Examples of Work Produced During the WAI Programme

We would love to hear from you in the "Who Am I?" modules. Come join us. Have a look at: http://www/kidlink.org/english/wai/kidswork/index.html to see what has gone on so far in the English language Who-Am-I? program and http://www.kidlink.org/kie/waila/students.html for other language contributions.

Meet some of the other children

Meet the Kids from Delmar Elementary School, Maryland USA:

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Meet some Danish kids, this is what they say:

Hej !Her er vi så 4.b fra Sønderborg.
Vi har arbejdet med børn i historien og snakker nu om børns rettigheder. Vi sender lige et billede af hele klasse.Mange hilsner fra 4.bSønderskov Skolen Sønderborg .

Here is the website made by Rasmus, Made, Peter and Emil from Kvaerndrup in

Denmark.

From the "What are my rights?" module.

Maribel, Magali, and Rocio:
We draw a big outline of a girl and wrote these qualities for the new child:

Well-educated, Special care, Special power, Honesty, A new world and a new life

Words connected with rights:
Sunny life, lovely, living, generosity, no lies, sharing, respect, justice, being together, fun, healthy childhood.

Classroom Activities

Joining children who speak other languages.

The students who are doing the "Who Am I?" project in French are talking about what they want to do when they are older and leave school. They have also been talking about their favourite animals. If you want to join them you can. Even if you can't speak French!

First, your teacher has to subscribe to the KIDCAFE-FRENCH mailing list (by sending a mail to
LISTSERV.NODAK.EDU containing:
SUBSCRIBE KIDCAFE-FRENCH First-Name Last-Name.
(Replace "First-Name Last-Name" by your real name.):

Then you go to this site:
http://babelfish.altavista.com/cgi-bin/translate?
and type in a simple message, and hit the button marked "translate", you can translate from English into French. Then you cut the French part and paste it into an email and send it to our French-speaking friends.

Special Needs

Mrs. Bank’s class, The Galloway School, Houston, Texas USA

I think it was interesting being blindfolded. It was also somewhat scary. It would be frustrating having to have someone always with you, though. IT would be challenging to learn in school. That is what I think about this experience.
Bryce

I will tell you about what it is like when are blindfolded. It is like a blink person that needed help. You needed a partner to help or you are going to crash into thins without noticing. It can remind you when you grow up you don’t want to be blind. You might get scared, but you have to trust your partner. You might feel like you are going to bump into stuff. This is why I should tell you what it is like to be blindfolded because I don’t want you to get frightened.
Alan

It was pretty weird and fun at the same time. I ran into Mrs. Bank and the wall. If we could do it again, I would volunteer. I recognized many objects and people by the sound they made and feel. I learned those senses are very useful. Along the way we talked to others in the school. While standing there for a few moments, I almost lost my balance. I had fun and learned a lot. When I was blindfolded at lunch it was very fun. All I needed help on was opening my drink. I can’t believed I didn’t get anything on my clothes! There you have to remember where you put your food. If I didn’t I would have eaten Jonathan’s food. My food was tacos. Doing these experiments made me happy I have all my senses.
Courtney

I am about to tell you how it felt to be blindfolded. It felt weird !! When I felt something, I really had to think about it. I had to listen. That is what it felt like to be blindfolded.
Natalie

I’m going to tell you what I felt when I was blindfolded. It felt weird to have to depend on someone. It was also frustrating to not be able to see. That is what it felt like when I was blindfolded.
Nick

I like being blindfolded in this project. It was awkward being lead by someone else. But is was easy identifying the rooms I was in. When I was writing my name, I thought it would be fine. It was not. I liked doing this project.
Anna

Some people in this world are blind and some wonder what its like. Well, me and my fourth grade class experimented on what it was like to be blind. The first thing we did was get partners. Then one of the partners put on a blindfold, takes the partner’s elbow and walked through the school. While doing this it can feel scary, but fun. So maybe if your wondering what its like to blind, You can do what we did.
Morgan

Two mornings ago we did an experiment. We were blindfolded and had a partner lead us around we had to trust them, it was super hard.
John

Rights - Being heard:

From: From Ragnhild, Jonas, Lise, Andreas and Marius, Sollia school.

We have discussed our sketches around your questions.

Liss' parents don't listen to her because:

• They think it is an unimportant little problem.
• They think that she is just a child.
• They are so busy with their life.

But Liss thinks that she doesn' t mean anything to them. She can:

• Call the Norwegian contact-telephone for children and ask for help.
• Go to a grown up - maybe a teacher- and ask for help, so that they together can talk with the parents.
• Scream so that the parents can understand how serious this problem is.
• Tell the children how she feels.

Hans' parents won't let him go to the cinema because:

• They think he is too young
• They are afraid that he will get scared.

He can:

• Be calm and try to explain the parents what the film is about.
• Ask one of the grown ups to join them.
• Tell a little lie - that children of twelve are allowed to see the film. But then he maybe will get bad conscience.

Discussions are going on about what Liss and Hans can do. http://listserv.nodak.edu/archives/kidwai.html