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These projects are designed to help us build a picture of life around the world. All of these projects are suitable to be repeated at a later date. Indeed once you submit a project a diary note will be made and you will be emailed some 7 years later (7 is Richard's lucky number) and asked if you want to repeat it. If it has been done by a school the it can be repeated with different pupils but covering the same area and format. It will allow us to see how changes have taken place both in life and attitudes and how peoples' thoughts on the future have altered.

We have given guidelines as to how we would like these projects to be completed and what we think it would be good to cover. However we fully understand that there are many limitations on teachers and learners so please, if you can only cover some of the topics, do submit your work to us.

You can read about the projects below or by clicking on the link at the side

MY SCHOOL

AIMS:To show life in a particular school.
To allow the reader to see the various aspects that make up time spent at that school
To allow comparisons with other schools across the world

FORMAT:various sections of text and/or pictures

EQUIPMENT NEEDED:camera (preferably digital for easy input). If no camera is available we would still like your text maybe with some drawings. Please note we will not put a project on our website if it contains photographs of individual pupils or teachers, unless it is accompanied by written authority from the school.

NOTES:It is only possible for this project to be carried by individuals or groups of people who are within a school or learning establishment. Individuals who learn at home cannot do this project.

INSTRUCTIONS:We want to be able to compare your findings with others so it is important that you carry out this project following our guidelines as closely as you can. We have set out below the sections of the project which we would like you to try and cover. Obviously the age of your pupils will regulate the extent to which you can do these. You may also decide to add additional topics and we would welcome this.

The facts section is fairly easy to do but may require you to find out the information. The section on the school involves taking a picture (or making a drawing) and giving us a plan of the school. The history can be found out from a library or maybe someone has written a book about the school. Maybe the principal will be able to help you.

Finding out about the teachers will involve you in doing some interviews. First arrange a time when it is convenient and then set down the list of questions you want to ask. Write down your answers in note form during the interview and write them up later. Try and find teachers who teach at different ages and different subjects.

The final section looks at what goes on in the school after lessons are finished. You may already know of all the clubs that meet after school or you may have to ask some people to give you the information. Try and find out how often the club meets and how many members it has. Is it open to people outside the school as well? Then we would also like to know what your school or some individual pupils have achieved. Maybe you have won some sports trophy or a poetry competition. You can also tell us about famous pupils from the past if you know of them

We suggest you go and look at the projects that have already been done by our ONE WORLD SCHOOLS.

SECTIONS AND NOTES: These are the sections which you should try and cover. However if you are unable to cover all points, please do still submit your project.

FACTS:a section giving the following information perhaps accompanied by a picture of all pupils and teachers if available.

· Full name of school
· Type of school i.e. age range
· Year school opened
· Number of pupils
· Number of teachers
· Average number in classes
· Normal hours of teaching

THE SCHOOL:a small section with a picture of the school, a plan showing the whole layout and a brief history of the school.

TEACHERS: a section where pupils will interview three or four teachers and write a short text piece from the interview. This should include:

· Subjects taught
· When, where and how qualified
· Why they choose teaching
· Likes and dislikes of the job/subject

TEACHING:a section about lessons in the school. This should show the following

· Subjects taught at various ages
· Teaching methods (teachers to give pupils help here)
· Classroom layouts (plans and/or pictures of some classrooms for different ages and subjects)
· A typical lesson - a brief description of maybe 3 or more lessons across the age range and subjects within the school

CLUBS - ACHIEVEMENTS:a section which shows outside activities of the school and its achievements.

READING OTHERS:The exciting thing about the project page is you can look at other peoples work and compare it with yours. With this project you can see the types of schools our One World Learners attend. Do they do the same lessons as you, do they attend school for the same time? Maybe they start earlier than you. You could use the data about students and teachers and make a graph showing the ratio in different countries, areas, ages etc.

You can also see how the teachers qualified and their reasons for going into to teaching. Is this different in other countries? What do teachers like and dislike? And which school has the most famous pupil

SUBMISSION INFO:When you are ready to send us your project, click on the 'submit' button on the main projects page. Then follow those instructions. With this project there are no problems if you are just giving us a URL or if you want us to host your project but do make sure you have covered all the sections and they are in separate parts of your project.

