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Name of School : Numurkah Secondary College NEW 2003! Country : Australia, Victoria Grade : 8 Description : 21 Students, 11 girls and 10 boys. An excellent group of year 8 students from a small Victorian country town called Numurkah. We are seeking to bring an awareness of different cultures into the school primarily through the introduction of an oral presentation based on the lives of young people in other cultures. This would hopefully develop communication skills,computer literacy and research skills in an authentic learning environment. Ultimately however, we might be lucky enough to set up long lasting relationships between students through a pen pal type scenarios.
Name of Teacher : Regent College NEW! 2003 Country : Australia, Western Australia Grade : 7 Description : Age is 12 years. This is the last year of primary school in WA. We are just starting on our elearning pathway and I am not yet sure what type of experiences we will pursue but would like to connect to another country and culture.
Name of Teacher : Catherine Johnson Country : Northern Territory - Australia Grade : 7 Name of School : Clyde Fenton School Description : I have a class of 21 Yr 7 students who are 12 and 13 years of age. We are a school of approximately 300 students with a large portion of these students being idigenous. Katherine is a community with approximately 11 000 people living here. As it is the Year of the Outback I would like my students to connect with a school in a large metropolitian area in an english speaking country.
Name of Teacher : Melissa Kennedy Country : Australia, NSW Grade : 7/ 8 Name of School : Boorowa Central School Description : We are a small Year 7/8 Extension and Enrichment class from country NSW. Our teacher is insanely enthusiastic about travel, other languages and learning in general. We think she might have a point about how many interesting people we can 'meet' and all the things we can learn by emailing students in another country, so we are looking for an enthusiastic class from Ireland, France, England, Scotland, Japan, Norway, US or almost anywhere else.
Name of Teacher : Catherine Johnson Country : Australia-Northern Territory. Grade : Grade 7 Name of School : Clyde Fenton School Description : We are seeking another Co-Ed year 7 class
Name of Teacher : Auriol Heary Country : Western Australia, Australia Grade : Year 7 (12 yrs) Name of School : Ardross Primary School Description : We are looking for one or two Japanese classes that are interested in working on collaborative projects. Will also look at emailing in.
Name of Teacher : Lisa Carroll Country : Queensland, Australia Grade : SFPurple-6/7 Name of School : Palm Beach State School Description : We have done a webquest and this term were allowed to choose our own project. A lot of us decided e-pals would be really interesting. We would prefer to talk to a school overseas, who 'speaks' English. We have a computer lab in our classroom and are learning how to use it to communicate with others. We are on the sunny Gold Coast, so perhaps a school with a completely different kind of environment would be interesting. We have studied federation this year about our own country, so would like to learn about other countries.
Name of Teacher : Sarah Moir Country : South Australia, Australia Grade : Grade 6/7 Name of School : Nuriootpa Primary School Description : My students and I would like to correspond with an overseas class. I currently have a class of 28 year 6/7 students and we would like to have regular contact with a similar aged group. Our class would like to share different experiences, learn about your local area and country, swap ideas, exchange small items and become epals. We are gaining confidence in using Information Technology in a variety of curriculum areas and are enthusiastic to share our thoughts and ideas with another class.
Name of Teacher : Jeff Herd Country : Australia, Western Australia Grade : grade 8 Name of School : Eastern Goldfields Senior High Description : We are seeking any classroom of 12 year old students in Europe (Grade 8)
Name of Teacher : David Armstrong Country : Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia Grade : Grade 9 School : Toowoomba State High School Description : We are looking for a class of year Nine students from interstate or overseas that has access to email every day and may be an I.T. class
Name of Teacher : Deb Tindale Country : Narrogin, Western Australia Grade : Grade 7 School : Narrogin Primary School Description : We would love to connect with another school outside of Australia. We are studying the Environment this year so it would be interesting to find a school in a Mountain, tropical, tundra, desert or savanna- type environment. We currrently have 26 eleven and turning twelve year olds in the class
Name of Teacher : Michelle Yvette Hurn Country : Australia, Queensland Grade : Seven Name of School : Victoria Point State Primary School My Role at our school : Teacher and Computer Coordinator Description : 900 children in total, with 4.5 drafts of year 7, suburb of Brisbane. Year 7's (11 to 12 year olds)are currently studying Multiculturalism. Am looking for students of similar age group to compare cultural backgrounds from other countries.
Name of Teacher : Vicki Skinner Country : South Australia - Australia Name of School : Heysen Primary School Grade : Year 6/7 My Role at our School : class teacher, ..music ,dance, phys ed. Description : The school is one of 4 primary schools years reception to yr. 7 on the same campus. It is in the Adelaide Hills area with large playing fields and set amongst gum trees. Our classes range from 26-31 students. All classes are composite grade levels. I am looking for a class to buddy up with as 10-13 year olds in the elementary level from an American school. I taught in Texas a few years ago - it was fun.but I don't necessarily need to link up with that particular state. Can't wait to set the wheels in motion.
Name of Teacher : Greg Crone Country : Queensland, Australia Grade : 4,5,6,7 Name of School : Eton North State School My Role at our school : Teaching Principal Description : Eton north is located 30 km west of Mackay in the sugar cane growing community. The school has 35 children and two teachers. The class would like to communicate with a school of similar size but from a different setting.
