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Indian visitors wowed by Cotswolds school
Rob Latham
07 May 2008
INDIAN visitors were bowled over by the classroom technologies available to Cotswolds school children.
Winchcombe School played host to guests from a school in the Andhra Pradesh region of India to strengthen its role heading a sports leadership project funded by the 2012 London Olympics.
Neil Hall, the deputy headteacher, said: "In their school they have one blackboard in each class so to come over here and see the interactive boards we are using just blows them away, it's very much a culture shock for them."
Two Indian visitors spent a day in the school on Thursday (May 1) to answer a stack of questions from members of the School Parliament.
Sam Holliday, 15, the school's Prime Minister, said: "It is really important to get the inside on other cultures and their cultural backgrounds to help us understand the differences between our countries.
"I feel very positive about the difference, there is a lot we can learn from their sporting cultures, religion and food."
School representatives jetted out to India earlier in the year and hope the return visit will strengthen their links with the Indian school and their position as part of the International Inspiration scheme, which aims to ensure the Olympics leaves a long-lasting sporting legacy in the country. -
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Members of Winchcombe School Parliament Tessa Warby, 13, Jim Secules, 12, Prime Minister Sam Holliday, 15, James Fullard, 14, found out more about Indian cultures from visitors Mr Muthaian and Mrs Sudhamani. 19.08.009.JBE2
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