Collaborative Projects undertaken in session (2013-14)

Collaborative Projects at RDPS  (2013-14)

Rukminians believe – ‘The world is a classroom’ and Collaborative Project, mandatory for class VIII students is a key to the same.  These projects provide students with a platform to reach peers around the world through internet and to perform real time experiments and utilize the data in enhancing their knowledge. It gives an opportunity to work together and learn from each other without meeting face-to-face. It helps them to explore community, culture and scientific issues which prepare them for the workforce and help them to become responsible and literate global citizens. At the same time, these projects increase their understanding and appreciation of different cultures promoting interdisciplinary study across the curriculum.

Approximately 160 students of RDPS are currently involved in collaborative projects. They interact with students of countries from all over the world such as USA, France, Poland, South Korea, Austria, Netherlands, Europe, Taiwan and New Zealand etc. and are working on projects such as: Culture and tradition, Education system, Maintaining peace and harmony with the mother earth etc.

The details of some of the projects completed are as follows (2013-14):

Name of the school	Project Coordinator	Country	Brief description of the link/partnership	Methods of communication
King's College NZ	Mr. John Beck	New Zealand	Interacted by exchanging mails on the following topics:- ·   Recreational Activities. ·   Religious and Traditional values. ·   Population and its Necessities for Survival. ·   Fairs, Museums and Festivals of India.	Online correspondence by using epals community
Bupyoung Girl's High School	Yunsun Oh	South Korea	·   Religious and Traditional Values ·   Fairs, Museums and Festivals. ·   Incredibility in depicting the Cultural Values.
“Government Commercial College””	Ms. Karin Bhatia	Austria	·   Population and its necessities for survival ·   Recreational Activities ·   Religious and Traditional values
Varendonck-College	Ms. Karin	Netherlands	·   Recreational Activities ·   Maintaining Peace and Harmony with Mother Nature ·   Culture and Tradition ·   Education system in India
Bory Saint Vincent	Ms. Jemina Grondin	France	·   Population and its necessities for survival ·   Religious and Traditional values ·   Education system in India
Varendonck-College t.n.v  ASTEN The Netherlands	Ms. Annalies Moris	Europe	Interacted with 33 countries on the following topics by sending cards via post- ·   Wildlife of Animals its Conservation ·   Incredibility in depicting the cultural values ·   Fairs, Museums and Festivals(2) ·   Recreational activities ·   Maintaining Peace and Harmony( 2) ·   Reduce, Reuse, Recycle(2) ·   Diverse Topography ·   Culture and Tradition	Postcard Exchange
ZespolSzkol Nr 2 Rzeszow Poland	Ms. Karolina	Poland	·   Recreational activities ·   Religious and Traditional Values ·   Population & its necessities ·   Fairs, Museums & festivals
The Fifth Grade West Section, Sianghe 2nd Rd.,  Puzih City, Chiayi County 61363,	Ms. Cerita	Taiwan	·   Culture and tradition ·   Flora and Fauna ·   Famous Monuments ·   Friendship Poster	Poster  Exchange
Data of Various Schools were uploaded on  ciese site	Respective coordinators of all schools	USA, Korea, Australia, India, Brazil etc.	·   Human Genetics ·    The Noon Day Project	Online correspondence by using ciese site

Total No. of Projects:-

S .No	Communication Method	No. of Projects	Class/Section
1	Interaction Based	17	VIII(A,B,C,D)
2	Post Card/Poster  Exchange	19	VIII(A,B,C,D)
3	Survey Based	02	VIII(A,B,C,D)