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15th December 2012

It's the weekend (hooray!) and well done to those of you at independent schools who have broken up for the holidays, do think of your colleagues with a week to go (and non-teachers who don't even get a holiday).

Let's round up some more great Advent Calendars that are out there on the web:


Name: Tracey Thorn
Sample Page: Tracey's Yule Log recipe
Link: http://www.buzzinfly.com/ecards/calendar/tracey-thorn-advent-calendar.html

Tracey is the singer from Everything But The Girl and she has a cornucopia of musical treats, playlists and vids for you to see each day


Name: Advent Calendar for Clerks and Governors
Sample Page: What can GB Chairs learn form the role of Board Chair
Link: http://clerktogovernors.wordpress.com/2012/12/03/advent-calendar-for-clerks-and-governors-3rd-december/

Occasionally educational, often seasonal, and sometimes with free food, this niche calendar is for anyone on the Governing Body of a school


Name: German Embassy, London
Sample Page: Yule Log recipe
Link: http://www.germanembassyadventcalendar.org/?language=en

27 Days of European Christmas customs, presented by our Teutonic sidekicks

Name: World of Moose
Sample Page: what you make of it!
Link: http://www.worldofmoose.com/pages/fillmein1_7.html

An Advent picture to print out, colour in, and force your grandparents to put on their fridge

Name: Plus Advent Calendar
Sample Page: Does it pay to be nice? The Maths of Altruism
Link: http://plus.maths.org/content/2012-plus-advent-calendar

Another calendar for Maths nerds - a different article, podcast or puzzle every day!


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