Welcome to the OA Meeting

Hi.<br /><br />My name is Hilary and I ate a plate of pumpkin chocolate chip cookies tonight. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.everydaypeoplecartoons.com/cartoons/369---July-20---26,-2008,-healthy-eating.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://www.everydaypeoplecartoons.com/cartoons/369---July-20---26,-2008,-healthy-eating.png" width="270" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.everydaypeoplecartoons.com/cartoon/369">Source.</a></td></tr></tbody></table>Even <i>though </i>I thought I messed them up (don't ask), and therefore should not even be worth eating. <br /><br />Even <i>though </i>I was convinced they didn't taste delicious (like they normally do when made correctly) when I taste-tested them yesterday. <br /><br />Even <i>though </i><a href="http://the-big-weight.blogspot.com/2011/09/beck-diet-solution-week-3.html">Beck says not to give in to cravings</a>!<br /><br />And while I <i>desperately </i>did not want to go to the gym to do NROLFW tonight even though it was on the schedule, <b>I still did anyhow</b>. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://qcistyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/exercise-cartoon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="335" src="http://qcistyle.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/exercise-cartoon.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://qcistyle.com/the-n-crowd/fitness-cheaters-never-prosper/">Source</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table>Touché cookies. Touché.<br /><br /><i>Special thanks to <a href="http://mrshillruns.blogspot.com/2011/09/liebster-award.html">Jessica</a> for honoring me with the blog award :).</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><i>Don't forget to enter that lovely <a href="http://the-big-weight.blogspot.com/2011/09/starbucks-giftcard-giveaway.html">Starbucks giftcard giveaway</a>!</i><br /><br /><br />

Exercise Weight Loss Challenges Welcome to the OA Meeting

Hi.My name is Hilary and I ate a plate of pumpkin chocolate chip cookies tonight. Source.Even though I thought I messed them up (don't ask), and therefore should not even be worth eating. Even though I was convinced they didn't taste delicious (like …

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Snippets from the Partners in Learning Middle East Innovative Education Forum in Jordan

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>An exciting event</strong></span><br />  <br />The Partners in Learning Middle East Innovative Education Forum took place in Aqaba, Jordan last week. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-KXvQnIhk8l4hTIbf1xANodBD_QowXHouXVJCe4x5poX6wb0l23CqCW7r_Vsp9iM5H2Ry0XGgPuJ6tQoXh3iqNHkFpIirR5hqAoLFiyqyl-UrPTsRqU_supHT52QQNHm1L-zwR3J5wI/s1600-h/all%252520in%252520jordan%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="all in jordan" border="0" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv1t5fuPrUYXXtNsKyQZJBexTqrHMpCY9B2G11pvU99bldcvW3fwSlyC2C43EcAv_3mqVQvvNIkuZhU8l92JtgthXjHtzpVR7GASoMqcK_xRNZ25bKebnZqh5gVJ3tY1Rgcn8cmB6wwfs/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="all in