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Tregoze pupils explore Europe
Pupils and staff from Tregoze Primary School have been travelling across
Europe to study healthy, active lifestyles with partner schools from France,
Italy, Sweden, Turkey, Spain, Romania, Germany and Poland as part of
the Comenius education project.
They took The Link on their trip to Brittany in June. Host family Veronique
and Mark Ayers are pictured with their children and Tregoze pupils Zach,
Ellis, Holly and Alisha.

Garden project grows connection
between Swindon and the Gambia
Pupils and staff at Peatmoor Primary School received a very special visit in
July from Mr Molifa Daffeh, head teacher of Pirang School in the Gambia,
with which the Swindon school has a growing connection.

Molifa Daffeh with Sarah Adams and Elaine Jackson and pupils in the garden
Describing Mr Daffeh’s visit impossible to compare.
teacher Sarah Adams said: “He com- “But the curiosity of the children
municated very well with the children is the same all over the world and the
and gave us all an insight into how the gardening project is a very good way to
pace of school life in the Gambia dif- learn about each other. The children
fers from here. He had never travelled at Peatmoor have been very anxious
before and he found everything he saw to learn about Africa; they have a very
in Swindon fascinating, particularly open and tolerant outlook.
washing machines. He also asked me “I was able to open their eyes
where our chalk is because he’d never and put right some misconceptions
seen interactive white boards before.” about Africa and also my country.
Peatmoor Primary became in- For example, as there are ten tribal
volved with educational visits to the languages across the nation, our
Gambia two years ago when Sarah national language is English.
travelled there with a group of teachers “I have had a superb visit, I’ve learnt
from Swindon. a lot and am taking back a lot of ideas
However, following the school’s to my school.”
successful application for a Connect- Sarah will take some of the chil-
ing Classrooms reciprocal visit grant dren’s work with her to Pirang when
from the British Council, Peatmoor she visits in October.
and Pirang have embarked on a joint Commenting on the long term
project to compare gardening ap- nature of the connection Sarah said:
proaches and how different foods are “We certainly intend this to be a rela-
grown in each country. tionship which develops over time. All
Molifa said: “I’m so amazed by the children are very enthusiastic and
the rich resources at Peatmoor. They it is good that their global awareness
have wonderful facilities; it’s almost is increasing.”
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