British Council Scotland has introduced a new induction day for the latest group of Chinese language assistants arriving to work in Scottish schools.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/scotland-learning-language-assistants-china-induction
To celebrate the new school year, eTwinning is running its annual ‘eTwinning Weeks’ campaign. Learn more about how eTwinning can benefit your school and take part in activities across Europe.
All through October, eTwinners old and new can take part in a variety of competitions, training opportunities and events across Europe organised through the eTwinning Portal. This is the ideal way to find out how eTwinning can benefit your school, meet new colleagues and get started on an exciting new eTwinning activity.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/scotland-learning-etwinning-weeks-campaign
LTS is inviting applications from Scottish teachers for a SCIPD group study visit to Nova Scotia, Canada, in October 2009.
The theme is Homecoming, and the teaching of culture and history, and takes advantage of the shared history and cultural expression of Scotland and Nova Scotia. This visit complements the Scottish Government’s Homecoming 2009 programme.
Full details from the International Education website.
Minister for Schools and Skills, Keith Brown, visited Fintry Primary School in Stirlingshire and Bishopbriggs Academy in East Dunbartonshire yesterday to see the innovative, international education work underway in both schools.
Mr Brown said:
‘By working with the Gambia, pupils at Fintry Primary are developing a good range of global citizenship skills.
‘…Last year, Bishopbriggs Academy signed an agreement with the Goethe Institute which aims to make the school a centre of excellence for the teaching and learning of German and become a model for other schools in Scotland and throughout the globe.’
Read more on the Scottish Government website
Do you have pupils aged 16 to 19 with an interest in UK-German youth relations and activities? The application process for the UK-German Youth Council 2009-2010 is now open!
The Youth Council provides members with an opportunity to develop communication, intercultural and project-planning skills, together with young people from Germany.
http://www.ukgermanconnection.org/microsites/?location_id=783
Through the British Council’s eTwinning project, an East Lothian teacher has created his own version of the Eurovision song contest that has seen his school engage with 30 schools across Europe.
Inspired by both the Eurovision Song Contest and the European Year of Creativity and Innovation Yester Primary School teacher Michael Purves decided to set up Schoolovision 2009.
Each school was asked to enter a song that was representative of their country and recorded a video of it which they then uploaded to the project website.
You can watch the performances and find out who won from the Schoolovision 2009 website.
The British Council’s Chief Executive, Martin Davidson, has announced new international opportunities for Scottish schools to link with partners from the Middle East to Latin America, marking the continued growth of British Council programmes in Scotland.
Read more from the British Council and find out more about Connecting Classrooms.
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learning-connecting-classrooms.htm
Euro-Ecole is a French teachers’ association based in Nantes. For the last 20 years, they have matched french classes with european ones (children from 8 to 12 years old). They are always looking for new schools to develop this partnership.
This project is to give an opportunity for primary school children in Europe to meet and to know and understand each other through school exchanges.
For more information, please vistite Euro-Ecole’s website: www.euro-ecole.org
A team at Millburn Academy in Inverness has won the UK level of the ‘Charlemagne Youth Prize’.
Read more on the LTS International education blog
http://ltsblogs.org.uk/internationaleducation/2009/03/25/europe-and-the-charlemagne-youth-prize/
Spring Day for Europe is an annual programme that is open to schools in Europe and elsewhere in the world.
Teachers are encouraged to book days in their calendar to involve students in activities that focus on European themes. Spring Day enables young citizens to express their views and make their voices heard in Europe.
The programme supports many school subjects and offers opportunities for teachers and students to experience both cultural and practical aspects of creativity and innovation.
Spring Day for Europe runs this year from 25 March to 9 May 2009. Schools of all types are welcome to register, from pre-primary to sixth form and FE colleges. Spring Day is also open to classes from organisations responsible for extra-curricular activities whose goals are to develop and strengthen skills related to the school curriculum.
For further information in the UK, contact ukspringday@googlemail.com
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