Title: Folk Costumes Around the Globe

Link: http://media.iearn.org/node/129 <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office">

Background: The project is meant to give the students from as many countries as possible, a chance to share their folk/national costumes with other students and teachers in the world, to promote their folk art and traditions. The students will send pictures of folk costumes from their countries, with a short description of them and give information about the occasions people use/used to wear them. The pictures can be sent by email, as attachments, or by snail mail to: Cornelia Platon, Str. Vlad Tepes Nr.4, Bl. A2, Ap.3, Cod 4650 Dej, Jud.Cluj, Romania.

Facilitator Name: Cornelia_Platon

Country: Romania

Languages: English

Student Age Level: 12-14, 15-18

Summary: Students are invited to send pictures about folk costumes in their countries, describe them and eventually write a few lines about different occasions people wear them.

Contributions: Students will get information about traditional folk costumes, a topic less studied today in schools, and still important for the students' general culture, will share information about their traditions and civilisation, will become more aware about their roots and ancestors.

Outcomes: a virtual gallery with folk costumes from different countries, a web page with all contributions sent by students.

Website Address (if one exists): http://iearn.dej.ro/projects/FolkCostumesAroundTheGlobe/index.htm