Name of Teacher : Jenny Watson Country : Queensland Australia Grades : 5, 6 & 7 Name of School : Roadvale State School My Role at our school : Principal + Class Teacher (Upper Primary Description : Our school is a small rural school. We have 57 students from years 1 to 7, with 20 students in my upper primary class. The school is approximately 60km from Brisbane (capital of Qld) and 13 km from our nearest town of Boonah. The kids come from small farms, hobby farms and acreages. Most are interested in animals, motorbikes etc and sport. (plus TV and video games of course!) Looking for any kind of class, but particularly one having students from 10-12 years old. We have digital camera, scanner and internet access in classroom. Would be okay to just communicate as a group to save time. Name of Teacher : Laurel Christine Featherstone Country : Queensland, Australia Grade : 6&7 Name of School : Mayfield State School My Role at our school : Classroom Teacher and Technology Co-ordinator. Description : Our school has a population of approx. 270 pupils aged from 5-13. We are a suburban school in a middle to low socio-economic area with established homes and some rental premises. Most are single dwelling houses - very few children live in apartments.We have an active music and sports program at our school and participate in a cultural exchange program with a school in Yokohama Japan. Each year we take it in turns to visit each other with 7 or so students. We're looking for a class that's interested in communicating with us and willing to share. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Steve Johnson Country : Australia NSW Name of School : Holgate Public School Grade : Year 5 My Role at our School : Principal Description : We are a small school (165 pupils) in a rural setting along the coast of New South Wales, Australia. We would like to find a school of similar size. Location does not really matter. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom.  Alloway State school  Bilambil Primary School  Aspley East State School  Devonport Primary Payne Road State School  Swayneville State School  Middle Park State School  Cape Barren Island Primary  Merrimac State School

Name of Teacher : Leita Parkes Country : Australia, Queensland Grade : Year six Name of School : Merrimac State School Description : Merrimac is a growing school with approximately 780 children on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. Merrimac is considered to be "a country school in the city" because of its beautiful environment. The school is home to many native animals and birds with a creek running on the property. The children enjoy the Gold Coast lifestyle of sun, sand and sport. The 28 children in the class are mostly 11 year olds and come from a variety of family backgrounds but predominantly Australian. They study Japanese language at school and will this year attend a Horse Riding camp. The school has a keen interest in Technology and Sport.  An overseas class is preferred with children of a similar age. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Adele Meren Country : Victoria, Australia. Grade : Six Name of School : Elwood Primary School My Role at our School: Teacher-Librarian and Grade 6 teacher Description : We are a government Primary school with grades 1- 6. My class is grade 6M all our students are computer literate. We have 2 Macintosh computers in EACH classroom, plus an iMAC lab. of 16 computers [plus part-time (4 days a week) computer teacher] and another lab. of 15 older, non PowerMac computers. Our school consists of 14 classes [about 360 students], a fully computerised library. ALL our rooms are networked throughout the school & admin. and are, of course, internet accessible to all users. The majority of our students are computer/internet users at home as well. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Samantha Burton Country : NSW, Australia Grade : Year 7- Year 12 Name of School : Wadalba Community School My Role at our School : Music teacher Description : Wadalba Community School is a NSW public school that is interested in teaching students through an integrated and meaningful curriculum. I am looking for a class that contains students of 11-13 year old students that have an interest in music. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Megan Kylie Siepen Country : Queensland, Australia Grade : 5 Name of School : Berrinba East State School My role at our school : IT Co-ordinator Description : Our school of around 500 students is situated in Logan City, which is the next major city south of Queensland's capital, Brisbane. We boast a multicultural population. I am looking in particular for a Year 5 (9 - 10 year olds) class from anywhere overseas which would like to take the plunge with us and make this its first real experience ( for many) with e-mail. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Jennifer Zimbachs Country : Australia, Vic Grade : Year 4 Name of School : Elwood Primary School My role at our school : Convenor of Teaching and Learning Description : A year 4 classs interested in completing a brief collaborative project before the end of the year. I have a class of 22 students, 7 girls and 15 boys, one of whom is an integration student. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Michelle Yvette Hurn Country : Australia, Queensland Grade : Seven Name of School : Victoria Point State Primary School My Role at our school : Teacher and Computer Coordinator Description : 900 children in total, with 4.5 drafts of year 7, suburb of Brisbane. Year 7's (11 to 12 year olds)are currently studying Multiculturalism. Am looking for students of similar age group to compare cultural backgrounds from other countries. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Jackie Ferguson Country : NT Australia Grade : Pre - 7 (Information Technology Name of School : Durack My Role at our school : IT Co-ordinator Description : I am looking for students in years 4 - 7 for my kids to converse with. I would like the kids at our school to learn about other countries from kids their own age. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of School : Ms Karen Dunsmore Country : Australia, Queensland Grade : 6 Name of School : Blackstone State School Description : Our school is a small school set amongst picturesque gardens. We have only one class of each year level and 168 students. There are 25 students in the year six class. Each student is very keen to communicate with students from another country. We would like the initial communication to be informal with discussions around, education, culture- food, music and television programmes and the "weather". Our goals, at present, are simply to promote the use of the e-mail technology and writing in our classroom. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Toni Ritchie Country : Australia, Queensland Grade : 7. Name of School : Shorncliffe State School Description : Our school is interesting. It is fun to learn. It is a small school. Everyone knows each other therefore we have a good atmosphere in the community. We take pride in our school. We live on the beachside. We have energetic students. It is friendly. We want schools who are dedicated to their work but also enjoy the fun side of life. We are looking for classes that will reply to us. We would like classes who are similiar in age i.e. 11-13 years with a mixed population of boys and girls. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Toni Field Country : New South Wales, Australia. Name of School : Five Dock Primary School Grade : All grades k-6 My Role at our School : Teacher-Librarian Description : The school has 250 students from pre-school to grade 6. Italian is taught as a Community language. Library is co-operative teaching . If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Vicki Skinner Country : South Australia - Australia Name of School : Heysen Primary School Grade : Year 6/7 My Role at our School : class teacher, ..music ,dance, phys ed. Description : The school is one of 4 primary schools years reception to yr. 7 on the same campus. It is in the Adelaide Hills area with large playing fields and set amongst gum trees. Our classes range from 26-31 students. All classes are composite grade levels. I am looking for a class to buddy up with as 10-13 year olds in the elementary level from an American school. I taught in Texas a few years ago - it was fun.but I don't necessarily need to link up with that particular state. Can't wait to set the wheels in motion. If you are interested in connecting with these               students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Judy Ormerod Country : Tasmania, Australia Name of School : Green Point Primary Grade : 3/4 Description : The school is in a lower socio-economic area and contains children with a diverse range of abilities. Many are highly motivated and enthusiastic. We would initially like to meeet a Japanese class as we will be commencing a Japanese Unit in late September. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom. Name of Teacher : Owen Taylor Country : New South Wales, Australia Name of School : Ferncourt Public School Grade : Year 5/6 Description : Ferncourt Public School is located in Marrickville, an inner city suburb of Sydney, Australia. There are about 280 children at our school from Years K - 6. Our class is called Purple T and is made up of 30 Year 5 and 6 students (ages 10-12). We'd love to get in touch with other schools to share knowledge and understandings and to keep them up to date with the coming Sydney Olympics. If you are interested in connecting with these students - please send an Email to this Classroom.   Name of Teacher : Nardia Gleeson Country : Australia, Queensland Grade : year 4 Name of School : Alligator Creek State School