🏛️ The Monument I Want the World to Know

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What is this project about?

Students research one special monument from their country and create a simple poster or digital card with its name, location, and one interesting fact. They share their monument with the class and view posters from partner classes around the world, noticing similarities and differences in how monuments tell stories about different cultures.
Age group
6-8,9-12,13-15,16-18,18+
Project Duration
4 weeks

This project contributes to the following global goals

This project promotes and protects these children's rights

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to identify and describe a special monument from their country, explaining its location, history, and cultural significance to international peers.
Remember / Understand
Students will be able to create and share a creative presentation of their monument while comparing it with monuments from partner classrooms to recognize cultural similarities and differences.
Apply

Skills to develop

Intercultural Communication
Global Awareness
Creativity & Innovation

Project Activities

1

Monuments Around Us: Getting Started

Students explore what makes a monument special by looking at pictures and discussing monuments they know. The teacher introduces the project and students begin thinking about which monument from their country they want to share with the world.

Duration: 45 minutes
2

Research and Create Your Monument Card

Students research their chosen monument, gathering its name, location, history, and interesting facts. They then create a poster, digital card, or short presentation that tells the story of their monument and explains why it matters to them or their country.

Duration: 200 minutes
3

Monument Exchange: View and Compare

Students view monuments shared by the partner class and compare them with their own. They notice patterns, similarities, and differences in how monuments from different countries tell stories about culture, history, and identity.

Duration: 150 minutes
4

Gallery Walk and Reflection

Students display their monument cards or presentations in a gallery walk format, where classmates view and give feedback. Students then reflect on what they learned about their own monument, other cultures, and how monuments connect us across the world.

Duration: 85 minutes

What participants say

5.0
2 Reviews
JR

Jhansi Ravikumar

India
RH

Rinuza Haniffa

Sri Lanka

It gave new experience and knowledge