Solihull Mayor welcomes visitors from Nepal

From left to right:Mayor's Escort, Mr Robert Chamberlain; Vice Principal, Little Wonders School, Bishu Hang Tenga; Principal, Little Wonders School, Deepika Pradhan Rai; Mayor of Solihull, Councillor Irene Chamberlain; Deputy Headteacher, Woodlands Infant School, Mrs Carolyn Peel; Headteacher, Woodlands Infant School, Mrs Sandra Logan.

The Mayor of Solihull, Councillor Irene Chamberlain, and her Escort Mr Robert Chamberlain, were delighted to welcome distinguished visitors from Napal to Solihull this month.

Woodlands Infant School in Solihull developed a successful working partnership with Little Wonders School in Kathmandu, through the Department for International Development (DFID) Global School Partnership programme, an initiative which is supported by the British Council.

A successful bid through the programme for a Reciprocal Visit Grant enabled Principal Deepika Pradhan Rai and Vice Principal Bishu Hang Tenga of Little Wonders School, to visit Woodlands Infant School to explore the teaching methods, meet the children and experience different cultures that will launch a year-long curriculum project between the schools.

During the visit, Solihull Council arranged for all members of the programme to meet with the Mayor and her Escort, to find out more about the role of the Council and to gain an insight in to the tradition and responsibilities of the Mayor.

The Mayor of Solihull, Councillor Irene Chamberlain, said: “I am delighted to be invited to take part in this programme and to welcome our visitors from Little Wonders School to Solihull. This is a fantastic opportunity for both schools to enhance their learning and this exchange will provide the children with a true insight into how their school environments compare from one country to another.

“I will look forward to seeing the children's project that will generate from this exchange over the next year or so.”

As part of this DFID enabled exchange programme, it is planned that members of staff from Woodlands Infant School will be visiting Little Wonders School in Kathmandu, Napal, in September of this year.