Day 2: Monday

Today we went into our partner school. It is very different from Benedict Biscop. They have three separate buildings: one building for primary children, one for secondary children and one for pupils who need extra support. It was very interesting walking around the primary school as it was very large and had two floors. There were a few display boards, but most of the classes didn't have a lot of work on display. The youngest children in the school were 6 years old. They started at 8am and only stayed at school for 4 hours a day! Most of the children seemed to be learning from text books that covered a variety of different subjects, although we did see some children making Father's day gifts.
The local area is very nice and we enjoyed touring around it as the weather is really hot. It is hard to believe that they only became an independent country, for the second time, less than 30 years ago - making Miss Hepworth and Miss Bell older than the country itself!
We have just came back from the school again - we went for a traditional performance evening. Miss Bell is very tired as she was asked to dance on several occasions however Miss Hepworth wasnt asked to dance even once (which meant that she had to take the pictures - much to her delight!).
Tomorrow we are going to national park and a popular resort. Hopefully we will be able to buy lots of souveniers and Year 6 aren't missing us too much!

Love Miss Hepworth and Miss Bell x