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KANS project
KANS PROJECT 2009 Print

The KANS project 2008-2009 was a huge success. For the first time in the history of the project there was also an exchange of students! This proved to be highly beneficial to both the individuals that took part in the actual trips as well as those that maintained contact via e-mail and the weblogs.

The project however has a legacy that is forever etched in Cyberspace. Take some to to check out the wonderful blogs and websites made by the students of the 2nd form.

http://kansproject2009.blogspot.com     --  Blog made by the students of the RSG highschool, Holland

http://kansproject09.blogspot.com   -- Blog made by the students of St. Dominic

http://kansproject2009.wordpress.com/      --  Associated site made by the students of St. Dominic that is still updated!

 

 

-Mr. T. Phelipa

 
KANS Trip to Holland 2008 Print
During the week of April 21-25, Mrs. Wilson-de Weever, Mrs. Lejuez, and Ms. Lambert taught at the “Regionale Scholengemeenschap Hoeksche Waard” This is a high school in Holland. Each class period consisted of 50 minutes; per day the teachers taught three different classes. This educational experience was great for the students as well as for teachers.  Day 1 After enjoying a relaxing weekend, the teachers got a tour of the school. Mr. Hans and Mr. Gertjan assigned students as tour guides. The students spoke English while conducting the tour. The students did a good job.  Day 2 After defining the word environment, students were introduced to anagrams. For this activity, they were required to list as many words as they could find in the word environment. Some of the students’ examples were: on, vent, ten, net. During the second part of the class, students made a pop-up book, which was used at the end of the week. Students were shown a power point presentation that tested their knowledge about St. Maarten.  Day 3 Students were introduced to haikus and writing syllables. Following this, they engaged in a vocabulary building activity that focused on nature. Students were required to list definitions, antonyms, synonyms, and words associated with nature. Then through a power point presentation, they focused on the importance of nature and the environment.  Day 4 On this day, all three classes went on a fieldtrip to Tiengemeten, which is an area that’s about to become a nature reserve.  Day 5 Students wrote two haikus (one in Dutch and one in English) in their pop-up books for their correspondents in St. Maarten. The aim of this assignment was to focus on aspects of nature that they had observed during the field trip. During period 6, the students gathered in the canteen area to watch two DVDs; however, technical difficulties prevented this. The three teachers presented Mr. Hans and Mr. Gertjan and the students tokens of appreciations from St. Maarten. In the evening, the teachers involved in the KANS project had a farewell dinner.

 

 
What is the KANS-project? Print
kans_emailAt the beginning of January 2007 the students of Form 2 started their Kans-project. Kans is a project that encourages students in the Netherlands Antilles to contact students in the Netherlands. Kans. It is an initiative of the European Platform to enhance cooperation between schools within the Kingdom. Our Form 2 students write e-mails to students of an exchange school -- the RSG 'Hoeksche Waard' in Oud-Beijerland. In the first e-mail students introduced themselves, the school, their hobbies and their family. In subsequent e-mails, students were asked to go more in depth about their environment etc. Using this information, students in the Netherlands were asked to create posters about Sint Maarten. During Information Technology classes our students created small newspapers about the Netherlands. In March, two teachers from the Netherlands will come to our school to teach us about the Netherlands. For more information about thersglogo school in the Netherlands  and the KANS-project follow this link: General Website of RSG 'Hoeksche Waard' Website about the KANS-project 

 

 
Download Anansi Videos Print
The students of the St. Dominic High School and the RSG Hoeksche Waard made short Anansi story videos. This is part of the KANS project which started in 2006.

Download videos made by St. Dominic High School:
Video from Form 2A  (Web Quality, 7.72MB)
Video from Form 2B (Web Quality, 7.14MB)
Video from Form 2C (Web Quality, 2.41MB)

Download videos made by RSG Hoeksche Waard:
Video from Klas H2A (Web Quality, 3.16MB)
Video from Klas H2B (Web Quality, 2.42MB)
Video from Klas H2C (Web Quality, 3.76MB)
 
Quotes of some students Print
"I love this project. I find that it is cool. I really like Fleur. She is so pretty and she is brought up so different from me"
                                                 -  Ashlee Richardson, Class 2C

"Rowena and Eva are cool and both different people than me. They both have a totaly different life than I do. We do share some common hobbies"
                                                 - Nisha Vanjani, Class 2C

"I find Marissa very nice. We seem to have quite some things in common. I really enjoy having her as a penpal"
                                                 - Lashandra Pantophlet, Class 2C
 
Mr. Garfield and Mrs. Anita in Holland Print
-Travel report written by Mrs. Anita-
st_maartenarenAs part of our school’s participation in the Kans-project, two teachers got the change to visit the Netherlands during the month of April. The two teachers who traveled were Mr. Garfield and Mrs. Anita. Earlier this year, two teachers from the Netherlands paid a visit to our school in order to share information about life in the Netherlands. The project is meant for Form 2 students and they have been e-mailing students in the Netherlands throughout the school year. Our students, got an assignment to create videos showcasing the spider Anansi, a well-known cultural figure in the Caribbean. These videos were shown to the students of the RSG 'Hoeksche Waard'-- the exchange school of St. Dominic High.
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Guest teachers from Holland Print
dsc02477webMaybe you’ve seen  them this week: our two guest speakers from the Netherlands. For a week They came to our school to discuss the Dutch culture with our Form 2 'Kans- students'. Mr. Mondo Barents and Mr. Hans van Buel came well-prepared to our school. The teachers brought little presents for our students and also “drop” and cookies. They watched a video about the Netherlands and about water. A game with questions and drop was included. Our students judged posters that were created by their correspondents in the Netherlands. Now, the Form 2 'Kans- students' are busy preparing a video for the students in Holland. Click here to see newspaper article
 
creating the Anansi video Print
Our Form 2 students assigned the creation Anansi video. Each of our From 2 classes got a specific topic. kans1Form 2A is making a video about Anansi and music. Form 2B will create a video about Anansi and kans2food and Form 2C will concentrate on Anansi and traditions. The students will be filming their story in and around the school. In one of the stories Anansi is broke and needs some money. Just when he thinks he will not find any money he sees a flyer about a dance competition. Anansi decides to check it out and discovers that he can earn a large sum of money in this competition! Can you imagine Anansi dancing?The students created a story board and divided the scenes among each other. We are looking forward to the end product, but the making of is already a promising start!    kans3

 

 
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