The Department of International Educational Projects at the Centre of Education in Zelenogorsk, Russia have conducted from November 2001 to March 2002 the project: "Beatiful Places - Open Hearts" with the intention to discover creative gifted children from over the world.
In this project, 196 pupils in age of 7-18 have participated: 105 school children from abroad and 91 children from Russia. The pupils have written poems with lines which come from their hearts, and they have drawn pictures, that represented their life, their dreams, and their understanding of the surrounding world.
Participants of the project
Russia
10 educational establishments
from 3 cities:
Zelenogorsk
- 8 schools (81 pupils)
Zhelesnogorsk - the Cosmonautic
School (2 pupils)
Krasnoyarsk
- school Nr. 8 (8 pupils)
USA
6 educational establishments
from 6 states:
North
Carolina, Winston Salem, Third Grade Class (2 pupils)
Illinois,
East Dubuque II, High School (6 pupils)
Texas,
Brownsville, Aiken Elemenatry School (3 pupils)
Ohio, Hamilton (21 pupils)
Washington (19 pupils)
Nebraska, Omaha (10 pupils)
Great
Britain
2 schools:
Devon,
Exeter, Computer Club (2)
Kent,
Derwent Lodge School (16)
Morocco
1 school:
Mohammedia, Groupe scolaire
Claude Monet (16 pupils)
You can look the creative works of participants.
May, 24th 2002 we have conducted
the festival for pupils of Zelenogorsk, wich was devoted to the results
of our project "Beautiful Places - Open Hearts".
All pupils have received certificates
of participation, and our teachers have received letters of thanks from
the head of the Centre of Education.
The Poem Book is planned to
be publish by December 2002.
If you are interested in the
photos of the holiday or in the meanings
of the participants about our project, you can look and read it.
We invite you to take part in the international projects for 2002/2003!