Naira Avanesyan (Kapan School #1) and Judy Pulczinski (Greenbush/Middle River School, Minnesota) have collaborated with their project called, “A Culture Dialogue”. The students are discussing Armenian and American holiday traditions. Both groups of students are similar in age, but are taking different coursework. The American students are writing newspaper articles that have been published in our school newspaper. They will compile those articles to make a book to share with the Armenian students. American students meet twice a week, and read our Webx postings, and add comments, questions and pictures. The students are also taking part in the live chat the WebX format provides. All of this plus some extra research enables them to learn more about each other’s countries, cultures and people. This project started in October and will continue throughout the school year. Other staff members are taking part in the Connected Minds curriculum. School administration is very supportive of online collaborations with students from other countries and cultures and is encouraging as many students as possible to be exposed to the Project Harmony programs.

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