CCS+Global+Connections

**Global Connections**
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 * Kindergarten and 1st Grade**: ** India **, project "The Tiffin Box" sharing food and nutrition
 * 2nd Grade**: Paddy Carol, **Doncaster, England** project sharing school and family experiences via video
 * 3rd Grade**: ** Leeds, England ** project: Student personal web wiki
 * 4th Grade**:** India ** project: The Harvest Festival/Thanksgiving celebrations
 * 4th Grade:** ** Ghana **, West Africa, St. Mary's School
 * 5th Grade**: **Pakistan** project: sharing our pets using research, writing, speaking using voice thread

[|CCS Global Connections Website]

August 12, 2009
Hi Carole,

Hope you are enjoying the summer. I can't wait to hear about the wedding.

I've been working on setting up classroom connections between the teachers at Calvary and schools in India, Pakistan, and England. The purpose is to help our students get "connected" in a larger sense to our global society, learn about other people and cultures, and to learn how to develop relationships with people around the world. In the process they will learn valuable tools like "Netiquette" (Internet etiquette), self expression, speaking and writing skills, and technology.

I have been in touch with Paddy Carol, International Coordinator at Shaw Wood Primary School in Doncaster, England. He is experienced with global connection projects and is happy to work with us to coordinate this one. I thought of you when he first contacted me because the project seems to fit your students. See description of the project below.

Let me know your thoughts and if you would be interested. Of course, I will be here to help in any way. Perhaps we could even tie it into the TK library time.

August 20, 2009 Hi Carole,

I wanted to resend this email to you and hope that we can talk about working on this together with your class. I would be happy to help you get started with it and we can even work on it during library time too. I think it offers a wonderful opportunity for the students to learn about other people and places. It taps into their observational, communication, and pre-writing skills as well as the integration of technology. Of course, any technology issues in your classroom would be resolved before you would start this project.

Thanks, Suzanne

Hi Suzanne,

Thank you for the swift reply and I am used to coordinating projects so I really don't mind taking the lead. The project should run pretty much like the following. Firstly, when we get back to school (around September 1st) we shall get the children to write a bit about themselves and the school and then we shall send over a teddy to your teacher with a couple of Doncaster treats. Next the children in your school will take photographs of the bear around the school to show us what it looks like, will take photographs of him with smiling staff and at weekends will take the bear home to write in a diary what they have done (obviously we shall be doing the same). We had a really good exchange with a school in Australia with the children sharing so much detail and the parents took some really amazing photographs of the bear in surroundings that our children had never seen. The bears will also act as our witness to the different celebrations within the schools - for example Bonfire Night. By the new year when we send the little friend back we will have lots of great stories and episodes to use within the classroom, meaning that the children are seeing beyond the local community to the global community. This outline will obviously change to suit, but this is the basis. I hope that your colleague is not too daunted and I will try to help in any way possible. The only regular contact once things get going is an email once a week to check how things are going and to share photographs if there are any (the children do become really attached to the bear and love to find out more and ask questions) - but honestly from my experience it works very well and is nice and easy. Anyway, thank you very much and I hope that has been clear enough. Best wishes Paddy

=Kindergarten and 1st Grade Global Connection Project=

K-Mrs. Asai K-Mrs. Larson 1st Miss Blackwood 1st Mrs. Samuelson

Dear Ratuli, Thank you so much for agreeing to partner with us on a global connections project this upcoming fall. We are impressed with both the history and cultural significance of your school and are excited about the benefits of linking our students with yours for learning and discovery.

My name is Ashton Samuelson, and I partner- teach with Christie Blackwood in first grade. We are happy to have our kindergarten on board as well, taught by Janet Larson and Lisa Asai. The My Tiffin Box project will provide our students with an amazing opportunity to understand and appreciate their global community, especially in the area of culture and cuisine. Thank you for your time and willingness to connect with us. Please contact us at anytime to begin the planning process. We look forward to hearing from you.

