Hello from India, are you still interested in the same project?  Please reply.

Regards,

Meghmani

Dear Anju,

Every year in Turkey, on April 23^rd, we celebrate one of the most important national events, which is the National Sovereignty and Children’s Day.  In 1920, the founder of the Turkish Republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, established the Grand National Assembly and dedicated this special occasion to children, who are the future of the nation.  To mark the occasion of this event, the children all around the world are invited to Turkey to celebrate this day with their traditional performances based on dance, music, art, sports, and theatre.

As Doğa Schools, every year we host students and teachers from all around the world.  Guest students will stay with Doğa Schools’ students & families and they get the chance to experience this special event with their peers.  The students attending this special event are required to prepare a traditional dance with their special costumes for indoor and outdoor celebrations, and choir or a theatre play for international exchanges during their stay.  In other words, each school must have a traditional dance performance and plus a choir or a theatre play.

The festival will be held between 19^th and 26^th April, 2012, and you arecordially invited by Doğa Schools, İstanbul, Turkey, to join us for the celebrations of April 23^rd, National Sovereignty and Children’s Day.  As the Head of the English Department, it is my pleasure to extend to you this invitation.  Throughout this 7 days’ children festival, we will be glad to host your students and teachers in which we will have the opportunity to share experiences and ideas for future projects in an international atmosphere, discover the beautiful surroundings of Istanbul, and remember the importance of both being independent and living in peace, as well as brotherhood and friendship.  We look forward to welcoming you to our school and country.  My e mail address hsntrn@epals.com

We could, but I still don't know how to use this site yet. Please post back if interested.

mgushnow@epals.com

My name is Natalia, I am an English teacher in Spain, in a private international school (IBO Curriculum) My students are third graders of 8/9 years old, they are 37 boys and girls looking to exchange emails to improve their English and know other cultures beyond our frontiers.

Do not hesitate to contact me if you are interested.

Natalia Apariz

We are having a winter festival called "Snowdown" in Durango, Colorado.  We have a night parade and many contests.  This festival is a way to get through the long, cold winter.  Tell us more about your festivals.

Micki Rhodes

1st Grade

Needham Elementary

Durango, Colorado USA

Greetings from Kansas City, Missouri, USA,

I am interested in your special project and introducing my students to other students throughout the world.  The age is eleven to twelve years old, grade 6.

Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Deborah McGill

dmcgill@kcmsd.epals.com

Whittier Elementary

Hi, I am Meghmani from India.  I teach children of age group 6-8 years.  I would like my class to learn about the types of food and culture people from other countries that they enjoy. 

Regards,

Meghmani

Hi Anju,

We are English Students (13-14 years old) from Greece and we would like to share our culture with you.

Simultaneously, we would be interested in learning about other cultures and countries too.

Please contact us on perasmus@epals.com.

We are looking forward to hearing from you.

Hi Zabina,

I am a music teacher in the United States and I would love to collaborate with you and and other music teachers from other countries. I am trying to introduce my students to different music cultures, traditions, songs, etc.

Hope

Sure I am from the Philippines, I can share you how we celebrate festivals...

Hi, I am a teacher in the UK (London).  I teach 6-7 year olds.  We would be very grateful if we could join you and share information.

Thanks,

Zabina

Hi,

My name is Cindy Pridgen. I am a High School Business Education Teacher in North Carolina, USA. I teach students age 14-18. We are in a rural town and our students know very little about other cultures outside of the U.S. I'd love to give them an opportunity to correspond with your students to learn about your economic system and the lifestyle of your students as compared to our students here in the U.S.  Our semester ends around the first week of January, so I know it's short notice, but any communication we could establish would be greatly appreciated.  I look forward to hearing from you.  My email is cpridgen@epals.com.

Hello!  We are a 2nd grade classroom from Holyoke, Massachusetts in the United States looking to learn more about the culture from other countries.  Please let me know if you would be interested in being ePals with us!

Hi, Anju,

I am a music teacher from Massachusetts, however, I have computers in my classroom and we are doing a multi-cultural study on celebrations around the world.  I would like to have some of my 4th and 5th grade kids contact your kids.  Not only that, I would like to Skype with you and have my kids sing some songs from our celebrations here.  You can also email me at kathlholton@epals.com.

Thanks,

Kathy Holton

Music Director