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Once Upon A TimeOnce Upon A TimeComenius Project
N Ireland Project Report
Countries InvolvedCountries InvolvedN. IrelandEstoniaHungaryBelgiumCzech RepublicLithuaniaAustria
Armagh, N. IrelandArmagh, N. Ireland
Our school is called Mount Saint Catherine’s Primary School
We Are Beside St. Patrick’s Cathedral, We Are Beside St. Patrick’s Cathedral, ArmaghArmagh
Pupils from Mount Saint Catherine’s Primary Pupils from Mount Saint Catherine’s Primary SchoolSchool
What We Learned......What We Learned......
Social Skills and Team Social Skills and Team WorkWork
Group members shared and completed work
Children worked as a team during folk dancing sessions
They worked together playing the ‘European Game’
The European GameThe European Game
Social Skills and Team Social Skills and Team WorkWorkThe children collaborated to
create their dramasThe children’s empathy for each
other improvedTheir ability to work co-
operatively with each other increased
Playing Comenius Playing Comenius Songs....Songs....
Working Together in Working Together in DramaDrama
Verbal Skills Verbal Skills
Children studied the fairy tales in groups and discussed their deeper meanings
They discussed at length the construction of the booklets
Groups discussed and summarised the stories
Story DiscussionStory Discussion
““Silent Night” Silent Night” PerformancePerformance
Verbal SkillsVerbal SkillsChildren discussed how best to
share the work outThey discussed the scripts for the
dramasChildren gained language
relating to dance and drama They discussed their research on
Silent Night and Christmas traditions with each other
CreativityCreativity
Using mixed media, the children created illustrations for their story book paintings
The children designed and created their own costumes for the dramatisations
CreativityCreativityThe children created backdrops
and props for the dramas The children learned traditional
steps and movements during folk dance sessions
The children created their own dances for the dramas
Learning the Dance Learning the Dance Steps...Steps...
More Dance Steps to More Dance Steps to Learn...Learn...
We Had Fun.....We Had Fun.....
Role Play, Drama and Role Play, Drama and MusicMusic
Children re-created the stories through role play and drama
They interpreted the stories through dance, drama and role play
Children played tunes on their traditional instruments
Traditional InstrumentsTraditional Instruments
Role Play, Drama and Role Play, Drama and MusicMusicThey mixed percussion and
recorded music to enhance the drama
Recorded Performance – Silent Night/ Fionn MacCumhaill
ICT and Media Education ICT and Media Education
The children created their own Power Point presentations on the stories
They shot and helped produce our Fionn McCool film
Using ‘Scratch’ software they digitally created the fairy tales
Results for PupilsResults for Pupils
Results for PupilsResults for Pupils
Results for PupilsResults for Pupils
Results for PupilsResults for Pupils
Results for PupilsResults for Pupils
Results for PupilsResults for Pupils
The TeachersThe TeachersTeachers were asked questions
about the partner countries before and after the Project.
They were asked about population numbers, currencies used and the capital cities.
PopulationPopulation
CurrencyCurrency
Capital CitiesCapital Cities
Comenius 2009 - 2011Comenius 2009 - 2011