A collaborative project on e-twinning :�the Rainbow

Village

Learningtolivetogether

« A nation at peace with itself and the world »

Nelson Mandela

A natural disaster has destroyed it all on earth. A small group of people manage to escape. You are one of them. The adventure starts …

The initial situation

Self-introductions and avatar creations

Activity : who is who ?

Objective : Get your pupils to introduce themselves to partnersEach pupil is to prepare his self-introduction, to be stored under « profile »Each pupil is to record himself/herself on a vokiEach pupil is to select two presentations and listen to themOn a class picture he/she tries to guess who is whoPotential extension : during visio-conference ask questions to partners to findthem

My name is Nikoleta. I’m twelve years old. My birthday is on January 5th 2000. My favorite subjects are Music and Art. I haven’t got a brother or a sister. I have got long brown hair, big green eyes, small nose and big mouth. My face is oval. My favorite hobbies are: reading books, chatting on the internet, playing hockey and I really like football. I have got two hamsters, one rabbit, one bird and one dog.

Hello,mynameisRadu Baba,Iam12yearsold,IamfromRomania.Ilikeplayingchessandmonopoly.Iamcalmandsmart.OH,Iforgotmyfavourite cityisBrasov.Itisacityinthemiddleonthecountry,nexttothepalacewhereDraculausedtolive.IamfriendlyandmyfriendstellmeIamfunnytoo.

Hello! My name is JohnnyStark. I'm from The United States. I'm the owner of Stark companies. I'm 27 years old

and I'm a billionnaire. I like robots, armors and pizza. I hate guns and wars. I've got black hair and blue eyes,

Creation of transnational groups

Transnationalgroupsthat take intoaccount age,interest andlevel

Choosing names forgroups

A « leading story » leads our pupilsthrough the tasks and the activitiesthus spurring their imagination and

creativity

ThebuildingofthevillageYouhavesuccessfullyregistered intheRainbowVillageGoldenBook,youhaveendorsednewavataridentities andyouhavemetyourfellowsurvivors.Thedragonhasallowedyoutogoinandthehalfmenandhalfseacreaturesareleadingyoutothevillagedoor...Onlyafewmetersmore…Itisahugegoldendoorwithjewelsandstonesthatshine inthesunandflashblue,green,red...lights.Youpushitharderandharder.But...whatishappening???whycan'tyouopenit?Suddenlyasurvivorshouts:"Look!Inthehole!Ascroll!Let'sreaditandseewhatitsays!"AdragonliesasleepbehindthedoorthusblockingaccesstoyourVillage.Listentothissong,singitsfirststanzaandthedragonwillwakeupandthedoorwillopenFullofhope,youenterwhen,allofasudden...youfeelsweptoffthegroundbypowerfulrobotsandtakentoadesertplace...AcreaturehalffairyandhalfmermaidloomsupHarkdearfellows!Thisisit!youarefacetofacewithyournewdestiny.Justatinypieceoflandandinyourhandsitwillgrowintoavillageandevenakingdom.Nowitisuptoyou!BuildyourvillagefromthegroundupandcreateyourvillagetoyourimageImagineavillagewithnoboundaries ...

Building a common space

Reflection on what constitutes a village or a nation and the various

steps leading to its creation* Step one : the need to draw a plan of the village including its

major official buildings

*Step two : the writing of a brochure detailing thepurpose ofeach buildingorexplaining thepurpose ofeach

buildingthus reflecting onculturaland

architecturaldifferences

WhatdoyouthinkaboutawalkinourPark?Iknewyouwouldlikeit.ButfirstofallIneedtoshowyoutheotherobjectivesofthevillage.Turnbackandgopastthebankandroundthedisco.ThisistheCityHall,rightinthefrontoftheRainbowHighSchoolandUniversity.Beside itthere istheChurchandtheCemetery.AcrosstheCemeterythereistheRainbowVillageMuseumofArtandtheLibrarybecausewehavealotoftalentedvillagersthatlovetoread,writeandpaint.

ThePoniesValleyisthemagicvalleywhereunderthesugartreetherearedoorswhichleadtotheawesomeplacewhereliveponies. Inthisplacepeoplearefriendlytonature.Thereisn’tanypollutionorrubbish.Ponieswhichlivethereuseonlyfertilizers.Theyeatonlyfruitandvegetable. Itisreallyamazingplace!

It'sasmallbuilding.MybookstoreisoppositetheCityPark.Iworkwiththreeemployeesfrom8amto7pmwithabreakbetween1pmand2pm.WhenyouareattheTourist Informationoffice,youturnright,thenyoutakethefirstrightandturnleft.Ontheroundabout,takethesecondexit.TurnleftandentertheCityPark.TaketheSouthEastexit.

Mybakeryistiny.It'sopeneverydayfrom8o'clockuntil8pm.Thereareseveralkindsofbreadandcroissants.Thereareoftencustomers.Thenthere isacashregister,astandforsomepastries. Itis inRepublicStreet.Turnright,turnleft,gostraighton,turnright,crossthebridge,gostraighton,turnright.Iamalawyer.Myjobistojudgepeople.Istartworkingat7amandIfinishat10pm.Iearnabout1000euros.Iamafireman.Iworkdaysandnights.Myworkistoputdownfiresandsavelives.

