- Title “Where Do the Children Play”
https://iearn.org/cc/space-2/group-475
Teachers and students around the world will explore where and how children play in their communities.
Where do the children play and teenagers hang out in your neighborhood or community? Do they have pleasant and peaceful surroundings? Do they have a place to grow, explore, feel confident, and develop their skills in safety?
Cat Stevens wrote and performed a song with this name during the turbulent sixties. David Broza sings this still relevant song currently and engages youth in cross-cultural projects. IEARN teachers and students who join our project will explore these questions with photos, videos, and prose. Where possible, they will do community service to improve the places in their community where children and youth play.
Listen to Cat Stevens: https://youtu.be/NXxcMw5PTDg
Listen to David Broza: https://youtu.be/mHr8Y-4yURk
Students between the ages of 6-18 may participate.
6-11
11-14
15-18
Week 1: Introductions by teachers and posting of project plan.
Week 2: Introductions by students and posting of their project plan.
Week 3- Students post photos, completed surveys, and comments.
Week 4: Optional – students complete community service such as litter clean up, painting, repairs, or fundraising for new equipment. Students can post before and after photos in the project forum. Students post multimedia presentations as a group or individually.
Classes and groups can begin the project on agreed upon dates. The conclusion and presentations will take place on internationally recognized days to celebrate of protection of children.
Semester 1: Universal Children’s Day, November 20 (Begin Oct 7) 6 week
Semester 2: –International Day of Protection of Children, June 1 (Begin April 10 7 weeks -US students have many exams in May)
Teachers and students will survey play areas available to children in their communities, Example surveys will be provided, by the project facilitators. Students will take photographs or videos in the playgrounds, but be mindful of the privacy rights of people who are using the facilities. The surveys will enable them to evaluate whether the community facilities are adequate and how the play areas can be improved. The communication will take place in the IEARN project forum and by email. We will hold an optional kick off Skype or Blackboard Collaborate meeting for the teachers.
A culminating synchronous session will be available for students to share and discuss their project work. With the guidance of their teachers students will create multimedia presentations to share their observations, activities, and conclusions.
Expected outcomes:
Journal or Multimedia presentation with before and after pictures of the playground (include an exploration of the importance of child’s play.
Collaboration between 2 classes to improve their playground
My dream playground- a picture or film or any other way of expression
Language: English
Curriculum Areas: Civics/Government, Social Studies, Arts, Interdisciplinary
Ruty Hotzen , eh2y42@gmail.com
Freda Goodman fredagoodman@gmail.com
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