Keywords: Discussion on hot topic; learning to collaborate; learning to except each others' ideas; development of social skills.

Discussion on the war in Iraq. Children were provided with a special children-website with up-to-date news on the war. Then they discussed the news in Synergeia

Posted by Bruno Emans at 16/05/2003

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Keywords: increased self-confidence; learning to collaborate; better atmosphere in the classroom

Discussion on the topic: What can we do against unnecesarry violence?

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Keywords: Learning by teaching others

Students came with their own topic or question within the area of biology. They worked on these questions in groups of 6 students. The questions were: - Why is it that you don’t start laughing when you tickle yourself? - Why is it possible that some children are born with handicaps? - Why do different people have differently coloured eyes?

Posted by Bruno Emans at 16/05/2003

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