Project description

Good manners must be part of each child's educational program. They help the child develop self-esteem.

The way the child speaks and behaves have a direct effect on any relationship.

 Manners are the greeting card of each individual in society, seen through the gestures in various life situations: at table, on the street, in concert/theater halls, at home, at school, etc. There is a set of rules for each situation.

The themes selected for this project come from the basic needs of a child and can be applied in practice.

Students will be involved in teamwork and games as learning activities. Parents will be involved in our activities, too.

Teachers will involve children and parents in activities that simulate real-life situations.

We want to have students who know how to behave well in their future life. They will learn how to dress properly, be polite, respect self and others, conquer their emotions and impulses, become trustworthy and honorable, establish and respect their own moral principles, become responsible and diplomatic.

Aims:

Students will learn to:

·        behave in a civilized manner in various life situations;

·        practice and respect social behavior rules;

·        learn to work as a team;

·        use proper language in daily communication;

·        learn techniques of communication and cooperation in a group;

·        improve their self-esteem

·        develop positive attitude towards others and environment;

·        improve communication in mother tongue and foreign languages and ICT skills.

Parents will be involved in their children's activities and encourage them to respect the social rules.

Students and their parents will share experiences.

Teachers will exchange best practices with their peers from the partner schools.

Partners:

Founders:

Daniela Buda, Scoala Gimnaziala "Vasile Alecsandri" Baia Mare, Romania

Ketevan Kobakhidze, LEPL Tbilisi N 207 Public School, Georgia

Partners:

ROMANIA

Adina Cosma, Scoala Gimnaziala "Vasile Alecsandri" Baia Mare, Romania

Laura Cont, Scoala Gimnaziala "Vasile Alecsandri" Baia Mare, Romania

Ferestean Tania, Scoala Gimnaziala "Vasile Alecsandri" Baia Mare, Romania

Raluca Salajan, Scoala Gimnaziala "Vasile Alecsandri" Baia Mare, Romania

Marcela Zaplac, Scoala Gimnaziala "Vasile Alecsandri" Baia Mare, Romania
Nicoleta Onea, Scoala Gimnaziala "Vasile Alecsandri" Baia Mare, Romania
Anca Man, Scoala Gimnaziala "Vasile Alecsandri" Baia Mare, Romania

Viorica Costenar, Scoala Gimnaziala "Vasile Alecsandri" Baia Mare, Romania

Irina Somcutean, Scoala Gimnaziala Recea, Maramures, Romania
Veronica Cornelia Onet, Scoala Gimnaziala Recea, Maramures, Romania

Roxana Tudose, Scoala Gimnaziala Nr. 1, Eforie Nord, Romania

TURKEY:

Mustafa Izbulan, Milli Egemenlik Ortaokulu, Turkey
Koray Biber, Seviye Okulları Çakırlar, Ankara Turkey
UKRAINE:
INNA BAYOVA, Kamianske school № 19, Ukraine   
POLAND:
Maria Uryś, Szkoła Podstawowa nr 3 z Oddziałami Integracyjnymi w Lubsku, Poland 
Afganistan
Abdul Wakeel Khan, Afganistan International School (AIS), Kabul, Afganistan

Target group: students aged 6-14 from partner schools

Work process

Communication between partners will be held in English via Twin space, project blog, Facebook group.

Activities will be held in schools/other locations.

Themes:

Ø Good manners - way to connect to other people (definition, presentation, examples).

Ø Good manners-first life lesson.

Ø You are what you say-Magic words.

Ø Good manners in real-life situations:

-          in the peers' group;

-          at school;

-          at the shop;

-          at table;

-          in the city;

-          in nature;

-          on a visit;

-          in a restaurant;

-          at the library;

-          in the school secretary's office.

Activities can be held after school.

We can organize online video-conferences with our partners so our students can meet their peers and exchange greetings and experiences using English to communicate.

We can organize visits to various places to practice the behavior rules the students learn.

The Romanian team will make the project blog and all teachers will post articles on it, presenting their teams' activities, as well as feedback from the participants.

Local community representatives can be involved in the project.

Expected results

Students will improve their self-esteem and communication in foreign languages & ICT skills, as well as their behavior in various contexts.

Parents will become aware of the importance of supporting their children's proper behavior in various life situations.

Partner teachers will contribute with articles, photos and feedback to disseminate the project on the blog & Twinspace.

Teachers and students will exchange best practices with their peers from the partner schools.

Teachers will improve their foreign languages and ICT skills.

We will share our results with teachers of other subjects, so they can use our experiences with their students.

We can invite teachers and students from countries outside the EU to join our project via the project blog and Facebook group.

Articles will be written in English and mother tongue so we can better disseminate our experiences in local communities.

Representatives from local communities can be involved in the project activities.

End products:

-          Power Point presentations

-          the project Blog: https://goodmannersinthe21stcentury.blogspot.com/

-         photos, etc.

    The Evaluaion of the activities will be made based on the materials made by the students until the end of the school year, on the photos taken during activities and on the project blog, which is our activity diary.

Disemination will be made on the eTwinning platform, the project blog, the Facebook teachers’ group and on the partner schools’ websites.