THE CULTURAL SHOE BOX

WE HAVE BEEN PARTNERED WITH PALESTINE
for our cultural shoe box.

Let us collect Kenyan stuff and place it in our cultural shoe box.

We shall send the box to palestine and they will send their to us.

Let us celebrate Kenya the Kenyan Way.

Check the link
http://foro.iearn.org/webx?230@@.1eb11080

The details are as follows
Name of the project
Exchanging packages

Brief one- sentence description of project:
schools from the glob exchange packages that promote our understanding about each other

Full description of project:
the idea starts with two schools from different countries exchange package that is can contain anything, letters, postcards, or any information. It also could have any tangible items such as traditional items and so. After receiving and opening the package, participants continue communicating and answering each others questions. They can write their reflection on the topic and express and further thoughts. The idea is to have something tangible and relating technology to real live. It is to have something real between your hands and you know and you then reflect upon these feelings and express them in a dairy or journal form that you can share with everyone.

Age of the participants: 12-17

Time table for the current school year:
The whole year

Possible project/classroom activity..
The first step is collecting the box all together.
1- Students work individually to write letters introducing themselves.
2- Students work in groups to design post cards or posters about topics that matters to them such about their country, their school…etc
3- Students work in groups to create a box that will contain the things they have read.
4- Students share personal items that matters to them and would love others to know about them and write a bout these things.
5- Students send the box.

The second step of receiving the box
1- The students open the box.
2- They have time to read the letters send by the other students
3- They explore the things in the box
4- They write the things they liked about the box and their questions.

The third stage will be in the forum
1- The students write their reflection as a sort of journal.
2- They can also respond to some letters send from the package they received.
3- They answer the questions of others about their package.
4- They post their reflection, questions and surprises in a forum
5- They exchange experience and thoughts of their work

Expected outcomes/ products
There are different outcomes of this project most of all
1- Students will have a tangible items that have been send to them from another country which will help them to understand others cultures, lives..etc
2- Students will also write letters and design post cards
3- Students will make PowerPoint presentations about their school, villages, family and send it in the box
4- Students will also will have an exhibition to show the rest of the schools about their work

Projects contribution to others and the planet

I always like others to know about my country so, sending a box which contains these things was the idea of American teacher from MA and I worked with her and we did receive their box and they did receive our box. It opens our eyes about how little others know about area and we also got to see some adorable stuff that our dear friends from America sent to us. So, why not exchange items and be able to touch them and examine them in close and then go and talk about it. It enriches us in many ways and make the world seems like really a small village where everyone know each other.

Project languages
English

Curriculum area
Writing and reading

Asmaa Al beriki and Muna Al Rashidi
Email
Asmaa, islam4all3@hotmail.com
Muna Ashwaq7@hotmail.com

IEARN Forum,,
My identity, your identity forum/cultural package