Friends and Flags
September 21st, 2007
Friends and Flags is an award winning global project that celebrates cultural diversity. Since 1999 Friends and Flags has connected thousands of teachers and students from over 65 countries in international clusters for a dynamic multicultural exchange. Participants interact in a vibrant online community and exchange cultural packages sent via post to 2 international partners in their cluster.
How does the project work!?
1. Teacher registers his /her class.
2. Teacher is notified of international partners ( maximum 3 partners in a cluster)
3. Teachers join Project Email list for newsletters and updates.
4. Cluster members send introduction emails.
5. Partners are assigned online space to interact with each other in blogs, chat rooms
6. Partners prepare cultural packages one for each partner in the team. Package includes small goodies, snacks, flag, stickers, magazine and cultural guide book about the country researched, written and illustrated by students for students.
7. Packages are mailed in the post and enable each partner to have cultural exhibits in their classrooms.
8. Partners participate in the Friends and Flags community as a whole!
Do you want to be a part of this global project?
Karen Eini, Project Director