North Carolina 

 Republic of Moldova 
School Partnership Project

2017-2018 
IMPACT REPORT
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 Largest USA-Republic of Moldova 
PROJECT GOAL school to school partnership project

100 schools from Moldova and and USA connected by

1. means of modern technologies, such as email, Skype,
Facebook, blogs

Moldovan and American students explored Global

2. Learning through the UN Sustainable Goals
perspective

All schools organised comunity service activities to

3. celebrate the spirit of volunteering, tolerance and
international collaboration

We would like to express our gratitude to

our amazing project partners: PROJECT
PARTNERS
Elaine Marshall

North Carolina 
Secretary of State

Ministry of Education,
Culture and Research

US Embassy to Moldova

Participate / VIF Learning

Moldovan and American students connected via Participate platform in order to bring global learning into their
classrooms in collaboration with project strategic partners: Ministry of Education, e-Transformation Department.
Participate/ VIF Learning Platform had a 5000$ in kind contribution for specialised courses, development and
electronic badging support for Moldovan educators.

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SCHOOLS INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT

" Since I bought this solar light, I see how my

children improve academically, now they can
study not less than 3 hours per day by using the
light.  I need to see my children improve more
academically so I use the savings to buy them
education items. "

- Sauda Mataka, mother of four from Tanzania.

" Charity money has only one life buy if you

transform it into social business money,
then it become a life of eternity. "

- Muhadmmad Yunnus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner

- Muhadmmad Yunnus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner

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SCHOOLS INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT

" Since I bought this solar light, I see how my

children improve academically, now they can
study not less than 3 hours per day by using the
light.  I need to see my children improve more
academically so I use the savings to buy them
education items. "

- Sauda Mataka, mother of four from Tanzania.

" Charity money has only one life buy if you

transform it into social business money,
then it become a life of eternity. "

- Muhadmmad Yunnus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner

- Muhadmmad Yunnus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner

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 PHOTO INTRODUCTIONS

" Since I bought this solar light, I see how my

children improve academically, now they can
study not less than 3 hours per day by using the
light.  I need to see my children improve more
academically so I use the savings to buy them
education items. "

- Sauda Mataka, mother of four from Tanzania.

" Charity money has only one life buy if you

transform it into social business money,
then it become a life of eternity. "

- Muhadmmad Yunnus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Winner

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 PROJECT LAUNCHING EVENT
OCTOBER 2017

Moldovan educators from all around the country participated in the project launching
event to learn about the basics of international collaboration. They explored various online
tools recommended for online school to school exchanges and were introduced to the
concept of global learning. Special guest - Natalia Grîu, Superior Consultant from Ministry
of Education, Culture and Research.

" Charity money has only one life buy if you

transform it into social business money,
then it become a life of eternity. "

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 CULTURAL EXCHANGE 
CELEBRATING THANKSGIVING

In November Moldovan and American students

exchanged fun facts about Thanksgiving and learned
about various ways to express thanks to the dear ones.
They created photo colajes, videos, slide shows and
recorded video messages for their partner schools.

" Charity money has only one life buy if you

transform it into social business money,
then it become a life of eternity. "

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 EXCHANGING CHRISTMAS CARDS BY POST

In December Moldovan and American

students created hand made
Christmas cards for their partner
schools. They participated in arts and
crafts activities and took their cards
to the post offices themselves. 
What a joy it was to receive holiday
packages from their international
partners!

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 MARCH - THE MONTH OF MĂRȚIȘOR

In March American teachers and

students learned about our
wonderful tradition - wearing red and
white ”mărțișori”. They participated in
arts and crafts workshops and
created their own symbols of spring,
love and renewal! Even Elaine
Marshall, NC Secretary of State wore
a great ”mărțișor” on this occasion.

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 EARNING DIGITAL BADGES FROM 
VIF LEARNING / PARTICIPATE

Moldovan educators took the professional

development course # 4 - Quality Education
designed by American experts from VIP /
Participate and earned their very first digital
badges. They created online lesson plans on quality
education and exchanged them with school partners
from North Carolina. 

" Charity money has only one life buy if you

transform it into social business money,
then it become a life of eternity. "

Emma Matreniuc, educator from Edineț:

"Sustainable Development Goals have been watched through several motivational
and informative videos from the platform. Students from a mixed-group from Edineț
interacted and did several activities, discussions and communication with each
other. We learned that starting with yourself can make great changes on a bigger
scale. Each of us is a very important figure in achieving UN sustainable goals." 

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APRIL IS THE MONTH OF SERVICE LEARNING

In April students from Moldova

and North Carolina initiated and
implemented service learning
activities in their local
communities. They helped the
elderly, coordinated clean up
activities, planted trees, donated
to the less fortunate and enjoyed
the magic of volunteering. 

