ePals Wanted

Irish class looking for epals.

sinead s — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:23:24 GMT

Hi!

My name is Sinéad. My 4th/5th class students aged 9 to 11 are looking for a class from another country to e mail. There are 27 wonderful students in the class!Our school year begins on August 31st. We look forward to hearing from you!

Sinéad.

USA class of 11-12 year olds looking for ePals for the year!

Christina D — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:11:29 GMT

I teach a 6th grade class (11-12 year olds) in the state of Utah in the United States. My students would love to learn about students from around the world. I have a class of 25 students in it and will gladly take whatever countries would be interested in writing. My students are learning Spanish and would like to talk with others who speak Spanish, but not limit themselves to just Spanish speakers. My students are very curious and since we study the history of the world during the year they would love to hear from students of the countries that they are learning about. We would start in September and write about once a week. Thank you for your responses!

We are willing to email, video or regular mail.

Christina Dew

8-11 year old New Zealanders seek ePals

Jo G — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 23:58:50 GMT

Hi from New Zealand!

I currently have 30 students who seek English speaking ePals from anywhere in the world.

We'd love to connect via ePals.com email and blog facilities and aim to interact at least once a week. We'd like to get to know what life is like in other countries and also discuss world issues that are important to us all.

We're open to connect with students in schools and homeschool situations and would like to take on new partners during the months of July, August and September.

Many thanks!

Jo Gibson

Looking for Pen Pals

Melissa S — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:30:17 GMT

Hello!

I teach 22 grade 6 students (11-12). Our school is located on a Native American reservation on the border of Canada & New York called Ahkwesahsne. I am looking for pen pals for my class for the year (through snail mail). I would like my students to practice their writing skills and learn about another culture. Anywhere in the world would be fine (even USA & Canada).

Please contact me if you're class would be interested at melissmyth@epals.com

Thanks,

Melissa

German pupils age 11-12 looking for pen-pals

Annika K — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:21:31 GMT

Hi,

I'm a teacher in Wedel, Germany, and I have a 6th grade, 19 pupils, ages 11-12. We will start with our project on the US in the third week of November, and we would like to write once a week. Our topics will be food, Thanksgiving and a story we will read, but the most important thing would be to write regularly and just get to know someone from a different country and cultural background. To skype would also be great and possible. Let me know if you're interested.

My email is: annikoe@epals.com

Annika

11-year-old Italians looking for ePals

Tony R — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:18:02 GMT

I work at a small language school in Naples Italy. I have a group of 10-11 year olds (8 students in the group) who would like to do simple ePal exchanges. Their English is limited but they're keen.

They want to write and read about school, hobbies, family etc.

Spanish speakers wanted Necesito hispanohablantes

Roxanne M — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:34:46 GMT

Busco hispanohablantes para estudiantes en el sur EEUU en Louisiana cerca de Nueva Orleans. Me gustaria escribir e mails pero mas me interesa intercambiar videos

Spanish speaking epals from Spanish speaking countries

scheila b — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:51:58 GMT

Busco personas que puedan comunicarse con mis alumnos en espanol les ofreciendo informaciones a respecto de su cultura viviendo en otros paises de habla espanola (historia, geografia, tradiciones, moda, politica, economia, etc.). Son alumnos de la preparatoria (14 - 18 anos).

gracias,

Sra. Borrego (maestra de espanol)

US class of 30 students desperately looking for 9-12 year olds anywhere!

Susan W — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 06:11:18 GMT

I hope one of you can help me. I have had no replies to my profile, and my students want ePals very badly. They are so desperate to communicate with students from another culture, that they really don't care where they come from. My class is made up of 4th and 5th graders, ages 9-12 (mostly 10 and 11). Our school is in Denver, Colorado in the US. Most of my students only speak English, although a couple speak some Spanish. They are mostly high achievers and highly motivated. There are 30 of us.

We are looking for a class to communicate with about daily life and culture; possibly even to read a book together and evaluate. We would like to communicate mostly through email, with occasional letters or postcards. I hope somebody can help us.

Thanks,

Sue

English speaking students sought

Encarnacion G — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:10:12 GMT

We are a high school in Madrid area, Spain. We are looking for an English speaking high school to start an exchange with which may include a trip to visit the other school. I have about 100 students aged 13-18. We could exchange emails about culture, customs, etc.

Interested? Contact me: ladeingles@epals.com

English speaking students looking for pals in former Soviet countries

Jason P — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:21:51 GMT

I have a group of 22 basic 9th grade students (14-16 years old) who are about to read Animal Farm. I'd like for the students to be able to contact Russian students so that they see what modern Russia is like rather than basing their ideas on what they have heard. The unit will take place mostly in December, but I'd love for the classes to continue corresponding after the unit is over.

I'm mostly interested in cultural exchange but would be open to collaborative projects as well.

15-18 aged students from Turkey are looking for English speaking pen pals

Demet Betul G — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:04:17 GMT

Greetings from Turkey. I have 55-60 students eager to correspond with penpals speaking English. They are at pre-/intermediate level. Some of them would just like to snail mail on a regular basis; some of them would like to develop a project together. If you are interested, please inform me. Demet

Family and Consumer Science - Middle School

Daphne L — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:02:21 GMT

Hello, I teach Family and Consumer Science to 7th and 8th grade students in a Jr. high setting. I am looking for ePals to share experiences they are having through their Family and Consumer Science class. If not a Family and Consumer Science class, that is ok. I have 26 students that I would like to have them become ePals. We are a small town in Arizona and what better way for students to learn more about the world than to share experiences with ePals. Looking forward to share this experience with my students.

