Dolen Cymru
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Internationalisng Young People
In Wales & Lesotho
Sharon Flint
Wales has been linked to Lesotho since 1985.
Partnerships between schools, hospitals and communities.
LESOTHO
“The Mountain Kingdom”
Similar size to Wales - exports water to South Africa
Wales-Lesotho Link
LESOTHO KEY FACTS
Beautiful & peaceful but deeply afflicted country with a serious HIV/AIDS pandemic
governance is relatively stable with a constitutional monarchy
poverty and drought means nearly half the country dependent on food assistance
EDUCATION LINKS
• LEGACY OF SCHOOL LINKS WITH MANY RECIPROCAL VISITS
• 10TH YEAR OF THE LESOTHO TEACHER PLACMENT PROGRAMME
• SINCE 2013 LESOTHO LITERACY LEAP HAS BEEN WORKING IN 2 DISTRICTS
LESOTHO LITERACY LEAP
2013
South African Reading Scheme
New curriculum resources
Qacha’s Nek
Learner reading assessment
Support workshops & modelling
Quthing
Interactive reading strategies
Interactive Phonics training
TEACHER WORKSHOPS
School Aid 2014
Distributing books in Quthing
Transporting the donated books
LTPP 2014
Better Reading Partnership
Teaching partnerships6 teachers - 7 schoolsNew links
New partnerships
In Wales
Donating books
Supporting International Literacy Day in September
14 old and new link schools were involved – hundreds of books & resources are on their way to
Lesotho
Every child in Lesotho learns about Wales
Every child in Wales should learn about their LINK country whether through circle time, an assembly, a Dolen Cymru workshop or a curriculum project.
• Become an AFFILIATED SCHOOL for £20 a year to share our resources and get involved in events
Link with a school
• Sign up for the LESOTHO RUGBY ACADEMY
• £300 will pay for a 10 week programme in a Basotho School
Enhance & exchange your teaching skills
• Sign up to the Literacy Leap project and your pupils and staff can help create sustainable change in Basotho schools
Apply for Connecting Classrooms
• Sustained visits can allow young people to be part of the exchange in both countries