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APRIL IS THE MONTH OF SERVICE LEARNING

In April students from Moldova

and North Carolina initiated and
implemented service learning
activities in their local
communities. They helped the
elderly, coordinated clean up
activities, planted trees, donated
to the less fortunate and enjoyed
the magic of volunteering. 

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 QUOTES FROM PARTICIPANTS

  Our students  from Peticeni Gymnasium decided

to help our nature. They made toys from recyclable
materials as plastic and paper. Now , these toys will
be given to children from our local kindergarten
and we are going to teach the little ones how we
can reuse plastic and paper creating beautiful
things. (Diana Apostol, Peticeni, Moldova)

Our 5th "graders

Charity money
choose to has
do aonly one lifeproject
community buy iffor
you
Christmas, as part of the
transform NC-Moldova
it into School Partnership
social business money,
Project. They delivered flowers, handmade cards, snowflakes
then it become a life of eternity.
and sing Christmas Carols to the residents of a retirement "
home in Wake Forest. Special thanks to our wonderful
teachers Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Smith!! Well done boys and
girls, can't be more proud of you! Let's pass on the Christmas
Spirit! (Lora Sinigur, NC, USA)

Today I had the opportunity to share information about Global

Goals for Sustainable Development with the English teachers
from Cantemir district. At the same time, I have shared a
presentation sent by Cathy Dalimonte were it is presented the
way the teachers from Queens Creek Elementary, Swansboro,
implemented educational projects together with the pupils that
reach the Global Goals for Sustainable Development. Thank
you,  Cathy Dalimonte  my colleagues were impressed by the
implemented projects.This presentation was a good way of
sharing experience! (Victoria Isac, Cantemir, Moldova)

My 4th grade students are focusing their service learning project on helping North Carolina’s wild
animals. Students are learning about the unique adaptations that help animals from our state
survive. The students will be supporting our local wildlife sanctuary and rehabilitation center,
Possumwood Acres. They have planted a vegetable garden to grow fresh produce for the animals and
are collecting supplies to donate to the center. I’m taking the first batch of donations to the center
today!  ?Further, students from my class and  Nina Tîrsîna-Şoimu’s class will be exchanging
presentations our students make about the adaptations of our local animals. (Victoria Bell, North
Carolina, USA)

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 QUOTES FROM PARTICIPANTS

”The most memorable moment of our school exchange was when we

had our teacher visitors from Moldova through the Open World
program - it was my personal highlight! Truly a great honor to have
them in our classrooms. We received our Martisor pins from our friends
in Ms. Diana's class in Calarasi. My Students loved the art work, the
student letters and the pins.” 

(Timothy Ryan, Queens Creek Elementary, USA)

”What my students and I enjoyed most was watching how

interested"the
Charity money
students were has only one
in learning lifethe
about buy if you
other's
culture and transform
seeing the similarities andbusiness
it into social connections made
money,
during the video chats.  We had 5 online meetings and
then it become a life of eternity.
exchanged regușar post. Ours included popular items with "
American students with explanations, which my students
really enjoyed planning and getting together. Theirs included
lots of crafts highlighting their spring customs. My students
really enjoyed opening their package and learning/seeing all
the items.” (Jennifer Yandle, Concord Middle School, USA)

”Watching the excitement of my students about the projects they

shared with their partners from Moldova was the best part of this
school exchange.  We implemented the Kindness Challenge week at
our school. The entire school was encouraged to participate in random
acts of kindness around the school. Yes! We exchanged holiday cards
in the mail. We created a Facebook page for our partnership and we
routinely exchanged emails. Our students also shared their Story
Jumper short stories with each other. Also, Through my partner I have
learned new resources to incorporate in my classroom.” (Leani Birriel,
Haringer High School, USA)

My 4th grade students are focusing their service learning project on helping North Carolina’s wild
animals. Students are learning about the unique adaptations that help animals from our state
survive. The students will be supporting our local wildlife sanctuary and rehabilitation center,
Possumwood Acres. They have planted a vegetable garden to grow fresh produce for the animals and
are collecting supplies to donate to the center. I’m taking the first batch of donations to the center
today!  ?Further, students from my class and  Nina Tîrsîna-Şoimu’s class will be exchanging
presentations our students make about the adaptations of our local animals. (Victoria Bell, North
Carolina, USA)

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COLLABORATE - EXCHANGE - INSPIRE CONFERENCE

At the end of the project Moldovan teachers and students from various regions
participated in the "Collaborate - Exchange - Inspire" Conference in Chisinau.
They shared from their best collaborative practices, demonstrated their most
impressive service learning activities and  exchanged project based ideas with
their colleagues. We had two special guests from USA: Dr Grace Liu (Rutgers
University) and Dr Stacy Kosko (University of Meryland).  NC Secretary of State 
Elaine Marshall adressed to Moldovan educators via an online message.

