Uganda 2008 - the Schools Twinning Project goes from strength to strength
October 2008 saw the second Jinja International Youth Meeting at the Discovery Centre, Jinja, Uganda.
Richard Johnson (Trustee of Discovery Centre and retired teacher from Campion School) and I arranged the conference with a group of students from Campion, Roade, Chenderit and William Parker Schools plus a teacher from each.
Altogether, there were eight British students, ten Ugandan students plus 9 British and Ugandan teachers attending the Conference, which took place over 2 days at the Discovery Centre. The topics were fascinating, mainly because the students had done a great deal of research and were well informed as well as passionate in their views........we covered subjects like Conflict Resolution, Human Rights and Sustainable Development.
Whilst there, the students visited the Source of the Nile, and also Bujagali Falls,the site of a huge hydro-electric plant. We also held a football match between two of the Ugandan Schools to celebrate the donation of 250 footballs that we took with us as a gift from British donors.......so much appreciated by the local children as well as the school teams!
Hello, my name is Rebekah Sorensen and I am from Swavesey Village College.My form- BRS are trying to make a link with a Ugandan school to corespond to and make a conection in Tutor time and to add to our presentation for an assembley to show the rest of the school. Can you, or any body help to set up the link we require? OUR AGE GROUP IS FROM 11 YEARS OLD TO 16 YEARS. We would be grateful for any advice you could give us. My email address is rebekah.sorensen@swaveseyvc.sch.cambs.uk I look forward to hearing from you.
Posted by: Rebekah Sorensen | February 24, 2009 at 11:33 AM