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- From: bsalter@acorn.co.uk
- Subject: Acorn news release: Super Choice of IT courses
- Date: 20 Jan 93 08:50:39 GMT
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- Acorn to Offer Super Choice of IT Courses
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- Embargo Release Date 20th January 1993
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- Acorn Computers has joined forces with Superchoice to offer a series of
- fully resourced residential Information Technology courses tailor-made for
- schools and colleges.
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- Superchoice - a subsidiary of the Pontin's Leisure Group - will be offering
- the first Active-IT term time courses at their Osmington Bay Centre
- overlooking Weymouth Bay in Dorset. The Centre boasts four fully equipped
- Information Technology rooms each containing twelve Acorn Archimedes
- workstations. Other locations around the UK will be added in the future.
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- The Active-IT courses are designed to take IT out of the classroom and to
- explore cross curricular themes through adventure and discovery. Each course
- is driven by the needs of the curriculum and is individually tailored for
- each group of pupils. As well as providing instruction, the courses will
- also offer hands-on experience of a variety of outdoor pursuits such as
- orienteering and field studies.
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- Acorn's Education Marketing Manager Dick Wallin explained that Acorn had
- become involved with Superchoice to launch Active-IT because it appeared
- such a worthwhile project. "There is clearly a need to extend IT beyond the
- classroom and into the world at large." he explained. "Active-IT will
- satisfy a number of curriculum objectives and add an important element of
- cross curricular activity at the same time. "
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- Lloyd Smith, Managing Director of Superchoice, described the courses as a
- learning experience driven by fun and adventure. "Active-IT links
- information technology with the real world." he said. "Rather than learning
- computer practice for its own sake, pupils will be able to relate their IT
- useage to real life situations.
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- "School groups are accomodated to a high standard in our single-roomed
- chalets, all of which have their own private facilities." he added.
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- ENDS
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- Further information from Lloyd Smith at Superchoice on 0273 676467
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