ONE WORLD SCHOOLS:This project has been done by

Busselton Primary School. This is a word document.

Southmoor Primary School

Zespol Szkol Komunikacji(2.97mb). This is a powerpoint presentation and, at present, is only in Polish

If you want to read our teachers notes for this project then click here.

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MY NEIGHBOURHOOD

AIMS: to build a picture of the area around school or home and the history of this small part of the writer's country

FORMAT:various sections of text/interviews and/or pictures

EQUIPMENT NEEDED:camera (preferably digital for easy input). If no camera is available we would still like your text maybe with some drawings.

NOTES:It is important that the area defined is not too large but that it allows you to cover as many of the sections we have mentioned as possible.

INSTRUCTIONS:We want to be able to compare your findings with others so it is important that you carry out this project as closely to our guidelines as you can. We have set out below the sections of the project we suggest you cover; try to do as many of these as is possible. You may also decide to add additional topics and we would welcome this.

We would suggest that you first look at all the topics and think how best you can cover them. Work out what order it is best for you to do things in. Take your time, there is no rush. Your project will go on our site whenever it is completed. The first thing to do is define your area. Please don't make it too big, it will give you too much work and no-one wants that. However try and make the area big enough to include some houses, shops and a couple of places of interest. The area doesn't have to be a regular shape. Just make sure that you explain the area covered clearly in the text and you can add maps or drawings.

With some topics you can maybe do two things in one visit. For example while checking out the shops you may meet people who you can talk to about changes. Look at your area and see what is best. Once you have thought out how to do it, try and make yourself a plan as to when you can do everything you need. Try and think of the problems. For example it might be easier to go and look at the shops early in the morning but then you will only be able to talk to people who shop then. Maybe you should go back at another time. In the history and changes section you can try and ask older people what they remember from when they were younger. We are sure that there are lots of other things you will think of and we would also advise you, in fact we would tell you but we're too polite, to go and look at the projects which have already been done by our ONE WORLD SCHOOLS.

SECTIONS AND NOTES: These are the sections you should try and cover.

WHERE WE ARE:a section showing the location of the area both within the country, region and, if applicable, town or city. This is very much a graphical section for pupils with design skills and can make use of maps and drawings.

A HISTORY OF THE AREA:a section that gives a brief history of the area. The history should be very specific to the area as both our own website and other people will cover the wider area. It would be good if you could scan and input some archive pictures if these are available.

CHANGES: a section which shows how the area has changed over the years. This is different from the history section as it looks at specific changes to the infrastructure, development of the land and differences in the way people work and live. Again archive pictures compared to current ones which you have taken could enhance this section.

HOMES: a section which takes a look at some typical homes in the area. Pictures, plans and descriptions will give an idea of the accommodation in which most people live. We would suggest 4 or 5 types of accommodation are shown as any more will be too much. If you cannot take pictures then this is a good section to draw some plans of the houses showing where all the rooms are.

SHOPS: a section showing how people shop in the locality; can include text and pictures. This should show:

· Number of local shops (those in the area covered)
· Types of shops (ie bakers, newsagents, clothes shop etc
· Some examples of the produce sold
· Wider competition i.e. supermarkets outside of the locality
· Current trend i.e. are people buying locally or going further away to shop

PLACES OF INTEREST: a section showing places of interest in the locality. These can be buildings, attractions, views or whatever you feel is of interest and can be used to show where people spend their spare time. Showing this for different generations is important.

PEOPLE: 3 or 4, no more, interviews with interesting people who live in the area. These can be notable people who serve the community or just someone who has a story to tell. You may find that if you chose someone who has spent their whole life in the area, this may be a good source of archive photographs and material for other sections. More interviews can be carried out and the best ones selected. Do make sure you explain exactly why you want to talk to someone and you may have to talk to them outside. Many people do not like asking strangers into their homes.

