Elos Conference Lisbon October 2007
The Comenius III Network Elos is meeting from the 14th-16th of October in Lisbon, Portugal. At the conference 120 teachers from all countries in Europe are discussing the use of a European portfolio, the framework for the European and International competence of secondary school pupils, as well as the certification in the form of Certilingua, to add to a pupils CV.
European teachers are also exchanging good practice lesson materials on European and International citizenship.
The schools working within Comenius III are currently integrating European and International themes into their curricula and working closely together in this development.
Dear Vladimir Kalinin, And All,
My name is Grace Mulei from Kenya, and it is a great pleasure for me to meet our EU Citizen friends online. I am the founder of Salvage Programs that is years old with a vision of skills development through the use of available resources for poverty eradication. After participation in iEARN US Learning Circles, I founded student media magazine entitled ‘ThinkBeyond’
I am sure teachers and students will benefit greatly from e-magazine project.
Kenya is found in the Eastern Africa where Equator cuts the country in half, providing central equatorial climate. The north and east has semi arid climate. It is a country of diversity economically, climatically,faith wise, and socially.
The country has forty three tribes and 161 coalition parties. Mostly, the community spends too much time and resources in political movements. This is a big challenge for MDGs achievement. The best way to avoid politics, in any given development adventure,is to work with schools. The Best Project is best for it is doing exactly that.
If a citizen needs to travel outside the country, it is always necessary to acquire a pass-port, a VISA, and foreign currency. The biggest issue is to understand the currency value from country to country and how to relate the value to our Kenya shillings currency.
I compliment this European Best Project concept and the inspiration found in “Building Economies Strong Together” statement by Albert Einstein.
Surely we have to encourage each other on realization of Self Awareness, Personal Growth, and Self Actualization, as tools to exert ourselves, enabling us to give a good turn. as we have received from others. the inspiration already included in the e-Citizenship idea.
I really appreciate the fact that “The Best Project “provides no excuse for failure to fulfill the Millennium Development Goals, to which we are all indebted.
The other greatest challenge in Kenya is internet literacy. But our organization has had meetings with Ministry of Education. There is a possibility of introducing rural ICT services through the use of Containers that will contain at least six computers, in specific schools
I hope and pray this will come to be before the training programs.
Grace Mulei
Kenya
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Dear Best Project GCEE Partners.
Kenya is a Commonwealth Country. All the schools use English Language as a major subject. English Language is also used in working places, while all the prints are usually produced in English.
Students are encouraged to learn French, and serve as interpreters during international events.
Kenya is experiencing rapid development in order to participate effectively in global village policies.
Most urban dwellers have cell phones and are also catching up with internet lilleracy.
Many schools have been participating in Global Essay Writing Contests. Our schools have successfully participzted in iEARN US Learning Circle.
It is a pleasure to get involved in the Best Project Program. I trust this will make a positive change to my community.
Grace.
Knya.