Exchange Teacher Returns TO N.Z

Northern Advocate, 18 February 1949, Page 4

Exchange Teacher Returns TO N.Z

WELLINGTON, Fri. (P.A.).—A wide knowledge of British educational methods has been gained by Miss J. K. Mirrielees, senior mistress of the Gisborne Intermediate School, and f ormerly of the Whangarei Girls’ High School, who x’eturned on the Rakaia yesterday after a year in Britain under the teacher exchange system. Miss Mirrielees was enthusiastic about the scheme under which she was sent to St John’s Church of England School in Lancashire and given facilities to inspect about 14 other schools, including secondary, modern and grammar, and health camps. Health camps, she said, catered for about GO children at a time. Drawn from industrial areas the children were given a little formal education and work on physical training, including dancing and ballet. BRITISH METHODS.

Speaking of British teaching methods, she said these were adapted to suit different types of schools. Those who were not academically inclined went to modern schools and the individual tastes of all were catered for.

Miss Mirrielees had the privilege at a special function for Dominion teachers, of meeting the Queen, whom she described as “absolutely charming.”