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AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

Posted in: About CHOIR
By Kyran Kennedy
Mar 31, 2009 - 6:00:05 PM

CHOIR OBJECTIVES

The objective of the partnership is to enhance the awareness of similarities and differences among cultures of the participating countries in the minds of students, teachers and the community and to create an intercultural dialogue.



CHOIR GOALS
      FOR STUDENTS
    •To find out about the stereotypes which the students and teachers have of the     partner countries and to determine whether these stereotypes are confirmed or     denied

    • To create an awareness of other countries/regions in the project including their     languages, customs and locations

    •To acquire an intercultural dimension and the consciousness of being a European     citizen

    •To raise their level of motivation in class activities

    •To increase their commitment as they are going to contact people and                       organisations outside the schools

    •To develop their communication skills by sending and receiving concrete and         virtual items to and from partner schools

    •To enhance their language skills both in English and in their national/regional         languages


    FOR TEACHERS AND HEAD TEACHERS
    • To increase their experience by having meetings and planning activities with             colleagues from other countries. Moreover they will have access to a wider                range of materials shared with the other partner schools which will give them         the opportunity to analysing different cultural realities

  • To raise the level of their professional development regarding their abilities in   English and Creative Work. Moreover it will increase their capabilities in working with IT as a subject for learning and communication.


    FOR INSTITUTIONS, LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND THE WIDER                         EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY
    • To diffuse the project not only within the schools, but also to museums, local         organisations and institutions including the local town hall authorities.


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