evaluation.pdf
TESTIMONIALS
WHAT OUR PARENTS THINK ABOUT THE PROJECT AT SAN BIAGIO SCHOOL 1B - ITALY
by luisa lenta
Translated...
" I am very happy that my daughter could take part to this outstanding project! Thanks to the teacher! "
"Thank you Luisa!
Thanks eTwinning! Thanks Erasmus!
Never stop learning...and enjoying.
Great involment of the students and of the parents!
Great job! Never stop, please."
"WE ARE VERY HAPPY THAT IN MY DAUGHTER 'S CLASS THEY ARE RUNNING SUCH A WONDERFUL PROJECT!
NOT EVERYONE IS SO LUCKY!
MY DAUGHTER ADORES THIS PROJECT AND HAS LEARNED SO MANY THINGS! "
WHAT OUR CHILDREN SAY ABOUT INTERNATIONAL LEARNING AT BHA.
Children and our travelling mascot Winston with all the gifts we have received from different countries and our Awards.
Harry, age 11: “Learning about lots of different countries at school has made me realise that people from different countries are not as different as I thought they were. I have been to every eTwinning Club and China Club.”
Ella, age 10: “I will always remember when the Chinese teachers came to visit, they came twice. They taught us how to write with special ink. It was tricky but I loved it. It was unusual and good fun when we stood in lines on the playground and did Chinese daily exercise and they taught us to bow to each other to show respect. I think this is a really good idea. I might meet people from China when I get a job so I will understand a little bit about how they have learnt things in school.”
Finley, age 11: “Learning about different countries at school has made me want to go there. I think you can go to university abroad and this would be great. I want to be a lawyer so I know that speaking different languages will help me in my job as I might have to represent someone from a different country. Knowing a little about where they come from and a bit of their language will help me to help them and could make my case stronger and my job easier.”
Milan, age 8: “It was great fun working with our European friends. We made an amazing starfish display together, it was cool.”
Phoebe, age 7: “I love Skyping my friends in Italy the best. I like learning about what they do in school like coding with the mascots. It’s funny and I love Rainbow.
Nelly, age 9: “I love learning French. I find it easy because I can speak Polish too and some words are the same. You can make more friends if you know different languages and I like helping children who speak other languages in our school if they don’t understand something. If you want to be something like a Doctor or a pilot you need to know different languages as you meet people from different countries in these jobs.”
Serena, age 10: “When you’re older knowing a different language could help you get a job.”
Kacey, age 10: “I think making friends is important and if you know a different language, you can make more friends and it’s fun trying to understand each other. I love doing eTwinning Projects with the other schools. The best one was when we made Christmas Tree decorations for each other and sang carols to each other and we learnt loads of things about Christmas in Spain, Greece, Latvia and loads more.”
Lukas, age 6: “I love playing games in Spanish lessons. I want to go to Spain to meet my penpal. I saw him on Skype”
Johnathon, age 7: “I like learning French. I can say lots of things and I want to go there.”
WHAT OUR PARENTS AND TEACHERS SAY ABOUT INTERNATIONAL LEARNING AT BHA.
Miss.Caldwell (parent)“Both my daughters found that learning French at Barton Hill Academy gave them a great advantage when they went to Secondary School. This was even recognised at Year 7 and 9 Parents’ Eve as the teacher commented on how linguistically competent and confident they were. He said they were ‘streets ahead’ of the other children thanks to good and secure language foundations being laid during their Primary years. My eldest daughter Holly has even chosen to take French GCSE because she loves it so much. It is thanks to the language learning opportunities she had at Barton Hill Academy that gave her a love for languages and to see the benefits of learning a language.”
Mrs.Gaisford (parent): “Finley loved his French lessons at Barton. He’s now in Year 7 and is top of the class. Tia is in Year 8 and said that knowing so much French when she went into Year 7 definitely gave her an advantage and finds French very easy. Teah also still remembers the Chinese teachers visiting and that she almost had a part in a CBBC Documentary about China when the BBC interviewed her about the lessons and Chinese experiences she’d had as part of the Curriculum at Barton.”