" Charity money has only one life buy if you

transform it into social business money,
then it become a life of eternity. "

Emma Matreniuc, educator from Edineț:

"Sustainable Development Goals have been watched through several motivational
and informative videos from the platform. Students from a mixed-group from Edinets
interacted and did several activities, discussions and communication with each
other. We learned that starting with yourslef can make great changes on a bigger
scale. Each of us is a very important figure in achieving UN sustainable goals." 

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 CONNECTING VIA ONLINE TECHNOLOGIES

Project participants organised bi-monthly online sessions with their school partners using
Skype, Google Hangouts and Zoom. American and Moldovan students could exchange
questions, share from their local culture and traditions  and even sing and dance together.

Wonderful Skype session today with our
5th graders from Harris Creek Elementary
School in Raleigh and our partner school in
Moldova, Rambam ORT. We were delighted
to see the students presentations about
their school, country and Martisor
traditional holiday in Moldova .
Encouraged by our Moldovan partners, we
finished the session with a Martisor craft. ?
Thank you  Nataly Schneider  and Mrs.
Johnson for this wonderful cooperation!!!
The pupils from the 4th grade from Cantemir
enjoyed the parcel sent by  Cathy
Dalimonte  and the 4th graders from Queen
Creek Elementary Swansboro, NC. They have
read the letters with a lot of interest and joy
because they have discovered that even
though they are on different continents they
have something in common like the favorite
subject, food, drinks. Also, they have watched
the presentation sent by the 4th graders from
Queen Creek Elementary were they present
facts about North Carolina. Thank you dears
for all your efforts!

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 BOOK DONATION FROM NORTH CAROLINA
In May we received a large book donation from North Carolina.
Hundreds of students from all around Moldova will enjoy reading books in English collected by
their partner schools from USA.
Students and teachers from Primary
School Nr 90 want to thank our dear
friends from North Carolina for the book
donation and support that they have
given us. These materials in English will
be of great use to our primary students.
These nice captivating, high-interest
picture books will help my primary
students make life long connections to
reading. It will be a great support at the
lessons as students will have the
possibility to improve their reading skills.
(Nina Tirsina, Chisinau)
 
As a result of the participation in the North
Carolina - Republic of Moldova School
Exchange my students learnt about UN
Sustainable Goals and global learning,.
“Nicolae Sulac” Gymnasium from Cantemir
could connect to Queens Creek
Elementary School. We  would like to
express our profound gratitude for
the  interesting and useful book donation
from North Carolina. From now on we can
have our first library in our English
classroom. The books are colourful and
helpful both for primary education and for
secondary level. The most interesting is
that these books are from several fields
like history, social arts, mathematics, and
literature. With the help of this great gift
my students will enrich their vocabulary
and improve reading and writing skills.
(Anastasia, Marin Cantemir)
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 BOOK DONATION FROM NORTH CAROLINA

You can spend your vacation resting or ...

you can do something that will bring you
joy and satisfaction... something like
looking through the books sent as a
donation from North Carolina.  Students
form Sarata Galbena spend this morning
in Public Library Sarata Galbena,
discovering new thing about football,
Stendhal said in his “The Red and the Amish people, Empire State Building,
Black”: “A good book is like an event in marsupials, etc. It was funny, it was
my life.” But we had the chance to educative and it was motivational!  We
receive a lot of amazing books and that is would like to say thank you to our
why even those teachers that do not partners from North Carolina, and to the
"North Carolina - Moldova School
know English were eager to discover this Partnership” project coordinators, Daniela
extraordinary book donation.  We have Munca-Aftenev  and  Olga Morozan  for
already planned some interdisciplinary providing us the opportunity to see a new
activities for the next year. I hardly wait world! (Daria Prozorovschi, Hincesti)
for the moment when my students are
going to discover each page of this
endless wisdom that this collection
offers.  We would  like to say A GREAT
“THANK YOU!” to our partners from
North Carolina and to our wonderful
project’s coordin for providing us such
astonishing opportunities. I’m more than
sure that through such projects our
students will become the best innovators
and leaders ready to change to the best
the whole world, starting with their
country. (Mariana Cazacu, Orhei)

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 OUR FACEBOOK GROUP
Moldovan and American teachers connected with each other via our Facebook group. 
We posted online regular updates on our service learning projects, civic engagement activities,
cultural exchanges. We shared cute student pictures and commented on most 
memorable posts. 

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