Bilingual Geography Workshops in Poland

Just had the workshop details through for my visit to Poland in October this year.
I am following in the footsteps of other UK colleagues who have been invited out to take part in an annual workshop for Polish teachers.


The theme for the event is BILINGUAL GEOGRAPHY.

As you can see there are three action packed days of GEOGRAPHY to prepare for.... Also some other good sessions, and I'll be meeting up with colleague Luc from Belgium, who I have bumped into several times.

I'm up for any ideas that you might have...

I would be happy to showcase any work that you have done on the theme of bilingual geography and strategies for supporting EAL students, or teaching geography in languages other than English....

Poland Study Tour

The Geographical Association is organising a Study Tour to Poland for geography teachers in July - August 2010. The trip details are as follows:

Poles to Poles

28 July - 10 August 2010

The GA International Working Group will be leading a north to south journey through Poland from the Baltic to the Tatra Mountains, investigating the impact of EU membership on environment, economy and society.

The programme includes visits to Gdańsk, Toruń, Warsaw, Kraków, Oświęcim and the Tatra Mountains, providing a range of urban and rural environments full of contrasts.

Download: Full Itinerary

With Community Cohesion on every school's agenda and Polish children in our schools the length and breadth of the UK, this trip should be of interest to teachers of all phases, and, with the abundance of budget air services to Polish cities, within the budgets of most teachers.

Costs and Booking

Price: £825 (sharing twin). Single supplement: £295

The price includes all transport in Poland, accommodation (mostly in 3* hotels), breakfast and one main meal per day, plus entrance fees to main venues and geographical visit sites.

Please note that international flights are not included in the cost. Ryanair and Wizz Air operate flights to Gdańsk from Cork, Doncaster, Dublin, Glasgow, Liverpool, Luton and Standsted. Check their websites for further details.

Download: Booking Form

Bursary for new teachers

Two bursaries of up to £200 are available to new teachers within their first five years of teaching. Contact Adam Nichols for further information.