Beacons Development Education Centre promoting global citizenship in Herefordshire+Worcestershire

Beacons is now at The Good Shepherd, Walwyn Road, Upper Colwall, Malvern WR13 6PL (on the right past the Wyche cutting, shortly before the first sharp bend. Parking on Jubilee Drive next to the Wyche Chapel). We are open on Saturday mornings, or by arrangement. Please phone 01684 541333.

Resources

RESOURCES

We maintain a lending library of over 5000 specialist items including artefacts; teaching packs; books; CDs and DVDs for use with interactive whiteboards; videos; periodicals and music.

Curriculum Support

CURRICULUM SUPPORT

We offer curriculum-linked, subject-specific materials at all Key Stage levels, together with links to other relevant sites. This page also has a sidebar giving constantly updated education news.

Links

LINKS

Spending hours looking for the right site? We have done the hard work. Look here for links to interesting projects and organisations. See this page also for link to ongoing local activities.

Events

EVENTS

Look here for information about current and forthcoming development-related events in the two counties and beyond.

Click on Home Page in the topbar to read our new feature - Notes from the Chair, and respond to Dr Ron Clarke's comments.

Come and see our resources (artefacts, books, CDs, DVDs etc.) at The Good Shepherd, Walwyn Road, Upper Colwall, Malvern WR13 6PL (on the right past the Wyche cutting, shortly before the first sharp bend. Parking on Jubilee Drive next to the Wyche chapel).

We will be open on Saturday mornings from 10.00am to 12.30pm or by arrangement. Please phone 01684 541333

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General News

SIXTH FORMERS!

Carry on the chat begun at the April conferences. Discuss the issues on the message board here.

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Next WAIFS meeting will again take place in the Worcester Council buildings:
Orchard House on Thurs. July 10th at 11 to 1pm. Please bring refreshments for sharing!

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EVERYONE!

WATER, WATER ... EVERYWHERE? BEACONS 2008 CONFERENCE, SATURDAY 12 JULY 10.00am - 4.00pm.

Sarina Jesudason: WaterAid - more than taps and toilets

Gunjan Balakrishnan: Flooding in West Bengal

Jenny Houghton: Effects of Flooding on the Ugandan 'Send a Cow' Projects

Kevin Ward: Local flooding editor, Worcester Evening News.

Contact: Margaret Fox-Mills. Tel: 01684 540610 Email: foxmillsmargaret@aol.com

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