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World view broadened in North Swindon Isambard forges links with German twin
town and welcomes visitors in March
Oakhurst Primary School’s unique international primary curriculum
was extended in January when two Maasai warriors talked in an as- Three members of staff from Isambard Community School have visited
sembly about growing up in traditional societies.
Swindon’s twin town of Salzgitter in Germany to plan an exciting
Grosper Mollel exchange programme for pupils as part of a British Council funded
and Kephas Ndia- Comenius project.
masi, both teach-
ers at a school in
Tanzania, had the
children spellbound
with their singing
which included a
number of vertical
leaps. Grosper ex-
plained that warriors
develop the spring
in their jumps from
a young age to make
them attractive to a Isambard teachers and German counterparts at the meeting to plan
future wife. He then the twin town project, from left, Thomas Schmidt, Krissy Manton,
surprised the assem- Gunther Heimisch, Marc Fischer, James Turney and Miriam Qasen
bly by pulling out a A grant of 22,000 Euros has been which students can share informa-
three foot knife, when awarded to Isambard for the two tion, photos and opinions, and
enacting with Kephas Children learning how to leap like the Maasai year project which will help widen which will provide Isambard with
how to fight off an attacking lion. a healthy human spirit and enable pupils’ cultural horizons. an excellent means of launching
The warriors were invited to children and young people to get Assistant head Kirsty Carter, who our German language provision.”
visit the Swindon Young People’s a vision of their potential, and is one of the teachers who travelled The exchange pupils from years 9,
Empowerment Programme which become responsible citizens of the to Germany, said “the exchange will 10 and 11 have not yet been selected,
runs Tranquillity Zones in 23 pri- world. involve between 15 and 20 Isambard and will be expected to submit a
mary and secondary schools. The “We hope to expand the pro- pupils visiting the Dr Klaus Schmidt creative application demonstrat-
initiative set up by the Swindon gramme beyond Swindon this Hauptschule in Salzgitter for ten ing why they should be part of the
Baha’i community is marking its year, and we are delighted that the days in June 2012. The project will programme.
tenth year. Maasai warriors are now consider- focus on local history and digital Planning continues in March
Fidelma Meehan, project co- ing how this could be of benefit to photography, and STEAM museum when German teachers visit Isam-
ordinator said, “the programme their school in Tanzania.” will be involved. bard, followed by the arrival of the
is designed for all children and For details call Fidelma Meehan “Part of the project will be to Hauptschule pupils for ten days in
young people. Its aim is to develop on 07970 868364. design a bi-lingual website through October.

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