READING OTHERS:The exciting thing about the projects page is you can look at other people's work and compare it with yours. With this project you have the chance to look at small areas of different countries and see how others live. Whenever you look at these other projects always try and ask questions. What are the homes people live in like? How has the area changed other the years? What are the shopping habits? What is there in the area of interest and what is there for people to do? By doing this you will learn more about these places and the people who live there. Think up some of your own questions.

SUBMISSION INFO:When you are ready to send us your project, click on the 'submit' button on the main projects page Then follow those instructions. With this project there are no problems if you are just giving us an URL or if you want us to host your project.

ONE WORLD SCHOOLS: This project has been done by

Southmoor Primary School
Gimnazum Nr 25
Zespol Szkol Komunikacji - Polish version (11.4mb) as Powerpoint presentation
Zespol Szkol Komunikacji - English version(11.4mb) as Powerpoint presentation

If you want to read our teachers notes for this project then click here.

GAZETTA 2030

AIMS: to find out how individuals and groups see their country in 2030 when our project has finished.

FORMAT: a newspaper with various sections

EQUIPMENT NEEDED: nil

NOTES: Although this project can be done individually it is best if it is carried out by a group of people

INSTRUCTIONS: We want to be able to compare your findings with others so it is important that you carry out this project following our guidelines. We have set out below the sections of the project which we would like you to try and cover. You may also decide to add additional topics and we would welcome this.

We would suggest that you first look at all the topics and think how best you can cover them. Work out what order it is best for you to do things in. Take your time, there is no rush. Your project will go on our site whenever it is completed. In each section you should make a note of the items that you will cover. Maybe they will overlap. By this we mean that something you have decided on as a news item might have repercussions in other areas.

Don't make any of your stories too long. A length of between 500 and 1000 words per story will be more than enough. Just give a brief outline of the event which took place and some background information as to why it happened, the influences and events which contributed to the story.

We have given you some ideas of what to cover in each section but this is by no means everything. We are sure you will be able to think up other items. Use your imagination. To fully understand the past you have to do this and the same applies when thinking about the future. Add what you know to what might be and there you have your story.

As usual we would advise you to go and look at the projects which have already been done by our ONE WORLD SCHOOLS.

SECTIONS AND NOTES: These are the sections that your project should try and cover.

NEWS: Four or five news stories from the years from now till 2030. Try and put the stories in chronological order. You can look at a government change, natural disaster, alliances, crises, how has your country interacted with others, anything you think might happen in your country which will have a great effect.

WEATHER: A section to look at how the weather has changed over these years.

FEATURES: This section should itself be divided into eight separate sections:

1. Food - What do people eat now. How has this changed? Where does it come from, is it homegrown? What are the prices?
2. Homes - Where do most people live? What are homes built of? Who owns them? How much do they cost?
3. Work - What jobs are people doing? How much is the pay? How many holidays and other benefits do people receive?
4. Leisure and Sport - How do people spend their spare time? What new games, pastimes, sports have emerged?
5. Inventions - What have been the inventions of the last years? Who invented them? How has it affected your country?
6. Health and Beauty - Are there any new diseases? - What are the latest medicines and treatments? - What are the new diets? - What is the latest desired look? - How do people keep their looks as they get older?
7. Clothing - What do people wear? - What material is used? - How much do they cost? How is it bought (shops/internet)
8. Beliefs - How is religion incorporated into everyday life? - Is there more tolerance? - What has changed?

Each section can be accompanied by a couple of illustrations. If you are able, then maybe you can digitally alter an existing photo, otherwise drawings will be fine.

CARTOON: a chance for the artists to draw a cartoon showing one aspect of life that has changed over the years we are covering

In all sections where you are quoting prices or costs you should use a rate of exchange to today's currency. If you can, try to give a figure in US$, a globally accepted currency.

READING OTHERS: The exciting thing about the project page is you can look at other peoples work and compare it with yours. In this project you can see how people in other countries see the future. To understand their views it will be necessary to find out a little bit about their country as it is now. Then you can see what they think may happen. Will their view affect your country too? Can you see anything that has influenced their views. For example if the country at present has financial problems do they expect it to get worse or better?

