comenius regio project seminar ka – northern ireland october 2 – 15, 2011
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Comenius Regio ProjectSeminar KA – Northern Ireland
October 2 – 15, 2011
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
• Capital and largest city: Belfast• Official languages: English, Irish• Part of the United Kingdom• Area: 13,843 km²• Population: 1.8 m• Currency: Pound sterling
St. Killian‘s College, Carnlough
St. Killian‘s College, CarnloughHistory• Built as summer residence by
Frances Anne Vane, Marchioness of Londonderry (great-grandmother of Sir Winston Churchill) in 1848
• 1848-1898 castle and stately home
• 1898-1939 Garron Tower Hotel• 1951-2011 St. MacNissi‘s
College• Since April 2011: St. Killian‘s
College
St. Killian‘s College, Carnlough
The model for Garron Tower Castle can be found in Germany:
Burg Rheinstein.
St. Killian‘s College, Carnlough
• Catholic school• 1951-1982 boys‘ school• Boarding school from 1956 – 1990s• The first girls were only admitted in 1983.
Today:• ~ 900 students• ~ 60 teachers
St. Killian‘s College, CarnloughSchool day:• 9:10 registration with form teacher• 9:20 – 15:30 lessons interupted by two breaks
(break time 10:53-11:13; lunch time 12:46-13:26)• 31-minute lessons, 10 periods per day
A-level students may choose three or four of the following subjects:Art Biology Business Studies Chemistry
Construction English Literature French Geography
Health and Social Care History Home Economics Information and Communication Technology
Irish Mathematics Music Psychology
Physical Education Physics Religious Studies Spanish
Technology & Design Theatre Studies
St. Killian‘s College: School uniforms
Tour of St. Killian‘s College
Tour of St. Killian‘s College
Tour of St. Killian‘s College
Tour of St. Killian‘s College
Students‘ library
Tech room
Tour of St. Killian‘s College
Tour of St. Killian‘s College
Teaching at St. Killian‘s College
Extra-Curricular Activities:Aerobics Athletics Badminton
Basketball Camogie Coaching Courses
Cross Country Gaelic Football Golf
Gymnastics Handball Health Related Fitness
Hurling Netball Show Jumping
Soccer Sports Hall Activities Squash
Swimming Table Tennis Trampoline
Hurling at St. Killian‘s • Outdoor game of
ancient Gaelic origin (~ 3,000 years old)
• Played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar
• National game of Ireland
Hurling rules
A player who wants to carry the ball for more than four steps has to bounce or balance the sliotar on the end of the stick and the ball can only be handled twice while in his possession.
The object of the game is for players to use a Hurley to hit a small ball called a sliotar between the opponents' goalposts either over the crossbar for one point, or under the crossbar into a net guarded by a goalkeeper for one goal, which is equivalent to three points.
The sliotar can be caught in the hand and carried for not more than four steps, struck in the air, or struck on the ground with the hurley. It can be kicked or slapped with an open hand (the hand pass) for short-range passing.
Work Placement in Belfast
Work Placement in Belfast
• Global company with 3,000 employees
• Manufactured products: 6.8 – 2,200 kVA generator sets
• Headquarters: Belfast• Production facilities in
Brazil, China, India, USA• Production of ~ 80,000
generator sets per year
• 104,490 employees globally• Has been in business for
over 85 years.• Headquarters: Peoria,
Illinois, USA• World‘s leading
manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and gas engines, gas turbines, diesel-electric locomotives, work shoes, …
Cultural differences?Germany IrelandPeople are very organised, everything has to be planned ahead
More spontaneous
People are more in a rush More relaxedTake everything very serious Try not to forget the fun part of
lifeHave a hidden sense of humour Are very humourous??? ???
Sightseeing
Glens of Antrim, Forest of Glenariff
Giant‘s Causeway
(London)Derry
Northern Irish Conflict/ The Troubles
• main time of duration: 1960s – 1998• problem: status of Northern Ireland and the relationship
between the mainly Protestant unionist and many Catholic nationalist communities in Northern Ireland.
• history of the Troubles goes back to 1609, when Scottish and English settlers were given land confiscated from the native Irish
• partition of Ireland in 1921 under the Anglo-Irish Treaty• The Troubles ended officially with the Belfast “Good
Friday“ Agreement.
The Troubles
Bloody Friday, Belfast, 1972• 22 bombs exploded within
eight minutes in Belfast• Nine people died, 130 were
injured• Attack was carried out by
the IRA against economic, military and political targets in Northern Ireland
Bloody Sunday, Derry, 1972• Also called Bogside
Massacre• 26 unarmed civil rights
protesters and bystanders were shot by soldiers of the British Army
• 13 people died (17-59 years old)
Belfast
Dublin
The beginning of a German-Irish partnership?
Wherever you goAnd whatever you do,
May the luck of the Irish
Be there with you.