Schoolchildren in Hastings, SL The Hastings Sierra Leone Friendship Link connects the peoples of Hastings, UK and Hastings, Sierra Leone to promote reconstruction and friendship.

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School-to-school links

Linking schools is absolutely fundamental to the friendship between the two Hastings. Though resources are very limited - almost non-existent - the children in Hastings SL see education as something precious. Schooling means primary education for most children - the opportunities for secondary education are extremely limited. In spite of the difficulties of getting work carried in either direction, classes are gradually making contact, and we were able to display work from both Hastings at the recent exhibition. In the first instance, the children have been telling each other about their lives.    The seven pairs of schools so far linked are:

STOP-PRESS: Christchurch School has raised enough money for the staff and pupils at Kankaylay Islamic School to buy a piece of ground on which to start building new premises. See the photo on the Events page of this website.  The school community is working flat out, and the building is making fantastic progress. A little group is going out from Christchurch in October. One of their objectives is to share ideas on how teachers can use Play to help children learn and develop.

(REC is Rural Education Committee, the equivalent of our Education Authority)

REC Hastings Primary School, Hastings, Sierra Leone

REC Hastings Primary School

REC Hastings Infant School, Hastings, Sierra Leone

REC Hastings Infant School

REC Jui-Lower Primary School, Hastings, Sierra Leone

REC Jui-Lower Primary School

REC Rokel Primary School, Hastings, Sierra Leone

REC Rokel Primary School

REC Kossoh Town School, Hastings, Sierra Leone

REC Kossoh Town School

Kankaylay Islamic School, Hastings, Sierra Leone

Kankaylay Islamic School

Regmel Preparatory School, Hastings, Sierra Leone

Regmel Preparatory School

We are exploring the possibility of linking one of our secondary schools with the Countess of Huntingdon's Connexion Secondary School in Hastings and our College of FE with Kelly's Vocational School in Hastings.