Wednesday 27 April 2016

Introducing...

Welcome to Escola Municipal Londres in Rio de Janeiro, Brasil...


We caught up with teacher Luciana as she discussed how her school came about to be involved in this opportunity and her hopes for the future...

How did you learn about this opportunity?
“I received an email from Craig asking if I would like to join Project Curitiba after he was given my details from the British Council. I then spoke to my school and entered into the schools partnership.”

Is English hard to teach in Brazil?
“It is a little bit hard to teach English because we do not always have the necessary equipment to teach. We have a lot of students with around 35 in each class and they only have one hour per week to study English. In better conditions it would be easier.”

What were your initial thoughts on this new project?
“My initial thoughts were how they opportunity would increase my student interest in the English language and in one month I already have students who are joining the English courses because of this project. They are motivated to speak English with new friends”

How do you think having the opportunity to interact with a school in Brazil and England help your school?
“I feel very excited to learn from teachers and students from a different part of the world and another city from our country. I believe that it will help my school to enlarge the children’s vision of the world and to see that their life can be so much more than they currently imagine.”

What are the children most looking forward too?
“The children are most looking forward to meeting the other children through Skype and show them a piece of their own lives. They feel very important because someone from a place so far away wants to know more about them and cares about their life.”

How will this project effect the children in your school?
“It has already had an effect as children are motivated to study English and more have enrolled in the English courses at my school.”

What is the impact of this project on other teachers in your school? “The other teachers see the impact on their students, they feel the same excitement and also motivation to learn English as well”

What hope do you have for the future with this project?

“I hope that my students will realise how English can change their lives and open their eyes and ideas about the world. I truly believe that this project will provide a new perspective of life to my students.”

Tuesday 26 April 2016

Project Rio - Graphic

Project Rio

We will be introducing the three new Rio de Janeiro schools who will form the international schools cluster over the next few weeks.

You can see a simple infographic below which highlights this education project!