On Wed, 26 January, our students in Riga and Miami met, thanks to Skype and technology. The students exchanged greetings, and shared about their schools, the cities and their interests.
I had taught them how to say Sveiki and Labdien, and Inga and her students seemed to enjoy our efforts at cross cultural communication.
I look forward to seeing Inga and her students on another video conference in the near future.
I highly recommend the experience for your students. My students gained an increased sense that the world is bigger than our local school environs and neighborhood.
After having the opportunity to visit Latvia and its wonderful teachers through the Teaching Excellence and Achievement grant in April, 2011, I am returning to Riga and more of Latvia's charms! Check out Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) Program For more info go to: http://www.irex.org/project/teachers-global-classrooms-program-tgc What a spectacular experience!