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Our Comenius project 1996 - 1998

Comenius Action Plan 1997-98
Part of the European Union's Comenius Project

Curriculum Areas targeted
Once again we will be focussing our efforts upon the German Department and broadening the impact of the project out through the General Studies programme which operates within the School as well as involving from time to time the Politics and Economics departments.

Joint Activities Planned

During the visit made by Mr. W.H.J. Croston and Mrs. M.C.G.Phillips to Liechtenstein and Lustenau in March, we agreed with the partner schools and our colleagues there to continue to base our project on the two twin themes of Jugend (Young People) and Politik (politics) and to compare the situation of Young People in the three countries. We would examine the issues of the environment, the economy, business and employment, Europe and the Euro, and the Constitution. This would deepen the topics we have studied in the first year together and allow the students to communicate on issues which are becoming more and more relevant to them. We will continue to keep in touch by e-mail, letter writing, essays using information gained and taped presentations.

Students Involved

The students who take part within the project are from the Upper 6 and Lower 6 (Years 12 and 13) who tend to be studying German, Economics and Politics. The amount of work individual departments offer to the project depends on how elements of the project fit into various departments1 Schemes of Work. Students also come from other ´A1Level subject fields depending on their termly choice of General Studies subjects.

Staff Involved

Mr. W.H.J. Croston - Modern Languages Department / Link teacher at Norwich School
Mrs. M.C.G. Phillips - Head of German / Link teacher at Norwich School
We are the main teachers involved, the above departments and General Studies have provided a valuable input into our work for the European Educational Project.

Outcomes Sought

- Students and teachers will continue to gain familiarity with the World Wide Web and e-mail and this will be expanded to another group of students.

We hope to create our own Comenius´Web page with jump off links to Austria and Liechtenstein. It is currently under construction.

- We are building up an ´Internet library of resources to pool with our partner schools.

- To gain a current up to date impression of life in Liechtenstein and Austria.

To deepen international understanding through frequent communication.

- To provide authentic materials for our ´A1 Level students in a variety of forms.

- To deepen cross curricular links and to provide a further European Dimension through General Studies.

changes in title / composition of partnership

There have been no changes.
Liechtensteinisches Gymnasium, Vaduz (Coordinating School)
BHAK Lustenau, Austria
Norwich School

To see the interim report submitted to the Central Bureau - please click here

The Central Bureau - which administer the Comenius (Action 1 ) programme within the UK
Alles über die EU
Links for the German teacher
Links for everyone interested in German
DUDEN online
the BBC guide to language learning on the television

The Future

Although the project has regrettably come to an end, the German department is now actively researching a way to set up a new project between Norwich School, the Martinus Gymnasium in Linz and a college in Iceland.

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