Camden Teachers’Camden Teachers’Visit to Abu DisVisit to Abu Dis

April 3April 3rdrd to 10 to 10thth 2009 2009Mark GrimshawMark Grimshaw

Nandita DowsonNandita Dowson

Ben JudgeBen Judge

Dave PritchardDave Pritchard

Helen MorrissHelen Morriss

Mike FletcherMike Fletcher Nita DhinsaNita Dhinsa

Maria GilMaria Gil

Gerry Gerry BadcockBadcock

Lucy BragginsLucy Braggins

Camden Teachers’ Camden Teachers’ visit? Why?!?visit? Why?!?Our objectives…Our objectives… To learn about the practice, content and To learn about the practice, content and

context of teaching and learning in Abu context of teaching and learning in Abu Dis. Dis.

To find out how schools there teach their To find out how schools there teach their young people to be citizens of their young people to be citizens of their countrycountry

To develop the global citizenship To develop the global citizenship curriculum in their own schools.curriculum in their own schools.

To find best ways to link with the schools To find best ways to link with the schools in Abu Dis.in Abu Dis.

A Typical day: MondayA Typical day: Monday Morning… leave at 8.00…Morning… leave at 8.00…

……head for Abu Dis schoolshead for Abu Dis schools

A Typical day: MondayA Typical day: Monday Visit schools (6) – UNWRA, Girls’ Visit schools (6) – UNWRA, Girls’

School, Abu Dis Elementary, New School, Abu Dis Elementary, New Generation School…Generation School…

A Typical day: MondayA Typical day: Monday……Abu Dis Boy’s School, The Arab Institute Abu Dis Boy’s School, The Arab Institute

(and orphanage), Prisoner museum(and orphanage), Prisoner museum

A Typical day: MondayA Typical day: Monday Afternoon… workshop at Abu Dis Afternoon… workshop at Abu Dis

Boy’s School Boy’s School (similarities/differences)…(similarities/differences)…

Unofficial England vs Palestine Unofficial England vs Palestine football matchfootball match

A Typical day: MondayA Typical day: Monday Evening… welcome party at Dar Evening… welcome party at Dar

AssadaqaAssadaqa

MusicMusic

DramaDrama

DabkeDabkehh

Tuesday and Wednesday…Tuesday and Wednesday… Placed across the schools, observations, Placed across the schools, observations,

interacting with pupils, delivering interacting with pupils, delivering prepared lessons Tuesday afternoonprepared lessons Tuesday afternoon

Outcomes…Outcomes… Went well generally, occasional language barrier issuesWent well generally, occasional language barrier issues Abu Dis teachers attendedAbu Dis teachers attended Range of activitiesRange of activities

What happens next?What happens next? Reinforce links through electronic Reinforce links through electronic

communicationcommunication– Email, blogs, bilingual magazine Email, blogs, bilingual magazine

Promote youth visitsPromote youth visits Professional dialogue between teachersProfessional dialogue between teachers

– Exchange of subject materialsExchange of subject materials– Subject development placementsSubject development placements

Assemblies and promotion in Camden Assemblies and promotion in Camden schoolsschools

Formal twinningFormal twinning Continue teachers visits!Continue teachers visits!