The Sister Cities Project

Are you interested in a collaborative online project with a school in one of our Sister Cities? Darwin has five Sister Cities - Ambon, Anchorage, Haikou, Kalymnos and Dili.
Sharing our Territory is developing educational links with a number of Sister Cities and is seeking schools that are interested in participating.

Collaborative projects could take many forms, with information exchanged and shared via email and through web pages. Examples include

• Collaborative problem solving - two schools identify problems within their communities and work with each other to find solutions

• Sharing in a common cross cultural awareness project eg celebrations, healthy living, peace

• Virtual Tours eg create a virtual excursion to your local area for your partner school to participate in or 'take' your partner school on an excursion with you

• Exploring commonalities - our Territory, your territory. This could be especially relevant in a project with Anchorage, Alaska.

Help is available for planning and implementing your collaborative project.

Possible links to NTCF outcomes:
EsseNTial Learnings:
Inner 6 - Explains how the past, present and future contribute to their own identity and broaden life directions.
Indicators:
Band 4 Investigate how cultural beliefs and structures significant to them are passed from one generation to the next;
Band 3 Analyse and compare the characteristics of other groups and consider one's own world view;
Band 2 Identify and describe human similarities and differences
Constructive 3 Participates in efforts to value diversity and social responsibility through active and informed involvement in chosen areas within their family and community.
Indicators:
Band 4 Consider different approaches to problems, moral dilemmas and issues of right and wrong;
Band 3 Consider people's needs/wants and identify areas to be addressed;
Band 2 Value and respect differences and similarities
Constructive 4 Identifies environmental and social issues within the local and global community and takes steps to promote change.
Indicators:
Band 4 Debate an environmental or social issue of interest;
Band 3 Collaborate to discuss a range of ethical positions on how to care for a place;
Band 2 Recognise and talk about local social and environmental issues related to an area of interest.

For further information or to register your interest in an online collaboration, please contact the project coordinator.