Daphne Lamb

Holbrook Jr. High School

Family and Consumer Science/Career Exploration teacher

Seeking ePal classrooms from Africa, Asia, South America, Australia, Europe: ages 7 through 15

Jared S — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:11:50 GMT

We are the Gesu School, an inner-city school in North Philadelphia,Pennsylvania serving grades preschool through 8. We are looking for classrooms to become ePal partners for at least twelve of our classes. ePal partner classrooms from Africa are of particular interest, as Gesu's student population is African American but we are open to classes from every continent as well. Our goal is to expand the horizons of our students; to foster an understanding that we are all part of a greater global community, and to encourage cultural awareness and understanding through communication. We are open to a variety of collaborative project ideas but are also happy to simply establish epal relationships between classrooms, independent of any specific projects. We are eager to participate and learn! School begins in early September so we would like to have our classes set up with partner classrooms no later than October. Please respond as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you and embarking on an exciting and culturally expansive journey together!

Jared (Gesu Liason)

4th grade ePals wanted for short survey on friendship

Janis W — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:21:50 GMT

My 4th grade class is doing a project on friendship. As part of their project they need to ask other students about their best friend and their opinion on what makes a good friend. This is our first experience with ePals. So I thought they would enjoy interviewing students from the ePals community. This is a one time communication and not a long term connection unless the students wish to continue their correspondence with each other. If you would like your class to participate, please get in touch. I have nine students in this class, but if you have a larger group, my students can survey more than one student for the project.

Thanks,

Janis W., Slidell, LA

American class looking for ePals from another country

Sara K — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 03:53:05 GMT

Hi,

I have 24 American students (ages 8-9) looking for ePals (any age) from another country. My kids are really excited to get started.

Sara

ms.koniar@epals.com

Italian Language Class in Search of Penpals

Marcella P — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:49:39 GMT

My students are from New Jersey, USA.

I have a class of 22, 8th graders, between the ages of 12-13.

We would like to communicate with a class in Italian. Ideally, we would like to communicate with a class from Italy. However, we would also be willing to communicate with a class that is learning Italian like we are!

Please contact me at mpugliese@spfk12.org if you are interested, or reply here!

Thanks!

Swedish high school students age 16 looking for native English speaking penpals!

Helena S — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:57:36 GMT

Hello!

I am looking for penpals for my ESL classes. I am currently teaching three of them with 16-18 students in each. The students are 16 years old. I am primarily looking for penpals for one of the groups (18 students) but if I can find penpals for all 45 students, that would be great!

The goal is for the students to practice their English and learn about an English speaking country.

Please =)...

Sincerely,

Helena Sandberg

Gifted/Talented European based English classes aged 16-18 wanted for ePals

Karen M — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:32:48 GMT

I have three periods of AP English, and one advanced English. The students are extremely bright, and many are very talented writers. They do journal entries every week that I have them do as a blog on our class website I created.

I am hoping to find another English speaking country, preferably European, to write them back and to also read their blogs, not only to experience other talented students' writing, but also to expose them to culture outside their own. They live in a smaller, farming community and all will be going off to larger universities where being ethnocentric will be a determent. This is a college preparatory class, and I am open to a wide variety of topics as the focus of their blogs. It is focused around creative writing, but I think it is good for them to touch on socio-political and cultural topics. Currently, I had them write an introductory blog discussing themselves and life as they know it being an American teenager.

My classes are about 16-18 students each except my advanced English which is only 8 people. If you do not have a few larger classes like this, I would be interested in taking on a different class for each one of my own.

15 French students (13/14) looking for English-speaking penpals

celine l — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 23:01:55 GMT

Hello

I teach English to a group of 15 students. They are between 13 and 14 and have been learning English for 2 years. They are eager to communicate with English-speaking penpals through emails (at least once a month) to talk about their way of life, culture, hobbies, etc....

Their level of English is quite basic but they would benefit very much from the incentive of talking to "real people" !!!!

Looking forward to hearing from you!

celine

mslaboisse@epals.com

ePals student wanted from Germany

Sofia M — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:20:14 GMT

One of my students would like to interview (via web) a student for a heritage project we are working on. Are there any classrooms that may have a student who would be interested?

Spanish school looking for English-speaking ePals

rosalia perez gomez p — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:19:29 GMT

HI! I´m an English teacher in Spain and my students are very interested in meeting new people from different countries. They would be delighted to know other ways of living, culture... and also to practice their English. If you are interested please let us know . We are looking forward to starting

Rosalía

Grade 3 USA looking for ePals from India

Jean C — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:03:10 GMT

We have been studying a unit on India. We have learned about these big ideas in India. My students would love to discuss them with you!!

- What are the differences between urban and rural communities in Asia?

- How have family structures, religion, work and leisure time affect community life?

- How does the Asian way of life compare and contrast to the world communities?

- How have important Asian contributions, such as inventions, folktales, resources etc. become essential components to the world community?

English Speaking Classroom in TN looking for EPals and Skype collaborators

Rebeccar D — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:40:08 GMT

Hi! We are a second grade classroom in western Tennessee looking for EPals from across the states and the world. This is my first year to involve my class in this type of activity, so I am excited about it. Out theme this year is "Explorers," because I want my students to explore as much of the world as they can through books, ePals, and virtual field trips. I also have Skype and would like to use that as a way to communicate with other classrooms!

French 9th graders looking for English speaking ePals

Hi!

I teach English in the north of France and my 9th graders are looking for ePals. I've got a group of 23 students. Would any one be interested?

Thanks

Céline Simon