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Name of School : Reece High School NEW! Country : Devonport, Tasmania, Australia Grade : 8 Description : I would like to connect with classrooms involved with Project-based Learning. Students born in 1989.
Name of Teacher : Fiona P. Country : South Australia, Australia. Grade : 4-7 Name of School : Port Germein Primary Description : Hi, my name is Fiona and I teach at a little seaside school in South Australia called Port Germein Primary. We have 54 students in our school and I teach in the Year 4-7 Class (ages 8-12). I would like to join up with a class of similar ages in Europe somewhere or in Canada. I would like our communication to be via e-mail and also to send some things to each other via snail mail.
Name of School : Renmark North Primary School Country : Australia, South Aust. Grade : 7 Description : We are looking to chat with children from the same age group(12/13yrs) anywhere in the world. We would love to discuss things like school, TV shows, food, anything thet the children can compare!
Name of Teacher : Carlene Thorpe Country : Australia, Western Australia Grade : 4-7 Name of School : Salmon Gums Primary School Description : Our small school of 20 students is located in rural Australia within a farming community. We would like to connect with any school located in the USA. Thanks!
Name of Teacher : Mark Henderson NEW! 2002 Country : Queanbeyan, NSW, Australia Grade : Year 9 Name of School : Karabar High School Description : Our class is a Computing Studies class for students with a general interest in Computing. I would like to be as flexible as possible with the students and the students themselves would like to connect with another overseas school with similar grade students.
Name of Teacher : Sarah Brierley NEW! 2002 Country ; Gympie,Queensland Grade : 8 and 9 Name of School : Gympie SHS Description : We're willing to connect with students from any school - preferably from overseas but within Australia is great too. We have regular access to email from school so we are looking at getting into contact with lots of people from around the world.
Name of Teacher : Anthea Swile Country : Queensland, Australia Grade : 6 and 7 Name of School : Waterford West Description : Looking for sharing information and general learning about other cultures. Maybe a project will evolve, but no pressure.
Name of Teacher : Michelle Adams Country : Narangba Valley SHS Grade : Grade 8 Description : I would like to connect with 2 classes (30 students each) who would be willing to send emails about twice a week for 10 weeks. My students are doing a unit on email and are looking at appropriate language for emails, Netiquette and much more. The classes can be from anywhere in the world apart from Australia. Look forward to hearing from YOU soon!
Name of Teacher : Sarah Brierley Country : Gympie, Queensland, Australia Grade : 8th Grade Name of School : Gympie State High School Description : There are 60 year 8 students in the classes that I teach. We are currently doing a large project on a travel expo. We are looking for a variety of pen friends for the students to communicate with from a variety of different international destinations. The students form groups of 3 and research a country/place of their choice and complete a variety of tasks. Countries selected include Spain, Mauritius, Egypt, Hawaii, Japan, Malaysia, Vanuatu, Italy, India, London & England (two different groups), Africa - East and Southern, Rio de Janeiro & Brazil (two different groups), Fiji, Honolulu, Germany, Bali, Russia, Arizona and California.
Name of Teacher : Kathyrn Bennett Country : South Australia Grade : 8/9 Name of School : Gordon Education Centre Description : My class of ten students would like to email other students in year 8/9.
Name of Teacher : Jo Sarinopoulos Country : Adelaide South Australia Grade : 6/7 Name of School : Tea Tree Gully Primary School Description : We are a year 6/7 group of 29 students and would like to connect with a class of similar age students in England.
Name of Teacher : Tina Daniel Country : Dysart, Central Queensland, Australia Grade : Year 6/7 Name of School : Dysart State School Description : We are a class of 27 Year 6/7 students from a small coal mining community in central Queensland. We are interested in connecting with any schools within Australia or around the world.
Name of Teacher : Sue Roberts Country : Hope Valley, South Australia Grade : ages 9 to 14 Name of School : Modbury Special School Description : We would love to connect with other Special Schools or classes anywhere in the world. We are a class of mixed abilities with 12 students of ages ranging from 9 to 14 years. We prefer to exchange letters and art work via snail mail at this stage.
Name of Teacher : Leesa Collin Country : Perth, Western Australia Grades : 10,11,12 School : Cyril Jackson Ed Support Description : I have 2 classes (10 students in each class)of very computer literate education support students who would like to email other like students from any other country. They would enjoy swapping pictures and information from one of the most isolated cities in the world. They are a friendly and happy bunch of students, where 'checking the email' has become the highlight of the class.
Name of Teacher : Kevin Moore Country : Australia, South Australia Grade : Year 7 School : Risdon Park Primary School Description : We would like to connect to a class of similar ages(12/13years) with a view to learning lifestyle and culture. We would also be interested in setting up individual e-pals with the children from both classes. I am a Year 7 teacher who works with a class of 25 students teaching all curriculum areas. I have a specialty in IT and would like to engage my students with as many different schools from around the world.
Name of Teacher : Toni Ritchie Country : Australia, Queensland Grade : 7. Name of School : Shorncliffe State School Description : Our school is interesting. It is fun to learn. It is a small school. Everyone knows each other therefore we have a good atmosphere in the community. We take pride in our school. We live on the beachside. We have energetic students. It is friendly. We want schools who are dedicated to their work but also enjoy the fun side of life. We are looking for classes that will reply to us. We would like classes who are similiar in age i.e. 11-13 years with a mixed population of boys and girls.
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