A good way to start this project is to read some of the entries form around the world. Students can compare everyday life in different countries and then submit their own.
Featured Projects
There are so many projects in the iEARN Project Book that we have selected a few of the most popular ones. All of these are suitable as your first go at international project work.
Please note these projects are open to iEARN members only. Membership is FREE, use the link at the top of the page to register.
Click on the project title to go to the Project Page for more details.
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5 to 14 | English, MFL, Global Dimension, Geography, RE | 1 term or longer | Swap Teddies (or similar) with a class of similar age. Teddy joins in with all class and home activities and sends regular email messages, pictures etc home. We can try to help you find a partner in a country of your choice but we cannot guarantee sucess. Currently we have partners in Australia, Thailand, Mali, Pakistan etc. etc. etc. |
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5 to 18 | Science, Geography, Maths | Up to a year | Students in different parts of the world plant bulbs together and collect data on various parameters (latitude, longitude, sunlight, temperature etc.) and track when they blossom |
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5 to 18 | English, RE, Art, Media Citizenship, Social Cohesion, Global Dimension | Single lesson to a month | Students describe a day in their life.
In addition to written descriptions, students are invited to share
visual images of their days through the "A Day in the Life: Photo
Diaries," a digital photography exchange.
A good way to start this project is to read some of the entries form around the world. Students can compare everyday life in different countries and then submit their own. |
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5 to 14 | English, Art, Social Cohesion, Global Dimension | Single lesson to a month | Students tell the folk and fairy tales of their area or country, often illustrated. There are examples from lots of countries already on line and these make an excellent introduction to the project, or good reading material even if you don't want to do the whole project. |
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5 to 18 | English, RE, Art, Social Cohesion | Single lesson to a month | Who are your heroes? What makes a hero? Who are heroes for people all around the world? See if you can guess who is the most commonly cited hero (heroine)? |