Sincerely, CCS kindergarten and first grade team

Dear Suzanne Thank you for your response.My colleagues in the Kindergarten School will be mailing the activities on "My Tiffin Box" and I will be mailing maths puzzles collected on maths project "Mathemagic" Best Wishes Ratuli

--- On **Wed, 7/8/09, Suzanne Baraff ////** wrote:

From: Suzanne Baraff  Subject: [Fwd: Re: Finding link partners ISA] Global Connections Project Grades K and 1st "My Tiffin Box" To: "Samuelson Ashton" , "Blackwood Christie" , "Larson Janet"  Cc: ratulim@yahoo.com, "Roberson Teresa"  Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 9:26 AM

Hi Ladies,

I am delighted that you will participating in our Global Connections program. Please see the attachment for my prior communication with Ratuli Mukerjee at La Martiniere School in India. As you will see this school has quite an amazing history, dating back to 1836.

Please contact Ratuli at your earliest convenience. I would appreciate it if you would copy me with your correspondence so I can provide you with any technical or other support you may need to make this program a success.

I believe that Global Connections have the potential to provide our students with a wonderful opportunity to appreciate and understand the world community. How appropriate that Calvary is starting with some of our youngest students.

Thanks, Suzanne

**2nd-8th possible global connection with school in Pakistan**
August 6, 2009 Dear Suzanne,

I got a chance to view your web site. It is superb. After summer holidays our pupils will also see your web site at school to be familiar with their new friends. We are thinking on some topics for our combined project through which pupils of both schools could learn more new things. We shall let you know very soon about some topics and will send you some pictures of our school annual function and i hope you will enjoy it. we are a very smaller school than you. We have mixed students here, i.e Muslims and Christean and same with staff and teachers. Maximum pupils at school belong to low income group of society so getting free education. The school is run by Bab-Ul-Ilm Foundation. Our children are exchanging their letters and art work with English children in England on regular basis. They will be happy to exchange information with their new friends in USA about their city, rituals, customs, schooling, holidays etc.

Looking forwarding to hearing you soon,

Ansar

--- On Tue, 8/4/09, Suzanne Baraff <[|sebaraff@yahoo.com]> wrote:

> From: Suzanne Baraff <[|sebaraff@yahoo.com]> > Subject: Re: International Partnership > To: "Ansar Hussain" < [|ansar_abidi@yahoo.com] > > Cc: "Teresa Roberson" < [|troberson@calvarychristian.org] >, "Chris Rutz" < [|crutz@calvarychristian.org] > > Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 4:13 PM > Dear > Ansar Abidi, > > Thank you for your interest in establishing an > international partnership with Calvary > Christian School. Our school is located in > Southern California in the coastal city of Pacific > Palisades. Abouth 400 students ages 4-14 years are > enrolled. We share your desire to educate students to > be active participants in our global society. > > I read about your successful, all-school, social action > project, Health > through Sports, that you completed earlier this year. > What a fantastic way to bring the students together. > > Do you have any ideas for the type of project you would > like to undertake with Calvary Christian School? We > are currently engaged with a couple of > individual classroom international partnerships, one in > India and another in Uganda. > > I am looking forward to hearing from you. > > Best regards, > Suzanne Baraff > > > --- On Tue, 8/4/09, Ansar Hussain > <[|ansar_abidi@yahoo.com]> wrote: > > From: Ansar Hussain <[|ansar_abidi@yahoo.com]> > Subject: International Partnership > To: [|sbaraff@calvarychristian.org] > Date: Tuesday, August 4, 2009, 4:32 AM > > To: Calvary Chrsitian School, Los > Angeles , > United States Of America > > Dear Suzanne Baraff, > > We have viewed the brief introduction of your school and > your intention for an international partnership, we are > happy to introduce ourselves as a small English Medium > Primary school from Pakistan having mixed students from 3 to > 12 years of age. > > The name of our > school is "The Bab-Ul-Ilm Education System". > > Bab-Ul-Ilm is an Arabic word that means "The door of > knowledge". Our school is situated in a small and > historical town which is called Sheikhupura. It is 40 km in > the west of Lahore city. The medium of language at our > school is English. We want our children to learn about the > cultures, schooling, fun and rituals of other societies in > different areas of the world so that they can broaden > their vision and globalize their approaches. We are > seeking for whole school partnership with you and would like > our children to write emails to your pupils and work > together on a common project. > > We have successfully completed our social action project on > "Health through Sports" in partnership with > British Council and Linacre Primary School England in > 2009.In our project children of both schools learned and > played traditional games of both countries and delivered a > combined message to our local communities > about benefits of the Sports on the Health. > > Currently our children are enjoying summer holidays, They > will return to school on 1st September 2009. > > We would appreciate if you would reply us at your > earliest. > Yours truly, > > Ansar Abidi > Teacher/Administrator International Links > The Bab-Ul-Ilm Education System > 07-college road, Civil Line, > Sheikhupura. > Punjab > Pakistan > Contact:92-56-3033151 > Email: [|ansar_abidi@yaoo.com] , > [|bab-ul-ilm@hotmail.com]

