TEACHING CHILDREN THE ALPHABET

SELF-EVALUATE YOUR LANGUAGE SKILLS

      The 'Self-Evaluate your language skills' tool helps you to assess your level of proficiency in the languages you know according to six reference levels defined within the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

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EUROPEAN DAY OF LANGUAGES (September 26th)

      Throughout Europe, 800 million Europeans represented in the Council of Europe's 47 member states are encouraged to learn more languages, at any age, in and out of school. Being convinced that linguistic diversity is a tool for achieving greater intercultural understanding and a key element in the rich cultural heritage of our continent, the Council of Europe promotes plurilingualism in the whole of Europe.

      More information, here

EXPERIMENTS FOR KIDS

First get permission to use kitchen equipment and eggs.

YOU WILL NEED

• One raw egg
• Vinegar
• Large bowl

                                                   Read the instructions, here

THE MOON, OUR MOON

      Although we see the Moon all the time, many of us do not take time to consider our planet’s only satellite. The Moon is the fifth largest satellite in our Solar System. Considering Jupiter alone has 63 moons, this is pretty impressive. The Moon is the closest celestial object to Earth and apart from the Sun is the brightest object in the sky.

      The Moon has been known to exist since prehistoric times and holds an important place in most cultures. A number of cultures saw it as a deity while others believed that its movements could help predict omens. 

      To read more, here

THE INDEPENDENT

      Schools in the UK are amongst the most socially segregated in the world, an international study revealed today.

      The vast majority of children from immigrant backgrounds are crammed into disadvantaged schools with high proportions of fellow migrants.

      Figures in the annual review of international education standards published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development show 80 per cent of migrants’ children are clustered in disadvantaged schools with fellow migrant pupils. Only three of the 34 countries in the OECD have a worse record - Mexico, Estonia and Finland.

      The UK’s ranking is even worse when it comes to the education of migrant children whose mothers are highly educated - 42.5 per cent of all children in this category are taught in disadvantaged, the highest figure for any OECD country. With the children of poorly educated mothers, the figure rises to 80 per cent - again the worst record..

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