Bosmansdam and Cravenby (SA) enjoy Sale Grammar and Brooklands Primary (UK)

Warming up to the next step to invite a third partner each possibly

 - which country will it be to join a well established partnership

Wynberg Girls High sharing with Devonport Boys (UK)and Chaplin High (ZIM)

Chris Hani Arts Focus School is next to expect St Annes Arts College & Mpopama High (ZIM)

 

Norman Henshilwood High's turn to gel with All Hallows College and Gweshe Secondary ZIM

Claire Bassin landed running literally as she chose to have a day to explore Capetown's length and breadth on her own on foot, would could account for her athletic physique, and " CAN DO" attitude to life. Bring in then an understandably tired Zimbabwean, Phanuel Dirawu, arriving after a lengthy bus trip on Sunday, yet determined to be part of the newly formed trilateral partnership.  After one good night's sleep, he was looking fit to fight the world. And here they are striking a pose in front of one of the seven natural wonders of the world, Table Mountain......  Wonderful teachers' team at Norman Henshilwood, looking after these teachers day and night

- Vicky Stark and Prinevin Gordan - with excellent SMT and Headmaster's support as always, from David Millar.

Sid G Rule's ZIM school arrives = Avonlea Primary

Meeting also Kirstenhof's Zim twin Head and teacher from Eiffel Flats Prep 

Hendon /Hessle High & Primary with Oudemolen/Zwaanswyk High &Dryden Primary

What a time when a cluster comes together - cramming into cars to try to share the Mother City with Zim and UK teachers.  Much hilarity is bound to happen as the photos display...............Well done to Tony Marshall,Head of Oude Molen -his star Science Zim teacher Blessing Chapfika. Also Head of Dryden Primary Bayar Laathoe , Grace Magerman and their Business mentor Woolworths Financial Services' Andy Clark.

Cape Academy Cluster welcome Wirral Boys/Girls and Poole Grammar High schools

This is a super cluster of nine schools-  two in the north of England - Wirral Boys and Wirral Girls Grammar - in the photo we have a South African Deputy Head for Wirral Boys,Mrs Oonah Kahn, together with Mrs Onetia Africa from Cape Academy.  We are still trying to entice Oonah

back home...   Then a HUGE hop to the south of England to Poole with Poole Grammar being the third UK school involved - where Andy Oldman is our star Co Ordinator for some years.  Then there is Cape Academy, Sans Souci High and Bardale High in Capetown.  Last but far from least are Jan Mohr High, Hage High and Ella Du Plessis High in Windhoek!  Within these schools are the souls that make these partnerships buzz, feel real and make life worthwhile.

Whitby High cluster partnership leaves - what a stunning human impact on their SA/Zim twins

Alexander Sinton High's exciting recycling work with University Academy of Northwich

UK Sarah Davies is like a homing pigeon as she heads for her Capetown twin, and stays with the welcoming Jantjes family at Tillas Place -that has become her second home too. This time more depth in their inspirational visual design projects. Just look at these exquisite flowers made from paper of discarded books, and then presented as a posy! And also the memory tree with personally designed tags made by the learners, standing cheerfully in the school foyer. Thank you Sarah for the joy you brought Mr Parker,Adela, Carl and team this week. We know you will be back again soon.....

Guineafowl High (ZIM) Royal Wootton Bassett(UK) with Malibu High at Waterfront!

Another UK teacher back again....Emma Stevens......This time to get to know her Zimbabwean partner from KweKwe area - Guineafowl High.  Easy name luckily to remember!

Sustainable tourism has been a key focus for this partnership - so now to put this into practice is a tour of Capetown sprawling Waterfront...

