Today we had another "Multicultural Classroom" session with Lilian, where we talked about the use of the "Scottish Method" (or Story Method) to teach in a way so that the pupils remember facts in a context.
We saw an example of a Scottish school, where elementary school pupils looked at life, geography, and a myriad of other subjects through a very efficient and fun cross-curricular method. They were asked to create an alien, and then interact with him/her/it. This way, the pupils look at subject matter from a different point of view, and more importantly, they create their own context in which to remember these facts.
For example, they looked at geology, planets, humanity, and many more subjects. The entire project looked really captivating for the pupils.
Then it was time for us to get stuck in, we received a letter saying that all Erasmus students were accepted into a contest, where they can design their own school, recruit their own teachers, and map out the entire educational portfolio.
I actually bought it completely, it wasn't until it was pointed out to me that the person who wrote the letter was Lilianne Rhodes (Lilian Rohde) and other peculiarities that I realised how silly I was being.
Anyway, we're really into this whole project, and we look forward to showing you more about "Gateway Grammar School" soon!
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