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Geographic Learning, explores created by Igor Kasian with The Using Chemistry to Transform
world literature and non-fiction. Ivano-Frankivsk National Drama Trash Into Treasure, authored by
But it’s under the category of Theatre and the British Embassy YL Teresa Ting and Lucia Stillo
Local Innovation that artistic in Kyiv. A drama and theatre from the University of Calabria,
expression really comes to the project, this aimed to support with Giuseppina Barci from
fore. From the UK, Picture This!, veterans of the traumatic 2014 a local state school, Instituto
from Learning Unlimited with war with Russia through staging Comprensivo Zumbini. This is a
Fotosynthesis, is a programme productions of Twelfth Night. project-based CLIL course which
where adult ESOL learners mix The project has been suspended uses the results of an astonishing
participatory photography with following the recent Russian local composting project which
English language lessons. invasion. “Be that thou know’st reduced composting times from House, reappears in the digital
From Greece we have Famous thou art,” as Shakespeare wrote, weeks or even months to just universe with IH schools in
Talking Portraits Museum, from “and then thou art as great as that eight hours to encourage students Croatia, Romania and Bulgaria
Mary Doulgeri, where sixth- thou fear’st.” to think like scientists. teaming up with Croatian further-
grade students made portraits In recent years the ELTons have State schools are not the only education specialists Dante and
that actually speak. And from featured a number of winners ones championing innovation. Spanish-based Molehill Holdings
Malaysia we find Dau Dau, a which promoted social justice We’ve already seen an online to launch Virtual Reality for
project from Keningau Vocational and environmental awareness. school in Brazil on the shortlist Language Learners (VR4LL),
College with International House Indeed, a separate commendation and IH World, mother house of which allows students to explore
(IH) World and, with their second for both these areas now features UK teacher training, collaborating exciting virtual worlds, including
successful entry, Macmillan at the awards ceremony and once on a project. a desert island, an ice world and
Education. The programme, again this year EFL is going green. Private language schools are an ancient Roman city.
which won the Simon Greenall gaining ground this year. In the It seems, then, that this
Prize the year, encourages Still going green Digital Innovation category, year’s ELTons herald a new
learners – including those with The two ‘green’ entries this year Swiss-based giant EF Education phase in EFL. Not only one
special needs – to explore their are both shortlisted for Excellence First, one of the pioneers of which harnesses digital media
artistic interests and support in Learner Resources. The UK’s online English lessons, is in a new and exciting way, but
them in exhibiting their work or Speakout for Sustainability (Pearson shortlisted for EF Hyperclass, which adapts methodology to
performing in local festivals. English with BBC Studios) was a which gives online teachers their encompass everything from social
five-month international project own virtual production studio psychology and artistic expression
Shakespeare reappears designed to involve both teachers designed to focus and guide to adopting techniques such as
Meanwhile, back with the Bard and learners of English. students’ attention. collaborative learning and project-
comes Project W – Veterans, Italy has produced Helping Another of the long-established based curricula from the best of
Volunteers and William, is a project Mother Nature Compost Faster: school groups, International mainstream education.

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