WorldWise News
This page contains news items directly relating to running WorldWise. For news about schools involved in the programmes, go to the Project News section.
Once again, the WorldWise team will provide a series of seminars and workshops to inform teachers about the programme and about how to apply for funding in advance of our next funding application deadline on March 22. The events will be held in different venues around the country. Click the link above for more information.
Mary McCarthy of WorldWise visited four schools in Vietnam and three schools in India, 5 of which are partnered with Irish schools through WorldWise. Her visit coincided with the visit of 4 students and 2 teachers from Roscommon Community School to their partner, Xuan Dinh High School in Hanoi, and she was able to view first-hand the impact of this visit. She also met with partners Catholic Relief Services (CRS) in Vietnam to discuss how WorldWise and Cyber Bridges can work together to support Irish/Vietnamese school links. She attended a seminar of Loreto Principals in India in Kolkata, as well as a joint Irish/Indian student conference on human rights in Bratachari Secondary School, which took place during a visit by John Scottus Secondary School students to their partner schools in West Bengal. For more, read the summary report of the visit, or visit our gallery for photos of the visit.
Annual WorldWise Student Teacher Forum
The theme for the Student Teacher Forum in January 2010 was ' The Partnership Journey' . The venue was Croke Park and more than 400 students, 50 teachers and another 50 visitors and exhibitors attended and took part in workshops on the themes of Sharing Culture , Intergenerational Learning, Global Inequality etc. Presentation School Carlow won first prize for their demonstration at their stall of the learning from their school partnership with Kaoma Community School in Zambia. For pictures of the day click the link to ourWorldWise Forum Gallery
