“HOPSCOTCH – IN SEARCH OF VINTAGE GAMES”

(Polish title: “Gra w klasy – na tropie dawnych gier”)

LIFELONG LEARNING PROGRAMME

COMENIUS

The main idea behind the “Hopscotch – in Search of Vintage Games” project is drawing
young people away from the computer screen and showing them that it is possible to have a
good time without it.

Each country has its distinctive games – games which we (and our parents) used to play when
we were children, such as a game of rounders or bottle caps. The main objective of the project
activities will be to learn about such games from other countries. We decided that in the time
of spinal defects in children it is necessary to find some activity which will offer an
alternative to the sedentary lifestyle spent in front of the computer. The activity which will
require physical and mental fitness, intelligence and – most of all – which will make the
young person go out into the open air.

The project’s innovativeness will also foster language creativity, as the students will need to
create the names of games which do not exist in the English-speaking countries.

1. TIMELINE

August - project preparation

September - forming project teams

2008 October - additional English classes for students

November - preparation of questionnaires about old games

December
- conducting surveys (using questionnaires) about vintage
games (their rules and procedures)
January

February
- survey interpretation (analysis)
March

April - visit of the Estonian team in Poland

2009 May - selection of games for further work

June - preparation of sets of rules of individual games

July
- popularising vintage games in the local environment
August

September - testing selected games in practice (by a group of students)

 - preparation of classroom newsletters – vintage games: Poland,
October
Estonia
November
- preparation of a brochure popularising vintage games (games,
their rules)
December

January
- preparation of multimedia presentation of vintage games: CDs
and DVDs (each country)
February
- organisation of a vintage games tournament (at school or for
March
the local environment): Poland, Estonia
2010 April - visit of the Polish team in Estonia

May
- joint work on final products: publications, CDs and DVDs
June

July - preparation of the final report

2. ACTIVITIES

Estonia Poland

Establishing of project teams Establishing of project teams

Surveys – preparation, organisation and
analysis
Visit in Poland
Selection of games for further work
Preparation of sets of rules of individual
games
Popularising vintage games in the local
environment
Preparation of classroom newsletters on
vintage games
Preparation of a brochure on vintage games
Preparation of multimedia presentation
Organisation of a vintage games tournament
Inviting the Polish team
Production of final products: publications,
CDs and DVDs
Writing the final report
Surveys – preparation, organisation and
analysis
Inviting the Estonian team
Selection of games for further work
Preparation of sets of rules of individual
games
Popularising vintage games in the local
environment
Preparation of classroom newsletters on
vintage games
Preparation of a brochure on vintage games
Preparation of multimedia presentation
Organisation of a vintage games tournament
Visit in Estonia
Production of final products: publications,
CDs and DVDs
Writing the final report

3. END PRODUCTS

- English language practice for the students

- surveys on vintage games
- vintage games documentation: rules for the games
- classroom newsletters
- brochures popularising vintage games
- multimedia presentations