At the moment, IS1 is focusing on what we mean by "culture" and they have been learning about different countries from around the world.
Firstly, we turned to Rwanda. There were many reasons for this. For example, the students admitted that their knowledge of African nations could be improved. Also, I visited this beautiful country when I was 17 and wanted to share the experience.
A good Rwandan friend, Jean, kindly wrote answers to some questions from the students about life in Rwanda. The students asked about school, sports and all sorts of things. When asked about Africa, the reply was: "I do love the whole of Africa as a continent with a lot of diversities and a very touching historical background in every nation there."
In our next class, we turned to a very different country: Japan. We mainly explored the arts and music. The students' first challenge was to recreate Hokusai's famous Great Wave in three minutes. In pairs, one student had to paint without looking at the picture. Meanwhile, their partner could look at the picture and had to instruct them on what to do. Needless to say, it was pretty entertaining!
We also learned a bit about the history of origami and made some swans...
Afterwards, we listened to some of the popular music in the Japanese music charts right now and discussed how each song made us feel, whether we liked it or not, and how we would describe it. My friend, Emma, who is from England but currently lives in Japan told me that she (and many others) love this band...
We ended our lesson with a quiz and a photo in the snow - as you do!
The next week, our lesson saw us exploring the school and Kalajoki to take small video clips. These video clips are supposed to represent what we think of when hearing the word: "Finland". Check out our Instagram page for the completed version which was posted on the Independence Day!
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