reality!