I D Mkhise and Walmer High, with Sokhanyo Primary in Gugs enjoy UK&ZIM educators

Back again! Yes for the fourth time Whitby High is back to their second home, the Mother City. This time with Wade Deacon High and Woodlands Primary - and even more exciting creative enterprise projects involving using recycling, and converting this to saleable appealing items/crafts. All with the input of skilled local and Zimbabwean crafters.  This will soon be displayed on their developing website Global Foosteps, dedicated to their cluster partnership of three UK three Capetown and three Zim schools - Mutendi Primary and High and Mutare Boys High. Behind this all is a dynamo of a UK Design Technology teacher, Krysia Balance
Here is the team visiting Kirstenbosch Gardens

 for a break from their work!

Neston High (UK)and Goldridge College (ZIM) enjoy the Bergvliet High's hospitality

Sweet Valley Primary's new eco vegetable organic garden... Reduce, Reuse,Recycle

How does your garden grow?...Well if your child attends Sweet Valley Primary in Bergvliet, Capetown, he or she will be gaining skills for the future for healthy preparation of home vegetables and learning how to be gentler on Mother Earth.. 
Their UK visiting Educators here admire that efforts of the school to gear children for the future as well as commend their Champion eco gardener parent Shelley Hindmarch.
Shelley sourced EVERYTHING using recycling - from the wine barrels through to the rain guage to catch water.  Even an owl's nest presides over their accomplishments, and hopefully a wise owl may soon be casting a beady eye over the healthy looking produce!

Very well done Shelley, Ian Ryan and Ruth Koopman for believing in the efforts as part of their contribution too to joint environment projects with their twinned schools.

Devonport Girls Dance teacher enjoys Zimasa School in Capetown

Oude Molen and De Rus Academy welcome their Zim colleagues to Capetown

Nows the time to say goodbye to new friends Kannemeyer Primary with Asquith UK

Malibu High welcomes Guineafowl High(Zim) and Royal Wootton Bassett Academy(UK)

Local Zimbabwean Doreen Chiware welcomes the UK and Zim visitors from her home town vicinity.
A very warm Afritwin welcome to Emma Stevens (Geography and International Schools Co Ordinator,  Royal Wootton Bassett Academy) , Herbert Muguto (Deputy Head) and Susan Masvimba (Geography) from Guineafowl High, Kwe Kwe, Zimbabwe

Whitby High, Wade Deacon High, Woodlands Primary enjoy Groot Constantia's products...

A serious Afritwin joint curriculum meeting took place yesterday (Sunday) at South Africa's oldest and arguably most famous winery!!!

.  It is UK half term after all and some fun must be had by our visiting teachers......

University of Chester Northwich & Glen Norah 2 High visit Alexander Sinton Capetown

Much excitement with Sarah Davies, Head of Art (UK twin) and Zim Visual Design teacher, Richard Marunze, land in Capetown to be swept off to Hout Bay, over Chapmans Peak and around Cape Point to the Penguins ( everyone's favourite!)  Joint project work based around recycling and creating craft products as a result

Congleton High and primary visits Muizenberg High/Junior yet another time!

Here is a tired but happy group of Cheshire high and primary teachers being shown all over town by the Muizenberg team.  Even a surf lesson tomorrow before they leave!!

 

Charles Darwin Primary, Northwich, visit Kirstenhof Primary with Zim school Eiffel Flats

Here is Jo and Michelle, freshly landed on Capetown soil for the first time.  "Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy"

, sang John Denver once. That's the song they are thinking of now! 

Our Ladys Catholic High in Lancaster receives Phoenix High and primaries

Having packed three months at least in advance, Areshna and two Desirees, spent the week in Lancaster, venturing on their own to London for two nights to see London from top to toe.
Thank you Brendan Conboy, Headteacher, and Helen Seddon, his Deputy, for organising and looking after the three teachers so well.  Now they look forward to the UK return to their schools in Durban...

 

Nsezi High' s Mkhuphuki Ncube sees the sea in Capetown for the first time...

How do you convince a Zimbabwean, who has seen the sea once only before on his visit to his UK twin school in Plymouth, to face you for a photo when he knows there are potential sharks in the sea behind him?   The answer is....

with extreme difficulty! 

Welcome to Strandfontein Primary - our latest Capetown twin!