Brainkids-Project
The goal is to raise solidary behavior among children, to heighten awareness for cultural differences and thus helping to prevent racist and prejudiced behavior.
Its about the everydaylife of schoolkids from different surroundings and on different continents. A climate of mutual respect and appreciation should be induced in order to help develop long lasting relationsships first via social media and then through actual pupil exchange in the participating countries. At the start of the project vienna (headoffice of braintribe) and sao paulo (braintribe-dependance) are the first contributing areas.
Children from primary schools describe their everydaylife and surroundings over questions like „how is my way to school?“, „what do I love to do in my freetime?“, „what do I know about the other country?“, „how does my living area look like?“ and so on. They describe it in their own way via drawings, fotos, stories, mobilevideos…etc. These will be shown on our website www.braintribe.org, later on in public exhibitions and at best a mutual virtual communication will be induced. The perception of cultural differences and similarities will be deepened through personal encounters in the relevant countries as ultimate objective of the brainkids-project.
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Dazu gehört :
+ das betrachten des eigenen kulturkreises als teil “einer welt”
es geht nicht um ” wir und die anderen”
+ das verstärken von empathie und einfühlungsvermögen
+ das schaffen von verständnis für kulturelle unterschiede und
beibehalten einer kulturellen neugier. “was können wir
voneinander lernen?”
The period of being children is very important. many factors affect them, especially the culture like customs, behaviors, perception,….i don’t know how you teach your son.
I saw many Vietnamese families take care of their children. they tend to indulge them too much. for example, i don’t need to do some simple things by themselves, the parents will do for them. parents argue that they are too young.
other aspects i want to mention here are standard living. with the developing countries, this must be considered.
after chatting with Hans, immediately ask why don’t i help Hans to contribute to this project. My country’s kids can improve from this exchange. However, i asked some my friends’ nephew, niece ” Do you have any picture or photographs you do by yourselves”. they answered that i didn’t have camera and the pictures were thrown away. In addition, they told they only draw when having teachers’ requirement
All information above is just personal thoughts through my small survey in some families.
I am wondering what about other countries’ children?