2015 IIME REPORTCountry [ Zimbabwe ]School[ Helena Infant schools ] Teacher [ C Marunda/ P Shangwa] Grade (1-5) Students ( 45 )Partner [ (JP) Komaruyama Elementary School ] Teacher [ Erina Nakamura ]# Subjects, Activities and Times of the lessons
Subject
Conception of the lesson
Seasons

Hours

Zimbabwean seasons.

15

Arts

Draw the mural.

5IT

Use of the internet in research.

6# Theme and Message of the mural
ThemeMessage

The 4 Seasons of the Year.
The Children managed to research the seasons of the year in Zimbabwe and thedifferent changes that occur during this time.

# Effects and the Problems
Effects your students have gained
Points for further improvement
They have gained useful knowledge of their country We could have gotten more if the internet was wellindepth as well as information about our partner informed about our country and continent which
school. They can now make presentations on their wasn’t the case.
own without assistance because they researched thetheme thoroughly.

# How has your impression toward your partner country and/or the world changed?
Change in student’s impression
Change in teacher’s impression
They now have respect for difference in location as The approach to teaching varied in many ways which
well as culture across nations and races.
were eye opening for the teacher.

# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonthIntroduction

JanResearch

Jan
Feb

Composition

Painting

Appreciation
Reflection

Feb

March

March

What you did
Your students attitude/reflection
Opened the mural and They were eager to learn new things
discussed what they could from their friends and went into thesee. Talked about the project with ease.
differences in our seasons.
Grouped them and asked
them to research and draw
seasons around our nation.

Each one went to research and they
involved their parents in the journey. Theolder ones helped the younger guys.

Had them glean ideas fromeach group to make our final
template of how the muralwould look.
Had them draw and paint themural as we had agreed.
Each child took a turn.

The older ones made sure to guide pupils
to the younger and newer pupils with theteachers help.

They were very proud of
their work and showed it off
with enthusiasm and a
mixture of joy.

The journey was rewarding for bothteachers and pupils.

The painting was done carefully but they
enjoyed the process immensely.

Subject
EnglishandEnviron
mentalScience.
Englishand E.S
English,E.S andArts

Arts

English# 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

A5

Understanding theother’s cultures

B4Communication ability

They have respect for difference in Culture.

B4B4A5B

4

Attitude in learning

A5Expression abilityA

5Appreciation abilityA

5in the class/with partners

IT skills
Creating friendshipin the class/with partners

Collaborationin the class/with partners

How your students have reached it
This helped them grasp the beauty of culture.

Communicated well with their peers, used postcards tocommunicate with their partner school since skyping would be
hard because of the time difference.
Used google to research.
Made friends easily. Were excited to be part of this experienceagain.
Interacted well amongst themselves.
Good attitude.
Expressed themselves well and fluently.
Show that they appreciate what this experience taught them.