International Links

REPORT FROM THE INTERNATIONAL LINKS OFFICER

This year I have concentrated on setting up more links with schools in the Trans Nzoia West District of Kenya.  This is the area of Kenya where Plaistow & Kirdford Primary, Rudgwick Primary, Muntham House School and The Weald have had successful collaborative curriculum exchange visits for the last three years.

During this year twelve new partnerships have been established:

Swiss Gardens Primary Milimani Primary

Gossops Green Primary Mount Elgon Academy

Shipley Primary Nyasi Primary

William Penn Primary Nabunga Primary

Billingshurst Primary Sabata KAG Primary

Itchingfield Primary Soil Conservation Primary

Slinfold Primary Milele Primary

Midhurst Primary Sirende Primary

Forest Secondary Hilario Secondary

Midhurst Rother College Kibomet Secondary

St Paul’s College St Anthony’s Secondary

Tanbridge House Secondary Masaba Secondary

I am hoping that these schools will decide to apply for a Global School Partnership Reciprocal Visits Grant.

From my visit in February 2011 I am now looking for West Sussex partners for:

Boma Secondary

Kipsis Secondary

Kiminini Primary

Bikeke Primary

Hill School Primary

Nyamira Primary

Birunda Primary

Wehoya Primary

I am also very keen to extend our partnership work to schools in Rwanda and Sierra Leone

If you are interested in finding out more about partner schools in Kenya, Rwanda or Sierra Leone and/or would like to make links with schools elsewhere in the world please don't hesitate to contact me on mpeppiatt@theweald.org.uk