These days, we enjoyed many of Australia the goodmans as it should be alternating beach, esplanade and resting at home. Moreover, we made a big cleaning our little nest, and found the Redlynch Valley, a corner of Redlynch very nice, with its small creek and beautiful houses, and took the opportunity to make a final Koh Lanta our way, with the well-known test posts (concentration and zen were appointment):
Finally, this little humdrum life suits us well; we have not seen 4 days pass: Monday arrived, and everyone is primed from the "Redlynch State College", where we were given our "timetables" (timetables), and where we have found our teachers and all the places that mark our daily for a month:
And, exclusively, and that is because it is you, we have prepared five stories: Salome, Maelle, Valentin, Sophie (who accompanies Day the first week to help) and Jade.
We got our uniforms, our schedules, and went underway. The program of the first day: English, Media Studies, lunch break, Studies of Society and Environment (history and geography), re-break and mathematics.
The college environment is really really different, and I measure my words: teachers all seem Surfers, dressed in athletic shorts, students wander in class, discuss, the goodmans laugh, take pictures, send SMS or play on their shelves (lent by the institution), during class, and talk to their teachers as to "friends". Here to receive a warning, I think we should push the envelope further, and it was only after three warnings that the student does not receive 2 hours, not 1 hour, but 10 to 20 minutes of "detention" . Apart from this surprise, which we then pass the course more enjoyable, we loved went to get our "pie" (a kind of cake) and our bottle the goodmans of water before going to sit in the courtyard, or rather large park Redlynch State College, with the sun and the atmosphere.
Sophie: And yes for me too, it was the fall. Purchase of uniforms shop, purchase meals at Tuckshop ... much to do before the buzzer. Two girls Year 11 (Salome) and two Year 9 (Maelle + Jade) arrived to welcome the College girls and get them to their classes when the director gave them their time. I was able to accompany Valentine and arrive just in time in the class of Mrs. Collis Year 4 +5 F / Valentin is in Year 4. 1 astonishment, the teacher speaks with a portable microphone, the goodmans no need to raise your voice we hear. I feel, the speed at which they restarted (after their 2 week vacation), rather they have a good level, fraction, decimal, everything happened in 2h time with review exercises to key ... After one month break, I had to put it back. Then she starts the course with computer and video projection of the course. 2 years, the goal of Australia is to get its public school in the world's top level (PISA), or the top 4. They embarked on a major modernization the goodmans program for public schools and colleges with strong programs and mounted and framed very skill requirements. The mistress has told me that they are required to submit each learning by official method from the PC that combines theoretical courses, fun teaching methods, exercises and knowledge checks ... impressive and effective. Program today, revision, math, English (free play) and parade: the 1/2h director poses the goal of the week! 'Know how to express their needs clearly and precisely,' he handed diplomas Children of the week (choice of master trying to congratulate all the students for one reason or another during the year), and singing of the national anthem before the flag ... tonight we start learning the hymn with Valentin ... and between all these sequences, two snack times of day in a court which would make more than a dream: two basketball courts, a tennis Australian football, the goodmans a playground, a library, a theater in the courtyard ... They have so many place in Australia ... 1st printing, fairly well, but ultimately less empathetic and less alternative than I expected, although many students participate, the class often laugh but I don ' I
