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 Charlie Knox26, m, resident of spa, northern ireland, a thinker, who tries to be real, enjoys the company of nala(left), indebted to jesus for his grace and instruction in life and whose, amongst other things, studying sports science at UUJ. enjoy rugby a whole lot! |
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Friday, September 26, 2008 Learning under the shadow of Donard  Having just completed a short placement in Spa Primary last week I got the first major placement of my PGCE underway today. For the next four Friday's and then the following four months I'll be heading up to Newcastle each day to work in Shimna Integrated College in their PE and RE departments. I'd never been at the school before today but I'm really looking forward to my spell with them. I'm particuarly looking forward to seeing the integrated sector in action and also the school's comprehensive approach to education. Both are different to my own schooling experiences and will be interesting to be part of.One major plus to being a PE student is that I'll spend lots of my day outside and given the school's beautiful setting on the fringes of Donard Park I will have either the Irish Sea or the beautiful Mournes not far away in my peripheral vision for lots of hours each day... of course that depends on the weather holding up so i can see them...the teacher in charge of PE wasn't so hopeful today as he heartily commended Gortex trainers as the only way forward. posted by charlie | 4:18 PM | Friday, September 12, 2008 Back on the bus! Time to break the barreness i reckon. It's been too long! When you don't post for a while, knowing where to start can sometimes be difficult. There's much to talk about. So for now i choose 'Public Transport'. Sadly, my ever reliable polo which has amassed nearly 120,000 miles over the last 7 years has developed a few chronic sicknesses and has spent the majority of the last month at the mechanic's for some major surgery. There's been a few complications and I'm getting a major education on the inner workings of a wagon and much lighter wallet in the process!  As a result of being carless I've had to rediscover the joys of NI public transport in order to get myself up to uni each day! The good thing is that not so long ago such a statement would have had serious sarcastic overtones. Now its not just so far from the truth! Here's just a few of the upsides.....+ Buses from Ballynahinch to Belfast are a lot more frequent, more modern and warmer than they used to be when i had to trape to school everyday! The train to Jordanstown is just fun! + When you get off the bus or train you inevitably have a little bit of a dander which clears out the cobwebs and contributes to the days physical activity levels. + When you're on the bus or train you have space.....to sleep, to read, to gawk around you(at stuff inside the bus or off it), to text, to sort out the diary, to chat to fellow passengers....such space is good for the soul i think! + When you stand at the bus stop there is the chance that some kind people notice you and stop and offer a lift and when you accept you get to catch up and renew friendship some as was the case this morning. Thanks CT!! So being without the car has been a little bit of a blessing in disguise. Looking forward to being over 60 now and the free bus pass!! posted by charlie | 9:22 AM | |
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