Acorn to Offer Super Choice of 
IT Courses 

Embargo Release Date 20th January 1993 

Acorn Computers has joined forces with Superchoice to offer a series of 
fully resourced residential Information Technology courses tailor-made for 
schools and colleges. 

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. 

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. 

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. " 

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. 

"School groups are accomodated to a high standard in our single-roomed 
chalets, all of which have their own private facilities." he added. 

ENDS 

Further information from Lloyd Smith at Superchoice on 0273 676467 

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