Welcome to Tapton School!
We spent the
first day
travelling. The
second day we
arrived atTapton
School and we
met the teachers,
the headteacher
and our penfriends: Hannah,
Emily, Alexis
and Cris.
Workshop 1
We met in the staff-room with all the guys who joined in the project:
they came from Poland, Germany, Switzerland, the Czech Republic
and Italy. The first workshop was about visual impairment. The
teachers made four groups of five, one from each country. They gave
us some blindfolds and we put them on. Then the teachers led us into a
big room where there were some tables and chairs. We sat down and
we had to ask questions to start to know each other and we did many
interesting activities staying blindfolded. For example we tried to cut a
piece of paper, to make a sandwich, to do crosswords, to play some
board games, to write with the brailler and many others. Then four
students with visual impairment came to visit us, they showed us their
computers and how they study with them. After that they taught us a
special game, similar to football, with a ringing ball, to teach us to use
all the senses.
Visit to the Town Hall
In the afternoon we went to
the city centre by bus. In the
town hall, we met the mayor.
We also visited his own
chambers.
We had a beautiful walk in Sheffield.
In the evening we played bowling and
we had a lot of fun with our new
friends.
Drama club
On Wednesday we had a special lesson with two nice drama teachers.
We played some games to learn to work as a team and to know each
other. We spoke about our countries and we made a big poster writing
down what we are proud of. They taught us the importance of
communication between the different cultures: that’s the message of
the Comenius project. So we read a poem about the British and the
world population.
The British – Benjamin Zephaniah
Take some Picts, Celts and Silures
And let them settle,
Then overrun them with Roman conquerors.
Remove the Romans after approximately 400 years
Add lots of Norman French to some
Angles, Saxons, Jutes and Vikings, then stir
vigorously.
Leave the ingredients to simmer.
As they mix and blend allow their languages to flourish
Binding them together with English.
Allow time to be cool.
Add some unity, understanding, and respect for the future,
Serve with justice
Mix some hot Chileans, cool Jamaicans, Dominicans, And enjoy.
Trinidadians and Bajans with some Ethiopians,
Chinese,
Note: All the ingredients are equally important. Treating
Vietnamese and Sudanese.
one ingredient better than another will leave a bitter
unpleasant taste.
Then take a blend of Somalians, Sri Lankans,
Nigerians
Warning: An unequal spread of justice will damage the
And Pakistanis,
people and cause pain. Give justice and equality to all.
Combine with some Guyanese
And turn up the heat.
Sprinkle some fresh Indians, Malaysians, Bosnians,
Iraqis and Bangladeshis together with some
Afghans, Spanish, Turkish, Kurdish, Japanese
And Palestinians
Then add to the melting pot.
Workshop 2
In the afternoon we visited “Football Unites, Racism Divides” which is
a youth and social inclusion project and charity based in Sheffield
which works locally, nationally and internationally to combat racism
and increase understanding between different communities. Then we
had a short time to play football. It was really amazing.
Our pretty friend Mary.
All the teachers.
In front of the town hall.
Our lovely Polish friends!