Step three : agreeing on common rules

TheLawsoftheRainbowVillage:TheRomanianproposalsBefriendlyandhelpful.Beresponsibleforyouandyourvillage.Beopen-mindedandrespectthedifferences.noviolence.BETHEBESTYOUCANBE.

TheLawsoftheRainbowVillage:ThePolishProposalThePolishgroupagreeswiththeLawssetbytheGreekgroup.

ThePolishgrouphasalsosetthefollowingLaws:1.Organizecharitableeventstohelppoorpeople.2.Gettoknowdifferentcultures.3.Takepartinculturalevents.

TheLawsoftheRainbowVillage:TheItalianProposalTheItaliangroupagreeswithallrulessetbytheFrench,theGreekandthePolishgroupandproposesthefollowing:

- Substancesharmfulforhealthareprohibited(suchastobacco,alcoholanddrug).- Industriesmustrespectnature,theymustnotpollute.- peoplemustrecyclematerialsandmustusegreenandrenewableenergy.

Livepeacefully.

Nevermakefunofotherpeople.Bullyingisprohibited.

Respectother cultures.

Befriendswitheachother.Liveinsolidarity

*Step four : agreeing on voting rules

TheTurkishmembersagreewiththeseproposals:Youmustcollect150signaturesYoumustbeamanofpeaceEveryoneisequalbeforethelaw

Votingrules:theRomanianproposalsVOTE!Donotlettheothersdecideyourfuture.Votewiselyandresponsibly.Voteonlyonce.Voteifyouareover18.TheMayorcanbeelectedonlyoncefor4years.

VotingRules:TheTurkishProposalsWeagreewiththefollowingrules:- Youmustbeacitizenofover12- Votebysecretballot- Youneedthemajorityofvotes- Youneedtocampaign

Weproposeonemorerule:- Incaseofequalityinthenumberofvotes,asecondelection isorganisedonlyforthecandidatesinquestion.

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* Step five : becoming a candidate

IfIamamayorIwillgivesecuritytothevillage.Thevillagewillbebeautiful.Thevillagewillbegreaterthanbefore.Iwillgiveactivitiestothevillagers.Iwillstoppollution.Iwilldothenecessaryworktomakethevillagehappy.Schoolswillbebigger.Thelakewillbemorebeautiful.Iwilllistentoallthe

villagerswithattention.

To be the Mayor, I want to:· build parking spaces· encourage self-protection for the children· build an airport· ban violence· promote marriage· plant flowers· take care of tourists· build a canteen· celebrate the village fair· have more containers

Iwishtobecomeyourpresidenttoimprovethe lifeofmycitizensandtoreduceinjustice. Iwillbuildhousesforthehomeless.

Helloladies andgentlemen. IamNatalia. Iamveryhappytomeetyoutoday. IwanttobethemayoroftheRainbowVillage. Ifyouvoteforme,Iwillalwaysrespectyouropinionandtogetherwewillmakeourvillageabetterplacetolive.IlovenaturesoIwillplantbeautiful flowersalloverourvillagetomakeitmorecolorful.Ifyouwantthebest,youhavetovoteforthebest!!!

WearehappytoannouncethattheRainbowVillagershavechosenForestManasmayoroftheRainbowVillage! CongratulationstoForestManandweallhopethathewillworkhardtomakeourvillageabetterplace:)

WearealsohappytoannouncethenewCounciloftheRainbowVillage:

TheCounciloftheRainbowVillage(4members):

Jacko'NeilAdelePetitJessicaJennyBesworth

Congratulationstoallofthem!Wearesurethatthey'lldotheirbestforourvillageJ

YourMayorwilldeliverathankyouspeech.Staytuned!https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2y2PQs0K0A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BesNAVYBClI

* Step six : the flag and the anthem

TheAnthemoftheRainbowVillage!AlltheRainbowVillagersarefriends,OuraimistoturntheworldgreenWewillalwayskeepourcitycleanThatisthewaypollutionends.

WhereleavesfromgreatplantsneverfallIsourhomelandwherewealllive.Tosaveourplanet-westronglybelieve,Andneverbuildbetweenuswall.

WakingupwithasunrisethatsmilesLivinginpeaceandharmonyonmagicisleswithmagiccreatureswe'll liveforevertheRainbowVillagewe'llbuildtogether

Peaceisourpath,loveisouroathNeveragainagreendresstonaturewillweoweBlue,purple,redandyellowThisistheroadweallfollow

Nowthatwe'vechangedourmindthetreasuresoftherainbowwe'reabouttofindwithjoinedhandsapromisewegivethatwithrespectfornaturewe'llforeverlive

LettherainbowsgatherallnationsLettheboundariesbetweenusfallComeinourvillage,fullofjoyandcoloursWhereallthepeoplesmileandarehappy

Thank you