The theme of this two year project was simply entitled 'Good Food, Good Mood'. Students were asked to interpret the brief within their respective fields of study and this was achieved with great aplomb. GFGM follows the two previous European projects entitled 'Science Heroes' and 'Sustainable Solutions'. It was gratifying to see the involvement of Science, Events, Interactive Media (Computing) and Sports Science (who will travel to Stevenage) students this time around, proving that the project is evolving and developing at great pace.
A link to the information discussed at the planning meeting (October 2011) can be found here: http://candeatsce.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/collaborative-approaches-to-our.html
As you will see, the presentation content was wide ranging and everybody gained a great deal out of the exchange. There was plenty of time for some cultural learning too and some photographs have been included to represent the experience visually, both in work and pleasure.
In total, twelve delegates travelled to the IPSIA CATTANEO School in Rome, made up of nine students and three lecturers. All learners, teachers and senior managers from both Institutes heralded the experience as extremely rewarding and beneficial to their learning and offers great scope for future projects. It is hoped that there will be funding in place for a similar project to Sweden and Germany in 2014.
Delegates were really grateful when the Italian students organised two cultural and historical tours of Rome on the Thursday and the Saturday and thankfully the weather was very kind to us. The fact that the Pope resigned from the Basilica the day after we left Rome was purely coincidental it has to be said!
We were humbled when the headmaster of the Italian School told us he would like to write to the Principal of Edinburgh College directly to say how much he, his colleagues and their students had enjoyed the talks. We await confirmation from Mandy Exeley on that matter in due course as we know the message has been sent and a reply to Rome has been received.
The agenda below was assembled in conjunction with the two partners and the photos can be magnified by clicking on them.
A few photographs from the tours organised by the students from Rome.
Below are examples of just three of the presentations delivered by students on the Science, Events Management and Interactive Media Programmes, demonstrating the diverse nature of the Good Food Good Mood project brief.
