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Overview
African children International Education Week 2006 runs from 13-17 November.
It is an opportunity to celebrate the benefits of an international dimension at all levels of education.
Students swap virtual school bags with pupils in another country and look at the cultural similarities and differences.
Teachers can also find a twin for their school.
Learning aims
By the end of the lesson students should understand:
MY SCHOOL IS LINKED WITH AFRICA
School in Ghana For story, select this link
For worksheet (story and questions), select this link
Case study
Brainstorm the term school twinning . Make a class list of students' suggestions.
Ask students: Why do you think some schools form partnerships with schools from other countries?
Read out this Press Pack report to the class.
The Press Pack and the following questions are available as a printable worksheet.
Ask students:
1. How do pupils at both schools communicate with each other? By letter. They are pen-pals.
2. What do you think Lizzie means by becoming a "global citizen?"
Suggestions: We are all global citizens because we live in the world. A global citizen is someone who is aware of what is happening in the world. A global citizen is active in trying to make the world better for her/himself and all other citizens.
4a. Describe the uniform worn by pupils at St Peter's International School in Ghana.
Thin, brown and orange uniform.
4b. Describe what you wear to school?
4c. Describe the similarities and differences.
5a. How old are the children when they leave St Peter's?
About 14-years old (Year 9).
5b. How old will you be you leave school?
5c. Describe the similarities and differences.
6a. What prevents some children from going to St Peter's?
Heavy rain.
6b. What prevents some children from going to your school?
6c. Describe the similarities and differences.
Main activity
School uniforms in Ghana All children in Ghana wear the same school uniform School bag swap
Students imagine they are going to swap school bags with a pupil from St Peter's International School in Ghana.
Ask them: What would expect to find inside Lizzie's pen-pal's school bag?
Make a class list of the items.
Ask students: What do each of these items tell you about school in Ghana?
Each student makes a list of the contents of THEIR school bag or draws a picture of the items.
Their notes should give a flavour of schooling in the UK and their individual likes and dislikes.
Dinner money - I use this to buy my lunch from the school canteen. I usually get a sandwich, an apple and a carton of orange juice.
GROWING UP IN GHANA
'Cecilia's' school was built from money raised from fair trade chocolate For Cecilia's Press Pack report, select this link
Students create a virtual school bag for Lizzie's pen pal (from the Press Pack report).
They could begin by including an item of brown and orange uniform (which Lizzie mentions) and add anything else they think children in Ghana would bring to school.
Students could use Cecilia's report for inspiration.
They compare this bag with their own and make a list of:
Students present the contents of their school bags and ones from Ghana, explaining why particular items are in each bag.
Students examine the similarities and differences between children schooled in Ghana and the UK.
These questions might serve as prompts:
If you are looking to find a twin for your school or would like to know more about school twinning, click on the World Class link in the top right-hand dark blue box, or visit www.bbc.co.uk/worldclass
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