Universal Children's Day

November 20th is the Universal Cildren's Day!At the following site you can find the Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989).http://www.un.org/en/events/childrenday/"There is no trust more sacred than the one the world holds with children. There is no duty more important than ensuring that their rights ...

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Amsterdam ...and study tours!

Your travelling teachers went to Amsterdam this time! We went there to attend a meeting about study tours.What are study tours? International study tours are a great opportunity for learners to combine an overseas travel and cultural experience with studies focusing on the language. Study tours emphasise experiential learning and allow students to explore new territories, cultures and people. They combine theory with real-life experience and ...

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Travelling into foreign cultures - Thanksgiving Day

Thanksgiving Day in the United States is an annual festival in which people thank the Lord for the blessings of the past year. It is observed every fourth Thursday in November. It is a historical, national, and religious holiday that began with the Pilgrims Fathers. They were a group of English Protestants who wanted to break away from the Church of England. These ‘separatists’ initially moved to Holland and after 12 years of financial problems,...

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