jordan" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxiwahiWq9z2SMl1KBXPLbHLkQ1iRXKLcVtgKL-nnP3wFayA7gKSnTEakKWv8Srbvss7KYUS0uuVgiUoJkzr0CKJ7BOXb8yXt42EuBbQ3i49OK3BpY0E_Pb9ve-bqkdSH20560IZyZgU/s1600-h/308121_219941381396185_216185841771739_646344_1938959218_n%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="308121_219941381396185_216185841771739_646344_1938959218_n" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXBVWwUrMU2_c7vcYQ6QPi7kxdECQLIWwdb8clwtEdPUbNSf_fAZP6uoS44MCOLkmDjFUOgvfQ98VrjdYke1g62Uupc941ugnQ8HbF5x6rTT1ltHbGN8dCwskBlgT3aW7duIPcryGhYqM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="308121_219941381396185_216185841771739_646344_1938959218_n" width="320" /></a> <br /><br />This is a photo of our South African and Lesotho team of 20 who attended the Forum in Jordan. The group consisted of Innovative Teacher winners, Innovative Schools representatives, judges for the event and our local Partners in Learning APM, Angela Schaerer.   <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRFXZVwk8x6sIQ-9CnLuUKl_mtVzuWmzIvTGcMbHXqGNT0GSit1uj612JDsWrv_p4J7NY5VsvTGhXd_RKveqiVWY-pjkGHzSIHEXTvH05C-z2Ui-g42qhUOLatXZInj4uRnQLis55ZnxI/s1600-h/Capture%25255B5%25255D.jpg"><img alt="Capture" border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7xd5euu3CQnvoGqgEVrAy5zvyktY6yj_7hyJn4gya6kG78XX2cmbLWb7cQTkUNa4WhI6G_tcEeLmGNae77xpb-nSIYDhgE-NbwWwUPb1VBULvpaqtwSc7M96f76HXDwuZPbs8L82DvQ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="Capture" width="320" /></a> <br /><br />We are so pleased to announce that members of our group, who were all regional winners in July in South Africa and Lesotho, have done extremely well. <br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis28lP-olXSm5oo0UPMuXI26Akbw9BTfqmzxddZWcFEoslqtM6zdul8-qWwTo0yBXexG2r7S3ASRH41V6IKLFx4vgRa5ug70w-ItN02krLSbkrxe1iJdXgJM1qCInJ9XwkhLMECc2mPcg/s1600/IMG_3959.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis28lP-olXSm5oo0UPMuXI26Akbw9BTfqmzxddZWcFEoslqtM6zdul8-qWwTo0yBXexG2r7S3ASRH41V6IKLFx4vgRa5ug70w-ItN02krLSbkrxe1iJdXgJM1qCInJ9XwkhLMECc2mPcg/s320/IMG_3959.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />They are now afforded the unforgettable opportunity to travel to Washington D.C. in November to particpate in the prestigious Partners in Learning Global Forum worldwide event and experience a rare networking opportunity with teachers from around the globe. <br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Prizewinners</strong></span> <br /><br />A number of different awards for outstanding projects in various categories were awarded to the participants by an international jury of education experts. <br /><br />Louise Clarke and Kim Jackson from St Cyprians College in Cape Town won the 'Collaboration' category for their Grade 4 class project 'Tollbooth Movie Maker'.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8KEcloT8SgtL6qjqw_e2n9YHTGtO1QITGl3GXvz4WlnAmmT7hQ0RwIVDVvcNjdxau7Jql8X_alqZKTkao4YneJgg98rG45V_Ai8mQMCUtcExFVqY0zgUpfJ6fZ1vUmMKDMPjfyErOp40/s1600-h/jordan1%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="jordan1" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj7h4hte2dHb4IifM3xmP6OfXbXo6XCQlulx1dV6Y4b8tOLE8R1i4SgGPMs60niW6goyrA49DmFJL2elBYpFrcztqv_WX-4VtRMjXDtQJzEBz2s6gal5mnqRjaCyqiGg3IETooF5itBQU/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_91nJhyphenhyphen3Mi4HWjdnHWu7LGvEndqrY3MRsoguW7uK6lw3juuFvSXTY7NBayhh70YE1lKVoa7JAMD13aabrUToFfAIIGaRd7_RdSujRWCN8xV0fgBYsW0IPCMbHtqvDqc8nHU4tjhhbik/s320/DSCF3002.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br />Lyneth Crighton from Brescia House in Bryanston won the 'Cutting Edge' award for her class project 'DigiGirlz puzzle IT out'. