Lucerne Zug School, Switzerland

Critical Friends Retreat at Wengen Outdoor Education Center
 Lucerne Zug School, Switzerland

A group of now firm "critical friends" originally met at the ECIS Conference in Hamburg the previous year. They were part of a group who had registered for a two day pre conference on Professional Learning Communities. By the end of the two days they had become "critical friends" and decided to meet in the future for further learning.

In the photo: Meryl Siggs (Principal and host, Lucerne Zug School); Margaret MacLean; Jeanette Al-Sabah (Asst. Elementary Principal, Universal American School Kuwait City); Lori Lauscher (English Teacher/IB Coordinator, American School of Barcelona); Betty Mason (Kindergarten teacher Frankfurt International School); Keelin Swalve (ELL Benjamin Franklin International School Barcelona); missing Greg Williams Science teacher Frankfurt International School who had yet to arrive by train when the picture was taken.

In March 2010 Betty Mason and Greg Williams hosted a weekend event at the Frankfurt International School which added two further days to learn and work together. In October the group had the pleasure of a third meeting in Switzerland.

What a wonderful weekend we all had! We stayed in a lovely chalet high in the Alps which is an outdoor education center for the Lucerne Zug School. The wonderful Louise Bruce acted as our personal chef for the weekend! We feasted on apple strudel amongst other treats. 

We managed a full day work session which extended our work and leaning together. We problem solved school dilemmas and supported each other in our various roles. Additionally we watched NFL football on the smart board, walked in the mountains and took a train trip part way up to the top of Europe. Meryl Siggs Principal of the Lucerne Zug School was our amazing host who made it all possible.

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