‘A
CHORAL SONG’ - COMENIUS PROGRAMME 2012 –
2014
‘A Choral Song’ is a European Comenius
Programme which we at the 6th Junior High School of Mytilene
are proud to be part of. The programme will run for two years and uses the
common theme of songs to examine various issues. The topics to be covered
during the first year are Tolerance, Friendship and the Environment.
Students involved in the programme will be
working on songs in French, English and Greek with a view to analysing the
message of the songs and developing ideas encountered. The aim of the programme
is to get children (and adults!) actively thinking about these various issues
as well as encouraging them to learn to take the initiative and to exchange
views with children from the other European countries participating in the
programme.
Believe me, this means a lot of hard work
but the benefits to all involved are numerous. In the present economic climate,
when children are wondering why to bother with education when the chances of
getting a decent job are so slim, it is of vital importance to teach them how
to think for themselves and how to be versatile in their approach to life and
its challenges. Here at the 6th Junior High School we aim to promote
such values, which cannot be undermined by any circumstances, in order to give
our students the best possible start in life.
We have already hosted the preliminary
meeting of teachers from the nine countries taking part in the programme and
our students will, over the two years of the programme, be engaging in visits
to four of the countries involved (Slovakia, Portugal, Romania and Spain) in an
effort to get to know other cultures and to work with children of different
nationalities. In addition, they are participating in joint projects with
children from all the countries via the Internet.
We will constantly be adding to this blog
with samples of our work so please feel free to have a look. Thank you for your
support.
Hilary G. Pearce
(Teacher of the French language, responsible
for the programme)
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