Visiting participants (36 students and 12 teachers)
Istitutio Statale D'Istruzione Superiore "E. MATTEI" ( Italy)
Lammin Lukio - Lammi (Finland)Agrupamento de Escolas de Seia - Seia (Portugal)
LXV Liceum z Oddziałami Integracyjnymi im. gen. Józefa Bema Warszawa - Warsaw (Poland)
Students’ Activities
Empower students with Enterpreneurial Skills
13th – 17th March 2017
MONDAY 13th
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TUESDAY 14th
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WEDENSDAY 15th
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THURSDAY 16th
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FRIDAY 17th
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| Activities | 9.15 Welcome to Ryburn opening ceremony 10.15 Year 10 hosts to take visitors on the quiz-tour of the school from the theatre returning to go through the answers. 12.00 Visiting staff and students plus Year 10 hosts to go for lunch 13.15 Year 10 Ryburn students and visitors go to Room 120 for the Great Ryburn Bake-Off; students carrying out publicity activities to work in the school theatre 16.00 Hosts collect guest students from Room 120 | 9.00 Year 10 students and visitors Great Erasmus+ Bake-Off preparations for cake sale; sale of products at breaks 10.15 to 10.35 (Years 7 and 8) 11.15 to 11.35 (Years 9 to 13). Accounting. 11.50 Lecturer from Huddersfield University, Richard Jones. Using social media as a tool for advertising 12.30 Lunch in school Walk to Sowerby Bridge Station and travel by train to Hebden Bridge to carry out small business survey 17.50 Return train to Sowerby Bridge. 18.30 – approx. 21.00 Meal at Syhiba Indian restaurant followed by “party games”. | 9.00 Full day enterprise activity, marketing Pop2 led by Ms Akhtar and Mr Fantom Working Lunch 14.30 Dragons’ Den presentations to Head Teacher, Head of Media Students and Mrs Claydon-Park 15.30 finish | Cultural visit to the city of York 09.00 Leave Ryburn Valley High School by coach 11.15 Tour of York Minster with architectural treasure hunt. 12.00 Visit to city walls Opportunity to visit York Farmers’ Market and time for lunch 14.30 Visit to York’s Chocolate Story 17.30 Coach leaves York. | 9.00 Arrive at school for hosted students 9.15 Travel to Halifax to meet remainder of group at Halifax Minster. Halifax architecture and entrepreneurs Walking Tour 11.30 Visit to Halifax Town Hall 12.00 Return to school for lunch 13.00 Closing ceremony and awarding of prizes for the Great Ryburn Bake-Off and Pop2 marketing. Attendance Certificates presented. 14.15 Studnets in lessons with hosts 15.30 Finish |
Teachers’ Training Events
Empower students with Enterpreneurial Skills
13th – 17th March 2017
MONDAY 13th
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TUESDAY 14th
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WEDENSDAY 15th
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THURSDAY 16th
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FRIDAY 17th
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| Activities | 9.15 Welcome to Ryburn opening ceremony and greeting by Head Teacher 10.15 Year 10 hosts to take visiting teachers and students on the quiz-tour of the school from the theatre returning to go through the answers. An opportunity for teachers to familiarise themselves with the layout and organisation of our school. 12.00 Visiting staff and students plus Year 10 hosts to go for lunch 13.15 Visiting teachers work alongside Ryburn’s Food Technology department to help prepare for the Bake-Off / opportunity to visit colleagues’ lessons 16.00 Close of activities | 9.00 Teachers meeting at school Project Activities Year 10 students and visitors Great Erasmus+ Bake-Off preparations for cake sale; sale of products at breaks 10.15 to 10.35 (Years 7 and 8) 11.15 to 11.35 (Years 9 to 13). Accounting. 11.50 Lecturer from Huddersfield University, Richard Jones. Using social media as a tool for advertising in entrepreneurship 12.30 Lunch in school Walk to Sowerby Bridge Station and travel by train to Hebden Bridge Remote supervision of students as they carry out small business survey to learn about entrepreneurship in this special town. 17.50 Return train to Sowerby Bridge. | 9.00 Project activities Full day enterprise activity, marketing Pop2 led by Ms Akhtar and Mr Fantom. or 9.00 Coordinators’ Meeting in Conference Room to complete agenda Working Lunch followed by further meeting time if required. 14.30 Dragons’ Den presentations to Head Teacher, Head of Media Students and Mrs Claydon-Park 15.30 finish | Cultural visit to the city of York 09.00 Leave Ryburn Valley High School by coach 11.15 Tour of York Minster with architectural treasure hunt. 12.00 Visit to city walls Opportunity to visit York Farmers’ Market and time for lunch 14.30 Visit to York’s Chocolate Story 17.30 Coach leaves York. | 9.00 Arrive at school for hosted students 9.15 Travel to Halifax to meet remainder of group at Halifax Minster. Halifax architecture and entrepreneurs in Halifax Borough Market (Walking Tour) 11.30 Visit to Halifax Town Hall 12.00 Return to school for lunch 13.00 Closing ceremony and awarding of prizes for the Great Ryburn Bake-Off and Pop2 marketing. Attendance Certificates presented. 14.15 Students in lessons with hosts. Teachers to work-shadow RVHS staff. 15.30 Finish |
In contrast to the previous three mobilities, at Ryburn we decided that the focus should be students actually “being” entrepreneurs rather than taking part in multiple visits.
