To reach peace, teach To reach peace, teach peace.peace.

            

-- Pope John Paul II-- Pope John Paul II

““What is it like where you What is it like where you live”live”

Journal ProjectJournal Project

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Silverdale Elementary SchoolSilverdale Elementary School

ART CLASSESART CLASSES

WHY ?

NC public schools will produce globally competitive students.

……. and it was. and it was

FUN FUN

Silverdale Elementary Silverdale Elementary 2008-09 Focus2008-09 Focus

Around the World in 180 DaysAround the World in 180 Days

THE PROJECTTHE PROJECT

WHAT IS THIS PROJECT?WHAT IS THIS PROJECT?

““What is it like where you live” What is it like where you live” Journal Project is a “global Journal Project is a “global journal” started by students journal” started by students at Silverdale Elementary at Silverdale Elementary School and sent to countries School and sent to countries around the world. around the world.

Every class at Silverdale sent one Every class at Silverdale sent one journal to a country. In that journal journal to a country. In that journal students asked questions about what students asked questions about what they were interested in finding out. they were interested in finding out.

People receiving journals answered People receiving journals answered the questions, drew pictures and sent the questions, drew pictures and sent them on to another country until late them on to another country until late February when they were sent back February when they were sent back to us. to us.

Background KnowledgeBackground Knowledge

In Art class we write In Art class we write reflections, assess reflections, assess art, evaluate art and art, evaluate art and sketch in “Art sketch in “Art Passport Journals” Passport Journals” when learning about when learning about art and artists from art and artists from all over the world.all over the world.

What is Visual What is Visual Journaling?Journaling?

Visual journaling is a creative way to Visual journaling is a creative way to express and record life’s experiences, express and record life’s experiences, feelings, emotional reactions, or our feelings, emotional reactions, or our inner world – visually and verbally. inner world – visually and verbally. Exploring our own thought process Exploring our own thought process through visual journaling is essential in a through visual journaling is essential in a world that is in a state of continuous world that is in a state of continuous change. change.

- Michael Bell - Michael Bell visual journalistvisual journalist

Visual journal page by artist Teesha Moore

Introduction to Visual JournalingIntroduction to Visual Journaling In class we learned about why artists keep journals/sketchbooks.In class we learned about why artists keep journals/sketchbooks.

We viewed the online sketchbooks of Rembrandt, DaVinci, and photojournalist Dan Eldon.

InspirationInspirationThe Documentary

1000 Journals is a film by Andrea Kreuzhage about people whose lives are touched by 1000 traveling journals. This film tells their stories. 1000 Journals shares the experience of their worldwide journeys, and chronicles the self-governed collaboration of thousands of random people who have added to this global 'message in a bottle.'

Inspiration for the project

ChallengesChallenges

Where are we going to get the Where are we going to get the money to buy journals?money to buy journals?

Who will we send them to?Who will we send them to? How much will it cost to send them?How much will it cost to send them? Will this make students cry if their Will this make students cry if their

journals don’t come back?journals don’t come back? Will this really work? How much work Will this really work? How much work

will this be?will this be?

ONE PROBLEM SOLVED !ONE PROBLEM SOLVED !

WHO WILL WE SEND THEM TO?WHO WILL WE SEND THEM TO?

Our students, staff, and friends Our students, staff, and friends helped us make connections with helped us make connections with schools in Palestine and Spain, schools in Palestine and Spain, families in Brasil, England, South families in Brasil, England, South Africa, nieces in Italy, foreign Africa, nieces in Italy, foreign exchange students in New Zealand, exchange students in New Zealand, and UNC global resources in and UNC global resources in Kyrgyzstan and Republic of Georgia.Kyrgyzstan and Republic of Georgia.

26 Journals

to

16 countries

We created the journal covers.

AND NUMBERED THEM

?? Each class created Each class created a list of their own a list of their own questions to ask questions to ask our new friends our new friends like:like:

• What language do you speak?

• Is your country a democracy?

• What music do you listen to?

• What sounds do you hear outside your window?

• Do you have to hunt, or are there stores?

• Are you free?

• Have there been wars there?

We answered our own We answered our own questions in the journals questions in the journals so that our new friends so that our new friends could learn about us. could learn about us. And then…..And then…..

