Bournemouth Collegiate School opened its doors for its very first Grandparent’s Open Morning at the School. Some 40 grandparents were welcomed to the school and were immersed in a normal school morning and discovered just what their grandchildren’s schooling is like.
David and Katie Harvey, grandparents to Cameron who sat in on a year 9 Spanish lesson taken by teacher Miss Diaz said, “The pace was fast and furious. There was great interaction between teacher and pupils which makes it easier to learn. We were taught how to conjugate a verb – past, present and future AND we got it! The teaching was superb.”
John and Gaye Irons, grandparents to William sat in on an English lesson with teacher Mrs Dean. They both said, “Mrs Dean was absolutely brilliant, she held everyone’s attention and she made poetry interesting. Her passion for her teaching is fantastic…she captivated pupils and was so inspiring.”
Stephen Duckitt said, “What a great morning! There was a real BCS family feeling at the school today. It was wonderful for grandparents, parents, uncles and children to be together and share their environment. There was so much positivity from both young and old. It was a real success and definitely something that we want to repeat again.”