School linking good practice - Ysgol Llannon

Workshop at Llannon Primary School

                 Following a five-month teaching placement at Qacha’s Nek Primary School in Lesotho, Helen Dawson visited her primary school’s link school in Wales to teach the pupils about the country. The morning began with an assembly when the infants watched a DVD of the Dolen Cymru team’s experience during their placement. Next was the ‘Basotho Classroom Experience’ with the juniors where the session was split into three parts: a Social Studies lesson where they learnt about the country and the culture; a Sesotho lesson where they learnt some simple conversational language and were able to do role play in pairs; and a recycling workshop where the pupils were able to make medals, trophies and a catch cup game, out of plastic bottles. The headteacher, Helen Eades, and advisory teacher, Polly Seton, participated in the workshop and helped the children practise Sesotho and with the recycling. Finally, the pupils were able to look at a photographic display of their link school, admire a selection of traditional crafts and try on some Basotho hats!