Jordanian-German schools to hold virtual exchange sessions through pilot project
Alshaheen News
Two schools in Amman will hold virtual learning sessions with two schools in Schleswig, Germany, as part of a digital pilot project lasting several months.
The project, organized by the Goethe-Institut Amman in coordination with the German project initiator, Klaus-Peter Katzer, will enable students from the Al Asriyya and the Al Saadah schools to exchange opinions with students from the Dannewerk and Domschule schools in Schleswig-Holstein.
In a statement on Thursday, the Goethe-Institut Amman said that Jordanian and German students will hold live digital sessions on a regular basis on current topics that are important for young people in both countries in the fields of politics, society, economy, environment and sustainability.
It stated that they will work together over a period of 6 months on topics and tasks of their choice with the aim of developing their digital skills, broadening their horizons and getting to know the conditions and culture of the respective partner country.
“In addition to the experience and benefit the students are gaining from this digital project, the supervising teachers in 2021 will have the opportunity to visit the respective partner schools abroad and thus make contacts that will last beyond this pilot project,” said Brigitte Brand, Expert in teaching and Head of PASCH/ German Education Cooperation Department.
The project is financed by the Ministry of Education of Schleswig-Holstein and by the PASCH initiative of the German educational cooperation program, Brand said.
On September 7, the kick-off event marked the first digital exchange between the participating German schools, teachers and students, Jordanian teachers and representatives of German authorities.
Minister for Education, Science and Culture of the State of Schleswig-Holstein Karin Prien was open to questions from students during the virtual meeting, the statement added.
The first digital sessions of the student exchange are expected to take place by the end of October.
