Our Link with the Franschhoek Valley

We are pleased to announce that we have established new links with Bridge House and a group of schools in the Franschhoek Valley of South Africa. They are Dalubuhle Primary, Wes-Eind Primary, Wemmershoek Primary, Groendal Primary and Franschhoek High School and also Mrs Ndaba’s Créche. Bridge House, a thriving independent school, has links already with the other schools whose pupil body is almost entirely made of underprivileged children. Heavily involved in those schools is the Kusasa Project with whom we will be working closely going forward. Our Year 8 boys enjoyed a super cricket triangular tournament with Bridge House and Feltonfleet when the former were in town on their 2009 Tour of England.

The structure of the links is unique and will, we hope, maxmize the chances of the scheme being successful to its aims, which are:

•    To foster awareness and understanding of the differences and similarities of lives of children in another part of the world, both privileged and under-privileged, through:.
•    establishing and maintaining communication between the children of varying backgrounds in South Africa and England, form friendships etc.
•    For teachers to share ideas and resources across the curriculum.
•    To further certain charitable aims for the underprivileged children in the Franschhoek Valley.

We live in an increasingly global community and are aware that it is becoming ever more important for us to help our children grow with an understanding of peoples of other nations and backgrounds. This is and essential part of today’s educational experience, we feel. It will provide good grounding for them in learning the importance of dealing with others in different parts of the world sympathetically and respectfully will foster skills which will help in the doubtless many future dealings many of them will have as adults with people of other countries.

Keep an eye out for progress, updates and news in relation to this project which will be posted on these pages or as newsflashes on our website.