REPORT Artmile International Collaborative Learning 2019
Country/Region [ Saudi Arabia ]School [ Al Hussan International School, KSA]

Teacher [ Mrs. Saira Muhammad, Mrs. Hadeer ]Grade(11) Members ( 19 )JP school [ Kobe University Secondary School, Japan] Teacher [ Mika Iwami ]# Subjects, Activities and Hours of the lessons
SubjectARTCAS

Conception of the lesson
Integrating environmental issues into artistic impression and symbolism
Spreading awareness in the community about gender equality and sustainable
development of cities through international exchange project.

Hours1810# Theme and Message of the muralThemeMessageUnitedthoughts toshare withthe world

Gender Equality and Development of Sustainable Cities
We want to make cities sustainable by creating career opportunities, safe and affordable
housing and building resilient societies and economies. We also want to eradicate discriminationand prejudice against humans based on their gender and wish to create equal opportunities forgirls and boys to attain primary education and women and men to have equal wages.

# Effects and Problems
Effects your students have gainedStudents have learned a great deal about development ofsustainable cities, gender equality and global exchange.
This experience has taught them how to communicate
effectively with people and to understand the differencesin cultures and languages.

Points for further improvement
Students need to find more practical ways toimplement their findings in their current
environment.

# How has your impression toward your partner’s country/region and the world changed?
Changes in the students
Changes in the teachers
Students have realized how the difference in learning
style can affect how they represent their information.
They were highly impressed by the in-depth research andperspective of their partner students.

Teachers have learned how to take inspirationfrom other cultures and encourage students tothink from a different perspective.

# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonthMEET
Selfintroduction

Sep/
Oct

SHARE
Research onthe theme

Nov/
Dec

UNITE
Message ofunitedthoughts

Dec

CREATE
Mural painting

Jan/
Feb

APPRECIATE
Reflection/
Appreciation

Feb

What you did
Postedself
introductions,videos and letters on the forum
Students were divided in groups
in which they conducted
research on two themes andpresented it in a PowerPoint
Presentation.
Students
presented
theirthoughts in a video conferenceand shared their findings withtheir partners
Students share their drawing on
the forum and painted the muralandmakenewchanges
according to the size of themural
The mural was presented infront of the whole school during
the assembly and it was wellreceived.

Your students attitude/reflection
Students got the opportunity of selfreflection as to how to present
themselves ina positive light in frontof new friends
Students worked hard to relate theSDG goals with their current country(Saudi Arabia) and discovered some
new facts about their country they
did not know before.
Students learned communication
skills, How to interact with Japanese
students and how to make sure theirinformation is well delivered andunderstood by their partners
Students were highly impressed bytheir partners’ work on the mural. It
was professional and precise to thelast details. They tried their best to
meet the same standards as theirpartners.
Students were so happy to see thefinal result. They also explained what
they drew to their school mates andwhat was the message behind themural.

SubjectCASCASCASARTCAS# 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)EvaluaExpected effect
Scenes / points teachers felt the effects
tion
Understanding yourStudents explained their own cultures to their partners
5own cultures
Understanding yourVideo conferences, information about Japanese culture and5partner's cultures
discussion with students
Information literacy
Students gained detailed information from their partners with regards
5(research, share)
to the theme
We need more time to talk to each other to develop deeper
Communication ability4(interactive exchange)
understanding of each other
Critical thinking
Students tried their best to relate the goals and implement the4(objective, logical views)
findings in their current environment
Students learned a great deal about gender equality and development
Active learningof sustainable cities and found new information about government’s
5and action
new initiatives.
Very healthy communication took place between the two schools andCollaboration
we appreciate their humble nature of accepting the changes we5(in the class, with partners)
presented to them with regards to the mural design.
Expression abilityOur students struggled a bit to express their views in artistic manner4(in words, in pictures)
as we had less time to paint.
Our school appreciated the hard work of both countries and how
Appreciation ability(the mural, the wholecollaboratively the students of both countries created a harmonious
5
collaborative learning)message.