DDE News
DDE scoops top European Award!
Friday, 07 October 2011
A Devon Development Education project providing primary and secondary schools with materials to teach about life in the French-speaking West African country of Mali has won a prestigious European Language Label.
Food for Thought celebrates 10 years!
Monday, 26 September 2011
The Food For Thought School Linking Programme which links schools in Devon with rural schools in Uganda is celebrating 10 years! And a busy year it has been so far!
Celebrations in the UK have included a special service in Exeter Cathedral, three training days held at RHS Rosemoor for teachers, teaching assistants, parents or governors who work with children in the school gardens; two clebratory days attended by over 200 children, visitors from Uganda and a special Harvest Assembly for UK schools. See the Food for Thought section for full details.
Lindiwe, dual heritage persona doll, visits South Africa
Friday, 27 May 2011
Jane Habermehl, Devon Development Education's Early Year education coordinator has recently returned from a trip to South Africa, where she and her dual heritage persona doll Lindiwe visited Pre-School Playgroups and crèches in Kwa-Zulu Natal in South Africa. Here Jane writes about the role of persona dolls in Eary Years education and about her visit to Early Years education settings in South Africa, ten years on from a previous visit.
Devon Model United Nations
Wednesday, 04 May 2011
On 6th April, sixth formers and secondary students became United Nations diplomats for the Day at Devon County Hall. This is probably the first time that students have met for such an event in the council chambers.
