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Films tell transition stories North Swindon school makes
Africa connections

In May Isambard Community people.
School established an international In November Isambard welcomed
partnership with David Livingstone science teacher Hamwende Muzeya
High School in Livingstone, Zambia, who took part in lessons at all the
joining a long running British schools and was treated to lunch
Council supported project with of toad-in-the-hole by Isambard
Crowdy’s Hill Special School and food technology students. He also
Grange Infants and Junior Schools. attended a Swindon Town game.
Swindon Town Football in the He said: “We mainly teach with
Community and solar power charity chalk and the blackboard in classes
Lights for Learning are also part of of 60 students.
the arrangement. “The facilities at the schools here
The aim is to raise global are very impressive. I have been
awareness and establish cross- learning a lot about different ways
cultural learning amongst young of teaching.”
Young Isambard film makers with teachers and professional
assistants at Tadpole Garden Village

Year 7 students from Isambard Isambard teamed up with house
Community School, Crowdys Hill builder Crest Nicholson who made a
and Lydiard Park Academy have showhouse available for a day long
made short films about making the shoot of youngsters leaving home
move from primary to secondary on their first day at big school.
school in a project run by film Lydiard Park Academy students
promotion charity, Into Film. used the idea of a cross country
Some 50 schools around the race to show that making the move
country were selected to illustrate from primary to secondary school is
the idea of transition. The students full of obstacles and challenges and
from each school worked with a ultimately a sense of achievement.
professional filmmaker Sherlyee The work of all the schools is
Houssein to script, cast, direct, act available at Into Film’s YouTube Mr Muzeya with Isambard teacher Ross Duke and Year 7 students
and shoot their film. channel and www.intofilm.org holding Zambian artefacts on Super Hero charity day

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