2016 IIME REPORTCountry/Region [ Indonesia ]School[ SMA Labschool Cibubur ] Teacher [ KELLI MANDALINA ]JP school [ SHS Kobe University ] Teacher [ Rika Iwami ]# Subjects, Activities and Times of the lessons
Subject
Conception of the lesson
Concept of mural Description of the mural to students
Mural project

Mural activities

Grade ( 11 )Member ( )

Hours
430

# Theme and Message of the mural
Theme

Unity In Diversity

Message

We all have our unique differences and rather than letting it separates us, we learned
about each other’s differences and made a mutual understanding that helped us
understand one another better, which led us to create a new and better friendship.

United thoughts toshare with the world# Effects and the Problems
Effects your students have gained
The students have gained new friends and were able
to understand one another much better than before.
By discussing and acknowldeging the differences
around them, it has let them embrace each other’sunique culture and differences to create a mutual
unison.

Points for further improvement
The students faced some difficulties with time
management due to the constant busy schedules atschool. However, with great communication we havemanaged to push through all the difficulties together
and create a magnificent mural.

# How has your impression toward your partner’s country/region and the world changed?
Changes in the students
Changes in the teachers
By acknowledging an international presence, they As teachers we also have to adapt with eachhave bonded through constant communication and differences that are around us. It has not only been acreated a new found friendship that has let them to great experential learning opportunity, but alsounderstand how important it is understanding another great way to bond with students.
differences and cultures.

# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonthMEET
Selfintroduction

SHAREResearch onthe theme

UNITE
United message/

Mural design

CREATE
Mural painting

APPRECIATE
Reflection/
Appreciation

What you did
We conducted a videoconference with our partner
school. We had all thestudents sat down infront ofacamera,
whichisconnected to a laptop andmicrophone to let thestudents
introducethemselves.
To share our theme andideas, we did another videoconference. Students had
previously drawn their ideas
on a big sheet of paper thatthey showcased in the videoconference.
After several emails fromour partner school, we finallyagreed on a solid idea that
we soon began drawing thedraft of it on a piece ofpaper first.

Your students attitude/reflection
At first the students felt nervous tocommunicate with our partner school,
because they fear there would be alanguage
barrier
betweenthem.
Nonetheless, the students were very
excited to meet new people and create
new friendships.

We started adding color to
the drawing we’ve done withsome paint. We used colors
that would work well withwhat our partner school
have picked out.
We showed other students inour school the mural andthey clapped at our work toshow their appreciation. We
also took a group picturewith the mural and thanked
everyone for all the hardwork.

There were some disagreements withwhich color the students had to use. But
after some more open discussions, they
managed to come to an agreement andfinished the mural together.

The students were excited to share theirideas and hear feedback from ourpartner school. As they drew their ideas,
they didn’t just think what might work
best with their own ability, but also ourpartner school’s ability and ideas.
Each students valued everyone’s
opinions, because they knew it could bea very essential thing in the future. Not
only did they learn how to work together,
but also to value other people’sopinions.

Even though it hadn’t been a smoothprocess, the students still felt a proudsense of accomplishment with the result.

Subject

EnglishEnglishand Art

Art andCraftArt# Aim of the Lessons and ResultAim: 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 own
cultures

A5

Understanding the other’sculturesCommunication ability
in the class/with partners

IT skills

Creating friendshipin the class/with partners

Collaborationin the class/with partners

Attitude in learning

Expression ability
in words, in pictures

B4We did a video conference and showcased our ideas, both ourown and our partner school’s. But due to the busy schedule, wecould only do a few video conferences to understand eachother’s ideas and cultures.

B

4

In video conferences, the students often felt shy due to thelanguage bearier. But because of their enthusiasm, they tried
their best to communicate with our partner school. Nonethless,in our open discussions with each other, the students are very
vocal with each other.

A

5

The students were already familiar with the idea of having avideo conference.

ABAB

5

454Appreciation ability
Appreciate the mural and thewhole collaborative learning

How your students have reached it
They were divided into groups and brainstormed ideas by getting
inspirations from the internet and other media sources.

A5

In the video conferences, the students tried their best to voice
themselves out. But they are already fond of each other, so by
working together they bonded even more.
In numerous open discussions, they had different ideas. But they
still respect each other’s opinions because they know that it
was a group effort.
They were very excited and felt very enthusiastic to learn new
and different techniques to create the mural.
The students often felt nervous to communicate with ourpartner school due to the language bearier, but as we did more
video conferences they started to be more relaxed and indulge inthe experience. Which is why they drew their ideas andshowcased it in the video conference to offer a better way ofunderstanding the ideas.
As they started to progress more in the process, they started tocare more about the result. They worked harder and evensacrificed their time after school to work on the mural. Otherstudents outside of the group cheered the students on to givethem motivation to finish the mural.