eTwinning “Hidden Voices, Stolen Minds” – Part 2

 

Our dynamic eTwinning journey continued in December with new activities that highlighted the value of collaboration, intercultural communication, and creative expression.

To begin with, students carried out research using carefully selected sources in their mother tongue. Their focus was on important women from their own countries who stood out in different fields. The children gathered key information and notes about the lives and achievements of these women. Working in groups, they subsequently wrote short texts in English, which were brought together in a shared collaborative presentation. Through this process, the students discovered not only inspiring women from their own country, but also from all the other participating countries.

This was followed by a school-level poll, with the aim of selecting one personality from each school for the creation of a collaborative 2026 calendar. In this way, nine personalities were selected, one from each participating school. For the remaining three, a transnational poll took place, and the results were announced during the online meeting. These women were presented in the calendar through the collaboration of learners working in transnational teams.

Browse through our calendar in the presentation below:

BLOG - Calendar 2026 από Theofani Iatropoulou

As December is dominated by a festive spirit, students additionally created Christmas/New Year cards inspired by the women featured in the calendar. These were also created in transnational groups. Their wishes drew on the lives, values, and achievements of these remarkable figures.

Browse through our cards in the presentation below:

BLOG - Sparkling Lights, Voices of Women από Theofani Iatropoulou

At the same time, students exchanged holiday wishes through a shared playlist of songs on a digital platform (wakelet) used for collecting, organizing, and sharing content. The songs which were uploaded, both in the students’ mother tongues and in English, were proposed and voted for by the children themselves.

The month concluded with a joyful and energetic online meeting. After initial introductions, students took part simultaneously in an interactive online quiz related to the personalities from the collaborative presentation. They also shared ideas on an audience-response platform, creating a word cloud which highlighted the characteristics of successful women. The meeting ended on a festive note, with students singing holiday songs both in their native languages and in English.

Through cooperation and creativity, inspiration travelled beyond borders, filling the holiday season with joy and meaningful learning.