Chronicle of International/National Links
-- Connecting Canadians --
Summer ’96 Canada invites GTTP at meetings (Toronto, Canada) to link with Canadian Academies
Fall ’96 1st Tourism Immersion Student Conference, Highland SS Academy, Comox, BC
Late ’96 Request from Academy teacher on Vancouver Island (Highland SS) to establish links program
Fall ’97 Cairine WSS Academy, ON exchange with Auburn Drive HS Academy, NS
Oct ’97 UK Preliminary visit to Vancouver to establish the UK link and explore the possible activities with Wolsingham School, Durham (with the support of Air Canada)
UK Presentation to the 2nd Annual Academy Conference in St. John’s, NF
Preliminary contact and planning of Wolsingham School, UK with NF Academy schools (Hollands Memorial Central HS and Cow Head School Complex) for an exchange trip
Summer ’97 2nd Canadian Invite flyer to GTTP at meetings (Dublin, Ireland) to link with Academies
March ’98 Wolsingham School, UK take a party of 18 students to Newfoundland – involved in activities with 2 Academy schools in NF (Hollands Memorial Central HS and Cow Head School Complex)
Oct. ’98 50 students from Wolsingham School, UK (Queen Elizabeth’s School and Barsley College) visit Vancouver and participate in a Tourism Immersion Student Conference on Vancouver Island organized by Academy students at Highland SS. The conference was attended by over 100 tourism students from across Western Canada and involved Academy students from the following schools: Highland SS, BC; Terry Fox SS, BC; Centennial Sr.S, BC; Riverside S, BC; Port Moody Sr. S, BC; Quesnel SS, BC; Elmwood HS, MB; John Taylor Collegiate, MB.
UK Presentation to the 3rd Annual Academy Conference in Ottawa, ON
Sch Yr. ’98 Saint Paul HS, St Mary’s SS and Nicholson Catholic Collegiate’s Academies, ON visit Ottawa,
May ’98 Cairine WSS Academy visits New York, NY and does fam tour with US Academy
Spring ’98 Auburn Drive HS Academy, NS exchange with Cairine WSS Academy, ON
June ’98 Air Canada sponsors student exchange proposal
Summer ’98 UK and Canada present overview of student linkages at GTTP meetings (New York, NY)
Nov. ’98 Representatives from Basingstoke College and Mackworth College visit Toronto and Niagara to plan student visit (Saint Paul HS Academy)
March ’99 20 Students from Basingstoke College and Mackworth College work with Academy schools in Ontario: Saint Paul HS, St Mary’s SS and Northview Heights SS, ON
May ’99 Cairine WSS Academy visits New York, NY and does fam tour with US Academy
June ’99 Auburn Dr Academy, NS and Kensington IS Academy, PEI train students together on Local Tour Guide Sampler in PEI
Summer ’99 Guide to International and National Links presentation (Connnecting Canadians) at GTTP meetings (South Africa) and placed on website www.gttp.org
Oct. ’99 Students from Quesnel SS Academy, BC are to visit Queen Elizabeth’s School, Dorset and Dorset students will visit BC in future
UK Presentation at 4th Annual Academy Conference (Winnipeg, MB)
Nov. ’99 Wolsingham School plans a 2nd visit to Newfoundland (Hollands Memorial Central HS and Cow Head School Complex)
Jan. ’00 Highland SS from Vancouver Island are planning a visit to the UK with visits to Wolsingham School and Barsley College