Summary: The purpose of this project is to explore early peoples’ symbols and their cultural history.
Description: This inclusive project is for all students and we encourage schools with students who have disabilities and handicaps to participate to work in small collaborative groups to research cultural symbols by using the Internet, local historical records, cultural books from the library, art books, and artifacts such as rugs, walls, ceilings, or floor drawings, pictographs in their communities and to briefly tell the story related to the symbol using journals, PowerPoint Presentations, videos or digital photos of the artifact, and create a drawing of the symbol. Upon completion of the research and documentation of the story behind the symbol they will share their artwork and stories in the forum. Students will conduct research about cultural symbols of early peoples in their community and document the cultural stories of the symbol in journals, videos or digital photos of artifacts, or create a PowerPoint presentation to share. Students will also create a drawing on rolled canvas in a consistent size for a mural such as (16x20 inches or 34cmx50cm) of the symbol to be displayed digitally in the forum and original drawing to be sent rolled up in a tube for mailing to the facilitator to create a mural to be shared at local, national, and international conferences. If funding is available it is hoped that students and teachers will be able to do an exchange for at least a week to share their work in a face to face environment.
- Facilitator(s): Abdelaziz_Rhazzali
- Country: Morocco
- Facilitator(s): Barry_Kramer
- Country: United States
- Facilitator(s): Christine_Hockert
- Country: United States
- Facilitator(s): Christine_Kolstoe
- Country: United States
- Facilitator(s): Nawaraj_Baskota
- Country: Nepal
- Languages: Arabic, English, French
- Student Age Level: 5-11, 12-14, 15-18
- Contributions: To discover the cultural symbols of early peoples in your community and the stories behind them to be shared with peers around the globe. Gain an understanding and awareness of other early people’s cultural symbols to determine similarities and differences that lead to acceptance and tolerance of cultural differences. Through the digital production and artwork the world will be able to visualize a global mural of cultural symbols.
- Outcomes: Students will gain an understanding of cultural symbols in their community and around the world. They will learn about the cultural story behind the symbols from their culture as well as the history of symbols from other cultures. Students will improve their technology and research skills and improve their skills by working in groups. They will also improve their reading and writing skills through research and documentation of the stories behind the symbols. In addition students will be able to create their own drawing of a cultural symbol of their culture.
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