27x UK educators were assisting SWMPS and DAPS this week in the classrooms, in the LAB and with the EIAWB. They are from the Special Schools and Academic Trust from the United Kingdom and include the following schools: Studley Junior and High School, Mappleborough Green Primary School, Alcester Grammar School and St Mary’s Roman Catholic Primary School. At SWMPS and DAPS they were assisting learners on how to do research, but also how to do it with creative writing and thinking skills.
The topic was the Meerkat. The purpose was not just to collect information about the meerkat and its habitat, food, environment and other characteristics, but also about its future, growing up, facing trouble and dangers in their environment and equipping themselves with “skills”. These skills will be needed by the little meerkat when he / she is a grown up meerkat, as an adult, in an ever changing world and environment. This message was made applicable on the learners and their own environment.
The one lesson was further enhanced on the EIAWB together with a practical demonstration – a suitcase. What do you put in the suitcase to take with you when you are going on holiday ? But even more – what do you put in your “life suitcase” when you leave home / school one day ? The lesson was further explained and demonstrated on the EIAWB with the a group discussion amongst the learners – what will be in your suitcase one day. What do you put in the suitcase to take with when you go on holidays? But even more – what do you put in your “future life suitcase” ? (e.g. morals, values, ethics, ethos etc) when you leave home / school one day.
To be equipped and to be ready to be going out into the wide wild world out there waiting for you as a human and person, is more then just a lot of statistical data and information in your brain.
I would like to compliment the UK educators on a successful educational sharing session at the Helderberg Schools and on top of that they spend a whole week, supposed to be their summer holiday, at SA schools to enrich our learners. Thankxx.
Albie
Note: I am awaiting a more comprehensive report from the group of UK educators that will also be posted on the blog.
The topic was the Meerkat. The purpose was not just to collect information about the meerkat and its habitat, food, environment and other characteristics, but also about its future, growing up, facing trouble and dangers in their environment and equipping themselves with “skills”. These skills will be needed by the little meerkat when he / she is a grown up meerkat, as an adult, in an ever changing world and environment. This message was made applicable on the learners and their own environment.
The one lesson was further enhanced on the EIAWB together with a practical demonstration – a suitcase. What do you put in the suitcase to take with you when you are going on holiday ? But even more – what do you put in your “life suitcase” when you leave home / school one day ? The lesson was further explained and demonstrated on the EIAWB with the a group discussion amongst the learners – what will be in your suitcase one day. What do you put in the suitcase to take with when you go on holidays? But even more – what do you put in your “future life suitcase” ? (e.g. morals, values, ethics, ethos etc) when you leave home / school one day.
To be equipped and to be ready to be going out into the wide wild world out there waiting for you as a human and person, is more then just a lot of statistical data and information in your brain.
I would like to compliment the UK educators on a successful educational sharing session at the Helderberg Schools and on top of that they spend a whole week, supposed to be their summer holiday, at SA schools to enrich our learners. Thankxx.
Albie
Note: I am awaiting a more comprehensive report from the group of UK educators that will also be posted on the blog.
3 comments:
It is heartwarming to know that our overseas friends are prepared to share their skills with us. It is only when we take hands with all our partners that we can succeed!
This session was really heart warming. The Natural Science integrated with Life Orientation and Literacy make a valuable lesson that will definitely make a tremendous impact on our learner’s vision formation in life. Thank you.
Good sessions are always welcome.
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