Today was the first part of a long road trip with an educational background: up to the Isle of Islay for an event which was called Education 2020.
It was put together primarily by Andy Wallis and Ian Stuart: two teachers from Islay High School, after a realisation that students starting their schooling in 2009 will finish Year 11 in 2020.
It was put together primarily by Andy Wallis and Ian Stuart: two teachers from Islay High School, after a realisation that students starting their schooling in 2009 will finish Year 11 in 2020.
2020 vision is also 'perfect vision', so we wanted to develop a vision for what education might be like.
The first part of the journey was earlier today, with a dash from the fine city of York, where I spent most of the day working, then up the A19 and A1.
There were some particularly heavy showers on the way, but traffic was generally fine: there was a huge queue southbound near Gateshead after an incident in the fast lane. Glad I wasn't in that...
Paused a few times at geographically significant locations to check in with my mail and keep things ticking over...
Alnwick: this has been voted in the past as the most desirable place to live - took a wander into town for a drink...
Second, longer stop was at St. Abbs, where I took some photos and made a point of walking right to the water's edge on the EAST COAST, before heading further north-west to pause for the evening. Also bought a nice piece of art by a local artist.
The first part of the journey was earlier today, with a dash from the fine city of York, where I spent most of the day working, then up the A19 and A1.
There were some particularly heavy showers on the way, but traffic was generally fine: there was a huge queue southbound near Gateshead after an incident in the fast lane. Glad I wasn't in that...
Paused a few times at geographically significant locations to check in with my mail and keep things ticking over...
Alnwick: this has been voted in the past as the most desirable place to live - took a wander into town for a drink...
Second, longer stop was at St. Abbs, where I took some photos and made a point of walking right to the water's edge on the EAST COAST, before heading further north-west to pause for the evening. Also bought a nice piece of art by a local artist.
Tomorrow will be heading over to the WEST COAST and the ferry from Kennacraig to the Isle of Islay.
Have also booked tomorrow off, which is my first day's holiday for months. Looking forward to a bit of photography and geo-investigations...
Here's a time lapse video of the ferry crossing, with thanks to Armin Grewe...
More in future posts...
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