NEXT MEETING:
Mike Earle was our Hawke’s Bay Branch representative on the September 2010 Prominent Person’s and Society Leaders’ Tour. He will share with us an excellent high definition DVD record of his experiences.
See the iconic China Pavilion at the Shanghai World Expo on an exclusive early morning visit, and share sights of Shanghai and highlights of the International Sister-Cities’ Conference. Travel to Jiangxi Province for the Friendship Forum and view its beautiful mountains, forests and lakes, and see traditional potters at work at the original site of porcelain production in Jingdezhen.
Date: Friday 6 May Time: 7.30pm
Where: Hastings District Council Chambers in Lyndon Road.
LAST MEETING:
Sue Padfield, a Primary teacher and member of the Education Link Group, Ingrid Meulenbrugge, Senior Teacher, Mahora Primary School, Karen Cowley, Head of Technology, and Jan Winsley, Head of Mathematics, from Hastings Girls High School, went on the Teacher’s Tour to Guilin in October, 2010. They visited classrooms and schools at different levels, had discussions with teachers and students, tried calligraphy at the Yi family home, ate delicious food and went sightseeing. Afterwards some travelled to Xian and Beijing and others spent time in Hong Kong. They all experienced an enjoyable insight into another culture and educational system, that has encouraged them to review their teaching practice.
