Global Citizenship

October 31st, 2008

Congo resource for teachers of French

nickmorgan

Comments: none Tags:  : Categories CPD, ICT, africa, modern languages

SCIAF has produced a languages resource for teachers and learners of French, called ‘La Vie en RDC’, about life in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It will be launched at a CPD for teachers twilight event in Stirling on 26th November. The SCILT website has more details.

October 22nd, 2008

Angus pupils in India

nickmorgan

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Today’s ‘Scotsman’ includes a news story about a project in India in which teachers and pupils from Monifieth High School in Angus worked in local villages. Staff, students and local people gained greatly from this international experience.

October 21st, 2008

Creating links with China

anne macleod

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Read how Rashielea Primary School in Renfrewshire overcame obstacles to create strong cultural links with Tianjin Experimental Primary School in China, from the Confucius classrooms website.

October 20th, 2008

Pupils in Brussels

nickmorgan

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Morag Wells and Nadine Froughi, Secondary 3 pupils from Liniclate School in Benbecula, Western Isles, recently met with Hans-Gert Poettering, the President of the European Parliament.

The girls and their teacher won the visit to Brussels as their prize in the Scottish European Educational Trust (SEET) annual ‘Speaking Competiton’, which is sponsored by the European Parliament. Another highlight of their visit was a day at one of the European schools, where they sat in on a class for English-speaking pupils learning geography in French.

Primary six pupils from Edinburgh Academy Junior School also visited Brussels this month, as the winners of SEET’s national EuroQuiz for primaries. The pupils and their teacher explored the working of the European Parliament in the company of MEP Struan Stevenson.

October 14th, 2008

‘The Teaching of China’ conference

nickmorgan

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A national conference on the ‘Teaching of China’ in Scotland’s Schools is to be held at Strathclyde University on Thursday 27th November 2008. The programme offers a broad range of presentations and workshops, covering primary and secondary interests and activities. The programme and booking details are on the university website.

October 3rd, 2008

Holocaust Education study visit

nickmorgan

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LTS is inviting applications for a group study visit to Amsterdam in November 2008. The group of Scottish teachers will explore different approaches to teaching and learning about the Holocaust and genocide, issues for education and remembrance, and the use of resources such as historical sites and survivor testimony.

The group will visit the Anne Frank house, the Jewish Historical Museum, and the Westerbork Kamp, and will share experience with Netherlands education professionals.

Details are available on the LTS website International Education study visit pages.

October 3rd, 2008

Dundee pupils to Uganda

nickmorgan

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A BBC news story ‘Pupils help the needy in Africa’ covers a trip by people from Menzieshill High School in Dundee, and how it extends their experience as responsible global citizens.