Maximizing our Sister School Connection Through Projects

Maximizing our Sister School Connection (and real-life communication)

Through Projects

Ku Xia(夏苦 )Pewaukee School District

Pewaukee School District

- Location: Pewaukee, Wisconsin

- Mission: Opening the door to each child’s future

- Schools:

Pewaukee Lake Elementary School(K-3)

Horizon School (4-6)

Asa Clark Middle School (7-8)

Pewaukee High School (9-12)

World Language Program

- Spanish: K-12

- French: 7-12

- Chinese: 7-12

- Started in 2010-2011 school year

- Middle School: Chinese I & II

- High School: Chinese I, II, III, IV & AP

Zhengzhou Huiming

Zhongxue

- Located in Zhengzhou, Henan Province

- Middle & high school divisions

- A Key School in Zhengzhou and also Demonstration High School in Henan ProvinceSister School in China

Projects and Activities

2014-2015(12)- Pen pal letters

- Video exchange

- Q&A

- Culture

- Skype

2015-2016(20)- Pen pal letters

- QQ/WeChat

- Video exchange

- Q&A

- Culture

- ...

2013-2014(5)- Pen pal letters

Video Exchange

- Inspired by Hilarious US-China High School Q&A! (by Crazy Fresh Chinese)

- Students ask and answer each other's questions in their foreign language.

- US students asks questions in Chinese, and Chinese students answer them in English.

- Chinese students ask questions in English, and US students answers in Chinese.

Q&A Videos

American & Chinese students Q&A EP 01

American & Chinese students Q&A EP 02

American & Chinese students Q&A EP 03 Questions

- Excited about it.

- Motivated to speak in Chinese.

- Willing to try and improve.

- Becoming more and more comfortable in speaking and in front of the camera.

- Picking up some cultural differences and similarities from the videos.

Our students are...

Video Exchange

Cultural Videos

- Culture representation

- How Chinese culture is represented in US

- How American culture is represented in China.

- School Events

- US: Homecoming Pep Rally

- China: Sports meeting

- China: College Visit

- See what it is like in China first hand.

- Discover the cultural similarities and differences by themselves.

- Generate discussions in class with their discoveries and questions.

Our students...

QQ/WeChat

- Technology Support

- Grade 7-12 1:1 laptop

- Smart phone, personal laptop, or tablets at home

- Contacts

- individual pen pals

- group chat

Pictures shared on group chat

Screenshots of conversations

Screenshots of conversations

Screenshots of conversations

The projects provide...

- authenticity of using the language

- motivation to learn

- opportunities to learn and apply knowledge beyond the language and to experience culture

Links & Contact

1.Youtube Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIVl3DXQ2cuQCxFUNAj_LOEx5PSeQhe6p

2.Newsletter:http://pub.lucidpress.com/phsandzzhz062015/#XZhY9GrhM3gD

3.Email:[email protected]