International Inspiration in International Inspiration in BangladeshBangladesh

Activities carried out till dateActivities carried out till date

YSL Training YSL Training

17 schools and 3 Madrashas from 13 17 schools and 3 Madrashas from 13 districts received the YSL Training.districts received the YSL Training.

We now have 160 Young Leaders as We now have 160 Young Leaders as practitioners and 40 local and practitioners and 40 local and support tutors in link schools. support tutors in link schools.

Activities carried out after YSL Activities carried out after YSL

TrainingTraining

Each school delivered 5 festivals by Each school delivered 5 festivals by March 2010.March 2010.

YLs managed to create II clubs in YLs managed to create II clubs in their schools.their schools.

Activities carried out after YSL Activities carried out after YSL

Training cont…Training cont… Local tutors delivered YSL cascade training to 50 Local tutors delivered YSL cascade training to 50 more students in their own schools till March more students in their own schools till March 2010 and 80% schools have achieved to cascade 2010 and 80% schools have achieved to cascade training to 50 more till date.training to 50 more till date.They are trying to involve community people in II They are trying to involve community people in II activities.activities.They have managed to organise some festivals They have managed to organise some festivals with primary school students.with primary school students.

Kushtia Govt. Girls High School & Motijeel Kushtia Govt. Girls High School & Motijeel Govt. Girls High School organised festivals Govt. Girls High School organised festivals with physically and mentally challenged with physically and mentally challenged kidskids

Activities carried out after YSL Training Activities carried out after YSL Training cont…cont…

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Activities carried out after YSL Activities carried out after YSL

Training cont…Training cont… A quote from Bangla A quote from Bangla Bazzar Govt.Girls High Bazzar Govt.Girls High School Leader School Leader Afrina Afrina Akter NipuAkter Nipu “YSL training “YSL training gave me gave me self motivation self motivation which everyone don’t which everyone don’t have.”have.”

Some stories to share from Partnership activities

Head teachers from Boston Spa School and Head teachers from Boston Spa School and West Oaks School visited their partner schools West Oaks School visited their partner schools I.E.T Govt High School and Manikganj Govt I.E.T Govt High School and Manikganj Govt High School partner school in Bangladesh in High School partner school in Bangladesh in May 2010. They delivered a session to the PE May 2010. They delivered a session to the PE teachers how to run multi skill sessions. They teachers how to run multi skill sessions. They are developing a framework to implement PE in are developing a framework to implement PE in curriculum in Bangladeshi schools. They named curriculum in Bangladeshi schools. They named it Bangla Framework.it Bangla Framework.

Bogra Govt. Girls High School and Bogra Govt. Girls High School and Hipperholme & Lightcliffe High School Hipperholme & Lightcliffe High School shared ideas about Hip hop challenge. shared ideas about Hip hop challenge. Kustia Govt. Girls’ High School and Kustia Govt. Girls’ High School and Anthony Gell School shared techniques of Anthony Gell School shared techniques of Bengal dance. Bengal dance. Bangla Bazar Govt. Girls’ High School Bangla Bazar Govt. Girls’ High School partner of partner of Upper Wharfedale SchoolUpper Wharfedale School observe Saturday as activity day and they observe Saturday as activity day and they have started shifts to accommodate PE in have started shifts to accommodate PE in school lessons. school lessons.

Shatkhira Govt. Girls’ High School partner Shatkhira Govt. Girls’ High School partner of of St Philip Howard Catholic School St Philip Howard Catholic School organised minor game competition with organised minor game competition with traditional sports and local authority is traditional sports and local authority is asking for their help to take this to the asking for their help to take this to the district level. district level.

Jessore Govt. Girls’ High School partner of Jessore Govt. Girls’ High School partner of Swanwick School and Sports College did Swanwick School and Sports College did the same and getting response from other the same and getting response from other schools in locality. schools in locality.

Kamrunnessa Govt. Girls’ High School Kamrunnessa Govt. Girls’ High School partner of partner of Holgate School and Sports Holgate School and Sports College finished a Hand ball tournament in College finished a Hand ball tournament in their school. their school.

Madrasah-E-Alia, Sylhet partner of The Madrasah-E-Alia, Sylhet partner of The Armthorp School finished some Armthorp School finished some competitions and involving more competitions and involving more madrasah students in II activities. madrasah students in II activities.

Challenges Challenges Communication from both endCommunication from both end

Partnership plan activities Partnership plan activities

Limitations with IT knowledgeLimitations with IT knowledge

New contact in schools due to New contact in schools due to frequent transfer frequent transfer

New contacts in the MinistryNew contacts in the Ministry

British Council, Bangladesh British Council, Bangladesh Support Support

Keeping up to date info through Keeping up to date info through monitoring template monitoring template

Communicate requirements from Communicate requirements from both UK and BGL schoolsboth UK and BGL schools

Developing a Facebook group which Developing a Facebook group which will be live by first week of October will be live by first week of October 20102010

Drafting emails for schools Drafting emails for schools

Existing capacity in Existing capacity in Bangladesh Bangladesh

188 YLs as practitioners 188 YLs as practitioners

47 YSL Local and Support tutors47 YSL Local and Support tutors

20 link teachers from 20 BGL schools 20 link teachers from 20 BGL schools received the TOPS demonstration received the TOPS demonstration training training

13 TOPS Master Trainers 13 TOPS Master Trainers

Next stepsNext steps

What we can do better?What we can do better?

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