The Connecting Classrooms project developed by the British Council is a school partnership project at the international level aiming at finding sustainable and beneficial participations for schools between the United Kingdom and other regions of the world. Such partnerships help to build trust and understanding among individuals in communities and increase cultural and educational awareness needed by youth to accompany their experience to be more knowledgeable citizens and actual contributors to daily life and work towards the improvement of the welfare of Libyan society.

The project has three core components which will be delivered in Libya.  Those are Professional development for internationalising education, International School Award and Collaborative curriculum projects, under which falls the area of cooperation among students in Science, Maths, Arabic, English and for the purpose of this paper in environmental sciences and climate change.

The 3-year Connecting Classrooms project was officially launched in Libya on Tuesday, 16 June following an agreement between the General People's Committee for Education and Scientific Research and the British Council to cooperate in education through the British Council's global Connecting Classrooms project.  This large scale project will involve 6 Libyan schools this year working with British schools on 4 main themes, Maths, Science, Climate Change and Languages.

Aim of Connecting Classrooms

Connecting Classrooms works towards encouraging global citizens and enabling intercultural dialogue: Connecting Classrooms strengthens understanding and levels of trust between people in the UK and other societies throughout the world.

In all regions of the world, Connecting Classrooms increases the ability of individuals and organisations to contribute to positive social change and the strengthening of civil society. In addition, where there is a need, Connecting Classrooms encourages an increase in the use of English as a tool for international communication and intercultural understanding.

Objectives of Connecting Classrooms

			The exchange of ideas, knowledge and, where appropriate, visits between individuals and educational institutions which aim at better mutual understanding of cultures, customs and traditions of participating countries
			Raise awareness and support for better cooperation in a variety of educational fields and projects which will benefit curriculum development and exchange for participating countries
			Raise cultural and educational awareness through helping educators acquire extra skills and knowledge to be a talented and effective citizens through giving them the opportunity to grow, develop and interact with current and relevant life issues
			Gives teachers & head teachers within educational institutions and students the opportunity to exchange ideas and opinions on many social and human issues
			Develop the sprit of confidence and cooperation among individuals to help them recognise the importance of international cooperation and mutual understanding
			Give professionals in the field of education the opportunity of on job training for more professional and scientific growth and development