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#5 ....................... A Publication Of SchoolNet Global
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In This Issue
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We meet the first of a growing community of teachers who champion the development of Global Education through encouraging and supporting their students' participation in SchoolNet Global's International Collaborative Learning Projects. Then in "Where We Are In The World" we travel to Belgium and the British School of Brussels and more contributions from their students who have an international background of their own. Then its off to Bucharest in Romania
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Meet Merle Marsh
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Dr. Merle Marsh, is a school administrator at Worcester Preparatory School (Preschool - Grade 12) on Maryland's eastern shore in the USA.
She is the author of books and brochures on technology in education, and has worked with computers and kids for over two decades. She writes in the USA for CableVision's, Power to Learn, The Knowledge Loom , and The Children's Software Press . She's been a media spokesman for both Microsoft and Apple and helped start some of the first interactive chats and curricular areas on the Apple Learning Interchange. We are very happy that Merle has chosen to become an active member of the teaching community on SchoolNet Global.
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The British School of Brussels
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The British School of Brussels was founded in 1969 and occupies a beautiful site of 120 hectares, surrounded by woodlands and lakes near the Royal Museum of Central Africa in Tervuren some twenty-five minutes by car from central Brussels. The School is administered by a Board of Trustees and a Board of Management, comprising distinguished British and Belgian citizens from both the professions and the world of business, together with parent and staff representatives. Entry is non-selective and students are accepted regardless of race, colour or creed.
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Below are some more examples of work from Michael MacGowan and his students at BSB
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SCOTLAND
by Elise (12)
British School Of Brussels
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A picture of Edinburgh Castle at night
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I come from Edinburgh in Scotland but I live in Belgium. I wasn't born there but all my family are true Scots! Before I came to Belgium I lived in an area called East Kilbride and my school was called St Kennis Primary school. East Kilbride is a very small but attractive area as it has nice views of the hill tops.
We moved to Belgium when I was about 5 or 6 years old. My house is a very very big house, much bigger than the house we had in Scotland. The school I go to now is a brilliant school because I have so many friends. It is called B.S.B which stands for ' The British School of Brussels'. More
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My Country England
by Amy (11)
British School Of Brussels
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Here is a windmill at Thorpness
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I come from England. I was born and raised in Ipswich. I lived in a rural area of England called Suffolk, it is mainly farmland and countryside.
Things I liked about living in England where: the vast hilly places which are uninhabitated; Fish and Chips at the seaside and walking around or sitting on the sand and eating them; and going to the beach and no one would be there and you could go crabbing with your friends. More
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Belgium
by Beth Davies (12)
British School Of Brussels
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Belgium's Original Beer
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I live in Belgium. Belgium is a small country near Luxembourg, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Belgium is famous for its chocolate, and Belgium also invented chips!
Belgium's languages are English, French, Dutch and German. It is the centre of the European Commission, So, lots of countries have offices set up in the capital, Brussels.
Belgium also makes beer sold all over the world (Stella Artois etc). Some people come to Belgium for a few days just to buy beer more cheaply.
Belgium has lots of places to visit. There is Waterloo, where you can go and look at some of the places and watch films about the war. More
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From The SchoolNet Global Archives
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Mrs Adami answers in detail
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Chocolate on the Black Market for 20 Francs!
by natalie.d (12) and rebecca.mcl (12)
Mrs Adami lived in Belgium, which was an occupied country, during the Second World War. She told us that at nine o'clock every evening there was a curfew. She also told us that you had to be very careful about what you said about the Germans because, if you were caught, you would be sent to a camp.
There were food shortages in Belgium too and she remembers going to the farm to collect butter, which she had to carry in the hood of her coat not just because she was riding her bike, but because you could be stopped by the German Police. More
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Icoanei Park - Romania
by Piticii
Scoala Centrala
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A very fancy park is in my neighbourhood. ...
It is the same place where my mother played too, this is the park of our childhood. Icoanei Park has lately changed ... it has new swings as it seems to be dressed for a party. I have had friends here since we had our first steps on the grass.
If you come over Bucharest, do not forget to come over my park, you will fiind me there, being ready to meet new friends. More
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