International School Award 2009-2012
September 2009
We were delighted to receive news at the end of August that Carrickfergus College have been awarded the International Schools award, which will be presented at a ceremony in London in October. In order to achieve the award we had to create a portfolio of evidence which demonstrated how our activities met the criteria required by the British Council. Many departments, pupils and staff were involved in the project, not only from Carrickfergus College but also from our partner schools across the globe.
This prestigious award is supported by the the DCSF (The Department for Children, Schools and Families) and the devolved administrations across the UK. We had previously achieved the award at intermediate level, however to achieve the full award we had to demonstrate that Carrickfergus College has an international ethos and that our curriculum provides significant opportunities for young people to engage with others from across the world.
The awarding panel were very impressed with the opportunities that pupils have at the College to take part in international activities and engage with other young people from Europe and beyond. These activities included –
- European Studies
- Comenius
- Connecting Classrooms
- Mock Council of Europe
- Spanish pupil and teacher exchange
- Global enterprise week
- Young Americans
- Key Programme
- World Book Day
The College currently have curriculum links with school in France, Finland, Turkey, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, England, Wales and the Republic of Ireland. We have also just commenced a new Comenius Project, ‘Minds at Work’, with schools from Italy, Germany and Spain.
If you would like more information about the international dimension at Carrickfergus College contact our international coordinator, Mr McCready.
