REPORT Artmile International Collaborative Learning 2019
Country/Region [ Solomon Islands ]School [ Burns Creek Adventist Primary School ] Teacher [ Simeon Bouro JNR / Genki Iimori(JICA)] Grade ( 5 ) Members ( 20 )JP school [ Akita Higashi Elementary School ] Teacher [ Yoko Maeda ]# Subjects, Activities and Hours of the lessons
Subject
Conception of the lesson
SOLOMON ISLANDS DIVERSE CULTURES and RESOURSESSOCIAL STUDY(4 periods in a week) @40mins per period.

Hours
4ART & CRAFTCOLOURS CAN BE MIXED TO MAKE DIFFERENT COLOURS

10SOCIAL STUDYSOLOMON ISLANDS DIVERSE CULTURES and RESOURSES(4 periods in a week) @40mins per period.

4# Theme and Message of the mural
ThemeMessage

EXCHANGE OUR CULTURE AND IDENTITYWE ARE TO LIVE IN PEACE AND HARMONY

United thoughts toshare with the world# Effects and Problems
Effects your students have gained
STUDENTS HAPPY TO ENGAGE IN SUCH
PAINTING ACTIVITY. EFFECT IT HAS ON THE
STUDENTS IS THAT THEY LEARN TO KNOW HOW
TO USE PAINT AND BRUSH FOR PAINTING SUCHMURAL.

Points for further improvement
IMPROVEMENT NEEDED IS LACK OF PAINTING
BRUSHES AND PROPER BRUSH FOR PAINTING
IS NOT LIMITED TO THE STUDENTS BECAUSE IT
IS TOO EXPENSIVE HERE.

# How has your impression toward your partner’s country/region and the world changed?
Changes in the students
Changes in the teachers
STUDENTS CHANGE BY THE WAY THEY SEE THE TEACHERS LEARN NEW IDEAS TO DOOUTSIDE WORLD. THEY HAVE CREATED A ARTWORKS USING PAINT FOR PAINTING OF
INTERCHANCERELATIONSHIP IN THE WAY THEY LARGE MURALS.
SEE OTHER FRIENDS AND STUDENTS FROM ALSO TEACHERS LEARN TO FORM OUTSIDEOTHERS SCHOOLS, WITH RESPECTAND CARE.
RELATIONSHIP WITH TEACHERS FROM OTHER
COUNTRY.

# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonthMEET
Selfintroduction

SHARE
Research onthe theme

UNITE
Message ofunited thoughts

CREATE
Mural painting

APPRECIATE
Reflection/Appreciation

MAYJUN.

AUG.
SEPT.

SEPT.
OCT.

OCT.

FEB.

What you did
VIDEO CHAT AND EMAILCORRESPONDENCES

Your students attitude/reflection
THEY ARE INTERESTED ON DOINGVIDEO CHAT DURING THE
INTRODUCTION SESSIONS.

TEACH THEM ON THE
SDGs ON HOW TO
CREATE A THEME FOR
THE RELATIONSHIP OF
THE SCHOOLS.

STUDENTS UNDERSTANDING THE
THEME AND STARTED GIVING IDEASTOWORDS THE MURAL PAINTING.

TELL THE STUDENTS TO
LIVE IN PEACE AND
HARMONY.

THE CONNECTING OF THE MURALSHOW THAT WE WANT TO LIVE INPEACE AND HARMONY WITH OTHER
SIDE OF THE WORLD.

WE GIVE THEM ABRIANSTORM SESSIONSFOR COLLECTIVE IDEAS
FROM STUDENTS ON
CULTURE AND DIVERSITY
OF THE SOLOMONISLANDS.

THE STUDENTS REFLECT THEIRIDEAS ONTO THE PAINTING OF THE
MURAL. WHICH SHOW THE UNITYBETWEEN SOLOMON ISLANDS AND
JAPAN. USING THE FLAGS OF THE
TWO COUNTRIES. AND THE DIVERSECULTURE OF THE SOLOMONS.

WE COMPLETED THE
MURAL AND TOOKPICTURES WITH ALLSTUDENTS INVOLVING IN
THE PAINTING OF THE
MURAL.

STUDENT WROTE SHORT NOTES TO
THE STUDENTS OF KUMAMOTO,AKITAHIGASHI ELEMENTARY SCHOOLIN JAPAN. USING CARDS TO GREETTHE STUDENTS OF WHAT THEY
WANT TO EXPPRESS THEMSELVES.

Subject
SOCIALSTUDIESSOCIALSTUDIES

ART
CRAFT

ART
CRAFT

SOCIALSTUDIES# Effect and evaluation gained through the collaborative learning
Evaluation: Rank 5 to 1 (5: very effective / 4: effective / 3: so- so / 2: not so effective / 1: not effective at all)

Expected effect
Understanding yourown cultures
Understanding yourpartner's cultures
Information literacy(research, share)

Communication ability(interactive exchange)

Critical thinking(objective, logical views)

Evalua
tion

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5
4
3

Scenes / points teachers felt the effects
They touched theirs culture and check again the history.
Asked teacher who is JICA volunteer about Japanese culture.
Looked up theirs social study textbook.
They took conversation with courage although Solomon Islander nature
is shy.
Recognized we live in one of the country in the world.

Active learningand action
Collaboration(in the class, with partners)

Expression ability(in words, in pictures)

5
4
4

Appreciation ability(the mural, the wholecollaborative learning)

They are positive.
The school could understand it.
I looked them have confidence.
This is the first time art of them. It is nice experience for students.

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