E-Twinning Plus in Ukraine

March, 2013 E-Twinning Conference blog 

E-Twinning platform is the free and safe platform for the teachers to connect, develop projects and cooperate in conducting online events. It may become the platform for the projects leading to the educational exchanges.

Kyiyv Eco Conference

April 27, 2013

Four students from Rivne Specialist school №15 namely Dmytro Havrylevych, Ivan Lytsiuk, Karina Vozniuk, Kateryna Stepaniuk and their  English teachers Iryna Pukas and Tetyana Chupryniuk took part in the international Eco Project, supported by the British Council. They visited Kyiv  gymnasium №191 for the  training seminar  organized by Olena Lukjianets, CC project coordinator. Students  from Kyiv  and the region schools, partners of the project “Studying Together” discussed environmental problems on that seminar.  Students shared their thoughts on the topic and presented their videos about the contribution of every school in solving ecological problems in Ukraine.

Vania Lutsiuk Form 10B:
"I supposed that it would be not very interesting to discuss the ecological problems –all of them are common knowledge issues. It came out in the result of my participation in the Eco Conference in Kiev  on April 26 that to know about the  eco- matters and to take  even a small step to change the situation- are two different things! So, more about training: I was amazed to try my hand in gardening. It turned to be not boring as I’d expected: that was different from working on dacha but much fun planting trees on the Alley of Friendship! To sum up, I got a lot of new information, met new friends, and enjoyed nice weather and beautiful city-Kiev!  I' m proud that I’m among those  who care not only about themselves, but the world around us." 

CC Project Closing Conference

March 14-15, 2013

Kyiyv, Ukraine

Connectng Classroom has been fun for three long years and now on the Closing Conference we summ up the work done and planned new projects to be conducted in the future as the relationships created are really very sustainable and friends are devoted.

CC Closing Conference, Kyiyv, 2013. As part of the preparation   there was suggested a writing task related to"London Olympics Legacy" topic. The students were invited to write an essay (up to 350 words) choosing one of the following: How can sport help develop Green economy? How can sport help promote diversity/social inclusion for the disabled people? Nine students sent their writings two of which were recognised  third prize winners.

Our congratulations to Dima Havrylevych, Daryna Yurchuk and their teachers Tetiana Chupryniuk and Victoria Bondar!!!!

Visit European Connecting Classrooms Blog!

Enjoy the blog article about "Toy for a Child" submitted by Rivne school -it is uploaded on European Connecting Classrooms blog. We already had entries in this blog from Kiev school # 155, Smila school, this time -Rivne school.  Please feel free to write an article with nice photoes about any of your CC events/trips and send to BC, it will be uploaded on the International blog.
http://blog.britishcouncil.org/connectingclassrooms/2012/12/06/a-toy-for-a-child-a-story-of-a-success/

Maria Zakharova, BC project manager

International Students' Conference - Malta Connecting Classrooms BritishCouncil

Malta, 6 November 2012

The Student's Voice
Students from Ukraine, North Cyprus, Wales and Malta - Cluster 1 had the opportunity to meet their peers and discuss their views on the project.

HERITAGE in the GREAT Competition 

November- December, 2012

Dylan Thomas Club members find it important to share with the CC project partner schools the experience they have got from meeting and working together in  the Club. The video shot by the students was sent to the contest. 

Please find below the links to the news on Awards ceremony on UK Embassy site and the photo gallery on Flicker. 

The news  

http://ukinukraine.fco.gov.uk/uk/news/?view=News&id=846017682 

Flicker.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ukinukraine/sets/72157632298312515/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ukinukraine/sets/72157632298312515/

Maria Zakharova, BC project manager

A Rare Chance for the Photographers!!!! 

October, 2012

Rivne Specialist school #15 is hosting an exhibition of children's photos.You still can come to see these awesome creative photo pieces from your peers!!

July-September, 2012

In July there was opened a photo exhibition “The Beauty of Diversity” that included the winners’ photos taken by pupils from Ukraine, Cyprus, and Malta.  It is organized in cooperation with the Window on America programme and is held in one of the halls of the Rivne regional library.

Photo Contest Winner's Story.

Thank you so much!I am so glad to hear this wonderful news about the results of the contest!I have been  waiting for this chance for a long time and my dream finally has come true! I applied for the contest just to see what  I can do. I didn't even think about winning in the contest!And guess what ! I am going to celebrate my 17-th birthday in a few days! Can you imagine what a nice birthday present it is to win the 1st  prize in this great contest. Thanks to the British Council again!!!Honestly I`m very happy!!! 

Sincerely yours,
Tanya Potapova.https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/106163571114267756221/albums/5856316043128766113

A Toy for a Child Project 

That’s a story how one can start a project which will bring joy and fun into many people’s lives. 

August 2012 became very special for Rivne Specialist School # 15 as we hosted 10 students and 3 teachers from our CC North Cyprus partner schools. We all enjoyed the Fest of Ukrainian Culture with its spirit of creativity, great craft exhibitions, shopping, folk dance concerts, music and fireworks at night. Ozge Tahiroglu, a teacher from Nicosia Turkish Maarif College, wanted to find a special present for her little daughter. She came across a master class workshop organized for children and their parents and spent her time making a toy.  It was so interesting and engaging that she offered to organize a project which would give the chance to work together, know each other’s cultures better and bring warmth into the hearts of those who will receive the toy as a gift of love and care. So, Iryna Zaitseva, an artist and teacher from Rivne, supported the idea with working out a pattern for the toys and helped organize a workshop to make soft toys.
Read more about it on the International Blog

http://blog.britishcouncil.org/connectingclassrooms/2012/12/06/a-toy-for-a-child-a-story-of-a-success/

Ma

Last Years' Project Review: Cookbook

November 3-4, 2011

International Partnership Meeting Cardiff, UK

2011 CC coordinators’partnership meeting took place in the capital of Wales,in Cardiff. While at the meeting the teachers from Ukraine, Wales, Malta and Cyprus were involved in many activities: Ice Breaker- Human bingo, Managing complex projects, Coaching for success.  Young leaders representing all four countries were actively sharing activities, experiences and expectations during two days of the meeting. International Cookbook project wasn't forgotten as we had a good opportunity to try out dishes in different restaurants, Food Bars and cafes, buy some food at the City Food Market.
 

Cooking is Art, no wonder that the project on International Cookbook is so much popular with the students and teachers. August 25, 2011 a workshop was held on for the visiting group of students from North Cyprus and the students from school # 15 in The Rivne College of Economics and Business. At first Romanchuk Vasil, the director of the college warmly greeted students and the organizer of master-class Anna Sukhetska, a trainer of this college said a few welcoming words to students from Cyprus. Then she describes some kinds of Ukrainian borsch.

Master Class in Cooking Ukrainian Dishes Slideshow: Franchuk’s trip to Rivne was created with TripAdvisor TripWow!

After that students were preparing the working places and raw materials, peeling and cutting vegetables for borsch. Then we had a short acquainting excursion in the college. After the break students were taught how to cook another Ukrainian dish, varenyky. Our trainer showed us how to make various kinds of them. Everybody made them very thoroughly and enthusiastically. Besides they got acquainted with the tradition to put some surprises into varenyky on Ukrainian holidays, and they try to do it themselves then. After that all students actively participated in the quiz “All about vegetables”. It was very funny for children to show their knowledge and to know new facts from the history of some vegetables, and to get some prizes as well. When dinner was ready everybody tasted the Ukrainian dishes. Everything was delicious, especially because we cooked it together. At the end the students were handed the certificates of the participants of this master-class. It was an unexpected surprise for them. All were very happy!!! .