Falkirk and District Twinning Association Activities (FDTA) 2012
April 2012
Créteil Language Students' visit to Falkirk
A group of mature students from Créteil who are currently learning English will visit Falkirk 19-22 April, 2012. They will be accompanied by officers from the Bureau de Jumelage and Danielle Defortescu, Maire Adjoint à la coopération internationale.
October 2012
Youth Visit to Créteil
A group of young people from Falkirk will visit Créteil in October 2012 to take part in a programme of events in relation to Personal & European identity. This is part of an ongoing exchange with young people from Créteil who visited Falkirk in 2010 and 2011. The young people who are taking part in the visit are learning French with the help of Ian Burt, Vice Chairperson of FDTA and Bob Gallacher from WASP group in Denny.
FDTA Meetings 2012
The next meeting of FDTA will take place on Wednesday 14 March 2012 at 18.30 in the Municipal Buildings in Falkirk. Minutes of FDTA meetings will soon be posted on the Falkirk Twinning website.
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January 2011
Reconnaissance Visit 16-19 January 2011
A group of 5 representatives from Créteil visited Falkirk from 16-19 January to lay the foundations for the youth visit from Créteil that will take place in August this year. The group consisted of; Magda Vorchin, la Directrice du Comite de Jumelage, Frederique Giacomi,Twinning Representative for International Exchanges, Mr Maguy Boulard, Youth Officer at the Mairie, Mr Habib Benemar, Manager of a Youth Centre in Créteil.
The visit included meetings with several officers within Falkirk Council's Community Education Services department and youth leaders who, along with Liz Paton Youth Development Officer, will lead the programme of activities for the August visit. The group also visited Carronvale in Larbert where the Créteil youth group will stay during their 6 nights in Falkirk. Ann Dickson and her colleagues at Carronvale extended a really warm welcome to our visitors from Créteil including a guided tour around the facilities and a tasty buffet lunch. Several Twinning Association Members helped out and found it invaluable in the organisation and planning of the youth group visit this summer.
Face-to-Face in Falkirk
Also taking part in the visit was Gaelle Bieth, a teacher at Ecole Beuvin B Primary School in Créteil and Fiona Macdonald, a primary school teacher at Kinnaird Primary School in Larbert. Gaelle's pupils have been successfully communicating with Fiona's pupils by video conference over the last two years. Fiona provided a detailed report of January's visit and of the activities Gaelle took part in at Kinnaird Primary School. Gaelle and Fiona met in Créteil last year and they both agreed it was fantastic to meet face-to-face again to take this exciting project forward.
Visit to Kinnaird Primary by Gaelle Bieth, English Teacher, Ecole Beuvin B, Créteil
January 2011
Record of School Based Activities
Mon 17.01.11
 Met with Malcolm Wilson, ICT Support, for tutorial on video conferencing using GLOWmeetIntroduced self and pupils in Créteil to Class 6M using fun activity on SMARTboard and photos and drawings from French pupils.
School lunch with p1 to p7 pupils to enable interaction with those keen to try out their French!
Visited p7 class, did Powerpoint presentation on life in Créteil and taught French song
3.15 p.m. visited Bainsford Primary School to make contact with teachers keen to establish a French link.
Tues 18.01.11
Tour of Kinnaird Primary School, visiting several classrooms to hear Gaelic songs, Scots poems and much more!
Presented Powerpoint to 6M about France and Créteil in particular, lots of opportunity for interesting questions.
Assisted in French lesson in 6M and 6S. Taught very catchy song about Paris to both classes!
3.15 p.m. visited Stenhousemuir Primary School to make contact with teachers keen to establish a French link.
Wed 19.01.11
Class 6M wrote poems about their impressions of France for Gaelle to take back to her pupils in Créteil who, in return, will write poems of their impressions of Scotland.
Filmed each pupil in 6M individually talking about their likes and dislikes to use in English lessons in Créteil.
Guided visit and talk on storytelling at Victoria Buildings.
Established programme of dates and topics for video conferences between 6M and Class CM1, Ecole Charles Beuvin B.
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