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College English Clubs

Posted on February 28, 2013 by James

During the last semester Kate and I have been working on improving the English language ability of the students at the Teacher’s College.  One of the ways we have been doing this is through introducing new clubs. Every Thursday afternoon … Continue reading →

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Sustainability of the College’s CPD Programme

Posted on February 2, 2013 by James

Last year, Pat and I ran a Continuous Professional Development (CPD) Programme at the Teachers’ College, for the lecturers who had successfully completed the Higher Diploma (HDP).  At the time it was quite innovative and we were one of the … Continue reading →

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VSO Annual Partnership Review

Posted on January 27, 2013 by James

On Thursday Tesfaw (my programme manager) came to Finote Selam to carry out an Annual Partnership Review with Finote Selam Teachers’ College.  VSO are now holding a day’s workshop once a year with each of their partners to review the … Continue reading →

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Spontaneous Active Learning!

Posted on November 21, 2012 by James

Last Monday, Kate and I were invited to Geray Primary (which is one of the more rural schools on the outskirts of Finote Selam).  The teacher that invited us is responsible for the continuous professional development of five schools.  He … Continue reading →

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School Workshops

Posted on November 4, 2012 by James

This week Kate and I delivered four workshops for six of the cluster primary schools linked to the Teacher’s College.  The focus of our training was how to use songs and games to teach English. We had already provided a … Continue reading →

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Volunteer Recruitment Case Study

Posted on August 20, 2012 by James

Two months ago,  four members of staff from VSO London came to Finote Selam to interview Pat and I.  The purpose of their visit was to profile volunteer stories relating to VSO’s work in Ethiopia.  I have now been sent a copy … Continue reading →

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My Last Week with Stride Athletics

Posted on August 11, 2012 by James

During my final week with Stride Athletics, we had two visitors from Ireland arrive in Yirgalem. Eddie (a retired police man) came out to do some athletics coaching with the children and Maria (an engineer) came out to help with … Continue reading →

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A Child’s Life in Yirgalem

Posted on August 4, 2012 by James

During my English classes, the older students have been doing an extended writing project. They started by photographing different aspects of their lives (e.g. family, school, work and hobbies) using a disposable camera. Then, they did some writing to go … Continue reading →

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English Lessons with Stride Athletics

Posted on July 28, 2012 by James

I have now been teaching English to the members of Stride Athletics Club for about five weeks. I teach them in two groups: in the morning I have the younger children and in the afternoon I teach the older students. … Continue reading →

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ICT Training for Teachers

Posted on June 10, 2012 by James

During the last few weeks Pat and I have run some ICT training sessions for school teachers, focusing on word processing. As it is nearly the end of term, we have not had a massive turn out. However, those who … Continue reading →

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