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Schoolswaps Postcard Map Swap a huge success!
After a few months build up, Schoolswaps second big postcard swap has now finished, with all classes having sent their postcards (with one notable exception in Bangkok as they have…
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Schoolswaps Postcard Map Swap a huge success!
After a few months build up, Schoolswaps second big postcard swap has now finished, with all classes having sent their postcards (with one notable exception in Bangkok as they have…
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Anyone for Christmas card swaps…? ***COMMENTS NOW CLOSED***
After spending last weekend pairing up classes for The Great Big School Swap 2 – Map Swap, my wife breathed a sigh of relief and said “Glad we don’t have…
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Using postcards to teach – Teachmeet London presentation
Last week, I attended Teachmeet London and gave a brief presentation on the use of postcards in teaching. I referred to Schoolswaps too, so here’s a link to the presentation
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Postcard or digital art competition open to all – £30 Amazon vouchers up for grabs!
Hi all – thought this would be a welcome distraction and a chance to make some art and perhaps get involved in a creative conference in London. I’m involved in…
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Some ideas for teaching geography using postcard maps by Professor Simon Catling
This guest post for Schoolswaps was written by Professor Simon Catling, who is a Professor of Education and tutor in primary Geography education at the School of Education at Oxford Brookes…
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The Great Big Schoolswap #2 – Map swap!
If you are a teacher and think your students could benefit from sending and receiving some postcards this term, the Great Big School Swap #2 is for you! The idea…
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Lessons learned from The Great Big School Swap
Given that most of the Northern Hemisphere schools are on summer break, I’ve taken the summer off too here at Schoolswaps. In the meantime, I’ve been very busy thinking about…
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Postcards arriving at their destinations!
With The Great Big School Swap in full swing, hundreds of postcards are currently making their way across the world to and from the 66 classes signed up and it’s…
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My Extraordinary Imagination opens at The Penny School Gallery, Kingston
On Wednesday 29th June, 2011 The Penny School Gallery in Kingston had a special preview of our postcard show, My Extraordinary Imagination as part of the Kingston International Youth Arts…
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More than 600 postcards received for the IYAF show!
The Kingston International Youth Arts Festival got off to a flying start today, with the opening of the Schoolswaps/IYAF collaboration, “My Extraordinary Imagination”. The show is a postcard show featuring…
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Schoolswaps network now upgraded!
Today, following huge demand from schools for partner classes since the Great Big School Swap, I’ve decided to splash a tiny bit of cash and upgrade the schoolswaps network. I’ve…
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The Great Big School Swap – All partners now assigned!
One day after schedule, but all the emails are now sent out for The Great Big School Swap! By now you should have received an email containing one or more…
