2014 IIME REPORTCountry [ Pakistan ]School [ Springfield Public School ] Teacher [ Sadia Nazir, Syeda Ifrah ] grade (5-8) student number (13)
JP School [ Nuka Elementary School ] Teacher [ Kazunori Ochiai ]# Subjects, Activities and Times of the lessons
Subject
Conception of the lesson
Social Studies
ArtTimes

Rural areas and the living style2

How to handle light. Making figures and giving 3d-effect6# Theme and Message of the muralThemeCity EscapeMessage

The art activity has opened the doors of learning for students to simply cross disciplinary
boundaries and to explore from multiple perspectives.

# Effects and the Problems
Effects your students have gained
It was a great experience, children learned a lot fromthis activity and they gained a lot of information
about culture, customs and traditions .This activity isvery meaningful for students as always and they get
great different ideas about different cultures andfestivals.

Points for further improvement
It is to inform you that the painting we sent theschool in July did not match with the sketch partner
school had made in September; it was not at all in
coherence with the sketch we sent. We did raise theissue once we saw and we were told that it will bechanged by Japan school but when the mural cameno such changes were made as agreed upon.

# How has your impression toward your partner country and/or the world changed?
Change in student’s impression
Change in teacher’s impression
Students were having many ambiguities in their
Teacher's also get chance to communicate with theminds about different customs and traditions whichteachers from Japan school and they came to awere clear after doing work on this project. They
conclusion that teachers in another part of the world
loved the thoughtful cards sent.
are pretty much same and their work is similar to theJapanese teachers

# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonthIntroduction

ResearchComposition

Painting

Appreciation
Reflection

What you did
Your students attitude/reflection
Students made introductory They were equally excited.
cards for partners just toexhibit the likes and dislikes.
Students had been provided
with an access of internet
for research and to maketheir own sketches.
They composed figures
along with different
activities and tried to show
their culture.
The area was allocated foreach student to work.

Initially they were bit scared of painting
buildings but when they practiced it, they
were at ease.

The students were taken todifferent branches of theschool, where they received
appreciation andacknowledgement.

They were in great mood when they gave
the presentation turn by turn. In the end
they were photographed which had been
added to the institution’s cap.

Subject

It was indeed a splendid activity
performed by our students.

Students painted it joyfully.

# 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

How your students have reached it
We have explored from internet and have even visited the places
ourselves.

Understanding theother’s cultures

B

4

Students learned a lot about culture ,life style ,festivals andbuildings etc.

A5Now, they can speak more accurately about the cultures andfestivals.

B4A5

B

4

Attitude in learningA

5Expression ability

B

4Appreciation ability

A5Communication ability
in the class/with partners

IT skills
Creating friendshipin the class/with partners

Collaborationin the class/with partners

IT skills have been improved a lot.
New year and introductory cards became a channel which
opened the doors of friendship with partners.
Initially there were some issues but later they were resolved.
Getting things at first was a difficult task, but later they wereresolved.
The students were excited to apply colors on big sheet and atthe same time a bit nervous but through hard work their
nervousness was over come.
It was undoubtedly a fabulous effort on student’s part.