Key Stage pupils from Straidhavern PS have been working with a partner school in the USA. Our partners at Betsy Ross Elementary School have been working with the pupils in Northern Ireland using chromebooks that the JDO Foundation have made available to us.
At the start of the year the pupils completed activities that helped them to get to know their partners. As the year is progressing we are working on joint maths tasks and taking part in STEM activities. This international partnership allows our pupils to get an insight into the lives of pupils in the United States, highlighting the similarities and differences in their daily lives.
The JDO Foundation deliver a programme that develops both pupils and teachers, establishing links, providing hardware and professional development opportunities for staff. The pupils have developed extensive ICT skills that will stand them in good stead as they move to post-primary education while the staff have developed professional links with school teachers and administrators around the world.
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