Because of bad pandemic situation we organised on online mobility in Poland.
There participated the following number of students and teachers in it:15 from Poland,51 from Bulgaria, 37 from Turkey, 73 from Romania.Each team prepared a presentation about their school and system of education. That enabled new participants to get to know each other better. The Polish team prepared a presentation of their country and region and a film about the history of Poland in a nutshell. Participants also presented their photo stories on the topic “My school”.
Polish group prepared online workshops on color, light and design techniques –„How to take a valuable photo of food?” and then there were assigned tasks in multicultural teams. Participants took part in a lesson of Polish language and then played Kahoot games and made quizzes.
The host school included in the agenda online sightseeing tours and presented films on youtube about cultural events and social events that are popular in its region. During the virtual mobility students prepared some posters about culture, traditions and general facts of their partners’ countries.Participants of the meeting took part in an interview with the Mayor of Community and Town KoziegÅ‚owy.
Teachers discussed the progress of the project, analysed the activities and provided feedback to the host school members.
1st Day-Welcoming speech by Polish team, a history of Poland in a nutshell–a film, every partner showed a short film or a presentation about her/his country and school region
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekz6i58kVpI, quizes and games about each country prepared by students from each country https://wordwall.net/pl/resource/25899782/quiz-about-Poland, workshop – how to take a valuable photo of food https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HajzDPwzCxc, summarizing the activities and ending of the day.
2nd Day-My school presentation–every country presents a short video about the school (trip around the school),Lesson of Polish language, Kahoot games and quizzes,summarizing the activities and ending of the day.
3rd Day-Sports, volunteering and extracurricular activities in our school–a presentation, sharing photos of food taken after the photography workshop,a trip around Polish traditional dishes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml95MxhmdMw, Kahoot games about Polish food,Summarizing the activities and ending of the day.
4th Day-Students prepared posters about culture,traditions and general facts of their partners,
5th Day-An interview with the Mayor of Community and Town KoziegÅ‚owy,Karaoke–singing some popular English songs together,free conversations among students and finishing of the students meeting,summarizing the activities and ending of the day.
6th-7th Day-Virtual visit of Poland,Summarizing the certificates of attendance.
That meeting was integrated with the normal activities with:
setting mini-objectives
including opportunities for student reflection
learning from experimentations
personalising and localising
As a result of their participation, students became more motivated and enthusiastic about the project and the partnership. They were more aware of their own identity and the cultural characteristics of Poland. Since they spoke only in English, they also improved conversational skills, became more communicative and sociable. They boosted their self-confidence and used their creativity while also improving their practical photography-related skills. They developed tolerance, empathy and intercultural understanding. They established long-term
friendships wih their hosts and other students with whom they can communicate even after the exchange. Teachers develop knowledge of other systems of education, learnt about practices in the Polish school and system of education, exchanged opinions, ideas, suggestions with partners and educational authorities. They became more fluent in English and improved their competences in organizing international events. They also improved communication, interpersonal and social skills.
For both teachers and students, that turned out to be an extremely powerful experience. Most of the students had never had the chance to talk to foreigners before and that virtual exchange was a memorable experience which may change their lives. Participants learnt a lot about Polish, Turkish, Romanian and Bulgarian culture, traditions and customs, which enriched their cultural knowledge.
Due to the pandemic situation, members of the school community (teachers, students and parents) were not prepared to travel outside their own countries.
- Virtual mobilities provided all students the chance to participate in the project and meet students from other countries.
- By presenting their projects and attending the online meeting, more students had the opportunity of exchanging ideas as well as improving their knowledge of a foreign language.
- Students were highly motivated as they were going to have the chance to have an active role in presentations.