2014 IIME REPORTCountry [ Canada ]School[ Millidgeville North School ] Teacher [ Heidi bundschuh ] grade (7 ) student number ( 21 )JP School [ Tokiwa Junior High School ] Teacher [ Chieko Abe ]# Subjects, Activities and Times of the lessons
Subject
Conception of the lessonArt

To creatively express maritime youth to our Japanese friends

Times
14

# Theme and Message of the mural
Theme

Peace in Japan and Maritime Youth and Culture in CanadaMessage

We are each active and involved cultures, sharing similar interests, as well as diverse. We
share a joy of the outside and fresh air as well as organized sport and activities. We like toeat food and celebrate with family and friends. Animals and wildlife make our world ahappier place to live in. We are modern people; we like books but we love our computersand cell phones. They keep us connected to the world and friends far away.

# Effects and the Problems
Effects your students have gained
Points for further improvement
Happiness to connect to others so far away
Deepen what we think we know.
Joy in learning of new culture
Be open to more similarities... we are more alike than
Surprise to find we share some similar interests, exdifferent
music, art, hobbies, pets
Sensitivity to others’ natural world: we each have
weather issues... snowstorms and hurricanes in
Canada, storms and tsunamis and typhoons in Japan.
Both of us have scares and closures when thesestrike.
# How has your impression toward your partner country and/or the world changed?
Change in student’s impression
Change in teacher’s impression
The students are more interested overall in a very I have had penpals and peers from different
faraway country. This project will stick with them as countries, but none in Asia. My sister teaches inthe time passes.
Hong Kong, but there was very little similar to her.

# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonthIntroduction

SeptResearch

Oct
Nov
Dec

Composition

Jan

Painting

Appreciation
Reflection

Febmarch

What you did
Looked online at area
Came up with questions
Prepared notes to send
Lots of talk
Looking in books
Looking online
Researching at home

Two, 2 hour classes only
Painted as a whole classwith the mural on a set oftables (1/2 time), then on
the floor (1/2 time).
The students preferred thefloor.
Shared as a group
Divided up the treats
Spoke about maintaining
connection with the schoolYour students attitude/reflection
Very excited
Just fun to be part of a global project

Exciting and confusing. Hard to decide
what was important to share. Hard toknow how to get the ideas down in a
successful and creative space
Had to overcome ego issues –whose idea
gets used, whose doesn’t
How to budget time and space
Excited
Nervous
Quick and dedicated. They learned they
could cooperate well and work efficiently
when under pressure

Positive
Sad tooSubjectart

art

art

art

art

# Aim of the Lessons and Result
Aim: Rank A to C in order you put emphasis on (A: very much/ B: much / C: not so much)
Result: Rank 5 to 1 (5: very effective / 4: effective / 3: so- so / 2: not so effective / 1: not effective at all)

Expected Effect

Aim

ResultUnderstanding our owncultures

C3

Understanding theother’s cultures

B3

A4

C2

A

4

Communication ability
in the class/with partners

IT skills
Creating friendshipin the class/with partners

How your students have reached itLots of verbal exchange; some arguing about the difference of a
Canadian in general and a maritime Canadian specifically. A goodlesson.
Done simply by observing and discussing all that was received
and exchanged. No extra research (time constraint, as well as
the fact the class was taught by the once weekly art teacher)
Progressed as time went on. Too many captains in home class at
first... learned to let others lead.
With partners, it was charming to use skype and see video. We
each struggle in front of cameras, but each thoroughly enjoyedstretching ourselves. We learned only very basic Japanese,
seeing the skype call as a predominantly English experience
Done only toRewarding. Experiencing the give and take in building friendships,
especially in deciding what is important to communicate, whatnotCollaboration

Done through the two teachers mainly, done successfullyA

4

Attitude in learning

B

3

Moodiness struck the youth, halfway through the assignment.
Hormones seemed to throw off the energy. Expression ability

A

4

We believe we fully expressed who we were and are through ourcollaboration

Appreciation abilityA

2

We feel we let the other school down owing to the lack of arrival,
one has a hard time appreciating what one can’t see orexperience. Very disappointing.

in the class/with partners