SUBMISSION INFO: When you are ready to send us your project, click on the 'submit' button on the main projects page. Then follow those instructions. However, with this project there is something you can do, and we would like you to do, to make things look even better. If, when you are ready, you send us an email to gazetta2030@theoneworld.org we will send back to you a template into which you can fit your stories. Then you can submit your work inside this template.

ONE WORLD SCHOOLS: The project has been done by:

Gimnazjum 25
Zespol Szkol Komunikacji - English version
Zespol Szkol Komunikacji - Polish version

Both versions may take some time to download. We suggest that you save them on to your computer so that you can view them quickly next time. To save a file, right click and select "save as".

If you want to read our teachers notes for the project then click here

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FESTIVALS

AIMS:To show how and why various festivals are celebrated around the world
To show changes that have taken place in these celebrations over the years

FORMAT:in various sections of text and/or pictures.

EQUIPMENT NEEDED:camera (preferably digital for easy input). If no camera is available we would still like your text maybe with some drawings

NOTES:unlike other projects this one must be done over a whole year before being submitted to the site. It could however be done by different group of children at different times of the year.

INSTRUCTIONS:We want to be able to compare your findings with others so it is important that you carry out this project following our guidelines as closely as possible. We have set out below the sections of the project which we would like you to cover. It is, of course, possible that you will have no festivals in one of the sections or not be able to cover a section and therefore have no material which can be included. Don't worry about this, just cover the other sections.

Make headings on a piece of paper of the four types of festivals we want you to cover. Then put each festival as you think of it under the appropriate heading. A diary might be useful to show when some of these are. Put the date against each one. Then put them in chronological order - this means in the order they happen through the year. We suggest, because of the way we run our site, that you start in January of each year but you don't have to do this. However you must make sure that your project covers a whole year before you send it to us.

Some of the headings are easier than others. You will probably know of the main religious festivals but are there any smaller ones you could write about. If you are part of a religious minority in your country then please write about your festivals. Just explain the situation. You could ask yourself why are the national holidays celebrated on the date they are. The most research you may have to do is to find out about the traditional festivals and the library or the internet may be useful. By the way, if someone in your country has already done this project, don't feel that will stop you. You may have something different to say. It will be good to get these projects from all over one country. If you can add pictures then that will make a big difference.

However, try and make more about regional festivals, as fewer people will do this from your area.

One of the ways to find out more about a festival is to try and ask the organizers but don't do this just before the festival, as they will probably be very busy. Wait till a week or so later or well beforehand if you can find out who they are earlier enough.

Speaking to older people will tell you how the festival has changed over the years and may be good way of finding out more about its origins.

We would suggest that you go and look at the projects that have already been done by our ONE WORLD SCHOOLS.

SECTIONS AND NOTES: We want the project to cover four different types of festivals. These headings should be the separate sections into which the project is divided. The sections are:

· Religious festivals - this is self-explanatory
· National or regional festivals - these will be festivals appropriate to the country or region and are celebrated by all in that area on the same date
· Traditional - these are festivals which are celebrated because of a tradition handed down over the years. For example it may be a harvest festival, mid-summer solstice, an annual carnival or even a pagan festival from many years ago
· Art - these are film, theatre, picture or some similar festival celebrated regularly in the area, for example the Cannes Film Festival.

In each section we would ask you to cover the following points.

· When the festival is celebrated (date)
· Where the festival is celebrated (place)
· How the festival is celebrated (what goes on - who takes part)
· A short history of the festival and its origins if known
· Pictures of the celebration
· Some comments from different age groups about what the festival means to them. As in other projects if older people are spoken to they may have photographs to give a 'then and now' comparison.

NOTE: You should try and include all the above points in the four sections. But we would like you to make your project more personal and add to these basic ideas.

READING OTHERS:The exciting thing about the project page is you can look at other peoples work and compare it with yours. This project allows you to see the celebrations that happen in places all over the world. You can see if they are based on a religious belief or if they have a more pagan tradition. It should also show the changes that may have taken place in the way the festival is celebrated over the years.

ONE WORLD SCHOOLS:The project has been done by

ZSK

Gimnazjum Nr 43

Gimnazjum Nr 24, who have completed a part of the project

If you want to read our teachers notes for this project then click here.

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