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Building Bridges for Intercultural Understanding

Join us in the Asia-Australia BRIDGE Project to foster relationships through dialogue, engage with China, Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, and enhance intercultural skills. Explore student and teacher opportunities, technology innovation, and community connections.

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Building Bridges for Intercultural Understanding

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  1. Building Relationships through Intercultural Dialogue and Growing EngagementChina, Indonesia, South Korea and Thailand @AsiaEducation #bridgeproject Australia-Asia BRIDGE Project http://on.fb.me/155nLKk

  2. BRIDGE Workshop

  3. BRIDGE School Partnerships BRIDGE supports: • studentsto develop intercultural understanding, language and communication skills • teachersto develop skills and capacities to lead Australia/Indonesia literacy innovation in schools • effectiveuse of technologies by teachers and students • people-to-people links that develop communities of friends and learners across borders.

  4. BRIDGE School Partnerships

  5. BRIDGE News • AusAID committed funds to support Australian teachers to visit Indonesian partner schools. Indonesia Study Program running in January to support this. • BRIDGE principal workshop held in Indonesia 2-3 October. • Australia-Korea Foundation committed funding to 2014 Australia-Korea BRIDGE Project. • Australia-Thailand Institute working with AEF to secure funds for 2014 Australia-Thailand BRIDGE Project. • New Federal Government, new opportunities.

  6. BRIDGE Outcomes Students • Gained a broader perception of the world and their place in it. • Strengthened their intercultural understanding. • Increased confidence to communicate in second language. Teachers • Increased professional capacity in terms of use of ICT and innovative teaching practices. • Expanded teaching content to encompass intercultural understanding and respect for diversity. School • Increased understanding of culture, society and language (second) across the school community. • Drawn upon experience and expertise of of staff, students and parents who have engaged with partner country.

  7. www.bridge.edu.au

  8. BRIDGE Videos New BRIDGE videos • Australia-Indonesia BRIDGE Project • Myer Foundation profile • Showcase of BRIDGE professional learning program and homestay • ABC’s Behind the News and Australia Network News profile of Marlborough Primary School • Australia-Korea BRIDGE Project • Wooranna Park Primary School’s Asia literacy program and establishment of a Korean language program • Australia-Thailand BRIDGE Project • Profile of three Australian schools using digital story telling to engage with Thai partners

  9. BRIDGE Share your stories with us Follow us on Facebook & Twitter Australia-Asia BRIDGE Project http://on.fb.me/155nLKk @AsiaEducation #bridgeproject

  10. BRIDGE Questions?

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