Download - Culture of living
DECEMBER 2011 – JUNE 2012
It aims to reflect the cultural inheritance, historical background of the people living in the district and bound the elder generation to the younger ones to provide cultural awareness.
Besides, using the latest technological devices, it intends to inject the cultural and the historical awareness to maintain the cultural unification.
While doing this project, we have been using:
Meetings and InterviewsExibitions and SeminarsCompetitionsSports and folk dancesSupporting projectsDebates and presentations
We divided the project into three groups.
The 1st group: 1-4 grade students
The 2nd group: 5-6 grade students
The 3rd group: 7-8 grade students
We also purpose to outline the differences between
the cultures of the people coming from different regions of the country,
to help them share a unique cultural identity in harmony,
to be models to the next generation
to trigger the communication between the teachers, students and parents.
Therefore,Students can become more responsible
The feeling of being a part of a team can motivate the participants
SCHEDULE
DECEMBERA meeting for informing the
participants about the projectCreating groupsPreparing the surveys on our culture,
handing them out and collecting data at the end of the month
Assignments for the groupsGroup 1: collecting data on their
district and doing presentationsGroup 2 and 3: collecting datum on
the reasons of the migration to Sultanbeyli and doing presentations
Preparing the corners about the culture of the Black Sea Region.
Collecting souvenirs and clothes of the same region
Doing a presentation about the meals and the desserts of the region by bringing some to the school
Deciding on the places to visit during the project
Giving seminars to the students on “Hygiene and Healthy Life” (topic of the month- TEACHING THE VALUES)
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THE DISHES
THE DISHES
THE BLACK SEA REGION
THE CLOTHES
THE CLOTHES
THE BLACK SEA REGION
JANUARYAssignment for all of the groups:
Preparing a booklet on cultural tales, stories, legends and riddles.
Displaying the gathered information about the Central Anatolia Region
Doing interviews with the residents about the culture of Turkey (hormony of different cultures)
Doing an art competition about culture of living in Turkey
A famous face of our culture ‘Hacivat and Karagöz’
Keeping parents aware- A seminar ‘Physical Development of The Children’
Giving seminars to the students on ‘Honesty’ (Topic of the month - TEACHING THE VALUES)
THE CENTRAL ANATOLIA REGION
FEBRUARYGroup 1-2-3: Designing cultural
clothesDisplaying the gathered information
about the Aegean Region Helping the children in need
(collecting necessary items for children- toys, books, clothes- and sending them to Van where an
earthquake took place recently.)
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HELPING THE CHILDREN IN NEED
A famous face of our culture ‘Nasreddin Hodja’
Prepering recycle-bins for the waste materials
Giving seminars to the students on ‘Discipline and Responsibility’ (Topic of the month - TEACHING THE VALUES)
Keeping parents . aware- A seminar . ‘School Phobia’
THE AEGEAN REGION
MARCHGroup 1-2-3: Evaluation of the surveys.Displaying the gathered information about
the South Eastern Anatolia RegionA famous face of our culture ‘Aşık Veysel’ Giving seminars to the students on
‘Faithfulness and Historical Awareness’ (Topic of the month - TEACHING THE VALUES)
Keeping parents aware- A seminar titled ‘Alcoholism and Smoking Addiction’
Visiting the nursing home to keep in touch with the old generation
THE VISIT TO THE NURSING HOME
THE VISIT TO THE NURSING HOME
THE VISIT TO THE NURSING HOME
APRILGroup 1: Acting out a folk storyGroup 2:Determining the reasons of
being unemployed as a result of the immigration
Group 3: The problems the ethnic groups encounter in İstanbul and Turkey.
Forestation around the school area by the kindergarten students (They use the trees as their family tree by hanging the names of their family members on each branch of the tree).
Displaying the gathered information about the Eastern Anatolia Region
A famous face of our culture ‘Mevlana’
Giving seminars to the students on ‘Love and Respect’ (Topic of the month - TEACHING THE VALUES)
Keeping students aware- A seminar titled ‘Diabetics’
Finding slogans on protecting our cultural values
Holding a competition (the products made of the waste materials, displaying the products won)
Informative trips for the pupils to the museums and cultural places.
MAYAssignment to all the groups:Making a video of an elder member telling
theold customs, discussing on how to get
attachedto the elder generation and enhance theconnection in between. Hence, to evaluate
andsynthesize the suggestions in order to
improvethe project which will carry on next year.
Displaying the gathered information about the Mediterranean Region.
A famous face of our culture ‘Yunus Emre’
Giving seminars to the students on ‘Family and Mother’ (Topic of the month - TEACHING THE VALUES)
Keeping students aware- A seminar titled ‘Anxiety’
FESTIVAL TIME!
JUNE Displaying the gathered information about the Marmara Region.
Evaluating the whole projectReporting the project