Participating Schools
Newmarket School, Auckland, New Zealand - Sonya Van Schaijik
Norwood Primary School, South Australia - Daniela Lawlor, Marissa Ruolle & Robyn Allen
Anglo-American School of Sofia, Bulgaria - Christine Szeryk
American Pacific International School, Chiang Mai, Thailand - John Keisker
Lincoln School, Kathmandu, Nepal - Brian Fawcett & Sudha Rajouria
Cathedral of St. Raymond School, Joliet, IL, USA - Marlene Hinthorn & Sue Neumann
Project Manager: Julie Lindsay Lead Teacher: Theresa Allen
Newmarket School, Auckland, New Zealand - Sonya Van Schaijik
Norwood Primary School, South Australia - Daniela Lawlor, Marissa Ruolle & Robyn Allen
Anglo-American School of Sofia, Bulgaria - Christine Szeryk
American Pacific International School, Chiang Mai, Thailand - John Keisker
Lincoln School, Kathmandu, Nepal - Brian Fawcett & Sudha Rajouria
Cathedral of St. Raymond School, Joliet, IL, USA - Marlene Hinthorn & Sue Neumann
Project Manager: Julie Lindsay Lead Teacher: Theresa Allen
THEME: Environmental Issues
Essential questions we aim to answer:
- What are the similarities and differences among the environment around the world?
- How can we connect with each other through our commonalities?
- How does your geography, history and lifestyle of where you live impact your environment?
- What are essential solutions to researched global issues and how can we share these?
Digital Handshakes
All classes created short videos to introduce their class members.
Check out the video created by Newmarket School in New Zealand.
Check out the video created by Newmarket School in New Zealand.
Research Work
Student Showcase
Click on a Team URL to see the final team presentations created using Voicethread.
Theme: FOOD
Team 1.1: Water Issues
Team 1.2: Food Shortages
Team 1.3: Soil Erosion
Team 1.4: Food Wastage
Team 1.5: Local v. Imported
Team 1.1: Water Issues
Team 1.2: Food Shortages
Team 1.3: Soil Erosion
Team 1.4: Food Wastage
Team 1.5: Local v. Imported
Theme: GLOBAL WARMING
Team 2.1: Deforestation
Team 2.2: Greenhouse Gases
Team 2.3: Effect on Plants
Team 2.4: Natural Disasters
Team 2.5: Droughts
Team 2.1: Deforestation
Team 2.2: Greenhouse Gases
Team 2.3: Effect on Plants
Team 2.4: Natural Disasters
Team 2.5: Droughts
Theme: POLLUTION
Team 3.1: Nuclear Energy
Team 3.2: E-Waste
Team 3.3: Air Quality
Team 3.4: Rubbish - Littering
Team 3.5: Traffic
Team 3.1: Nuclear Energy
Team 3.2: E-Waste
Team 3.3: Air Quality
Team 3.4: Rubbish - Littering
Team 3.5: Traffic
Shrinking HabitatsTheme: ANIMALS
Team 4.1: Animal Rights
Team 4.2: Endangered Species
Team 4.3: Endangered Sea Life
Team 4.4: Over-Population
Team 4.5: Shrinking Habitats
Team 4.1: Animal Rights
Team 4.2: Endangered Species
Team 4.3: Endangered Sea Life
Team 4.4: Over-Population
Team 4.5: Shrinking Habitats
Theme: PEOPLE
Team 5.1: Human Rights
Team 5.2: Over-Popoulation
Team 5.4: Impacts on the Environment
Team 5.5: Poverty
Team 5.1: Human Rights
Team 5.2: Over-Popoulation
Team 5.4: Impacts on the Environment
Team 5.5: Poverty