ENGLISH:
As part of their summative assessment, our students of 9th grade with their teacher Nicolás Navarrete developed a cross -cultural project that involved a series of email exchanges with pen pals from Sri Lanka. Through these interactions, they explored and compared their cultural experiences critically engaging with current implications of English in both Ecuador and Sri Lanka. Acting as social investigators, students compiled their findings into a portfolio of emails and presented their insights to their classmates.

Nicolás contacted Teacher Pavithra Senanayake from a rural school in Sri Lanka and the dream began! 9th graders were excited when writing in English about their daily life at Tomás Moro and their culture, knowing that their insights would also inspire Sri Lanka students.

At the end of the project, 9th had group presentations and wrote a collaborative letter to school authorities with recommendations based on their experience about improving English learning.

We’re sharing some thoughts from our students on this project and the enriching cultural exchange with students from Sri Lanka.

ESPAÑOL:
Como parte de su evaluación sumativa, nuestros estudiantes de 9º grado, junto con su profesor Nicolás Navarrete, desarrollaron un proyecto intercultural que implicó una serie de intercambios de correos electrónicos con amigos por correspondencia de Sri Lanka. A través de estas interacciones, exploraron y compararon sus experiencias culturales, involucrándose críticamente con las implicaciones actuales del inglés tanto en Ecuador como en Sri Lanka. Actuando como investigadores sociales, los estudiantes recopilaron sus hallazgos en un portafolio de correos electrónicos y presentaron sus ideas a sus compañeros de clase.

Nicolás se puso en contacto con la profesora Pavithra Senanayake de una escuela rural en Sri Lanka, ¡y así comenzó el sueño! nuestros estudiantes se emocionaron al escribir en inglés sobre su vida diaria en Tomás Moro y su cultura, sabiendo que sus ideas también inspirarían a los estudiantes de Sri Lanka.