An early start on a beautiful chilly morning. Looking forward to our visit to Ntafufu Senior Secondary School. John arrived for our 7.20am pick up. Packed lunches, check. First Aid kit, check. Head count, 12 students, check. And off we went. As we arrived at Ntafufu School, we were ushered to the Headteacher’s office to…
Day 1 After a long haul flight, for some pupils, we arrived at Johannesburg in the early hours and caught a shorter transit flight to East London. We were finally met by John our coach driver, who took us on a winding, dusty interesting tour of the Eastern Cape. We passed many points of interest…
Here are the 12 students chosen after a rigorous application and interview process to represent EGA School on the second partnership programme with South Africa. They are posing with our first generous donation from Cheapflights. This cheque was presented to Linda and Martha at the Cheapflights launch event in November when the partnership with broaden…
On Wednesday the group spent another day at EGA, both teachers and students sharing learning together with the EGA community. Then in the evening the Senior Choir accompanied the EGA and Magoba groups to a performance of the Lion King. All the students loved it and we were especially lucky because after the show we…
On Monday the group had their first introduction to EGA school proper – with all the students there! The group were welcomed in a special assembly and spent the morning touring the school and then experiencing lessons themselves. Some of the students wrote: ‘We woke up and took a bath and had a breakfast and…
The Magoba students spent the weekend with their host families. On Saturday they visited Camden Market and went to the Natural History Museum, while on Sunday they went to the Hillsong church service at the Dominion Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, then back to one of the host families for a huge Sunday meal for the whole…
Friday 20th began with a tour of Arsenal courtesy of the AFC Community programme. Both sets of students loved seeing inside the famous Emirates Stadium from the media briefing room to the dressing room through the tunnel and on to the pitch! The growing confidence of our Magoba visitors was obvious in the spontaneous game…
The Magoba group’s first full day in London was one packed with new experiences. First off – the tube! All enjoyed the escalators and the strange tunnels with the very fast moving trains. At Victoria we boarded a Golden Tour open topped bus. One of the learners wrote in her memory book: ‘It was cold…
Early on Wednesday 18th February we went to Heathrow to meet the group of 10 learners and 3 teachers from Magoba JSS. They arrived looking tired, but very relieved to be here after a terrible flight with storms, hail and lightening during the night! For most in the group it was their first experience of…
On January 22nd we held a hugely successful feedback event at EGA. The students reported back on their experiences in South Africa and inspired us all with their maturity, eloquence and empathy. They really are the best ambassadors we could ask for! Then the EGA choir sang and blew us all away with their beautiful…