Lampton team describe visit to Seychelles as unforgettable
Teachers and students from Lampton School based in the United Kingdom (UK) have described their visit to Seychelles as a great unforgettable experience.
They talked of their experiences during a debriefing session held yesterday at the Department of Education’s headquarters, Mont Fleuri.
Chaired by the principal secretary for education Merida Delcy, the session was also attended by the director general for schools Odile Octave, officials from the education department, education consultant Patricia Francourt and several students from Mont Fleuri secondary.
They said students from Seychelles and Lampton School share the same ideas and there is a need to continue working together.
The students from Lampton have described their visit as an amazing one, saying that they should stay in contact with the Seychellois students to keep sharing and learning together.
One of their teachers, Mike Bates, said the next step now will be to see how students can lead learning in schools.
He said empowering students to lead the way through the learning process at school should be a future project both sides can work on.
Their visit to Seychelles forms part of an exchange programme between the Department of Education and Lampton School to help local students develop leadership skills and become more empowered to discharge their role as student leaders.
The aim was to lead training sessions for student leaders of secondary and post-secondary schools.
“We would like the trained students to pass on what they have learned from the Lampton team to other students and for the department to keep working closely with the UK-based school,” he said.
Prior to the debriefing session, the visitors handed over a variety of books to Mrs Octave.
Mr Bates said by donating these books, the Lampton School is passing on resources which will inspire Seychellois students to keep on learning.
Thanking the Seychellois team for making this trip possible for them, Mr Bates said it has been a great experience to learn how people live here and how students learn.
He added that the Lampton team are keen to come back to Seychelles.
Mrs Octave thanked them for the donation and assured them that the books will be put to good use.
She said a first batch was received and the books are now in the documentation centre at the Department of Education and some are at Au Cap School.
Mrs Octave also presented two books on Seychelles and Aldabra to Mr Bates, while Mrs Delcy handed over certificates to the teachers and students.
The short ceremony ended with all those present singing the famous Going back to the Seychelles song.
Source: NATION 7-28-11