Dedicated to all etwinners who participated in this project!

    AIMS OF THE PROJECT

Through the exchange of cards and short letters, students are aiming to improve their skills in writing, in producing spoken word in English, as well in mediation, digital creation, the use of new technologies and arts such as painting, drawing and crafts and techniques such as paper cutting, collage etc. 

In addition, students have the opportunity to observe cultural diversity and gain cultural consciousness by meeting their peers from different countries, thus cultivating social and interpersonal skills. At the same time, our goal for our students is to interact and collaborate in the English language in order to realize the importance of knowledge as a key means of communication in a multicultural environment.

   PEN FRIENDS AT CHRISTMAS

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DISTOMO PRIMARY SCHOOL

The Primary School of Distomo with two groups of pupils, group A: C class and group B: mixed –classes, B to C and F, participated in the European e-twinning program titled: “Pen friends at Christmas” from November 2024 to January 2025 with responsible teachers Mrs. Petroglou Anastasia and Perganda Maria. The project includes joint educational activities in cooperation with the European countries of Romania and Italy.

In December, originally there was a brief presentation of the program by the two teachers. Information was given about the partner schools and countries, that of Italy and Romania, the structure, the Netiquette Rules and stages of the project.

               Map with partner schools

https://padlet.com/natassapersa/pen-friends-at-christmas-amxz5b7izklms6u9

    Students' Presentation

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qBT5Tryftmk

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/w5W8F6lo0N4

    Students' Presentation

Letter to a pen-friend

Originally, students of both groups wrote letters in English. In them, they talked about themselves, their interests and how they like to spend Christmas. A presentation of the Pen-friend letter structure was preceded and a template was given to facilitate.

Making of Christmas cards

After attending a presentation of the two teachers for the Christmas card making techniques, the teams began their creation by utilizing a variety of materials and a lot of imagination.

Then, the students completed the creation of the cards by writing festive wishes in English and native language.

Logo creation

In the next stage, students were asked to create the program logo with the digital tool Canva. Each group created their own logo and then participated in an online vote together with the cooperating countries to highlight the best.

The Logo chosen for our program after a survey among students is that of Romania.