Mrs.Burgess (parent): “My son, Lewis, thoroughly enjoys all aspects of Barton’s international work. He is fascinated by different languages and cultures and likes to share what he has learnt at home. He has had the opportunity to learn Spanish in KS1 and now in KS2 he has started French. This has made him curious and he regularly ‘Googles’ words at home to see what they would be in other languages. He was very interested when the Chinese teachers came to the school, especially with the writing being so different. As a left handed child the writing from top to bottom/right to left particularly appealed to him as he thinks it must be much easier! He is fortunate that there are many children from different cultures at the school and that Barton embraces this and encourages these children to share their different traditions and celebrations. Recently, a Bulgarian child has given him a ‘Martenitsi’, which is a red and white bracelet made from yarn, which he is to wear until he sees the first blossom come out on the trees and he has been avidly watching to see when this happens. His sister, Tallie, currently in Year 9, also attended Barton for her Year 6 and where previously languages hadn’t interested her, the touch paper was lit during her time at the school. As a result she has now chosen to do GCSE Spanish and is excelling.”
Mrs.Ryder (parent): “Florence has learnt so much in Erasmus Club and enjoys her Spanish and French lessons. She is always coming home and sharing what she’s learnt that day. She likes to look up words in her dictionaries at home to take back into school and wants to learn more languages.”
Mme.Bell (teacher): “Our International Work over the past two years has snowballed and we are now seeing the remarkable impact this is having upon our children. Not only do children frequently cite French/Spanish as their favourite subject, they are also so much more culturally aware than ever before. I can see this has the potential to breakdown barriers and that we are equipping them to challenge the xenophobic attitudes they might be exposed to outside the school walls. They will be reluctant now to accept and believe in the stereotypical images and views about people from different countries. It is a pleasure to see their excited faces when they meet our International friends on Skype and all of them want to have a turn to share their work or ask them questions. It makes me proud as a teacher and a European to be instrumental in making this happen for the benefit of our young people in the hope that these experiences will make them more empathetic and knowledgeable global citizens of the future. Barton Hill Academy is a beacon for International Work and the integration of this into the curriculum is met with enthusiasm and positivity from staff, children and parents.”
Mr.Gilbert (teacher): “Something as simple as showing the children pictures of Winston the dog on our Erasmus+ visit have allowed us to make cross curricular links to geography and literacy in our class. This makes the childrens’ learning more real and relevant. Without the International visits and communication with other schools, this would not happen.”
Mrs. Farrell (teacher): “It has helped towards whole school improvement. It has made me more confident in using ICT and communicating with other teachers in Europe. The children love the opportunity to work with the Mascot and look forward to finding out about their European Friends. Visits have helped us to design curriculum and look at strategic deployment of staff.”
Mrs.Ford (teacher): : “For me, the biggest impact it (international work)has had is how to use the local area more in our teaching, ensuring that the children are aware of the scientific, cultural, historic and geographic importance of the place that they live in and how a wide range of subjects can be included with this as a focus.
Mrs.Mosely (teacher):“The impact of our International Work is amazing. I have enjoyed watching children in my class communicate with children in The Netherlands and in Slovenia. It has boosted their confidence when speaking to people from a different country and it’s lovely to watch them so eager to find out more about how children of their age learn and live their daily lives in other countries. They often find that actually children across the globe are quite similar and have similar interests, values and daily lives. It’s been great as a teacher to learn from other teachers too, for example we are now engaged in a similar project as we saw in a Slovenian school which relates to the UNESCO heritage of one’s local area.”
Miss,Rose (teacher): :” Laden with Chinese memorabilia, I returned from my visit to China to my classroom and was inundated with questions from the children about my experiences. I showed the children Winston’s Diary which gave rise to lots of discussion (mainly about pandas!). It was encouraging that the visit generated such genuine interest and a thirst for knowledge amongst the children. When writing up non-chronological reports in my Literacy lessons, 20 children chose to write theirs on pandas and treated me as a resident expert! The impact of our International Work across the school is clearly evident as you walk around, talk to the children and see how International work is an important and highly respected part of the Curriculum here.”