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  29/5/2009

  School International Partnership Program (Pilot)
  To establish links between schools in the Okhahlamba Municipality and Australian schools to foster and expand mutual understanding, friendship co-operation between students and teachers in South Africa and Australia.
  To increase awareness of each others' cultural, social and economic and health.
  For Australian schools and their students to understand the issues of poverty directly.
  For teaching staff in both countries to exchange skills and knowledge.
  PROGRESS TO DATE
  • In December 2008 African AIDS Foundation Chairperson Dr John Schwarz spoke to the Principal and staff at St Peters Anglican Primary School Campbelltown about the concept.
  • St Peters were linked up with Intumbane Primary School.
  • An Australian volunteer in Bergville liaised between Intumbane Primary School and St Peters Primary School in establishing the link
  • The two schools exchanged correspondence early in 2009.
  • St Peters requested Intumbane to identify any educational and other needs it had.
  • St Peters students fund raised from a school disco for a water pump for the school and has also forwarded four laptop computers and educational material to Intumbane.
  • Intumbane students have written letters to St Peters School introducing themselves.
  • The project is a pilot which the AAF Board has endorsed as a priority project for the future.
  
  You can read more about how this is working with St Peters Anglican Primary School at Campbelltown NSW by accessing their site at www.stpeters.nsw.edu.au     Week 6, Term 1 Newsletter describes what the school has been doing.  The school is to be congratulated on their achievement.  This is an excellent model for other schools to follow.  The school is happy to be contacted for advice and inspiration.