2018 IIME REPORTCountry/Region [ Uganda ]School[ Goshen Primary School Kisoga ] Teacher [ Iduude Noah ]JP school [ Kanonji Elementary School ] Teacher [ Atsuko Kitani ]Grade ( 4-6 ) Member ( 29 )# Subjects, Activities and Hours of the lessons
Subject
Conception of the lesson
We used social studies and time allocated to Global Citizenship Education toSocial studies
focus on ideas that were spearheaded by our colleagues Ms. Atsuko Kitani

Hours40# Theme and Message of the mural
ThemeCulture

Message

Different cultures – similarities in aspects we treasure.

United thoughts toshare with the world# Effects and Problems
Effects your students have gained

Points for further improvement
It has been an exciting project for the students - in the Communication would have been more fun if we used
first place being our first time to get engaged in the video- conferencing.
mural, we did not know what we had actually to do.
Thanks to our colleague Ms. Atsuko Kitani, who guided
making the work interesting. When we received thegreeting package from Japan, our students realized they
can get quickly and easily get in touch with partners
that are distant. Their confidence and self esteem havebeen greatly enhanced.

# How has your impression toward your partner’s country/region and the world changed?
Changes in the students
Changes in the teachers
The perception of our students towards ‘JAPAN’ – All our teachers were involved and have appreciatedwidened they have a new knowledge about the the communication through art.
culture/ school system, traditional and physicalfeatures which they did not have before.

# Flow of the Activity
ContentMonthWhat you did
The students wroteMEET
Sept self-introduction in class.
Selfintroduction

SHARE
Research on
the theme

UNITE
United message/

OctNov

Mural design

CREATE
Mural painting

APPRECIATE
Reflection/
Appreciation

DecFebMar

Researched on what makes
their country unique toconstitute a heritage.
Collective action. All
members of staff weresupportive. It was an exciting
process. We were able torealize our efforts.
Ms. Atsuko Kitani played a
big role to guide us since
this was our first time.
All members of staff wereengaged. It was fun.
It was a great to have thiswork done. We were happyto live to the expectation.
The school Management
Committee was informed on
this achievement, they weresupportive.

Your students attitude/reflection
Students enjoyed discovering more
about themselves in order to share withothers.
Appreciated more their culture

Subject
Socialstudies
Socialstudies

They were engaged.
Socialstudies

They were careful following theguidelines on painting. It requiredpatience.
The students were amazed that theirlocal efforts were turning international.

Socialstudies

Socialstudies# 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 effect
Understanding yourown cultures
Understanding yourpartner's cultures
Information literacy(research, share)

Communication ability(interactive exchange)

Critical thinking(objective, logical views)

Active learningand action
Collaboration(in the class, with partners)

Expression ability(in words, in pictures)

Evalua
tion

53
32

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Appreciation ability(the mural, the wholecollaborative learning)

Scenes / points teachers felt the effects
Deep understanding of own culture
Relating our culture to the partner’s culture, there were somesimilarities
We went beyond what we painted, we shared about music and thetraditional music instruments, games, dressing and ceremonies. InWe missed out on video conferencing, making our power point
presentations and good quality videos
Our painting was guided by deep thinking on how to present the physicalfeatures, economic activities, cultural activities and dressing in one pieceand matching the same was our partner school. Overall we weresuccessful.
There was no moment when our students were passive. They wererequired to reflect on the culture and bring it to reality. They focused onaspects and had to be practical to have them through art. We wereimpressed when we finally had our hands on the canvas. The climax had
everybody active. There was a great deal of learning
The entire project was centred on teamwork, group effort andcooperation. The students natured a bond and strong relationship with
their partner school.
We were not always able relay the variety of pictures
It enhanced our self- belief.

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