Dolen Cymru

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