Visitors were welcomed into school and during the morning followed a quiz-tour to familiarise themselves with our site. After lunch the groups worked as national teams, half of each group preparing the advertising and the other half working in our Food Technology rooms to prepare national speciality cakes for sale.
The Tuesday morning saw great excitement across school as at both breaks as Ryburn students flocked to buy the cakes! The taste challenge was won by Italy’s Torta al Cioccolato but at the end of the morning when all the accounts were completed the Entrepreneurship challenge (most profit) was awarded to the Portuguese for their Riccotta Cheese Pie.
The morning concluded with a visiting lecturer from Huddersfield Unversity, Richard Jones, who encouraged the group to use social media as a tool for advertising.
After lunch the group travelled by train to Hebden Bridge where they divided up to interview many of the small business owners. The students discovered what had motivated them to instigate their businesses and the challenges that they faced on a day to day basis. Students also asked of the entrepreneurs had been affected by the catastrophic floods that affected Hebden Bridge on 26th December 2015.
An enjoyable evening event for all visitors and hosts took place at “Syhiba”, another local business in Sowerby Bridge where for some of our visitors, it was their first ever “curry night”.
A full day enterprise activity followed, organised by our Business Studies department. Based upon “Pop2”, each multinational group was taken through a series of marketing challenges to produce a mock-up and a full scale advertising campaign for the product, including posters, slogans and a short advert, suitable to be shown in a cinema. Each of the six groups presented, “Dragons Den”-style to a panel of 3 judges including the Head Teacher and Head of Media Studies and all groups impressed in a variety of ways and the judges’ decision proved at odds with the popular vote!
On the Thursday we had a full day visit to York. Linking to our project theme of learning about the cultural heritage of our region we had a very interesting visit to York Minster where students worked in groups to complete the very tricky “Treasure Hunt”. This was followed by a short guided walk around the ancient city walls which put this important city into historical context for our guests. Students had the opportunity to visit the Farmers’ Market and investigate the regional produce on offer there.
After lunch the group visited York’s Chocolate Story. While other British cities were built on steel, coal or wool, York’s fame and fortune have rested on chocolate for almost 300 years. The guided tour explained the origins of cocoa, how the beans are now farmed in an ethical and sustainable way, and how, after harvesting they are used to make chocolate. We learned about the early entrepreneurs of the Terrys and Rowntree families
The Terry’s business had a strong family focus. In the 1960s the board included many members of the Terry family. It was not unusual for different generations of the same family worked for the confectionery manufacturers of York so the combined service of a father and son could be as much as 80 years! We were surprised to learn that during the war, the ladies at the Rowntree factory switched from making sweets to making ammunitions. Finally we learned about the Nestle Cocoa Plan. This aims to enable farmers to run profitable farms, eliminating child labour, which ensuring a sustainable supply chain for Nestlé cocoa. Along this journey, they are creating value through the supply chain – particularly for farmers and their families. It is a long term plan which aims to achieve great quality cocoa and improves the lives of those who produce it.
Nestlé’s main targets are: Profitable Farming – Nestlé are helping finance farmers field schools to improve cocoa farming practices and yields; Social Conditions – Improving social conditions as part of Nestlé’s contribution to eliminate child labour in cocoa farms and provide access to education. Supply Chain – In developing a sustainable supply chain. Students then had fun creating their own chocolate lollypops and watching the production of hand-made chocolates before returning to Halifax.
The group travelled from school into Halifax by bus on Friday morning. Students completed our Halifax Heritage and Architecture tour. This again was designed to raise awareness of the cultural heritage of our town and its historical background. Students visited the historic minster where they were greeted by a volunteer who explained about its foundation and development.
Walking in groups, staff and students then toured the town and saw how it has developed into a centre for the wool trade. They spent time in the splendid Grade II listed Victorian market hall.
The impressive and historic Halifax Borough Market was built between 1891 and 1896 and was officially opened by the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George V and Queen Mary). Its decor and atmosphere combine to create a shopping experience that just can't be matched by mundane and soulless out-of-town supermarkets. Alongside the outstanding traditional family butchers and fruit and vegetable stalls which have passed down through generations, are the new entrepreneurs selling produce from the continent. Finally the groups arrived at Halifax's ornate town hall which was designed by Charles Barry, who also designed the Houses of Parliament. This Grade ll* listed building has a magnificent 180ft tower and spire which is enriched with sculpture.
The impressive and historic Halifax Borough Market was built between 1891 and 1896 and was officially opened by the Duke and Duchess of York (later King George V and Queen Mary). Its decor and atmosphere combine to create a shopping experience that just can't be matched by mundane and soulless out-of-town supermarkets. Alongside the outstanding traditional family butchers and fruit and vegetable stalls which have passed down through generations, are the new entrepreneurs selling produce from the continent. Finally the groups arrived at Halifax's ornate town hall which was designed by Charles Barry, who also designed the Houses of Parliament. This Grade ll* listed building has a magnificent 180ft tower and spire which is enriched with sculpture.
Students visited the council chambers and had a photo opportunity by our Golden Pillarbox which celebrates the medal won by Paralympic athlete Hannah Cockcroft at London 2012.
Arriving back at school the staff and students completed questionnaires, based closely upon those used to monitor our previous mobilities. A closing ceremony was held at which prizes were awarded to teams who had won our various categories in the “Bake Off” and the “Pop2” activities.
After lunch our guests, both students and staff, spent time in lessons, leaving school at the end of the afternoon.
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