**Other options for 2nd-8th grade projects with Ratuli in India**
Dear Suzanne, >> We have interesting projects from nursery to grade 12 , > like- 'My Lunch Box', 'Celebrating the Harvest Season > around the World', 'Wonderful ways to Algebra', 'Magic of > Mountains' and many more. If you are interested to link > then email me. >> Ratuli >> Maths Teacher >> La Martiniere for Girls Kolkata, India >> >> > > > > > > > LA MARTINIERE FOR GIRLS > KOLKATA INDIA > > > ACTION PLAN FOR INTERNATIONAL WORK APRIL 2009 – MARCH 2010 > > > >Dear Teacher, > >Kindly choose topics suitable for your school and co-ordinate with us through emails. You will have to send us the lesson plan for your chosen topic .Both schools will work on the same topic and each one of us will share the details of the work done in our schools through mails. This will help our children learn about each others country and their lifestyle. > >Best Wishes > >Ratuli > > > >1. MY PET FRIENDS >Sharing information about Pet Friends of Children in India and with the partner country. > > 3+ to 4+ >Grade Nursery > >Evaluation Method- > >Pet Show >Pet album, Bulletin board >Conserts and Plays > > >2. MY TIFFIN BOX > Facts about the food children love to bring to school in India and that in >partner country. >Different kinds of midmorning snacks >Healthy food habbits > > 5+ to 7+ >Grade K.G, 1 > >Evaluation Method- > >Food display >Preparing your Lunch Box >Food Album >Picnic > >3. Harvest Festival -Celebration of Life > Harvest Festival celebrated in India and in partner countries >Events >Clothes >Food >Flowers > >8+ to 10+ >Grade 3 to 5 > >Evaluation Method- > >Interviews with local people >Sit and Draw Competition >Essay Writing/letter writing >Essay Writing/letter writing > >4. PLANTS-Doctors of nature >Uses of common medicinal plants in India and in partner > >11+ to 13+ >Grades 5, 6, 7, 8 > >Evaluation Method- > >Field Trips >Exhibition >Sketching/drawing > >5. GIRL GUIDES > Sharing of activities and work done by Girl Guides in India and > with the partner country > >11+ to 15+ > Grades 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 > >Evaluation Method- > >Workshops with Guiders >Camping >Model Making

**Proposal sent to Eric Heilman**
>6. ”MATHEMAGIC” >A comparative study on Algebra as introduced in India and in partner countries > >12+ to 14+ >Grades 6, 7, 8, 9 > >Evaluation Method- > >Guest Lectures >Algebra Tiles >Power Point Presentation >Maths Quizes/Workshops > >8. Mountains the lifeline of civilization >A comparative study of Mountaineering In India and that in the partner country >Rock climbing >Treks and expeditions under Duke of Edinburgh programme > >13+ to 18+ >Grades 8,9,10,11,12 > >Evaluation Method- > >Workshops > Power point presentions on treks >Exchange Programs > >9. A Comparative study of Status of women in India and that in partner country > >13+ to 17+ >Grades 8, 9, 10, 11 > >Evaluation Method- > Interschool Drama festival >Classroom Plays >Debate/ letter writing >Flim Show >Guest Lectures >