CENTRE for CROSS BORDER STUDIES

20 January 2005, AmmA Centre, Armagh
& 21 January 2005, Education Centre, Monaghan

The primary purpose of Phase 2 is to engage teachers and pupils in focussed studies of elements of their local environments and the environments of their partner schools so as to promote mutual understanding, awareness of cultural, social and religious backgrounds to environments in their own localities and their partner school’s locality. The objective is to enrich the professional development of teachers by: Exploring and sharing best practice Engaging in activity-based learning experiences Engaging in shared planning and review

PROGRAMME

Thursday 20 January 2005

9.30 am	Welcome and Registration (Vivien)
10.00	Partnership presentations Schools Theme Kilcurry and Kilbroney Creative Writing – an integrated approach Laghey and Ballynamoney Pupil involvement
10.30	Discussion and feedback
10.45	Coffee
11.15	Partnership presentations Schools Theme Knockbridge and Clady Exploring Cultural Links Ballymoyer and Redeemer Community involvement
11.45	Discussion and feedback
12.00 pm	Partnership presentations Schools Theme Derryhale and Dromiskin Beach and River studies Killyman and Dún Dealgan Sharing Musical Traditions
12.30	Discussion and feedback (Vivien and Colm)
12.45	Lunch
2.00	‘Learning from the local environment’ – an outdoor workshop with Maurice Todd
4.00	Journey to Four Seasons Hotel, Monaghan
5.30	‘Using the visual arts to represent our local environment’ – a workshop with Brigid O’Connell
8.00	Dinner

Firday 21 January 2005

9.15 am	Review of Aims, Objectives and Outcomes for PoP
10.45	Finance 2005
11.15	Planning for 2005 – working with partner schools
12.30	Lunch
1.30	Feedback and the way forward
3.00	Evaluation
3.15	Close