Giving my Class 5 pupils a chance to reflect on friendship, gratitude, and the joy of sharing was one of the main reasons why I decided to co‑found the A Year of Friendship & Discovery eTwinning project together with a teacher from Türkiye I met on the Global School Alliance platform. With almost all partners new to eTwinning, apart from the teacher from Spain we collaborated with last year, this project is a wonderful opportunity to build fresh connections while continuing a trusted partnership.
The first activity was the completion of pre‑surveys—this time prepared for pupils, their parents, and teachers.
For our introduction, we created a Friendship Wall where everyone designed avatars using an AI image generator embedded in Padlet and left comments on each other’s messages. This activity helped pupils get to know their international peers in a creative, playful way and set the tone for collaboration.
Afterwards, the pupils designed logos and voted for their favourites, leaving feedback for the authors.
