# data[].attributes.body
You asked us about out town or city. In our Geography lessons, pupils looked at our area and our closest town. We looked at what our area was like with shops, schools, churches etc and places to go and we then emailed you our replies.

# data[].attributes.body
Pupils also designed their own cards as we thought this would involve more pupils in the creative aspect of the project whilst learning about Wales and the Welsh culture. Al classes took part this activity and we now have a bank of postcards which which will take us through this year and into the next project:)

# data[].attributes.body
We have also received postcards from Hungary and Greece.. it was really interesting for our pupils to see and hear different languages. We also looked up the schools on the Internet to see where they were located and compared then to our own. In addition, we looked at climate differences and size of schools.

# data[].attributes.headline
Ysgol Hendrefelin: Our postcards have gone off to....

# data[].attributes.subject
Ysgol Hendrefelin: Our postcards have gone off to....

# data[].attributes.body
We have sent postcards to Dundee University in Scotland, Szkola Podstawawa w Czersku in Poland, Obroshyno Lev Shankovsky School in the Ukraine, Ploske School in the Ukraine, Duncow Primary School in Scotland, Francis Olive Anderson Primary School in England, Dunbarney Primary School in Scotland and Jeanne D'Arc Primary School in Greece. We also sent to Kindengarden of Mavrothalassa in Greece, Ecole de Balansun in France, INS Ponts in Spain, Osnovna škola Poreč in Croatia, OU Hristo Botev in Bulgaria and Hasan Atlı Secondary School in Turkey. We had hoped to do a lot more but then we entered lockdown due to COVID-19 so this aspect of the project unfortunately had to come to an end. Hopefully we will resume when we return. Hopefully, when we return to school there will some postcards waiting for us too!!

# data[].attributes.body
We added to your Padlet page: we have 170 pupils in our school.

# data[].attributes.headline
Postcard from Birkhill Primary, Dundee, Scotland.

# data[].attributes.subject
Postcard from Birkhill Primary, Dundee, Scotland.

# data[].attributes.body
What is the weather like in Wales?

# data[].attributes.body
What is your favourite flavour of ice cream?

# data[].attributes.headline
From Francis Olive Anderson School, Gainsborough

# data[].attributes.subject
From Francis Olive Anderson School, Gainsborough

# data[].attributes.headline
Ysgol Hendrefelin Special School (Wales, UK)

# data[].attributes.subject
Ysgol Hendrefelin Special School (Wales, UK)

# data[].attributes.body
Have a look at where our school is located.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

# data[].attributes.headline
Ysgol Hendrefelin Special School(Wales, UK)

# data[].attributes.subject
Ysgol Hendrefelin Special School(Wales, UK)

# data[].attributes.body
Here is a link to our school website. You can find out all about our school and our recent eTwinning Awards.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
PRESS RELEASE

National Awards 2019

Ysgol Hendrefelin receives a prestigious British council national eTwinning award

Teachers and pupils at Ysgol Hendrefelin have been celebrating after being awarded two highly regarded British Council National eTwinning Awards. Teachers from across all four regions of the UK came together from Friday 27 September until Sunday 29 September 2019 to celebrate the 14th annual British Council eTwinning National Conference, which was held for the first time at The Crowne Plaza in Nottingham.

The eTwinning National Award ceremony took place at a Gala dinner on Saturday, recognising outstanding international projects led by UK schools. There were 12 awards presented across various categories and one award for the overall winning project.

To secure the awards, staff and pupils at Ysgol Hendrefelin worked in partnership with ICS Giorgio Perlasca in Italy to create an outstanding project called "Our Digital Classroom" using live online international classroom activities via a range of Web 2:0 digital collaborative tools. The project entailed pupils from both schools exploring and sharing information about national customs, festivals, areas and traditional foods. The project developmentally morphed and adapted to engage with a separate eTwinning project "Hands of the World -Many Hands One Song" working in partnership with the University of Dundee and lecturer Sharon Tonner-Saunders on a project that united children around the world together through the use of music and Makaton sign language.

Both projects scored highly against each criteria of the below pedagogical framework.

Pedagogical innovation

Curricular integration

Communication and exchange between partner schools

Collaboration between partner schools

Use of technology

Results, impact and documentation

eTwinning, the digital community for schools has seen over 700,000 teachers from 44 countries across Europe and beyond register since 2005. The programme is funded by the European Commission as part of the Erasmus+ programme and managed in the UK by the British Council. The eTwinning National Award is issued to schools that produce outstanding work as part of their eTwinning partnership.

Mr. Ryan Duford, Deputy Head at Ysgol Hendrefelin paid tribute to his colleagues Mrs. Ruth Sanders (International Coordinator) and Mrs. Charlotte Hopkins who led the projects: "We are delighted to have been awarded two eTwinning National Awards. Everyone at Ysgol Hendrefelin has enjoyed working with schools throughout Europe and the wider world on both international projects. To secure the eTwinning National Awards is a real honour for the pupils and teachers who participated. The eTwinning projects have developed a knowledge and understanding of different European cultures and languages and has helped our pupils gain valuable skills for their future lives and careers."

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Teachers and pupils at Ysgol Hendrefelin have been celebrating after being awarded two highly regarded British Council National eTwinning Awards. Teachers from across all four regions of the UK came together from Friday 27 September until Sunday 29 September 2019 to celebrate the 14th annual British Council eTwinning National Conference, which was held for the first time at The Crowne Plaza in Nottingham.

# data[].attributes.headline
Ysgol Hendrefelin Special School (Wales, UK)

# data[].attributes.subject
Ysgol Hendrefelin Special School (Wales, UK)

# data[].attributes.body
This is the postcard we sent to Dundee University. We wrote in Welsh.
We added 2 QR codes.
Code 1: Video speaking in Welsh
Code 2: The link to this Padlet page.

Here is the translation into English:
"Hello everyone,
How are you?
Wales is a very beautiful country with lots of beaches and beautiful scenery.
Do you live near the coast?
Goodbye everyone"

Please let us know when it arrives with you by adding a comment in the box below.