Forging international links in the Wokingham Borough
St Sebastian’s Primary School in Wokingham is the first school in the Wokingham Borough to be awarded the prestigious British Council’s international school award.
The Wokingham school, located on Nine Mile Ride, is celebrating being awarded the foundation level international school award: introducing internationalism. It has forged links with Mityana, a town in Uganda. Its pupils and teachers are working with children in schools in Mityana – one of the major towns in the district of Mubende which has a population of approximately 640,000.
The international school award recognises good practice and an international dimension in the school curriculum. Those that gain the award are given accreditation for three years and can then re-apply to renew their award to reflect their current achievements.
St Sebastian’s Primary School, Wokingham has been linked with Mityana in Uganda since 1995 and deputy headteacher Jean Ajin has visited several schools in Mityana six times over the past 13 years. She also arranged for a Ugandan teacher to visit the school in 1996. And this Easter four teachers from St Sebastian’s are set to visit the Orphanage School in Mityana to gain more information to allow them to develop the school’s curriculum and to help provide training for the Ugandan teachers.
Deputy headteacher Jean Ajin said: “We have demonstrated an excellent start in promoting the international dimension across the school and highlighting the benefits of learning in a global context. The school’s commitment to extending and embedding internationalism in its curriculum has become a valuable aspect of the school ethos. We are really looking forward to visiting Mityana at Easter.
“We are delighted that many parents and families from St Sebastian’s have also joined in visiting the town and several ex-pupils of the school, now at secondary school, have joined youth groups to visit. Some former students who are now in their gap years, have also spent more time there meeting up with the pen friends they had when they were at primary school. I am delighted to see that what they were taught at St Sebastian’s Primary School has now come full circle and is being passed on to the next generation.”
Cllr Dr Norman Jorgensen, executive member for Wokingham children’s services, said: “I would like to congratulate St Sebastian’s Primary School which has worked so hard to develop its relationship with schools in Mityana in Uganda. It is good to see international dimensions in its curriculum. It has been rewarded for sharing ideas and learning with their peers in another country.”
The Wokingham school, located on Nine Mile Ride, is celebrating being awarded the foundation level international school award: introducing internationalism. It has forged links with Mityana, a town in Uganda. Its pupils and teachers are working with children in schools in Mityana – one of the major towns in the district of Mubende which has a population of approximately 640,000.
The international school award recognises good practice and an international dimension in the school curriculum. Those that gain the award are given accreditation for three years and can then re-apply to renew their award to reflect their current achievements.
St Sebastian’s Primary School, Wokingham has been linked with Mityana in Uganda since 1995 and deputy headteacher Jean Ajin has visited several schools in Mityana six times over the past 13 years. She also arranged for a Ugandan teacher to visit the school in 1996. And this Easter four teachers from St Sebastian’s are set to visit the Orphanage School in Mityana to gain more information to allow them to develop the school’s curriculum and to help provide training for the Ugandan teachers.
Deputy headteacher Jean Ajin said: “We have demonstrated an excellent start in promoting the international dimension across the school and highlighting the benefits of learning in a global context. The school’s commitment to extending and embedding internationalism in its curriculum has become a valuable aspect of the school ethos. We are really looking forward to visiting Mityana at Easter.
“We are delighted that many parents and families from St Sebastian’s have also joined in visiting the town and several ex-pupils of the school, now at secondary school, have joined youth groups to visit. Some former students who are now in their gap years, have also spent more time there meeting up with the pen friends they had when they were at primary school. I am delighted to see that what they were taught at St Sebastian’s Primary School has now come full circle and is being passed on to the next generation.”
Cllr Dr Norman Jorgensen, executive member for Wokingham children’s services, said: “I would like to congratulate St Sebastian’s Primary School which has worked so hard to develop its relationship with schools in Mityana in Uganda. It is good to see international dimensions in its curriculum. It has been rewarded for sharing ideas and learning with their peers in another country.”
Wokingham Borough Council
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