This document summarizes an eTwinning collaborative project between a primary school in Greece and one in Spain on the topic of environmental protection. The project involved students from both schools participating in activities together online and in person to raise environmental awareness, including presenting information on their cities and schools, creating a mascot, writing a song, and holding a joint celebration on World Environment Day. Evaluations found that the program successfully promoted cooperation between the schools, improved students' language skills, and increased their understanding of environmental issues.

1. Powerfulnaturekingdom.et
An application example of collaborative
eTwinning program in a primary school
Angeliki Kougiourouki- Fina Vedrel Vila
1rst Model Experimental Primary School, Alexandroupolis
Col·legi Sant Josep, Navàs,Catalonia
2013-14
Grade 5 primary
eTwinning Webinar2015

2. Powerfulnaturekindgom.et
Greece-Catalonia, Spain

3. 1ο Πρότυπο Πειραματικό Δ. Σχ.
Αλεξανδρούπολης, Greece
Col•legi Sant Josep, Navàs, Catalonia

4. Powerfulnaturekingdom.et
Pupils Grade 5, St. Josep
school, Navàs
Pupils Grade 5, 1st Model
Experimental school, Alexandroupolis

5. Objectives of the program
For the students:
•To develop values and attitudes
so that they can view nature with
"green" eyes
• To acquire environmental awareness so as to
respect and care for plants and animals
• To actively participate in the protection of the
natural environment

6. • To be environmentally responsible and active
citizens of tomorrow
• To actively participate in the learning process
• To practice the use of written and spoken English
language through cooperation and communication
with peers from abroad

7. • To expand the results of this collective effort at
school and in the local community
• To develop ICT skills in teaching mode
• To express their concern
about the issue, through
painting, photography,
theater and art in general.

8. IMPLEMENTATION METHODOLOGY
Implementation of Project method:
ointerdisciplinary approach
oexperiential approach
oteamwork
odeveloping democratic dialogue
oEncouraging/ cultivating critical thinking

9. IMPLEMENTATION METHODOLOGY
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 Transferring students to the study field
(field trip)
 Interviews, research and recording of
findings
 Cooperation of educators from partner
schools

10. ¨
IMPLEMENTATION METHODOLOGY
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 Synchronous and asynchronous online meetings
of teachers and students through eTwinning,
Skype, mail
 Intervention classroom
activities
 Schools liaison activities
 Use of new Web2.0 tools

11. Meeting point
THE TREASURE HUNT

12. Powerfulnaturekingdom.et
Implementation of the program
 Presentation of two schools (video)
 Presentation of the cities (http://www.smilebox.com/)
 Quiz solving (http://photopeach.com/)

13. Παρουσιάσεις μαθητών/τριών
Δημιουργία πορτρέτων συμμαθητών από το
συνεργαζόμενο σχολείο
Δημιουργία ebook με τη χρήση του εργαλείου
Yudu (http://free.yudu.com/) με τίτλο: I know
you…you know me.

14.  Our feelings about nature
Creation of a "wall" of emotions: use of padlet
online tool (http://padlet.com/)

15. Magic friends
 Creation of the program’s mascot (recyclable
materials)

16. Magic friends
 Presentation of mascot through videoconference (Skype)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbGlmGII4Lg
 Creation of a photo album
 Hymn writing: Save Planet Earth (https://titanpad.com/)
 Composing hymn melody / common presentation in
videoconference http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fts347cPxS8#t=92
 Design of a representative logo about the program

17. Our common logo

18. Dangers all around
 Viewing a video with endangered species in
Greece
 Collection of photographic
material depicting risks
identified in nature / creation of
a poster

19. Dangers all around
 Organization of a parallel exhibition of photos at
the premises of both schools
 Common effort to write a story entitled
CIGARETTE: use of Storybird tool
(http://storybird.com/books/no-smoking-5/?token=yz9rvfk6cx)

20. JOURNALISTS INTERVIEWS
"Our view is important but what about adults?
We want to know what do they think"

21. Witches
Students from the collaborative schools:
Searched the myths from the past related to nature
and the role these used to play in people's lives
 Enriched and
illustrated them /use
of Storyboard tool

22. The rapture of Persephone
Myth of Greece Illustrated in Navàs

23. NAPA WITCH
Myth of Catalonia Illustrated in Alexandroupolis

24. Witches
 Research into the healing properties of plants
 Creation of a little ebook: Medicinal Herbs
(http://www.youblisher.com/p/852349-Medicinal-Herbs/)
 Videoconference (skype) with a special guest /
discussion about witches https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=PVLlPflWASg

25. Humans
 Edition of a
questionnaire: How
Green are
you(Surveymonkey)
 Voluntary coast
cleaning (Greek
school)
 Building nests for
birds (Spanish
school)

26. Pupils in action!
Students from Alexandroupolis do the Coastal
Cleanup near school

27. Students from Navàs build nests for birds

28. Seeking out famous quotations about Environment / joint
presentation in one video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEct7YvyLrg
Aristóteles, Albert Einstein,
Pablo Neruda, Mark Twain…
George Bernard,
Walt Disney, Horace, Rachel
Karson…

29. On the screen
 Creation of an alphabet (Spanish school)
 WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD: Louis
Amstrong song adaptation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5nyeQMUWeA
Powerful Dictionary/ Λεξικό
 Creation of seven chapters with the most important
words on the environment (Padlet tool)

30. The powerfulnatuekingdom
Celebration
 June 5: World
Environment Day
 Common
celebration: special
guests, parents,
students
 Various activities
 Memory award

32. Evaluation
 Edition of a questionnaire
(Googledrive) – online
completion by students of
both schools
Powerfulnaturekingdom.et Magazine/
Το περιοδικό του προγράμματος
 Creation of an e-magazine (use of Calameo)
http://www.calameo.com/read/003339928e09ccf5eecc7

33. Evaluation
 Αchievement of goals
 Constructive cooperation
 Satisfactory use of foreign language
 Clever and creative way of using Web2.0 tools
 Respect for different opinions and preferences

34. Conclusions
Common desires and goals between people
of different nationalities and cultures
Holistic approach and study of the
environmental problems
Using functional English and ICT
management modes
Friendship development between teachers
and students

35. We would like to
Thank you!!!
With a short video of our project
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opH8G6Z-omU