To mail 1 journal to Spain: $6.25

To mail 26 journals around the world: $ 237.50

The look on the postmasters face:

PRICELESS

While waiting for journals to return……

We created artwork based on the country we sent our journals to.

Soon we started receiving Soon we started receiving emails, postcards, and emails, postcards, and letters telling us our letters telling us our journals made it to their journals made it to their destinations!destinations!

Postcard from new friend

If we are to live together in peace, we must come to know each other better.

-Lyndon B Johnson

In March 2009 journals started returning to Silverdale !

Students tracked the path of the returned journals

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TO PALESTINE

TO SCOTLANDTO SCOTLAND

My name is Sophie Wood. I live in the city of Glasgow. This is me and my friends wearing our kilts.

TO BRASILTO BRASIL

NOSSA BAIRRO

(OUR NEIGHBORHOOD)

My name is Suzana. I am from Porto Alegre, Porasil. Eu escuto os passaros (I hear the birds outside my window). Sim, Eu assisto American Idol (Yes, I watch American Idol).

TO THE NETHERLANDSTO THE NETHERLANDSTO THE NETHERLANDS

Mijn naam is Kazimir Kingma

(My name is Kazimir Kingma)

Ik krijg zakgeld

(I receive pocketmoney)

TO

TO THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIATO THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIATO THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA

My name is Tiko. I am 12.

I live in fantastic Georgia.

Georgia became independent but Russia does not like our independence and in 2008 occupied my country.

My name is Mariam. I am 9.

I am living in Napetwrebi.

I like fruits.

My countrys most typical animal is the Aurochs, the Caucasian Tur.

My hobbies are mountaineering, dancing and painting.

There was a war in my country last year.

Outside my window I watch Georgia’s nature and understand its voices.

My name is Saba Chkheidze. I am 10 years old. I live in Georgia.

My city has one beautiful history. That place where Tbilist is now was covered with wood. Where many wild animals were living. Once, when King Vakhtana was hunting his sparrow-hawk followed the fizen Sparrowhawk and fizen fell in the rivine. In this rivine there was warm weather. Because of it King Vakhtana called Tbilisi. My city is 1500 years old.

I look from the window, I can see the street, supermarket, cars and high buildings.

TO ENGLANDTO ENGLANDThe Duncan family of Goring-by-sea England

We speak a little French.

People play football, cricket and rugby.

TO WINDLESHAM HOUSE TO WINDLESHAM HOUSE SCHOOL ENGLANDSCHOOL ENGLAND

We eat rare steak with french fries and ketchup.

Indis favorite game is rounders. Tillys is hockey.

Our home is in London, but we live at school.

TO AUSTRIA

WE SPEAK GERMAN.

We celebrate St Nicolaus, Christmas and Easter. Also festivals in the village when the cows come down from the high pasture.

TO JAPAN

My name is Sierra.

I like soba soup, yakisoba, sushi, fish, teriyaki chicken, taco rice.

During cherry blossom season (is a time when beautiful flowers bloom).

I wear t-shirts, jeans, tennis shoes, and traditional kimono dress.

TO ITALYTO ITALY

CHRISTINA MCINTYRE (OUR PRINCIPAL MRS MCALLISTER’S NIECE). THIS IS HER HUSBAND WHO PLAYS BASKETBALL IN ITALY.

It is beautiful here. We have singers like Eros Ramazzotti and Vasco Rossi.

We can watch tv from USA on our computer.

They eat McDonalds in Italy too! My daughter loves it.

TO SWEDENTO SWEDEN

My name is Tanja. We have elk and moose. You can ice skate outside during winter on lake. Abba is music band. Watch Dr Phil. Pipi Longstocking is a Swedish cartoon character.

WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR JOURNALS TO RETURN FROM:JOURNALS TO RETURN FROM:

SpainSpain Iraq Iraq New ZealandNew Zealand AustraliaAustralia CanadaCanada South AfricaSouth Africa KyrgystanKyrgystan ChinaChina

SHARING WITH OTHERSSHARING WITH OTHERS

After sharing and comparing journals in Art class, 5th grader Elizabeth shared them with visitors at the All-County Art Show on March 28.

WHAT WE LEARNEDWHAT WE LEARNED

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