Visit to the UK
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Ingot - Open Standards in ICT for Europe
Report on the Comenius Multilateral visit to the UK October 17th- October 20th 2008
Third project meeting in Sunbury On Thames United Kingdom, hosted by Sunbury Manor School UK
The five partners are:
- From Germany: Geschwister School
- From Portugal: Escola Profissional Vasconcellos Lebre
- From Turkey: Gaziosmanpasa Cumhuriyet Lisesi School
- From UK :Sunbury Manor School
- From UK :The Learning Machine Ltd
The colleagues participating were:
From Germany: Manfred Reiter, Gerhard Fass, Erik Schultze, Ralphe Schuetz
From Portugal: Maria Alves, Joaquim Lopes, Eduardo Martins, Luis Breda, Raquel Dias
From Turkey: Ahmet Firat, Aziz Yaman. Serkan Tezcan, Bekir Sadlam
From the UK: UK: Karen Lee, Jo Page, Charlie Hare, Sonia Ashby, Ian Lynch
The programme
Thursday and Friday October 16th & 17th
The delegates arrived in the UK and transfered to the Antoinette Hotel in Kingston Upon Thames UK .
Saturday 18th October
In Sunbury Manor’s Learning Resource area; Each delegate provided an up date on their progress to the other members of the project about their learning in relation to the INGOT methods and using new technologies. The group then worked on a case study reading group project using the Gutenburg projec. In the afternoon the group enjoyed an afternoon & evening in London including a trip on the London Eye.
Sunday 19th October
Manfred, Eric and Ian on Brighton Pier - very windy, but at least it was not raining!
Further work on the project and then a trip to Brighton, one of the leading holiday resorts in the UK famous for its pier.Everyone enjoyed a lovely day at the seaside, taking in the sights, including the Pavilion, and the famous pier- and savouring the delights of fish and chips at the famous Harry Ramsden's!
Manfred had a dose of nostalgia when a rally for vintage VW camper vans came into town. Brighton is famous as a place for gatherings of motor enthusiasts including motorcycles and vintage cars. The journey from London to Brighton is about 60 miles (96 km) and it is undertaken by many groups. There is even a road race for runners which makes the Marathon seem like a sprint!
The whole group on Brighton Pier
Monday 20th October
An early start for a tour of Sunbury Manor School, conducted by the head teacher, Louise Duncan. This was followed by work on the project, most notably the onerous task of translating the assessment criteria into their mother tongues. This required particualr care to ensure that the technical meaning for consistent assessment was preserved across all partners. UK partners began to explore ways of using and delivering the INGOT qualifications to other targeted groups with a focus on inclusion, such as the older community.
In the afternoon it was back into London, but this time to the affluent Kensington to visit the magnificent Natural History and Science museums as well as a shopping trip to Harrods.
Maria. Joaquim, Manfred & Ian inside the Natural History Museum
Below, Ahmet & Azis, outside the Natural History Museum, extend their photographic collection
Tuesday 21st October
Final day of the visit during these final sessions the group continued to work on the translations and planning for the last stage of the project. In the afternoon we all went to Hampton Court Palace. The sun was shining and it was a lovely way to end the visit. Some of us outside Hampton Court Palace.
