LIRE EN FÊTE
and
THIS
IS OUR TIME 
at
the Lycée Pasteur
Franco - Brazilian school
in São Paulo, Brazil
Presentation
When librarian Brigitte Tramolay announced at the beginning of 2000 a cartoon week with Emanuel Lepage for the classes of 4ème3 in the framework of French project Lire en Fête and asked the teachers to think about themes that could be developed, I immediately thought the 6 key points of the UNESCO Peace Manifesto 2000 would give our students interesting material to work on:
Respect Life Reject Violence Share with Others Listen to Understand Preserve the Planet Rediscover Solidarity
In
this way, Lire en Fête joined hands with This
is Our Time Project initiated for the UNESCO Associated Schools
Project (ASPnet) by e_Linq in the Netherlands and of which the Lycée
has become home base for the French-speaking countries. Their site is
being translated into French
by our students of 1ères.
"This
is our Time" is an annual, global telecommunications project for secondary
schools. It seeks effective and innovative ways to enable young people
from many different cultures and countries to communicate "face to face"
on current issues such as human rights, peace, sustainable development
and global citizenship.
As Year 2000 was the "International Year for a Culture of Peace", the CDI and teachers worked in interdisciplinarity on both projects for the kids to get the maximum out of them. The Peace Manifesto was used as the backbone in both projects to activities at different phases: building awareness, communicating and finally incorporating the points into a personal production. The 4èmes, 3èmes and 2ndes worked on them from June to November. A booklet on Lire en Fête with students' illustrations and teachers' comments was published in different languages at the beginning of 2001 and distributed at school.
Timeline
(June - August)
(September)
Workshop
(October)
Production
3èmes
(October)
Production
2ndes/4èmes
(16th
November)
Conclusion
Projects
like these, allow us to discover new horizons, foster communication between
educators within the school and internationally. They structure activities
which leave aside the traditional way of teaching and prove to more conservative
minds that students get more motivated and involved when they are allowed
to interact, produce and share information.
Students learn
how to work in groups, co-operate, respect the others' rhythm and ideas.
In defining their position towards global issues, they become more aware
of the world around them, which promotes initiative. facilitates their
insertion and responsible action. The use of new technologies makes the
project more exciting and interactive and also breaks the resistance of
some who might go against its pedagogical use.
Projects
of this kind provide our school the opportunity to go beyond its walls,
to open up to new experiences and points of view, to show students, teachers,
administrators alike we are part of a larger context which cannot be neglected.
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This is Our Time Project Organized
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Lire en Fête Project Organized
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