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-2IRBn9l9nFrzsY8jRxR5zTIORxopHgjIbH77y642u5gWNReD-9aduPg6GN3eDa1FV_mKFGIzUBJVQ54Q_l8kw606W1-HgfzemzPI0xCtTmryR8awjoHXcSl8KH5mMk319V5nQbnLiY/s1600/Lyneth+Crighton.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl-2IRBn9l9nFrzsY8jRxR5zTIORxopHgjIbH77y642u5gWNReD-9aduPg6GN3eDa1FV_mKFGIzUBJVQ54Q_l8kw606W1-HgfzemzPI0xCtTmryR8awjoHXcSl8KH5mMk319V5nQbnLiY/s320/Lyneth+Crighton.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uYWyjBuIdOTnd-VC_ZAL6PodaSaPOqfYbaSy1cDSlOycakVwQ8LfXsdvFx_V7SwNucmk8E4Zb2-fs1HesnfCU9EznO6hvbCxlkjkA7a_-80pui5KVTQOiM9Sx8K-2IhNjav8sLR5Aso/s1600/Natalie+and+Lyneth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-uYWyjBuIdOTnd-VC_ZAL6PodaSaPOqfYbaSy1cDSlOycakVwQ8LfXsdvFx_V7SwNucmk8E4Zb2-fs1HesnfCU9EznO6hvbCxlkjkA7a_-80pui5KVTQOiM9Sx8K-2IhNjav8sLR5Aso/s320/Natalie+and+Lyneth.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Natalie Meerholz of Holy Rosary School in Edenvale came 3rd in the ‘Beyond the Classroom’ award  for her class project 'E-Waste Away'.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRsn3aJ0rR9X6Qrf3ro14DRiCmIOkQSfl9OSAxWnBzW0xWZNRd1834JoZ85cgZERHYnPofle7kxvykbtP17u0EtA9yGDNaxLGnCQvdnFQZFIrnfIwZfPsmXyxDvQFoJckPHMEXVBuwz_s/s1600-h/jordan2%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="jordan2" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiD24MiDhUVbeVGyY5Q-17Kqhx2ik7gUtUjkwZiTokg3gszO-garhXly6tEP4NmBQ_ScGJNvxcWh-WeL7GM4Nni5B2z9jO2skDYxsXYdYWCYJbTTI02pEXVw5mtjrdmfrlOV1Dnypr6UEg/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqDAnWM7I6yEJnsRDdM7xBx71zbFam57fUCak51Fxs5Rtc2Lj5vCCThYZ4qQ26Z9FYmOJgbtsrF0o69VATFRtQrwbjXgy7hVzIGLM9ULJS6AKe1bNatVnl30Ve5-fi6Ykez8IvWirGFJs/s320/DSCF2993.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />Malatela  Monaheng from Lesotho came 2nd in the 'Challenging Contexts' category. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSr91PrNRfEFjoFCHbRwo34wO284oF4bw3TLntbqk_61SapeLjBY7UzOLKiBdPD3b9vr6aUNZuSu52K4BkeqSkqEtA8RxWRKJq-meuTmbMV7bfiBn7ebxmtREWjncfMJVWl2zZN3j1SQ/s1600-h/jordan3%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="jordan3" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CFz-5l_CTu9bQJ-kuGGh2dV2IKJfc614qHXWnjlAYK5gruT9WcRuyW1Zi5TlehrzB-jhFCxD8UY6HSkn-bRyGuIeCKLpwxfrZiJqy187S0Bxo1mWF06NU-OThkV2DvOXLj4Ii9_TaDc/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="jordan3" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPf6Ky4_f-DZFk82M-7V2v0_eL5THjgGMQa-QmAF1NKg79yuLDBiv9Yf1aQE-bx3DgweMOXL6H0huEd9Fu3lrI9gAmik0gmzzIm-ag5iPdjAqvwc3cbLjSTs6MQKvpQm5k_DyCwmTlA9k/s1600-h/j2%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="j2" border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWh90w6fiB34IaneshYeH-c90_7m3YuQ3yNDqaJf8HqPWmn4YFTRZFzslVYJheZ4Eual8-1HUi-ypFAn8HtvfFeKgHYmJKOjN8EaFm0m7Yg3VCHJpvGRI20z4MYh4OMbJN1lSBAfWSpa8/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="j2" width="320" /></a><br /><br />Gerald Roos, an ICT consultant from Cape Town, and Megan Rademeyer from SchoolNet in Johannesburg, have also both been approved as  judges for the upcoming Washington event in November.