Computing USA School Trip - Sun 22nd Feb 2009
Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 Posted in General | No Comments »Finale! A closing comment to confirm to all our readers, that staff and students have arrived back at GSAL safe and sound. A big thank you to Mrs Rothwell for your help on the trip. A huge thank you to all students ...
Computing USA School Trip - Fri 20th Feb 2009
Saturday, February 21st, 2009 Posted in SCHOOL TRIP REPORTS | No Comments »And finally... Our last official full day! We arrived in San Diego, Southern California... or SoCal as it's known over here... for our last full day. The students hit the beach along the Pacific Ocean shores, right next to the famous Hotel ...
Computing USA School Trip - Thu 19th Feb 2009
Friday, February 20th, 2009 Posted in SCHOOL TRIP REPORTS | No Comments »It happened... GSAL has visited the Hollywood Oscars... they even sat in on a live filming of a US sit-com at Warner Bros... and now (drum roll) GSAL has arrived at Universal Studios! The Californian sun denied the February blues and ...
Computing USA School Trip - Wed 18th Feb 2009
Thursday, February 19th, 2009 Posted in SCHOOL TRIP REPORTS | No Comments »The school blog and email servers were unavailable for publication of the blog update last night, so apologies to anyone who logged in to find no post for yesterday... but now we're back online, here is a hello from us ...
Computing USA School Trip - Tue 17th Feb 2009
Tuesday, February 17th, 2009 Posted in SCHOOL TRIP REPORTS | No Comments »Today, we are driving down the scenic coast of California, to Los Angeles, a total of 300 or so miles, over 5 hours south. To break the journey, there are numerous photo opportunities and a long dinner break in Santa ...
Computing USA School Trip - Mon 16th Feb 2009
Monday, February 16th, 2009 Posted in SCHOOL TRIP REPORTS | No Comments »It's that time already! We aim to depart San Francisco in about an hour from now, heading out to the headquarters of Apple, Google, Yahoo and Intel... to name but a few! The select few certainly know how to live ...
Computing USA School Trip - Sun 15th Feb 2009
Sunday, February 15th, 2009 Posted in SCHOOL TRIP REPORTS | No Comments »It’s wet! It’s very wet! And it's very cold! San Francisco, home of fog and rain, has decided, in its full glory, not to let us down in terms of weather. The group enjoyed a well deserved sleep and were excited ...
Computing USA School Trip - Sat 14th Feb 2009
Sunday, February 15th, 2009 Posted in SCHOOL TRIP REPORTS | No Comments »We made it... safe and sound and happy and excited! So the temperature was -3 degrees... such an incentive to head for the USA in search... not for gold, as was the motive of the 19th century gold seekers... but for ...
Computing USA - Silicon Valley Awaits!
Friday, February 13th, 2009 Posted in SCHOOL TRIP REPORTS | No Comments »The term has drawn to a close and the Computing USA 2009 trip is about to get underway. All photographic technological problems have now been resolved. We invite parents, colleagues, students, family and friends, to keep up with our adventures, by reading ...
Teaching Awards - deadline coming up
Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 Posted in General | No Comments »The Teaching Awards, often called the “oscars for teachers” celebrate and recognise the unique contribution of teachers in society, and the deadline for this year's nominations is fast approaching. Why not nominate your favourite GSAL teacher? Summary The Teaching Awards are open ...