During the autumn of 2020, since we could not travel and meet our partners, we decided to use the "Chat" to bring the students together. Each of the partners agreed from time to time with one of the other 3 partners to put the students in touch via the Chat.
The topics were varied and followed the interests of the pupils. The aim was to give them the opportunity to communicate in a foreign language with peers who shared interests and friendships. Mainly the students chatted in English but also in German (as for instance the Italian school with the Austrian one). Friendships started in chat rooms and continued via WhatsApp, Tik tok, and Instragam.
It was another way of feeling close, despite the pandemic.