Video conferencing equipment bridged the geographic gap between Boise and Bogotá as our Kindergarten and Grade 8 students met their counterparts who attend Colegio CIEDI in Bogotá, Colombia!
The Grade 8 students from both schools introduced themselves in preparation for their collaborative unit entitled, “The Wolf and the Condor as a Metaphor for Humanity.” The unit will take place in the spring of 2011 and will predominantly involve the subjects of English, Science, and Language B. During the unit, students will collaborate with students of CIEDI, CIEDI students will visit Riverstone, and subsequently, Riverstone students will have the opportunity to visit CIEDI.
The Riverstone Kindergarten students introduced themselves in Spanish and then played the video, “The Best Part of Me” that they created as part of their first Unit of Inquiry, entitled “Common Ground,” that focused on families. The CIEDI Kindergarten students introduced themselves in English, shared their age and favorite colors, and then sang a song. Many of these students “met” last year as preschoolers so this was especially fun for them to continue their friendships!
These international friendships take “International Understanding” to an entirely new level! Many thanks to our International Program Coordinator, Tarrah Elam, our teachers here in Boise, and the teachers from Colegio CIEDI for creating these wonderful opportunities!
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