LTU Bambisanani blog: Day 4

Monday represented the start of a new school week, and so after breakfast we headed to Mnyakanya High School to continue our partnership work on developing leadership through sport and cooperation. A number of St. Mary’s pupils would also be delivering their pre-planned curriculum in the afternoon, covering a range of topics from English history to music. Teaching materials were packed onto the bus, and off we went.
The morning started with St. Mary’s pupils teaching their South African counterparts a choice of netball, touch rugby, or rounders, the latter of which was supervised by Chris, alongside the staff from St. Mary’s. Later on, the roles reversed, and the leaders from Mnyakanya were tasked with teaching the same games back to the St. Mary’s pupils. Language barriers and a lack of experience in those particular sports posed potential barriers early on, but as the morning progressed, the confidence and professionalism shown by the St Mary’s pupils, was increasingly mirrored the high school pupils. The signs are certainly promising in advance of the sport and reading festival on Wednesday.

After lunch, a number of the St. Mary’s pupils delivered their lessons with a great degree of success, and after our first full day at the school, the potential for LTU students to offer further help and support with the project in years to come became increasingly apparent. A very good day’s work done!

Diane was keen to establish links with Ntlowane Primary School, so made the most of the opportunity to pop up after lunch to meet with the Deputy Head and Reception Class teachers. She’s arranged to go into the school tomorrow to work alongside them. We’ll keep you posted about how she gets on.
Happy travels,
Chris & Diane