The first project activity that took
place in Tirza Primary School with year 4, 5, 6, and 7 pupils was the discussion
about the project’s topic Migration. First of all students had to define what
does it mean to migrate. Following that, the students had to decide on the
reasons why people would have to move away from their country. They had to
place the 10 reasons why people move starting from the most important to the
least important. In each class the opinions were slightly different, but they
all could agree that social and political reasons were most important.
The
second task was to imagine themselves in a situation where they come home and
their parents tell them that they have one evening to pack their suitcase,
because the next day they are leaving
the country for a long time. Pupils had to write what they would miss about
Latvia – mostly those were their friends, relatives, school, food, language and
Latvia itself. They wrote that they would feel shocked, angry and confused as
well as happy and excited. At the end, all classes made posters about these
activities.
The
pupils are very happy to be participating in this project, because it opens new
doors for learning, friendship and experience.
Līna Birže
