A run down of our wonderful holiday in Finland, 2010.
We have had the most amazing holiday in Finland this year. You can read all about it
and see all the photos and videos here.
Pictures and thoughts from the family on a regular basis...
A run down of our wonderful holiday in Finland, 2010.
We have had the most amazing holiday in Finland this year. You can read all about it
and see all the photos and videos here.
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Innerwick is a beautiful village, full of interesting houses and lovely gardens. We were there this evening, to see our French pals from Florentin, who are staying in the Outdoor Education Centre there. There are 24 pupils (our Schoolovision partners) and their teachers.
Olivia poses in the dining room at the Centre.
Another close to the Centre.
Near to the Outdoor Centre
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It has been a while, I know, but I promised Anna this morning that I'd add some new photos to the blog today! I know that Anna's parents in St Petersburg will look at the blog tomorrow, with Olga, so here we go, with a few of the most recent pictures of Sandy and Olivia!

A week or so ago, we went for a lovely walk in some woods, around 3 miles from Dunbar.
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Olivia loves her ballet lessons, and she has been practising really hard for a show that she'll take part in tomorrow, Saturday 27th March!
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You have to keep your eye on Hamish. Each morning, at breakfast, he waits patiently until Olivia finishes her cereal, then he decides to have a look for himself to see if she has actually eaten everything. If she hasn't, then he's straight up there to finish it off!
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Schoolovision wins its biggest prize!
I was in Seville last weekend with 17 of the 30 teachers who I spent last year working with on the Schoolovision project. We were there as the project had been shortlisted for a major prize, and indeed, it won the special category of "Creative Use of Digital Media".
It was very special, as I had hoped to win something, and also I had hoped to be able to meet many of the partners, so it was a successful "double-whammy!"
With team members Larisa (Latvia), Svetlana (Bulgaria), Kolbrun (Iceland), Ingrid (Estonia), Eva (Norway) Steffen (Germany), me, and Dana (Czech Republic). Front row Katja (France), Oleflemming (Denmark) and Marek (Poland).
With Felix from France (not a Schoolovision team partner- just a friend)
Part of the team after the award was given: Marek (Poland), Steffen (Germany), Katja (France), me, Dana (Czech Republic) and Anna-Lena (Sweden)
More of the team after the award ceremony: Marek (Poland), Ilaria (Italy), me, Steffen (Germany) Eva (Norway), Corina (Romania), Dana (Czech Republic), Katja (France), Ingrid (Estonia), Carla (Portugal) and Anna-Lena from Sweden.
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This wee video was made using a Flip Ultra HD camcorder, which I am testing out. It's a tiny camcorder, and making and editing movies is very straightforward.
Olivia enjoyed showing off her maths skills- she's 4 years and 5 months at the moment, and loves working on addition and subtraction in the books that her Baboushka has sent her!
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