A Visit with a Difference 4 October 2017

This week, we are visited by Sanskriti the Gurukul School from Assam in India. Twenty-two teenagers and educators flew in, came to school, participated in activities, are now travelling around Tokyo and will visit a local school for cultural exchange before heading off to Kyoto and finally back to home.  The difference though is that the programme – from airport pickup to settling into their hotel, to daily activities, sightseeing, connection and coordination with our neighbour school – has all be arranged by learners taking our Global Leadership Diploma (GLD).

It felt odd when staff asked about the details of the programme and we had to refer them to GLD learner.  However, it’s a great feeling when you see that young person answering the questions and explaining the details.

A great learning opportunity arose when one of the GLD learners who had played a major role in organising the programme fell ill.  Everyone else had to reorganise to make sure the visitors were looked after.

GLD team also invited PYP learners to create a fashion show for our visitors. Our Indian counterparts gave us back a fantastic show about the Indian clothing and dance forms. Read more here.

By offering opportunities like this, young people quickly learn how to manage themselves and others and we learn to be able to trust them to rise to the challenge.

One of the lead teachers from Sankriti the Gurukul School sent us a message thanking our students for their great support: ‘Let me begin by mentioning just how incredibly supportive and patient your students have been with us all through the day. In particular we would like to commend Ryuki, Yuka and Yaseen for being excellent ambassadors of this magnificent country and of their school.’ Paarth Garg, Sankriti the Gurukul School, Assam, India