The week nine we have visited a big school
on Southampton, is very different between the Belgium because:
-this school have many level in Belgium you
have just one underground,
-the classrooms are very big, in the
Belgium have almost always little classrooms,
-in the classroom you have an interactive
blackboard, in Belgium you have in 90% on the classrooms the old blackboard,
-you have many pieces: radio, snoezelen,
sport, Wii, . . . a lot of divers’ activities and clubs except the sport that
is obligatory you don’t have it in Belgium.
-…
So we have a lot of difference between England
and Belgium because England uses many technologies and have those clubs and in
Belgium the people live again with the old time, the new technologies begin
very slowly to arrive in my land.
For me have a lot of clubs in school are
very important because the children can make a thing that they love, they can
stay with people that have the same passion of them, they stay with other
pupils, they can be actives. You have many choices : sciences, language, ITC,
eco, dance, foot, sport, … the diversity is very important for the children
because they can spend their energy in the thing that they like very much and
they can choose it. “Being involved in
your community is a great way to stay active, meet new people, and gain new
skills. “ (Colonel Gray High School, 2005).
The thing that I prefer and I’m very happy to see in this school is the
piece of snoezelen because when a child would like to be stay in the calm
because he is ill, he has a headache, he is nervous or angry, he can stay in
the calm with this piece. You have a very nice ambiance: naked feet, calm
music, colour everywhere, materials in divers’ sensations (soft, light, lung). So
a very very very calm atmosphere is very important for a child because he must
have a time to relax him (just 10-20 minutes not more). “SNOEZELEN offers a
relaxed atmosphere with pleasant surroundings, soothing sounds, captivating
aromas, tactile experiences, massage and vibration, vibrosonic sensations, and
gentle movement. Interesting light effects and comfortable seating allow your
client to self regulate by choosing sensations. Further, the SNOEZELEN environment
provides opportunities for interaction and engagement.” (FlagHouse Inc, not
date).
So in conclusion, I’m very happy to see
this school because she is very difference with the Belgium. She is very big,
she use technologies, children can go to difference clubs, she has many pieces
like a radio, a piece of snoezelen to relax some children that they need it,
etc.
-Colonel Gray High School (online: 30th
March 2014 at 19.30)
- SNOEZELEN: Multi-Sensory environments (online:
30th March 2014 at 19.30)
I completely agree with you when you mentioned that ‘Being involved in your community is a great way to stay active, meet new people, and gain new skills.’
ReplyDeleteDuring the visit to the school I also felt that they had established a fantastic community ethos. I also felt as though the influence of technology and other ICT throughout the school created an even stronger community. The school for me seemed more advanced than any school I’ve seen, offering children the opportunities to develop the radio skills (speaking and listening), the social skills/ physical skills (WII play area). However do you feel that learning is enhanced by having such technology in school, considering you have experience of very traditional teaching methods?
I think you can use a little bit technologies because the children must live with their time but the traditional learning is not bad. In Belgium we have traditional blackboard but we use a television to study the History, sciences or geography or a projector to show some pictures. Sometimes we make a visit outside the classroom. But in England you use IPad and interactive blackboard is good because is the future of these children and they must know to use it.
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