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRJj3sT68o6nMR1sGUID5KhW1Etv2DLGwrDa0X9KOqEeZFu4MvMCPoJDiDNuij8bX2Ok4jxRyo-lereH-GPCMtjOefCe3mK9ttb9Qji4g7F1fcLRmERJIDPxTctbgEfs8JeN5nL3PLQg/s1600-h/jordan7%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="jordan7" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95ax3cdhKvnGYe5vLRxDvZrg1iP0C-8fW9fZ9Uk6eSb2p8udPRk_IYL7GJ-iH5vEBQT2TQZxCe8bQ3VbAbUQj-Vn1JNFdE9uJuFvX7q9fNm9T3ebrIqHaxgQrL1spGSdGmISKBT0VRME/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="jordan7" width="320" /></a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85SfbOBlNpbMmvhUbe1J5ltcRll3RXViLzQOD1iw5D54f_1z6UBLlwUH5ZUiiJiQ3zyx-UIXcYpTg3QnDkrGVe0_Dlx7NG-gc4k5hZlEp6eIcXRFtuMafbmD3mnzOslRdPVhy5cRYBrM/s1600/jordan6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg85SfbOBlNpbMmvhUbe1J5ltcRll3RXViLzQOD1iw5D54f_1z6UBLlwUH5ZUiiJiQ3zyx-UIXcYpTg3QnDkrGVe0_Dlx7NG-gc4k5hZlEp6eIcXRFtuMafbmD3mnzOslRdPVhy5cRYBrM/s320/jordan6.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br />Principals (each with their ICT co-ordinators) from two of the three Microsoft Innovative Schools in South Africa also participated in the event.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhijzIMJ2iQS2FugrcDJ30IPA3UQ7-IK0K5F5mhWrRghOKOdV0N0l_V5Xdre8sF6TQG48YoPO56x1Pr_-Mton2Xmrrl_M1MsPIy_Go5qVv8zVzPrC3rHOwdycl01QuqfGQjc3jhsLxmLKo/s1600-h/jordan4%25255B2%25255D.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="jordan4" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvFslnhvT-ycAFXM9enAeALiJJA2Vzw94f0lW0FoizEMjZsrvF7VbUyegiO4bvdBo83TcQE1xGC6ru7yap5WKcIX2LwJIKhyQZnUNT-C97JSzPyoLZ1aMnvF879yflgeTSL4Xzggaeg88/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="jordan4" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St Cyprians College in Cape Town</td></tr></tbody></table><div align="center"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0lWNsPBgMg01gevq5uzthZ_qbRUaW8PMlScTVmsVr3xgmtyBsWeJFC82P4UM7K76SsCEH9zdnDgGnqIPHQZeO-dPGdKZi8LwBeQhn4Ynh947aCjXYkc29Td_SrFIsmlUAE9rFQmarB4/s1600-h/jordan8%25255B2%25255D.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="jordan8" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif6SBePZ1Baw0dLSW8OpddlAVUaCX15CjORTNOqFFwLokDB4qTe2SZcVK_KGQDd-stuJwoIVRkMqIOzLxcdVfeAQ-S_nK805kZbuswo-UlrHqjbR_b1vpWTwwlnI7qm7s0FwGxj_VsGZo/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="jordan8" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rondebosch Preparatory School in Cape Town</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;">In addition to workshops and an exhibition of all the participating Microsoft Innovative Schools'  projects and Innovative Educator projects, the two day forum included executive speeches by James Bernard, Microsoft Worldwide Director for Partners in Learning and Mr. Khalil Abdel Massih,  Microsoft Middle East and Africa Regional Lead for Partners in Learning.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOQrURt5aJHKRwU8JdppmLr3XmgoccjaMypMR7E7qObC8_p85qE_KjOXYVFMOVuWO0cHisehQjBZg71oWerH6UTvmftNKQEaxXmkBVGj527VdBY67Yfu1BnnEP6Iuh2QIbPylm1NAAjzk/s1600-h/be%252520whats%252520next%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="be whats next" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwKpHAGsdbv5VC75P9ntP-ltBznVdKgD3n53hZSBjZHJ8fRfw1CyPxqtUK7dbUM5m-foC6CxcV7_kyXhzNghXtqQ4VCKCma-keg0m6TgBll-05ihHtyPFSOK7TKquaWUeziFHKzpwQZTM/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; 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Washington DC in November! We wish the group the BEST OF LUCK!  We will definitely be holding thumbs for you.