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#9 ....................... A Publication Of SchoolNet Global
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In This Issue
We celebrate a wonderful international initiative by introducing you to the SSLINKS website and the work of children at Leaden Hall School, Salisbury; Peatmoor Primary School, Swindon and Swindon Family Church in the UK and Dihlabeng Christian School in South Africa. Please take the time to enjoy the excerpts from this inspirational site. By clicking on More at the end of each excerpt you will be taken directly to that location on the SSLINKS site.
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The SSLINKS Web Site
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SSlinkS are a group of primary schools in the Independent and State sectors in the UK and abroad working on joint citizenship and community projects using the latest in communications technology.
Groups of highly able, gifted and talented pupils are set challenges within time limits. They publish their results in newsletters and now on the web site. More
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Door Gardens
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When Margaret Grant the Principal from Dihlabeng came to Swindon last year we collected every seed from radishes to a bag of apple seeds! Margaret gave these seeds to the people of Lesotho who would be able to build door gardens (a garden the size of a door).
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Recycle Reuse Project
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A joint Autumn Term challenge undertaken by the children from Peatmoor and Salisbury collected 69 large boxes of recycled goods including computers, laptops (donated by Motorola), sewing machines, early years toys, children's books, hand tools, sports equipment, classroom white boards, clothes, shoes ,and blankets. The recycled computers will be used in the school and will also set up an IT training project within the local township community. More
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JO the Star- Kie
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The real star that linked us with Dihlabeng is Jo Starkie. She a friend of Terri Peacock, Headteacher of Peatmoor School. They met when they were both teaching at Eldene Primary School and she is a member of Swindon Family Church. When she saw how poor Dihlabeng Christian School was she decided to be a voluntary teacher there.More
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BOXES BOXES BOXES and more BOXES
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Elvis and Beatrice helped to unload the truck in Dihlabeng.
Dihlabeng shared everything with people who needed things the most.They sent us an email update on the boxes:
Glasses have been sent to Cape Town where they were recycled and sent to people who can’t afford new glasses.
Sewing machines were given to a garage which has been converted into a room for people to learn to sew and set up their own business.
Five computers have gone to a training centre to help adults learn ICT skills.
Clothes were made into parcels and sent to some of the most needy families in Kgubetswana (the township in Clarens)More
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In this issue we are offered a little of the flavour of the island of Zanizibar as Steve Fabian continues his SchoolNet Global reports while conducting reseach in Tanzania.
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I went on a spice tour yesterday (during Saba Saba Holiday July 7.) Peasant's Day (also called Saba Saba which means 7 - 7)...ed. I was picked up at the hostel and put on a nice bus (not a dalla dalla) with nine others and away we went to the spice plantations. It was an amazing day weather-wise and it was great to get out and walk amongst all those fragrant bushes and trees. We sampled a bit of everything - cloves, cinnamon, tumeric, allspice, lemongrass, nutmeg, curry, cocoa, and so on. We had a great picnic in a little village
We completed the tour with a trip to a beach. It was great to swim in the Indian Ocean - the water was so warm. In Stone Town, there are many guys who, upon seeing an mzungu, spring from their seat and walk rapidly along with you saying, "Hello my friend - rafiki - hey, hakuna matata! - how are you? Jambo! What are you doing today, my friend? You go to the beach? You want to go on a spice tour? Whatever it is, I can arrange." A child (mtoto)will often peer at me from around the corner, giggling as this goes on.
I moved into the new flat - on Hurumzi Street, near the Sultan's Palace - on Saturday. Ahmed, the owner, took me through a maze of streets and alleys on the other side of Stone Town. The neighbourhood is a mix of dilapidation and decadence - The waterfront is a block away, as are the delectable delights of Forodhani Gardens. The Tembo Hotel - about five minutes away - offers a big breakfast buffet for $3. My total food expenses for the entire day come to about the price of a footlong Subway sandwich - and I'm full. (More to follow)
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