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Bradon Forest students set out on India expedition

Twenty five students have set off meeting children who have fled Tibet different food and surroundings, it visiting the Tibetan children’s village
on a nine day trip to north India and settled in India, and also Mother will be really interesting to meet but I’m also looking forward to the
where they will be visiting several Teresa’s orphanage in Agra. people of our age in India and talk Taj Mahal too.”
secondary schools. “Both of these opportunities will to them about our lives. The Link will report on the visit in
Before departing, teacher Debs offer our students the chance to “For me the highlight will be the May edition.
Cousins said the youngsters had meet some incredible and inspiring
been fundraising for a year and people who are changing lives of
were very excited about forging children in India.”
links with young people in India. In between the group will be
“The students will be engaged in a taking in some of India’s most
variety of educational and cultural famous religious and cultural sites
activities at the schools, and will including The Golden Temple at
share their thoughts about the Amritsar and the Taj Mahal.
similarities and differences between Year 10 student Luke Webster
their education and lifestyles,” said said: “I’m really looking forward to
Deb. “We’ll be visiting the Tibetan experiencing the different culture.
Children’s village in Dharamsala, It will be a huge change for us with Bradon Forest teacher Deb Cousins with the youngsters visiting India

Academy 6th formers inspired by Gambia visit

A talk to Year 10 students at Lydiard Connecting Classrooms global homework and tests. After returning really considered that we might
Park Academy in 2012 by former schools partnerships initiative. to Swindon, Dominic heard he had share the same kinds of doubts
West Swindon primary headteacher Rebecca said: “We spent three attained the highest marks in his and excitements as our partners.
Neil Griffiths about his work with days in the classroom with our class maths test. We thought there would be big
pre-school teachers in Gambia set partner students. It was hard to In addition to attending classes, differences between us.”
the scene for three youngsters, now imagine learning in an unfamiliar Dominic and Sophie also carried out The students and their teachers
in the 6th form, to visit the country place and in a different way. research for their Extended Project were also welcomed in a Gambian
in October 2015. Reading straight from a paper Qualification (EPQ). village and stayed in an eco-lodge.
The Year 13 students - Rebecca textbook, paragraph after paragraph Having the chance to meet young In March this year LPA welcomed
Brace, Dominic Hall and Sophie without time for questions was a people whose lives are so different, a visit from Pirang School’s head of
Little - attended LPA’s long term very different experience.” yet knowing that they all share the maths - see her picture at Peatmoor
partner Pirang Senior Secondary By the end of the three days, same ambitions, hopes and dreams Primary School opposite.
School through a Department for the students had a very clear idea was an important experience See the full story at: www.bit.ly/
International Development funded of the demands of class-work, explained Dominic. “We hadn’t LPAgambiatrip

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