Useful links for all Elac staff

Welcome to the general purpose links page. Here you will find some links to resources and information which we hope will be helpful to you whatever your role in Elac. If you discover other really useful pages we have missed, let us know and we'll add them to the lists.
Excursion destinations – find something out about where you are going and impress the Group Leader and the students!	Ideas for activities. Here's where to look if you are stuck for what activities to do. Some classroom ideas, too.
London Buckingham Palace (Wikipedia article) Covent Garden market History of London (Wikipedia article) St Paul's (Wikipedia article) The British Museum The London Eye The London Olympics official site The National Gallery The Natural History Museum The Official London Theatre Guide The Tate Gallery Time Out London Guide Top 10 London Museums Top London Attractions (guides to and short descriptions of London’s main tourist draws. Lots of links to other sites.) Transport for London – check before you go! Westminster Abbey (Wikipedia article) South east Brighton: Wikipedia article \| Tourist information Christ's Hospital School (Wikipedia article) Eastbourne: Wikipedia article \| Tourist information Eastbourne College (Wikipedia article) Hastings: Wikipedia article \| Tourist information Horsham (Wikipedia article) Mayfield (Wikipedia article) Mayfield School (Wikipedia article) South Downs (Wikipedia article) Sussex tourist information South west Bath: Wikipedia article \| Things to do and see \| Council site Bath Chronicle Roman Baths Salisbury: Wikipedia article \| Tourist information Stonehenge: Wikipedia article \| English Heritage tourist information Winchester: Wikipedia article \| Tourist information Midlands, eastern and northern England Buxton Cambridge: Wikipedia article \| Tourist information Chatsworth House Manchester: Wikipedia article \| Tourist information Nottingham: Wikipedia article \| Council site \| Tourist information \| Nottingham University Oxford: Wikipedia article \| Tourist information York: Wikipedia article \| Tourist information Wales Big Pit Museum Cardiff: Wikipedia article \| Tourist information Swansea: Wikipedia article \| Tourist information Wales: Wikipedia article \| Government site	Outdoor sports and games Group games – a rather worthy site with lots of cross-cultural and 'improving' games Ideas for games and sports – a searchable database of great game and sport ideas Ideas for games 1 – an unordered site for youth workers with some good ideas Ideas for games 2 – a good site for games for younger kids Ideas for treasure hunts – and scavenger hunts Ideas for party games – a site mostly for parents with worthy advice but some ideas for games Ideas for outdoor games 1 – a site with lots of other ideas, too Ideas for outdoor games 2 – a US site with some twists on old ideas Race games – 8 ideas for races Silly Olympic games – some indoor, too Sport rules – a Wikipedia article with links to all the major sports rules and regulations Art and Crafts Art for teenagers – lots of good ideas but look early so you can twist the Course Director's arm for supplies! Crafts for teenagers 1 – again, look early and plan ahead to see what ideas need materials Crafts for teenagers 2 – an A-Z listing of hundreds of ideas many of which don't need expensive materials. Each idea has a list of what's needed. Crafts for teenagers 3 – this is part of the same site as the first in this list but focused on crafts not art Ideas for teaching art – a UK site intended for teaching ideas so more serious than many Link to more sites for Arts and Crafts – a links site only Paper aeroplanes – not as simple as it sounds Paper aeroplane – one great idea Party ideas – fancy dress, teenage party games, quizzes, rainy day activities etc. 15 teenage party games – one or two of the ideas are also suitable for classrooms Career Quiz (ideal job finder) Fancy dress DIY ideas – a site mostly of links to other sites so you or the students will have to hunt around for something practical given the resources they have Group games 1 – most ideas are for the younger end of the scale Group games 2 – an American site with religious overtones but some good ideas for classes as well as activities Online quizzes – all online only but good language practice and lots of interesting quizzes Party games 1 – an A-Z listing with some sound advice about running games Party games 2 – 10 slightly unusual ideas Party games 3 – a site with some unusual and complicated games or with twists on old ideas Party games 4 – a bit variable because ideas are submitted by readers Quizzes 1 – Seventeen magazine Quizzes 2 – lots of links to free, printable quizzes Quizzes 3 – all online quizzes but some could be amended to print out if you have the time. Also useful if you are stuck for question ideas. Quizzes 4 – a links page to other quiz site so it'll take a bit of time to find what you want Quizzes 5 – again, these are designed as online quizzes but there are hundreds of them, usefully classified in topics (personality, lifestyle etc.) The Quiz Zone – over 700 quizzes on a range of topics, all printable. This site also has a trivia database where you can create your own quiz online and print it out. Silly party games – lots of ideas for really silly games Teen magazines, index of (some outdated links) Travel Train tickets and times Buses

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