During the first session, the students worked in pairs and each group studied two adverts . We chose modern adverts as they are generally more subtle in their sexist aspects (but not always ) . They also had to do some research on the « produce » promoted...
From a collection of magazines, the students in pairs cut out pictures and tried to determine whether in their opinion, the picture conveyed a sexual stereotype or not, and whether that stereotype could badly influence the viewer. They studied the picture...
Tuesday afternoon was dedicated to visit the city and get to know its history. The Italian students led their Portuguese correspondents through the h istoric core full of numerous religious buildings such as the Mother Church ,, the church of Saint Augustine,...
To study famous cartoon female characters in the cinema and in Disney studios. Learning about women who created change gives a starting point: the vital belief that women existed and mattered. Stories have always been an important source of inspiration...
Description: Pupils examined the development of the number of female Members in the Parlament and in the Goverment. 1. Finland had the first female Parlament Members (19 of 200) in 1907. Nowadays almost one half of the Parlament Members are female. 2....
Description: The students did on line research about today’s women influencers . They made a list of qualities they think are needed and associated them to the women they have researched. By doing this they were able to discuss and select the information...
This activity aims to teach the importance of pair and teamwork; how to be flexible and compromise; be competitive in a healthy way. The skills targeted are Organisation; Collaboration; Communication; Participation and a variety of motor skills. Using...
Understand the traditions of the region ad discern habits worth preserving and customs worth changing. Appreciate the present and the past in order to build a better future. Listening and critical thinking, empathy and imagination are the skills targeted....
Everybody got a feedback paper where were the questions about the week, such as What new French/ Romanian/ Finnish words did you learn? How do you feel about the week? Which places where you visited etc. The host and his/ her guest interviewed each other...
First, students watch AGORA, an Alexandro Amenabar’s peplum (2009) freely inspired by Hypatia’s life and death, which had a broad impact on Hypatia’s popular vision. They answer a quiz and tell why Hypatia is an exceptional woman in different fields and...
First, pupils discover documents that present the history of the E.U. and Erasmus’ history too. They learn how an institution works and they do crosswords: one about the countries and one about the capitals. Secondly, they discover stories about five...
First the students select the passages from Flaubert's tale "Herodias" which prepare the entrance of the character of Salome and the scene of her dance. Then they list in these excerpts the characteristics of the character, which they then classify according...
First, the students studied the myth of Pygmalion and Galatea through a translation of Ovid's « Metamorphoses » and a painting, "Pygmalion and Galatea" by Jean-Léon Gérôme . This myth tells the story of a king who despises women, sculpts the most beautiful...
Each student researches Camille Claudel : her family , her childhood , her rebellious character , her links with her master and lover Auguste Rodin, her failure , her lack of money, then the madness she sank into after her separation from Auguste Rodin,...
There are quite a lot of sport domains which people think that they are only for the men, e.g. ice hockey, football, boxing etc. Anyway, nowadays, women have started to do these sports more and more. Pupils collected first which sport domains are more...
The ”Cap Blanc Nez” is situated at Escalles, in north of France by the sea. There are hills and white cliffs made of chalk and people make there long walks. On a sunny day, you can also see the coasts of England. There are rare plants, too, e.g. wild...
In the weeks previous the arrival of the foreign guests, the Portuguese students had researched traditional games, asking their elders, had selected eight they considered more significant, had -for each one- translated the name, summarized the rules and...
Description: Preparation of a questionnaire to a significant sample of girls and boys of the school (10 to 15 years old) about their physical activity. It intended to analyse the involvement of boys and girls in physical activities organized out and at...
Women’s impact on the world is a story that has slowly been coming to light over the past century. Through history, female warriors have conquered foreign lands, female explorers have pushed back frontiers and female artists, writers and activists have...
Description: The first step was the making off of a tutorial explaining how to interview an influencer. Before making the interview lots of things had to be defined and done such as “Setting up the interview”, “Coming up with questions in advance”, etc....
Pupils studied different kind of celebrities. Beside of TV and magazine there are nowadays also other canals, for example Youtube, from where new celebrities rise. Youtubers can be very famous, more famous than some actors or singers. Pupils study also...
Learning about the female figures in literature considered as role models with the help of different genres (horror, fantasy, sci-fi and detective novels) The aim is to support especially girls’ self-esteem by offering them strong, independent role model...
First, the students researched the history of Afghanistan and together they made a summary of the main periods that structured it (Antiquity, wars, Soviet invasion, various successive regimes) Then they did more specific research on the Taliban and the...
Pupils studied what kind of differences there are in women’s and men’s sports disciplines. The pupils worked in small groups and chose a sport discipline. They compared women’s and men’s situation in this discipline. What kind of differences there are...