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A visit to Ingleton Middle School by David Mayende and Alice Wandera.
We were pleased to visit Ingleton Middle School in June 2006. We were warmly welcomed and allocated accommodation in the village.
What we did.
We visited many local places of interest. We received a tour of the school. We had an introduction in the assembly. We met people in the community. We spent time with a Governor of the school. Projects were exchanged.
Lessons.
Lessons by Ingleton Middle School staff were observed by us.
Questions by the pupils about our country and the link school were answered.
The display on Uganda, from Uganda was explained.
Stories from Uganda were read and talked about.
Science lessons about different kinds of birds in Uganda were taught.
Discussion and teaching took place in PSHCE also about life in Uganda, conflict resolution and the history of Uganda.
Differences in school.
We found that classes are smaller in Ingleton compared to those in Ladybird.
Food and the meals have a variety yet at Ladybird we have one type.
There are many teaching approaches in the classes.
The layout of children’s work in their books is different.
Pupils in Ingleton have a good level of computer literacy.
There is a variety of teaching / learning materials.
Pupils wear a different uniform, the subjects taught are some the same, some different and the day's time of teaching is shorter.
Teaching assistants are in classes to help those with needs.
Children are allowed to use calculators in Maths.
Special Needs children are attended to in a very special way.
What we have learned / found interesting.
Friendly atmosphere - everyone was encouraging and welcoming.
Orderly programmes of the school - well timetabled, planned and run.
Content in some text books - presentation and information good.
Some new subjects and games done at school.
Using computers and projectors when teaching.
Good use of time through the day.
How we have benefitted from the experience.
We have learnt about the use of time - in Uganda things take a long time to start.
We have learnt about a different way of punishing children by making them catch up their work in detention.
We have found a lot of new teaching methods for ourselves and our school.
There has been good interaction with the local community, members of staff and school families.
What we feel we have shared with Ingleton.
Discussing our countries through questioning and answering.
Telling stories. Talking about the different way of life - dress, food, school life etc.
Using local materials to make useful things eg banana fibre.
Information about Uganda through Science and PSHCE lessons.
It was a good week; we enjoyed it.
Project work - Conflict Resolution.