One of the students at Ntafufu SSS, Portia, gave this letter to BOTH founder Linda on the last day of 2016’s London, UK to Eastern Cape, South Africa exchange. This is her account of how meeting the girls from London’s EGA school effected her. Hearing that it’s not just the travelling students who benefit from the…
Very early morning circle time! The EGA SA Team reflect on their observations about learning, aspirations, similarities and differences, initiated by Eda’s reflection yesterday…
This much I know about…what we can learn by making real connections with others. #Notice #Aware EGA students have now been in the Eastern Cape for 7 days and much has happened everyday to challenge their perspectives. Students thought further about their learning journey… Blog post by Ahlam, Natasha and Anaiah. ‘Today it rained all…
Blog by Alisa & Jasmine Yesterday it was our privilege to make a visit to the Nelson Mandela Museum in Mthatha with twelve students from Ntafufu Senior Secondary School. We all had a general idea of Nelson Mandela and what he achieved but learning about him in depth was an interesting experience for all students.…
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…