Teaching North Wales police officers to knit is just one way primary school students from Ysgol John Bright, Craig y Don and Ysgol San Sior schools focused on empowering girls as part of their Connecting Classrooms project with schools in Africa.
As part of a project working with Malawi schools, Ysgol John Bright invited PCs Pamela Hayes and Sarah Curry from North Wales Police into the school to help the children make traditional textile gifts to send to schools in Malawi and to teach them a few new skills themselves.
Connecting Classrooms co-ordinator Rebecca Gavin from Ysgol John Bright in Llandudno said: “This will support our ongoing collaborative project that aims to work with our Malawi schools to empower female students in achieving academic success through enrichment groups.”
The British Council’s Connecting Classrooms programme develops greater awareness and understanding of world cultures, celebrates diversity and enables the sharing of best practice in teaching and learning. It is a project that aims to bring an international dimension to young people’s learning, improve their knowledge and understanding of other cultures and prepare them for life and work as global citizens.
Olga Stanojlovic, Head of Schools in Education at the British Council, said: “It is more important than ever that we ensure our young people develop the skills and understanding they need to thrive in our global society. We congratulate this cluster of schools on such an innovative partnership.”
In 2011, teachers from Llandudno will visit Africa in a reciprocal visit to further strengthen this relationship and exchange further ideas. It is hoped that these programme’s will develop trust and understanding between young people in different societies.
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