For three Saturdays during April and May, fifteen A Level Leisure
Studies and Business Studies students were invited to attend 2-3 hour intensive
revision sessions with a twist: they happened in a coffee shop over a mug of
hot chocolate and a cake!
Seated on comfy chairs in the sophisticated atmosphere of Newton
Abbot’s Coffee Republic, the varied topics of conversation included how a customer’s
needs and wants should be met in a leisure organisation and financial planning
for start-up businesses.
The unusual revision space was kindly donated by Matt Hotchkiss,
owner of the Coffee Republic franchise in the town. This new informal learning
environment seemed to stimulate high level discussions - the students made exceptional
progress in their preparation for the exams which start on 8th May
2012.
Teacher Laura Davey said: “Students engagement in the
discussions taking place and revision activities was higher than if I’d taught
the session in my classroom at Newton Abbot College at the end of a busy day of
lessons. I cannot thank Matt enough for giving us the space for a second year;
we very much hope the exercise can be repeated next year.”
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