Aims:

• To develop communicative competence in English
• To analyse the reality of the partner schools and their environments
• To analyse the differences/ similarities between the two countries in costume, folklore, water use, food habits
• To establish comparative studies by analysing the differences in the life of the children in the villages – activities of the children such as sports, daily routines, hobbies, study
• To learn about the most important dates in the lives of both countries
• To value the possibilities of communicating with students of the same age, although from other country
• Use of the techniques of information collection and creation of presentations
• Knowledge of the surroundings, own and other people's socio-natural situation; tourist promotion
• Study of the modifications that are introduced into cooperative work "you yield I yield, we all share, we respect and we collaborate. Conclusion: we all gain "
• Development of spirit of collaboration between pupils - Respect and valuing of the work
• Team work developing group skills

How this will be achieved:

• Making contact between the staff involved
• Agreement of dates, points to deal with and distribution of tasks.
• Pupils involved in the decision making at every stage
• Introductory emails to establish personal relations
• Collecting of data "in situ" by both parties. Analysis of that information and sharing through electronic mail, forum or Messenger.
• Search for information on the net and Interchange of webs. Taking of photos and video
• Elaboration of information
• Graphic design: drawings for the calendar
• Development of presentation of the calendar in printed material and PowerPoint or other available software
• Presentation of the final work on the web pages of the centres and the etwinning website

Outcomes for the children:

• Email and chat communication
• Understanding of the work of both centres
• Exhibition in both centres of the developed material
• All the information to be put on the web
• Final publication (Etwinning website pages and / or school websites) and paper publication
• A month-by-month printed calendar with pages from both schools, selected by the children – these will be professionally spiral bound
• Creative invitations to send with the intention of increasing the number of hits on the website and to make the shared work really public.