It  sounds like a...castle!!!     i.s.l.a.c   

Project short describtion

The castle is the point of interest of the project, as all participating schools have a castle in their region. The word "castle" is also used metaphorically in order to express our need for a shelter when we have to face a difficult situation. So, music could be our "shelter- castle". History, fairy tales, legends, music, sounds, paintings, games, I.C.T and foreign language are the means of dealing with the topic through cooperative activities and communication.

 

Aims

Through cooperative activities pupils are going to:

1. Develop: a) cognitive development abilities such as: critical thought, creativity, analytical thought, composition, organization e.t.c and

                  b) communicative and social abilities such as: collaboration, interactivity, self- activity and responsibility.

2. Exercise themselves on technology by using new tools.
3. Develop their knowledge on foreign languages
4. Become “musical creators” on a particular issue and adapt speech to a musical  tempo.
5. Know their local history and embody it in the broader context of European history
6. Express themselves through art
7. Be aware of the fact that they are European citizens by experiencing it.
8. Feel the happiness of creation and communication.

 

Project Procedure

During the five months of the project implementation, there will be continuous communication with tutors and students through chat in twinspace, mail and skype. The first month, via a collaborative web tool, the project calendar will be created, in which we will set the deadlines and the time limits of all activities. There were also be a presentation of the town, the school and the castle of the region, through photographs, sharing myths and folk songs. Then, the project logo will be designed by groups of students and there will also be a voting by a corresponding web tool. All natural sounds of the castle will be recorded by audio recording devices. By the online collaborative web tools such as “google doc, glogster, padlet” a common fairy tale and a song will be created. Finally, there will be an exchange of paintings, a human board game, and an attempted common game via skype.

 

Expected Results

 

• The recording and posting of the project activities in the public twinspace, in the official school website and the Panhellenic School Network as well.
• The diffusion of results through publication in in the local press.
• A special
• Event at the end of the school year in the presence of the whole school community.
• Participation in relevant meeting and conferences.