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Ultralab (1990-2006) & Chessington Community College Korean TV Project

2005-07-20

It is common knowledge that the schools in and around London are ever increasing their intake of children from foreign backgrounds. The assumption (if somewhat stereotypical) has always been that these students stick with their own kind and excel in subjects such as science, math

It is common knowledge that the schools in and around London are ever increasing their intake of children from foreign backgrounds. The assumption (if somewhat stereotypical) has always been that these students stick with their own kind and excel in subjects such as science, maths and music because they boast a somewhat ‘universal' language. Schools see them as an opportunity to raise and improve exam results and to give their school a cultural diversity. But seemingly not much consideration goes on into the emotional effects on a child going into a foreign school in a foreign country. What goes through the mind of a child that has moved to Britain, sometimes on their own, who speaks little English, knows nothing of the culture and is expected to integrate into our education system? Chessington Community College (based in Kingston, London) contacted Ultralab (1990-2006), knowing that they specialise in improving and developing education through technology. The college wanted to develop a project through which the school's Korean community could express their feelings and experiences of coming to Britain and learning at Chessington Community College (CCC). Ultralab (1990-2006) sugge…

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