Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group Newsletter 6 2016 | Page 69

Visibility of eTwinning Projects Group July 2016 Newsletter -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------stories about Easter and decorations specific for the Passover meal). language and foreign languages (in this case French). This project had a strong impact in our kindergarten by presenting similarities between differ ent European countries about the Easter holidays. This helped the children and parents know about the international projects, and also the development of kindergarten prestige. Participation in this project made children understand the importance of communication, acceptance of diversity, the need to establish affectionate relationships between all children, regardless of the country they live in. For all the teachers participating in this project was an excellent opportunity to exchange teaching experience. The project activities were divided over several months (from March until June) and were planned to be common. During the project, all the partners have achieved the project’s objectives and completed all the activities. The main activities aimed “reading” images and thematic discussions, the execution of artistic activities (cards, collages, painted eggs, ornaments and decorations from different materials), organising an exhibition of works created during the project in kindergarten. Project activities and the final results were immortalized by photographs taken during their performance and the children watched images of the other partners on the computer. We used tools like Powerpoint, video, images and drawings to present the work of children. Crina Clapou has been a teacher for almost 20 years and she likes working with preschoolers and collaborating effectively with other teachers. She has good experience in eTwinning projects since 2008. Starting 2010 she has had wonderful Comenius opportunities by participating in a training course in Europe, a preparatory visit, and by coordinating a multilateral project at Kindergarten No. 3 Bistrita. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By participating in this project the children have developed their communication skills in the national 69