About the eTwinpreneurs Project

One of the eTwinning activities that the Nabheni students took part in this school year 2019-2020, was the eTwinpreneurs. 3 teachers from Bachir Nabheni took part in the project. 

They collaborated with their students and other teachers and students from schools in Europe and Jordan. The infographic below gives you a brief idea about the project. 

Looking Ahead to the Future: Grandma Stories in 2080

    We definitely still cherish our childhood memories of our grandparents telling stories. Most of us would not remember most of those stories. And I'm afraid that one day we lose that cultural heritage. Because it is important for the future generations to be rooted in their own culture and open to other nations, Grandma Stories in 2080 is a collaborative writing project that starts from the partner countries cultural heritage of tales grandparents or parents would tell their grandchildren/children. Furthermore, stories are powerful tools for education and to create change. Through storytelling, students reflect on serious issues such as environment, quality education, gender equality, peace, and justice while developing their language skills and creativity! The students taking part in the project co-write Grandma Stories to her grandchildren. As for the themes evoked in the stories, they are inspired from the UN Sustainable Development Goals for 2030.

 

    Grandma Stories in 2080 is an eTwinning collaborative story writing project. That includes 3 schools from Tunisia and  other schools from European countries. 

   

    As mentioned above this is a collaborative project that promotes cultural understanding through digital storytelling. The students from the different countries in the project collect stories narrated by their grandmathers in their native language and share them online in the form of podcasts and subtitled videos. The following padlet is a collection of the Tunisian stories translated to English by the Tunisian students.  

    Through listening to the diffrent stories, the students notice the structure of a narrative in order to write one. They also notice that there are similarities in fairy tales in different countries with more or less some change. The years of 2080's will be a time when the students taking part in the project would be grandparents. In this project, they write their own stories, the stories they would tell to their grandchildren, inspired from the #SDGs. What is particularly worth noting is that the project goes beyond merely sensitizing the students about global issues to  urging them to take action  to tackle real world problems and write a better version story of their future.

You can find here the final products of the project with a description of the collaborative process.

Nabheni Rewarded for Innovation

   Hayfa Majdoub from Bachir Nabheni School, Hammam-Lif Selected as 
Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Expert

                 Recognized as global leader in using technology to transform education

November 16^th , Hammam-Lif, Bashir Nabheni School Hayfa Majdoub was announced today as a Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Expert joining the more than 5,600 educators in the MIE program worldwide. Each year, Microsoft selects innovative educator experts to share ideas, try new approaches and learn from each other through a global community dedicated to improving student outcomes through technology.

  “Many educators aspire to become MIE Experts and it’s an honor that I’m selected as one. I’m excited to be part of a devoted community of teachers from around the world believing in the power they have to impact their students,  their schools and  their colleagues. Empowered by the professional development opportunities, the tech tools that the MIE Expert program provides, I’ll carry on my work as an advocate of technology integration in education”.

As an MIE Expert, educators build their capacity for using technology in both the classroom and curriculum to improve student learning, advise Microsoft and educational institutions on how to integrate technology in pedagogically sound ways and be an advocate at conferences, events and trainings for how Microsoft technology can improve learning.

“Microsoft Innovative Educator Experts are inspiring examples of educators applying new ways of teaching and learning in their classrooms that motivate students and empower them to achieve more,” said Anthony Salcito, vice president, Worldwide Education, Microsoft. “We celebrate and support the work they do every day!”

To learn more about the MIE Expert program you can find out more here. If you are an educator and interested in joining the MIE Expert program self-nominations will open in April 2016. We invite you to also join our Microsoft Educator Community where you can learn and grow professionally, exchange ideas and learn from others, and make connections globally and earn recognition.

La Retraite c'est le Pied!

May your retirement be such that every day seems like Sunday!

"La retraite c'est le pied monsieur !", said Mrs Bouarada. Mr H'wass... now you can relax, no more stress of exam-paper correction, no more lesson plans to prepare. You've devoted long years of your life teaching students French literature and arts, but you've mainly taught them  life lessons, that they would be grateful for. You can relax because you know you've left your footprint in shaping a genarations education, combatting people ignorance, and building the nations fuuture. Here in Nabheni, we'll always remember you .

Our gift for you is a symbolic act, your best gift is knowing how well you served your nation!