The Teachers are here!
17 October 2017
Our friend Francis Mason has brought six teachers over to spend a week in their linked schools – and to do a spot of sightseeing, of course. On Sunday they […]
17 October 2017
Our friend Francis Mason has brought six teachers over to spend a week in their linked schools – and to do a spot of sightseeing, of course. On Sunday they […]16 October 2017
Another fantastic achievement by Dain Jensen and his mates. They’ve just completed the Coast-to-Coast Walk and raised (at the last count) over £6000 for the Link. The most amazing thing […]6 October 2017
Present: Eve Martin, Bill & Eileen Evans, Roger Mitchell, Paul Cabban, Lynn White, Janet Jarvis, Christine & Richard Lane, Edwin Rew, Martin Copland, Richard Homewood (chair), John Geater, Nola […]Teachers from Twin Town ‘greatly appreciate friendship between us’
Seven teachers from Hastings Sierra Leone arrived in the town on Hastings Day. They are spending a week working alongside teachers from The Baird Primary Academy, Guestling Bradshaw CE Primary, St Leonard’s CE Academy, St Mary Star of the Sea RC Primary and West St Leonard’s Academy.
The coordinator of this project, Roger Mitchell said ‘Our partnerships are proving highly valuable in helping children here and in Sierra Leone to understand more about the world they live in. They gain insights into how cultures and lifestyles interact through history, climate and geography”.
Support coordinator, Isabel Hodger has been overseeing the collaboration between the Link and the British Council. She has also been focusing on improving the teaching of mathematics in our partner Sierra Leone Schools with the help of Letitia Huggins. Letitia teaches at Jui Lower, near to Hastings town and is very keen to help her colleagues using the strategies learnt and observed. She said “I am really looking forward to developing some of the ideas we have shared when I return to my own school”.
Francis Mason, co-ordinator of the link in Sierra Leone, accompanied the party and spent time visiting the other nine schools involved in the link. Francis said “I want to thank all the people in Hastings UK for their hospitality and desire to share with us in educating all our children. We appreciate greatly the friendships that have grown up between us”
Regular exchange visits have been taking place between Link schools in both countries since 2010, mainly funded by British Council grants. This year, jointly funded by the schools themselves and the Hastings Sierra Leone Friendship Link, this return visit helped to share skills and embed relationships in order to enhance the children’s understanding of our world in both countries.
As well as working hard in their schools, the teachers have had an opportunity to experience life and have some fun in Hastings and East Sussex. They have tried Morris Dancing and Crazy Golf, and visited the Caves and Hastings Castle.
Plans are already well advanced for further exchanges in 2018.
THEY’VE DONE IT! Dain, Seth, Ross and Sam completed the Coast to Coast walk this afternoon and promptly dived into the North Sea to celebrate and cool off after walking the last 20 miles today! It looks as though they’ve raised almost £5,600 with gift aid but lets try to make it £6,000 before the appeal closes tonight. Dig Deep friends they deserve it!
It’s never too late to Sponsor Dain, Ross Seth and Sam and make it all worth it. If you’d like to sponsor them please follow the link below you’ve got until midnight!;
mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/dainjensen2
Find out more about the Friendship Link and the work it is doing in Hastings, Sierra Leone at our website:
www.Hastingshastings.org.uk/about/
Heavy going on day 7 leaves team exhausted.
Very telling report today from Ross as they recover at the Arncliffe Arms, Glaisdale. “Nothing good to take from today other than it's over. You find out a lot about yourself when you can barely walk & you're faced with 32 miles with sore swollen feet and ankles, strained muscles & more blisters than skin on the bottom of your feet. In this case we found out that we are 3 moany whining little bitches. But we made it. Job done over the desolate North York Moors.” He went on “20 miles tomorrow. Then I'm buying a Segway and never walking another step again for the rest of my life.”
On a more positive note he added, “We are in absolute bits here but when we see the sponsorship amount go up it does give us a little boost so please donate if you can!”
It’s never too late to Sponsor Dain, Ross Seth and Sam and make it all worth it. If you’d like to sponsor them please follow the link below;
mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/dainjensen2
Find out more about the Friendship Link and the work it is doing in Hastings, Sierra Leone at our website:
www.Hastingshastings.org.uk/about/
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