Outcomes
• Similarities have been identified (differences too)• Pupils will be able to identify 4 key elements
Jordanian classroom• Know some basic facts about – geography,
politics, traditions, history, food• Pupils understand the value of having a link with
a school in Jordan (a school in the middle East)• Pupils can identify reasons for why it is
important to understand modern Arabic culture
Connecting Classrooms‘Wiltshire goes to
Jordan 2013’
Where is the Middle East?Choose a box with the countries that you think are in the Middle
East
Box 1
HondurasBoliviaEcaudorNicaragua
Box 2
SerbiaMontenegoMacedoniaRomania
Box 3SyriaLebanonPalestineIran
Box 4BhutanBruneiCambodiaChina
Where is the Middle East?Choose a box with the countries that you think are in the Middle
East
Box 1 SOUTH AMERICA
HondurasBoliviaEcaudorNicaragua
Box 2 EUROPE
SerbiaMontenegoMacedoniaRomania
Box 3 THE MIDDLE EASTSyriaLebanonTunisiaKuwait
Box 4 ASIABhutanBruneiCambodiaChina
Map of the middle East
What is Connecting classrooms?
Why should we learn about Arabic culture?
Put your hands up if you have ever been to Jordan before
We are connecting ourselves with a school in Jordan in order to;1. To develop more understanding of another culture2. To make informed opinions about others and their cultures3. We should think about what is in the media
a) Is it always true?b) What does the media say about Arabic culture and is it fair?
4. Arabic is now in the top 6 languages that people are learning5. It is the fastest growing religion in the West6. Much of the world’s economy is based on resources from the Middle
East7. You are likely in the future to work with people from other countries
Al Jubeiha secondary school in the capital of
Jordan, Amman
Activities – what we did in Jordan
Are we so different from each other?
What is learning like?
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