Project News Archive 2009

Irish Teachers visit their partner schools in Africa and Asia
The October mid-term saw a continuation of the Irish teacher visits which started during the summer holidays. Irish teachers from WorldWise schools in Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Roscommon and Monaghan travelled to countries as diverse as India, Kenya, Vietnam, the Philippines, Ghana and Lesotho in order to visit their partners and to further develop their projects together. School links have been solidified, partnership agreements established, and there is a greater sense of understanding and friendship between partner schools as a result of these visits. Read about one of them here:Ursuline Secondary School Cork teacher visit to partner school Mutane Social Centre, Kitui, Kenya

Castleblaney College in Monaghan began the new school year on a high note by welcoming four teachers from their partner school, St Mary's Secondary School, in Accra, Ghana. Three other Irish schools hosted similar visits from WorldWise partners in September and October, and more are scheduled for November and December.

A Busy Summer for Irish Teachers
Irish teachers from some WorldWise schools had a busy summer which included travel to their partner schools in order to progress their learning partnerships. Three members of staff travelled from Royal and Prior Comprehensive in Donegal to their partner, Bombi Primary School, in Kenya. Two teachers from Loreto College Stephens Green travelled to Mvenyane Secondary School in South Africa. And there was a second visit to Kenya when three teachers from Killinarden Community School, Tallaght travelled to Kapcheplanga Secondary School in Kenya. We are looking forward to including pictures and reports from their visits as the new school year begins

Seven students and two teachers from Colaiste Dhulaigh travelled to Vietnam at the end of March to visit the Christina Noble Foundation and to establish a school linking project in Vietnam.

Three teachers and seven students from St..Joseph's visited St Edmund's Secondary school In Mazabuka Zambia, before Easter. This was in order to develop their school linking project and followed a visit by Irish teachers to Mazabuka the previous July.