Headteachers, teachers and school governors from six Isle of Wight Primary schools met at Lanesend Primary School in Cowes this week to undergo global learning training delivered by Sarah Wise, global learning trainer, from Deed in Dorset.
The six Primary schools: Gatten and Lake Primary, Bembridge CE Primary, Carisbrooke CE Primary, Gurnard Primary, Wroxall Primary and Lanesend Primary are part of a cluster, led by Gatten and Lake, who have been successful in their bid for British Council funding as part of the Connecting Classrooms programme.
Pupils at these schools will be involved in two projects in collaboration with their partners in the Luwero district of Uganda. One project is based on local stories: each school shares a local story with their partner school. This project will be supported by 'Stories of a Lifetime'.
The other project is around growing vegetables, healthy eating and sustainable production and consumption. The work within the schools is linked to the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, with a focus on 'Zero Hunger’, 'Quality Education', 'Responsible consumption and production' and 'Partnerships for the goals’.
Part of the funding will allow representatives from the schools to visit their partners in Uganda and for representatives the Ugandan partner schools to visit the Isle of Wight.
British Council Schools and TeachSDGs Ambassador, Pauline Stirling, is supporting the schools. Pauline said, “This is a fantastic opportunity for these Isle of Wight schools to embed global learning in the curriculum. We are looking forward to assessing the impact on pupils’ understanding of the world around them”.
