Hummersknott School and Language College and School No. 639 & Specialist Language College

Hummersknott School and Language College, Darlington is a secondary school with 1200 pupils.

Details of the partner school

School No. 639 & Specialist Language College, St Petersburg is a secondary school with 800 pupils

When did the partnership start?  How was the partner school located?

The partnership started in 2002 following an internet search and a personal meeting

Case Study of a particular activity or all joint activities to date

2005 - 2006 has seen us participate in a Joint Curriculum Project in Science called ‘The Air We All Breathe’

Pupils involved include: Year 7, 8, 9, 10 & SEN pupils

The most important learning experiences:

• Breaking down stereotypes
• Working as a team
• Learning about world citizenship
• Carrying out independent scientific research

The students and staff exchange is part of the project. It has been funded by the British Council plus parents’ fundraising activities

Staff CPD is a further benefit – an international experience for the Head Teacher and for staff

Other information

We have involved more European countries in the project:

• 2003 - 2004 Russia/Britain
• 2004 - 2005 Russia/Britain/Germany
• 2005 - 2006 Russia/Britain/Germany/Finland