Collaborate on Your Projects

Now that you and your sister school have selected an eco and cultural project to collaborate on, it’s time to put it into action! Each project will have steps in order to collaborate on your projects effectively. You will meet with your sister school once per month to check on each other’s progress. Here are some steps to put your ideas into action!

Collaborate on Your Eco-Project

Step 1: Set a Goal

  • Set a goal you want to reach with your sister school. Make sure your goal is measurable, well defined, and has an end date.
    • Example Eco-Project Goal: Our sister school and I want to plant 100 trees together in our respective community by April 22.

Step 2: Choose Your Audience

  • Define who you will be educating in your community in order to achieve this goal. Will you need to educate people in your community, businesses, government officials, etc.?
    • Example Eco-Project Audience: We would like to educate the public on the positive impacts of tree planting in our community in addition to the community of our sister school.

Step 3: Create a Task List

Make a list of tasks that your team needs to do in order to finish your collaborative eco-project to completion. Make sure to define the exact task, the people who will be completing the task, and a deadline to complete the task.

  • Task 1 
    • Task: Research types of trees to plant near library park and where to buy seeds/saplings
    • Deadline: November 1st  
    • Who: Zarinah
  • Task 2 
    • Task: Find an organization to donate tree saplings to plant in the community
    • Deadline: October 31st 
    • Who: Anjuli
  • Task 3
    • Create an educational flier for the community on the benefits of trees
    • Deadline November 5th
    • Who: Jane
  • Task 4
    • Task: Organize a tree planting event on our school to plan the trees
    • Deadline: December 20th 
    • Who: Glenn

Step 4: Put Your Project Into Action

Once you have completed steps 1-3, it’s time to put your project into action in your community. Make sure to write all of your progress down on a piece of paper or a computer document to share with your sister school at your next meeting.

Share Your Culture

Step 1: Set a Goal

  • Set a goal you want to share your culture with your sister school. Make sure your goal is measurable, well defined, and has an end date.
    • Example Cultural Project Goal: Our school wants to create 3 recipes for our collaborative recipe book by April 22.

Step 2: Create a Task List

Make a list of tasks that your team needs to do in order to finish your collaborative cultural project to completion. Make sure to define the exact task, the people who will be completing the task, and a deadline to complete the task.

  • Task 1 
    • Task: Pick recipes that will be put into the collaborative cooking book
    • Deadline: November 1st  
    • Who: Zarinah
  • Task 2 
    • Task: Gather materials to create a short recipe book with our sister school
    • Deadline: October 31st 
    • Who: Anjuli
  • Task 3 
    • Task: Create step by step instructions on how to create a each recipe on a piece of paper or computer doc
    • Deadline: December 20th 
    • Who: Glenn

Step 3: Gather Your Materials

  • Define what you will need in order to carry out your cultural project. Remember to reuse whatever you can before purchasing any new materials.
    • Example Materials List: Video camera, paper, pens/pencils, old clothing, etc.

Step 4: Put Your Project Into Action

Once you have completed steps 1-3, it’s time to put your project into action. Make sure to write all of your progress down on a piece of paper or a computer document to share with your sister school at your next meeting.

Share Your Impact

Once you have completed your eco and cultural project, you will now share your work with your sister school. Here are some of the items you can share in addition to the best way to send them.

Eco-Project

  • Final metrics on your eco-project such as trees planted, waste reduced, people educated
    • You may share these items to your sister school via email, video, or during a live meeting. Contact your advisor in order to share these items.
  • Pictures or videos of students putting their eco-project into action
    • You may share these items via Google Drive or Whatsapp. Contact your advisor in order to share these items.
  • Posters, flyers, or art pieces of related to your eco-project
    • You may share these items to your sister school via email, video, or during a live meeting. Contact your advisor in order to share these items.

Cultural Project

  • Pictures or videos of students putting their cultural project into action
    • You may share these items via Google Drive or Whatsapp. Contact your advisor in order to share these items.
  • Written recipes, posters, brochures or flyers related to your cultural project
    • You may share these items to your sister school via email, video, or during a live meeting. Contact your advisor in order to share these items.

Meet Each Other (Live or Video)

Congratulations! You have finished Stage 3! Now it’s time to meet with your sister school, share the results of your project, and discuss some of your thoughts/questions! After the meeting, you will move to Stage 4!

Next Step: Stage 4 – Celebrate

Stage 4: Celebrate

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