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Scotland Educational Trip - Day 4

5/1/2018

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Senior students of George Watson's College
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Recess time! Seagulls waiting for the food crumbs!
Gorgeous weather kept following us on Day 4 of our Scotland exploration journey. This made the green greener, the red redder. George Watson's College gave us yet another great impression as a very fine school for those admitted to it and the teaching staff.

There are several things that stood out during the visit:
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1. George Watson's College puts a lot of effort into teaching students "The Charter of the UNCRC" which states the rights for children. This forms part of the school's wellbeing education, which is a big teaching and learning element in Scotland. While posters concerning children's rights could be seen everywhere on campus, this particular poster of the subject offered something new.

Q1: Can you tell what was so special about this poster?

The Vice Principal told me that while students were not expected to recite these statements, students were explained in detail about these concepts so that they could understand their own rights and respect that of the others. This school is exemplary in promoting The Charter of the UNCRC.
2. Perhaps it was not a unique feature of this school, but I did notice how the classroom was arranged - the neat tablet storage boxes with chargers, the schoolbag hanging areas and water bottle areas etc. This maximises students' learning space and makes moving groups much more convenient.
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3. In the P.5 Maths class I observed (yes, Maths again!), the teacher taught for half of the lesson and spared the other half for us visitors to interact with the students. Me and another tour participant explained to the children in class the background of Hong Kong and briefly on how our education system worked. These children were very excited and kept putting up their hands to ask questions. They asked us about school hours, language policy, animals in campus etc...All of the questions showed their curiosity and intelligence. And we were more than happy to respond to them.
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Snacks in the afternoon
Memorable times kept coming, unlike the sunshine. In the afternoon, I made use of the free time we were offered to travel from Edinburgh to Stirling. Stirling is a peaceful little town with a long history. Not a lot of tourists would choose Stirling as a spot to visit but somehow I decided to go there (with my wife), and it was personally important. I went to a place which looked a lot like Royal garden.
The good weather didn't follow my train to Stirling and the town was typically cold and gloomy. Light rain disturbed the Airthrey Loch lightly but it was good for the wildlife. The happy sunlight was hiding and thus we could understand that beautiful things don't always stay - we need to appreciate good moments and embrace the less good as they always make us stronger.

Q2: But the question is, why did I go to Stirling today?
Finally, I discovered these spherical items between two buildings. I first thought they were large artwork for decorations only. But I should be wrong. 

​Q3: By the look of them, could you guess what they are?

That's all from me today. I love all your feedback and answers and responses so far to the previous posts.  For those of you who haven't commented (hope that at least you have read the posts!), the discussion is still open. I will give you the answers altogether (if I know all of them at all ^o^) when I return. Souvenirs are of course reserved for those who read and responded well! But I do know that my students will not care about the souvenirs at all, they are just waiting for my return so that their English lessons could resume, that's the important thing, isn't it?

Write you soon for Day 5...
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Dr H C Lee
13 Comments
Colman Wong 6B 30
5/2/2018 05:44:04 pm

Wow, the Charter of the UNCRC scroll in the school makes it look ancient! GENIUS! I like those spherical things too.

For question one my answer is that it does not list it from one to the end, it skips some (if not most) of them.

For question two you probably just went there for the view ;)

For question three, they are some kind of room with free Wi-Fi (I saw the Wi-Fi logo xD)

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Ivan Ng 6E
5/2/2018 06:03:39 pm

Hi Dr Lee,wow!Your trip is awesome.I love it.Your photos are taken beautifully.Can you let me see your pictures after you come back?

First question:Hmm...is it special because it looks like a poster made from old leather paper?Or is it because it can roll the poster down like a tissue dispenser?

Next question:Is it because you wanted to visit the University of Stirling?I've heard that it is very beautiful there and there are lots of students.

Last question:Let me guess,is it a cafe for a group of people to enjoy?Maybe it is a karaoke?

Anyway thanks for the sharing.I will like to read the Day 5 article...

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Edmund LI
5/2/2018 07:18:34 pm

Dear Dr Lee ,
I found that George Watson's Colledge is enormousand its education concept "The Charter of the UNCRC" which states the rights for children ,is very likely to Ying Wa!
Do you think the wildlife there cute?Have a happy trip!

