REPORT Artmile International Collaborative Learning 2021
Country/Region [ Slovakia ]School [ School of Art Industry ] Teacher [ Mr.Pavel Michalič, Mr.František Pohorelec ] Grade ( 2-3 )Member ( 10 )JP School [ Hyogo Prefectural Ashiya International Secondary School 3B ]Teacher [ Ms.Keiko Kameno, Mr.Ryota Araya, Ms.Miyuki Shinkai ]# Subjects, Activities and Hours of the lessons
Subject

Conception of the lesson

Hours

Research of the theme
Refine the theme
Design a mural with a message
Exchange ideas and sketches through the FORUM and video-meeting

20Drawing

Draw images and come up with a common design of the mural

20

Painting

Paint the other half to complete the mural

50

Planning andexploring# Theme and Message of the mural
Theme

GOAL 15 - LIFE ON LAND

Message

We all depend on earth for our livelihood and with our efforts we hope to preserve
livelihoods that will be enjoyed for generations to come.

United thoughts toshare with the world

# Effects and Problems
Effects your students have gained

Points for further improvement

Joint painting is a result of an excellent project, ourstudents enjoyed it thoroughly and were delighted towork with Japanese students even though the teaching
was online due to the Covid19 pandemics as they
painted under restricted conditions in small groups.

Our students have been in contact with theJapanese students via video-meetings. Thesemeetings were very valuable to our students in a
way that they could practice their English, theirpresentation skills and work within an international
team. The only thing we struggled with was the time
one difference but we have overcome this barrierand successfully delivered our project.

# How has your impression toward your partner’s country/region and the world changed?

Changes in the students

Changes in the teachers

Our students were able to learn about Japan and its Our teachers appreciated the opportunity to speak
people, culture and nature.
and collaborate with teachers from Japan.

# Flow of the Activity
Content
MEET
Selfintroduction

SHARE
Research on thetheme

UNITE
Message of united

Month

What you did

Your students’ attitude/reflection

Subject

June

Research of the theme andmaking a plan
Studentsandteachers
introductions

The students enjoyed the exchange ofstudent introductions and they becamevery interested in the Japanese cultureand natural wonders.

EnglishSep.

Refine the themeOur students prepared presentations
Share the researched theme about nature conservation and natural
with the partners
disasters.

ArtOct.

Discussion about the topic Our
students
havepreparedon the FORUM portal and presentations about natural history ofvideoconference
Slovakia and nature reservations.
Brainstorm a message

ArtNov.
Jan.
Feb.

Draft the design of the mural
Draw sketches and create
design for the common mural
painting
During a video-meeting,students have negotiated thefinal design for the mural.
Paint to complete the mural- the left side of the mural

The students made several designswhich were later used for joint painting
Students have agreed on a finalcomposition
A painting from Japanese partner school
was delivered in December 2021.
Shipping from Slovakia - February 2022.
Japanese received the parcel on the17th of March 2022.

ArtMarch

Reflect on the whole Students enjoyed the common project
collaborative learningand have met new friends and protectorsof nature.

Artthoughts

CREATE
Mural painting

APPRECIATE
Reflection/
Appreciation

# 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 effectEvaluation

Scenes and reasons that teachers felt the effects

Cross-culturalunderstanding5

Our students and teachers learned about the partner school, Japan andtheir culture and outlook.

4

The effects of climate change are experienced by people around thewhole world and for successful solution to such problems caused byclimate change we need collaboration across boarders and an open
discussion.

Active learningand action

3

The current pandemic has partially restricted participation on theproject as students were not able to meet in person most of themeetings and classes.

Collaborating withdifferent people

5

We have made friends from different cultures and learned how tocollaborate with them on a project.

Expressing in words,in shape5

Our students were able to put their art and writing skills to practice andwe teachers were able to see their progress in learning and guide them.

Critical thinking(objective, logical views)