Weekly Question

Questions are the key to understanding

Find out more about a particular team! Every week of the contest they are invited to answer a new question concerning their team, school, daily lives and culture. Select a month to access their answers, and enjoy gaining new insight!
June
No. 26
What do you think are the best tools for intercultural learning? Is your school equipped in information communication technologies (ICTs)?
learning about the history of a culture.the first of it. also about the culture which is now between the society.not actually.our school is a little behind.
No. 25
What is the impact of television, Internet and media in general (TV, radio, newspapers) on your daily life? On the average, how many hours do you spend with such information tools per week?
we have some cultural news in our TV and radios and also have some pages in our newspapers.they talk about any cultural activities happend around the world and also in our country.At least me spend more than 4 hours a week and read and watch about culture.I find it interesting. you can do a lot of thingsand enjoy all of them.
No. 24
Do you feel that you have a more inspiring cultural life than your parents had at your age? If so, please explain.
Yes.Todays our world find culture to important and learning about it is something very exiting.First we don't believe that this intercultural activities are so important but after a while we understand that they helped us a lot to know our world better. our previouse generations and the way they had lived.In my parents age no one care about cultural activities at least in OUR country.
No. 23
What importance do arts and creativity have within your classes ?
Nothing at least now.Art in our country is a diffrent mager.but about creativity i should say that in all the things we've done.In our schools if you want to be the best and get he best and the most complete work you should use your creativity and talents, like our poster.
May
No. 22
Next week, on 2006-06-05 is the World Environment Day. Why do you think this day has been selected by the United Nations as an International Day ?
Zoom
becuase we are all over the world like beauti thing and nice world with a lots of flowers and trees so we should try to save them from polutions.in our school we had an confrence about it and we make a poster.we try to find some solution for the dirtyness i our city.some ways to regard beauti world and save it for our next generations.i think if our grand parents saved this nice beauti world for us we should give our children some thing clean and beauti too.
No. 21
What type of recommendations (three!) could you make to improve the education which you are receiving? Does your school curricula offer everything you want to learn?
i can't understand perfectly.but i think all of us studing as like as he or she learn in the way which can understand. just this.sometimes we use suggestion but nit all the time.
No. 20
Does your education include any type of intercultural learning? If so, please explain. In what subjects could it be included?
yes it does.about society and living in it with other people and also the roles between our people and our commiunity.these lessons help us to know more about living together and being with each other.i think it help me a lot to be friendly and outgoing with the people around myself.
No. 19
Next week, on 2006-05-21 is the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development. Are you planning to organise a special event to commemorate this day within your school? If so, what are your plans ?
not exactly.these days we have our tearm's exams and we don't have much time to do some more activity except studing.
No. 18
Within your team, try to make a list of each team member’s different cultural influences (starting from grand-parents generation). How many cultures and languages are represented within your team?
i can't explain perfectly because within our team we don't have much time to discus about these things.but there are a lot in commen between our cultures for example our festivals.we talk in english within our team.
April
No. 17
What do you know about the history of your own cultures? Can you list various influences?
Zoom
not to much.Iran has a very deep and old culture.We can't talk about it.The more you learn an read the less you know.It is never finish.you can read and read and read about it and you have also more for learning about iran culture.it's around 2600 years and you never ever can talk about the history of iran culture.for example we ca say that iran culturl activity is began from the age of Hakhamanaishians.they were the first kings of iran and they've done a lot of things.and also some more which i can never talk about it completly.i think you should start reading about it yourself.
No. 16
What should be the role of your teacher with regard to your MSC II team?
We don't have MSC II team.
No. 15
What do you want to learn most about your partner team?
everything about them is completly diffrent with us so i think we should know about their culture, their customs and their people. we need to understand how to live with them and this just be available only when we know them.
No. 14
According to your team, what are the most important elements for a successful intercultural dialogue? And what would be the major obstacles?
