Visitors from Sweden

Today we welcomed four teacher trainees from Sweden into school. This is something we have been doing  for many years at Cookridge and supports our ethos of bringing the world into Cookridge. 
The purpose of this visit was to experience a UK school and collect information for studies. They began their visit with the Red Nose Day assembly- Mr Green shaving his beard off, Miss Glendinning standing in jelly and Mrs Bailey filling her mouth with marshmallows! We did tell them that this was not a typical assembly! Our visitors clearly enjoyed it and joined in.
Things became calmer(slightly) after that with our visitors joining classes.Then at playtime, Red Nose Day buns in hand, the trainees were interviewed by a few members of our brilliant International School Council. The children asked some great questions about schools in Sweden and Swedish culture. What  better a way to find out about a country than to ask the people themselves! We would like to thank our visitors for coming into school and wish  them all the very best in their studies and teaching careers.

Members of our International School Council and the four teacher trainees from Sweden

Comenius Art Competition

Here is your opportunity to become an international artist and win a fantastic prize!

              Comenius Eco Art Competition

Task: create an art image based on environmental issues or use recycled materials to create your work of art. Please photograph any 3D artwork and submit the print.

Result: there will be 20 winners who will receive prizes and winning art work will be exhibited either here in the UK or at one of our Comenius partner schools

Closing date: Monday 18^th March 2013, please send to Mrs Speak and

                               GOOD LUCK!

Presentation of the International School Award

We had a very special visitor present us with the International School Award, Mr John Rolfe form the British Council in London! We have been accredited with this award for the next 3 years in recognition of the international work we do at Cookridge- especially our international events and partnership work with our  link schools.