Yours,Edmund

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Vincent Yin 6E30
5/2/2018 10:13:14 pm

Dear Dr.Lee:
Seems that you are having a great day in George Watson’s College.
I am curious about that will you actually feels boring when you having the math lessons.Also,Did you fed the seagulls that waiting for food crumbs?I am pretty sure it will be fun because I tried once before:)
Sincerely,Vincent Yin

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Geoff Wong 6A(30)
5/2/2018 11:13:51 pm

Wow! What a fantastic day in the trip! Now, I would like to talk about the answers of Q1-Q3:
Q1: Some articles are skipped as some of them are well-understood. For example, Article 1(the definition of the word 'child'). Moreover, some articles talk about something we do not know. For example, Article 9(involving the knowledge of judicial review).
Q2: Is it because you love to take rest for a while in a quiet and comfortable place, aren't you?
Q3: In my opinion, it is a place for tea gathering or something similar. Is it free of charge?
I am pretty amazed by this enormous school campus, which is obviously unable to be seen in Hong Kong.
Thank you for sharing. I will stay tuned and see your post tomorrow!

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BillyLam
5/3/2018 05:50:07 pm

Hi !Dr .Lee ,George Watson's College is enormous,isn't it?In question 3,I think that spherical items are some place to let the students or teacher to take a rest after studying,are there any coffees or drinks provided?

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Izzat Hui Tsz Long
5/3/2018 11:07:09 pm

The school was very big ,I think it have two time of Ying Wa .The landscape in there was very beautiful. Thanks for sharing this wonderful travel to us.

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Lawrence Ma
5/5/2018 12:49:33 am

That looks like a very special school! Your trip must be fruitful. You asked us three questions so here are my answers!

Q1: I think what makes it so special is the piece of paper. It looks like something very old.

Q2: I think you went there for the view from the pictures that you took.

Q3: Compact relaxation rooms maybe?

Hope you had a nice trip!!! :)

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Lin Chun Wing 6A (20)
5/5/2018 06:02:59 pm

Wow! What a wonderful trip!
The School is huge! x 100000000000000000000000000000000000
I love the water bottle area because it is very convenient for students to drink. I hope Ying Wa can learn it.
Q1: They are modules to remind the students behave well.
Q3: It is a room for people to talk.

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Jacob Wong 6A 29
5/7/2018 10:18:34 pm

I thought the school you visited(George Watson's College), did a very good job at making a good environment for the students to learn. For Q.1 I saw that there speakers next to each text, I guess they are for to listen, right?Q.2, I think that you went to Stirling because if the weather is not good the birds(animals) won't come out;For Q.3 I thought the ball-like things are some sits for people to sit in to rest and relax because I saw a television in the middle and some cushion/ pillows lying there. I hope that kind of technology would be used in Hong Kong to!

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Jacob Wong 6A 29 The comment above had a little mistake.
5/7/2018 10:20:01 pm

I thought the school you visited(George Watson's College), did a very good job at making a good environment for the students to learn. For Q.1 I saw that there speakers next to each text, I guess they are for to listen, right?Q.2, I think that you went to Stirling because if the weather is not good the birds(animals) won't come out;For Q.3 I thought the ball-like things are some sits for people to sit in to rest and relax because I saw a television in the middle and some cushion/ pillows lying there. I hope that kind of technology would be used in Hong Kong too!

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Ching Lam Kam 6E07`
5/8/2018 06:59:37 pm

Wow! What a interesting day in the Scotland trip! I knew the weather in Scotland was good before, but I never imagined that it would be better than a lot of places I went before. The school you went is big,clean and arranged. The poster is talking about children's rights. Even the things I thought was a must was also on the poster!
In the afternoon, I saw Dr.Lee going to Sterling. Talking about this town,I've read a book which the main characters lived in Sterling. It said that Sterling was the most boring town in England. Maybe you have also read the book and wanted to see if it was really that boring.
After seeing Dr.Lee going to Sterling, I knew it wasn't boring, as it had a beautiful view and those items. Those items must be some places for people to sleep or have a rest when they were working!

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Hayes Pang 6E(22)
5/8/2018 09:40:59 pm

The view in there are really good,but actually,a lot of place is gorgeous in Europe,maybe you can go to Germany in
holiday.Although the view of the lake is very gorgeous,it was a small one.
I think the poster that you have said looks much more to a recipe instead of a poster.And I was curious about the spherical items,they look like cable cars but with comfortable sofa in it which you can sit back and have a high tea.

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