I think the most important thing is to know the culture which we want to talk about it ( or discribe it ). We all know that when we understand something completly we can talk or write about it better and also successful. And one more is to love cultural activity. Do something because of the presure never be good.
March
No. 13
How would you interpret the phrase “Unity in Diversity?‿
we don't have any idea about it. I mean i haven't think about it.and also i don't understand the question.
No. 12
What do you expect from your participation in the Mondialogo School Contest 2005/2006?
Zoom
We learned about our culture more than before and also we knew a lot of things about bulgeria's culture.We find some friend in all over the world.We understand that the cultures all over the world have something in commen.For example both our country celebrate in the begining of spring.
No. 11
Next week, from 2006-03-21 to 28 is the Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination. Why do you think this day has been selected by the United Nations as an International Day ?
Human Be is not a things which can discriminate.We are all humen with diffrent cultures with diffrent beliefs, diffrent color. but It's NOT right to discriminate anyone because of his or her color or family or gender or any thing alse. We are people all around the world and we have to learn to lie together.to be in peace.to be kind with each other.
No. 10
What does the term "Mondialogo" mean to your team?
the word "dialogue" is something which first bright. a diologue around the world. the world with lots of people.the people with a diffrent cultures.the cultures with variaty of results. and .... it means a time to check ourselves in cultural activities.
February
No. 9
Describe your team. How many students (girls/boys) are there? What grade are you in? Do you have exams at the end of your school year?
we are 4 girls in our team . and we all are in the first year of highschool . we have 2 exam months . one in the middle term and one in the last of the school year .
No. 8
Do you wear school uniforms or is there a dress code at your school? If not, please specify how students (girls/boys) dress.
we wear school uniforms. they are gray pants and gray uniform and also a black scarf.we are just girl in our school.our school (i mean my country school) seperate to boys and girls.
No. 7
Next week, on 2006-02-21 is the International Mother Language Day. Why do you think this day has been selected by the United Nations as an International Day ? Please share your thoughts on this question.
because Our Mother Languege is something which shows our culture and the hstory of it. Shows the commens between our culture and the other countrys' cultures.Show the place we come from and the things we had brought with ourselves.i think it's a part of every ones life which is really old and holy.
No. 6
Does your school have its own sports team? Describe the team(s).
yes it has.we have basket ball , tennis and also handball team. they are professional and they try to improve evry day. they work with our sport team and practicing for this year matches.
January
No. 5
Does your school have any activity directed toward community development in terms of sustainable development? If so, please describe those activities.
we have lots of confrences in our school.About society, math, asthronomy and ... and in all of them we try to develop our talents to make better world in near future.we try to work together and learn to be the one to get the better results.we try not to forget the days we join each other and learn about the problem in our world.war,hungry and poor peoples,murder,polution and environment and ...
No. 4
Does your school offer extra-curricular activities (e.g. Clubs, excursions, music, theatre, sports…) ? Is there any activity linked to raising awareness of cultures within or outside the school community and with other countries?
not that much.we work more on science than everything else.we have some sport teams and also some sport matches but only in our country then the best of or country choose for universe games and matches.
No. 3
Is your school a member of the UNESCO Associated Schools Project Network (ASPnet)? What kind of activities does your school implement within its participation in the ASPnet activities (or other school networks) ?
NO, It's a member of the NODET(national organization for development of exepsional talents), we work on scientefic activity. And i think we aren't that bad. We have a lot of classes for the one's who love to learn more about forexample math or astronomy or ... We have a lot of teachers which work hard to let us understand more.
No. 2
Are students involved in the administration of the school ? If so, how are they involved in the school decision-making process ?
No they aren't.
No. 1
What is the student-teacher ratio for classes at your school? Describe the relationships between students and teachers at your school. Within your class, how many students are you?
We are 29 30 students in large classes. In our school students are always polite with teachers, try to understand them and never make them angry( every body afraid of angry teachers) and also the teachers try to understand us a lot. at last i have to say that i love most of my teachers and their way of teaching.