This afternoon Connie HM, Alison S, and I drove to Garden City Collegiate in Winnipeg to visit their version of a MET School, also known as a "Big Picture" school. Here three teachers and 41 students (all grade 9s at this point) spend the whole year working three days a week in their three-classroom (all interconnected) area, which features a mini-lounge, workspace, a small library, computer access, etc., and the other two days out on job placements, internships, job shadows, or other events outside of the school (tomorrow they're going to spend a few hours on a fishing boat on Lake Winnipeg, near Gimli. These three teachers are totally responsible for all of the credits the students earn, and they help them find internships, etc. All of the work and planning is done cooperatively. The kids have a lot of choice about what they will study and what they will make. For instance, one of the kids was making four pieces of clothing for a final project, another kid was working at City TV, and so on. To me it seemed like a pretty fine idea. They get the basics of a "regular" education, AND they get to explore areas of interest, and get real experience doing it. That's putting your education into the "big picture."
Speaking of big pictures. We'd all be happier and healthier if more of us would move around the world
in this way!
Ride in Temp 12'C Wind SW 10 ks
Ride home Temp 26'C Wind SW 20 ks
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