September - November 2015 were particularly busy months to round off the year - but
rewarding, especially for Tine & Alison, who have spent long months
organising the German projects! Our
Munich visitors arrived at the beginning of September. As part of their
programme they spent two weeks in local nurseries and also attended a variety
of workshops and talks - special thanks to our colleague Kirsten Harrold [in action below!], and to representatives
from the Care Inspectorate and the City of Edinburgh Department of Children and
Families for delivering these.
Then, in early October, a group of teachers from Germany,
Iceland and Albania (via Germany!) attended our week-long course for vocational
teachers of English. A visit to Edinburgh College provided insight into
vocational training in Scotland and the group also had the chance to see a
National Theatre Live screening of Hamlet
at our local theatre, The Brunton.
The following two weeks we hosted immersion courses for primary,
secondary & adult teachers from across Europe in conjunction with LFEE (and
special mention as always for Ros, the supreme administrator!) Working with Frances, Alison, Barbara &
Julie, all the groups enjoyed a wide range of language activities, workshops
and opportunities to discuss and share best practice over the course of the
week. They also had a talk from staff at one of the main bookshops in Edinburgh
and had the chance to explore Edinburgh and the East Lothian castles with Alison.
Evening activities included skittles at Scotland’s oldest pub, a cinema trip to
see the latest James Bond film ‘Spectre’ and a meal out at Merchants restaurant
in Edinburgh’s Old Town.
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