The new Urswick team flew to South Africa in February 2020 for the first leg of BOTH’s 4th exchange project. We were extremely fortunate to be able to complete this visit before the impact of the Covid pandemic affected either country. The Urswick students were amazing – stepping up to teach their peers at Ntafufu…
New Urswick South Africa team!
These are the students who will be going to South Africa with The Urswick School and BOTH in February 2020. They are busy planning and fundraising for this new exchange project. The outward leg of this project is being funded through our successful bid for British Council International Exchanges funding. We are very pleased to…
February 2019 – Ntafufu returns to London!
In February 2019 12 Ntafufu students and two teachers came to London for the return leg of our third exchange project. While they were here the group took part in a range of exciting activities including seeing the sights of London, being welcomed as VIP guests to the new Mandela exhibition and watching the…
Sept 2018: BOTH team raises over £11,000 in Sponsored Cycle Ride
A BOTH team of 13 cyclists completed the 55 miles from London to Brighton on Sunday 16th September, collectively raising over £11,000 for the charity! This will help secure the return trip of Ntafufu students in 2019. The photo shows BOTH founders at the finish line on their tandem! Huge thanks to all our sponsors and…
July 2018: Urswick students visit South Africa
Ten students from the Urswick School in Hackney flew to South Africa in July 2018 for the first leg of BOTH’s 3rd exchange project. They had a fantastic 10 days teaching, learning, sharing and building lasting friendships. The impact of this experience has been huge on the students involved. One said “I have gained the…
Ntafufu Arrive in London, 15th February 2017!
Early on Wednesday morning 11 learners and 3 teachers from Ntafufu Senior Secondary School touched down at Heathrow, Terminal 2. After months of preparation, they were finally here! Tired after nearly 24 hours of travelling, but excited and looking forward to their time in London. After a welcome at EGA School the weary travellers went…
Portia’s story
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…
Circle Time
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…
The second week begins…This much I know about…
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…
Day 5 Nelson Mandela Museum
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.…