I said I was going to experiment with a different kind of blog post for you this year. How appropriate then that this month is #blogtober2021. I didn’t even know what that was until I looked it up online. Apparently, the challenge is to write a blog post every day for the whole of October? […]
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How we began… Ten years ago this month Blackhen Education was born. I can’t believe it! Andy and I had been living in France for nearly 4 years and the idea had come from a conversation I had had with a parent, talking about the lack of English lessons available locally for ex- pat children.
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The day the lock down (or confinement) began in France on 17th March, like everyone else, we didn’t know what the coming weeks and months would hold for the four of us: myself, husband Mark, step-daughter Daisy and her boyfriend Phillip. Like everyone else, we now needed an attestation to go shopping, or for a
We all read for different reasons. Some of us like to learn more about the world we live in, some of us read to follow our favourite characters in their next adventure and for some of us, reading is simply a way to escape. An author’s goal is to take you on a journey and
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With school closures occurring across many countries due to the Coronavirus, parents are concerned with both what their children will learn and how they can get them to do this. Since Blackhen launched over ten years ago the majority of our students have completed their work with us at home. Along the way we have
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January 27th marks Holocaust Memorial Day. On this day we remember the millions of Jews that were murdered in the concentration camps by the Nazis during World War II. It is very important that each generation of children learn about the Holocaust and the atrocities that occurred. At Blackhen Education we believe that one of the best
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January is here again! Once again we will all be looking to become better people. Be it slimmer, smoke-free, alcohol refraining, multi-lingual, kinder or less-stressed. The list goes on. For many, these admirable aims will fall by the way side within a few weeks. However, one area you can succeed in, and improve your life
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Once again as the nights draw in and the clocks go back, we are approaching the 31st October. And this means only one thing. Halloween! This popular festival seems to grow each year, being widely celebrated in many countries now around the world. But why do we carve pumpkin lanterns, dress up in scary costumes or tell creepy stories? What are the roots of this tradition and the different elements connected to it? The
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The Summer holidays are nearly over and families everywhere will be busy buying their children new uniforms and equipment for the new academic year. To help with the transition from holidays to school days we have come up with our Top Tips for preparing for school. Planning ahead and getting children into good routines really
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Refugee (noun) ‘A person who has been forced to leave their country in order to escape war, persecution or natural disaster’. The concept of refugees goes back centuries. It is founded on the practice of someone seeking safety in a neutral, safe place. Centuries ago this would have been a church or sacred site. In
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