<br /><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>More photos</strong></span><br /><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZ6YKWH2NK90ntAnA4ZjO4nukR9FcW9urezmWhTTiOkRTxNdxpWrmDiujEubppQ4iU7L5M69sjc5tnQ8FDaz9dT0kBETebM8Ha9ssnj9LQ2Q6-cInla9V5KnIQPEnr4Y5diSUVYyJrUU/s1600-h/jordan%2525209%25255B2%25255D.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="jordan 9" border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipeLryKDp2ZvlTrQEJzgW1BgylYdQcMP3qdTLcCSD13VAyEo6U16KVp5zV_dZlzrFG86ZuhVeA_g-3pjVWWSa55IukT_aXQS2Z_LrSVWAVE07lQvJtvG-14vak1FYbmqZWJuPzdpkOuk/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="jordan 9" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTWdeoWxsYacCa1L-zq73hcnyssKZRPPT4Q0uZ9ocR68k_PpFnx3j5WBuA-EJCBjncDrllql5gp6AYoSvCsfdCjaSQ8YwT5hZMNTv3Gqxz50PUNeXj9yUeYP-zI2xwTQpaNROCqJ4vhMY/s1600-h/jordan11%25255B2%25255D.jpg"><img alt="jordan11" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAcYPuHZwVVaPz102e4gEdUxoQUfPyNLMknr-k38-A1awy54qrxIMqJQ5Lwtc0hdGWAtqbpoe2btlbMXsY3EK64jUEQIXIjRxMgKP1BE4YQusLHZ_0-0h82im6BVLwpXRfXjVd8GaISyw/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px currentColor; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="jordan11" width="240" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDvckh2kIZqTaflL579bU1Wo43rp52nF51pS7LYjPadorLpvv2LGQvfv7zSP9C7pa8CUVCxUOZVScDlrJ4CGrvcx7okvvkcwH90oT7YwP1QybCL8b9jIq976gqhdCh8eTsLXljq_ctes/s1600/IMG_3943.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDvckh2kIZqTaflL579bU1Wo43rp52nF51pS7LYjPadorLpvv2LGQvfv7zSP9C7pa8CUVCxUOZVScDlrJ4CGrvcx7okvvkcwH90oT7YwP1QybCL8b9jIq976gqhdCh8eTsLXljq_ctes/s320/IMG_3943.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTVoesry07bgsjrcybWUhyphenhyphenkev492PjaeBI4lwoWpFIIcM8VBGqCjfaBB15cklp1i5eNN4rc_pOtcjQN4Qq9zXitTZ6tGbGEYlY9doGZsnPCHZpU1jJT28rk_yE_FDxcbK3buXkPvfK_c/s1600/Wessel+Theron.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkTVoesry07bgsjrcybWUhyphenhyphenkev492PjaeBI4lwoWpFIIcM8VBGqCjfaBB15cklp1i5eNN4rc_pOtcjQN4Qq9zXitTZ6tGbGEYlY9doGZsnPCHZpU1jJT28rk_yE_FDxcbK3buXkPvfK_c/s320/Wessel+Theron.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPQRnuxqwxGpyfkn7CIphimQ7QMmZHqrogTNQwFvXoVSjgAFV6x7HKED7QuD_ub5LmYKb9rXQpRM0ABop95hMh1DkX0Za7PDC4doFXBeMZbX6oWoXq783rfPgctINSOdQJGlbFTJJ5VQ/s1600/Sue+Ausmeier.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbPQRnuxqwxGpyfkn7CIphimQ7QMmZHqrogTNQwFvXoVSjgAFV6x7HKED7QuD_ub5LmYKb9rXQpRM0ABop95hMh1DkX0Za7PDC4doFXBeMZbX6oWoXq783rfPgctINSOdQJGlbFTJJ5VQ/s320/Sue+Ausmeier.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtZDfBqrAlscZqhMdcg7vaRPPESgdARMmQNFXMZop2NpQW4yO6whRBgFVqaaxrnkQGVzCsBuXvaX9uAmF8J7VlJ0nrG986DEWN1uVRA_H0inf-E-iXO2SMEH7faeuWmnqxDjeq0YgEL8/s1600/Mpho+Phakisi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZtZDfBqrAlscZqhMdcg7vaRPPESgdARMmQNFXMZop2NpQW4yO6whRBgFVqaaxrnkQGVzCsBuXvaX9uAmF8J7VlJ0nrG986DEWN1uVRA_H0inf-E-iXO2SMEH7faeuWmnqxDjeq0YgEL8/s320/Mpho+Phakisi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>

conferences Snippets from the Partners in Learning Middle East Innovative Education Forum in Jordan

An exciting event  The Partners in Learning Middle East Innovative Education Forum took place in Aqaba, Jordan last week. This is a photo of our South African and Lesotho team of 20 who attended the Forum in Jordan. The group consisted of Innovative…

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