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Dec

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Continued links

December 1, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Teachers and pupils from Dong Mak and Shingwang elementary schools have kept in contact since our return to the UK. We have just received a parcel from Dong Mak, containing snacks, audio books of traditional Korean tales and letters from pupils. Rachel (teacher) has also recently emailed to say that the recent exchange between North [...]

Nov

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A bit of a waffle

November 10, 2010 | 2 Comments

Now that I’ve had time to reflect on the Korean trip, I find that the experience has had a deeper impact than I initially thought. Sure, it was a good trip and we managed to have fun as well as immerse ourselves in the Korean culture, but there’s more to it than ‘just a trip [...]

Nov

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That Kimchi moment

November 5, 2010 | 4 Comments

Pupils in my class were brave enough to try some Kimchi – some even enjoyed it! ‘What has Mr Dicken fed me?’ ‘Mmmm….Kimchi….I wonder if we can persuade Tesco to stock it’ ‘I’m smiling….but only for the camera’ ‘If I hold it long enough…will it taste any better?’

Nov

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Links

November 4, 2010 | 1 Comment

I’ve managed to allocate usernames and passwords for my school website to some of the Korean teachers. One of them has already added to our class wiki on S. Korea – and her pupils are going to think of their own questions to ask my children. BLT at work…

Oct

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Shingwang Elementary School

October 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Our visit to Shingwang Elementary School yesterday was very enjoyable. During our visit, we were watched Korean children perform dance to Korean pop music.  We couldn’t resist but have ago ourselves!! Shingwang2

Oct

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Dong Mak Elementary School

October 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Avril, Chris and Ian visited Dong Mak Elementary School today and had a very interesting day with staff and pupils.  We were made to feel extremely welcome and would like to thank the princepal and all of his staff. We were treated to a fantastic eveing meal where we got to taste some of Korea’s [...]

Oct

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Day 2 cont’d

October 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment

The Group Day 2 is now over. We had a busy time looking around various facilities. We were also treated to an excellent lunch where we all tried out some Korean delicacies.

Oct

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Capturing student questions using a wiki.

October 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment

Chris has been using a wiki to gather the questions that his pupils want answered during his visit to Incheon. Click on the picture for a larger view of what they have come up with. Hopefully he’ll get a chance to ask the student experts in Korea for the answers…

Oct

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Capturing pupil questions using VoiceThread.

October 20, 2010 | Comments Off