Relationship between Holy Rood High School, Edinburgh and Lombeta Secondary School, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania

History 2001 – Four teachers, six former pupils to Lombeta 2001 – Four teachers, six former pupils to Lombeta 2003 – Holy Rood group visit Lombeta 2003 – Holy Rood group visit Lombeta 2004 – Two Lombeta teachers visit Holy Rood 2004 – Two Lombeta teachers visit Holy Rood 2005 – Holy Rood group visit Lombeta 2005 – Holy Rood group visit Lombeta 2006 – Lombeta group visit Holy Rood 2006 – Lombeta group visit Holy Rood 2008 – Holy Rood group visit Lombeta 2008 – Holy Rood group visit Lombeta 2009 – Lombeta group visit Holy Rood 2009 – Lombeta group visit Holy Rood 2011 – Holy Rood group visit Lombeta 2011 – Holy Rood group visit Lombeta 2012 – Lombeta group visit Holy Rood 2012 – Lombeta group visit Holy Rood

Ongoing Projects and Support Lombeta Inc – Holy Rood and Lombeta Lombeta Inc – Holy Rood and Lombeta Staff sponsorship Staff sponsorship ‘Send a Friend to School’ fundraising – S1 ‘Send a Friend to School’ fundraising – S1

Key Features of 2011 visit to Tanzania Living with families – Legho village Living with families – Legho village Building the Twende Pamoja centre Building the Twende Pamoja centre Nuclear Power Debate Nuclear Power Debate Global Vision statements Global Vision statements Cross-cultural dance and music Cross-cultural dance and music Creative Writing and Art Workshops Creative Writing and Art Workshops – Two Volcanoes exhibition

Key Features of 2012 return visit to Edinburgh Living with families of Holy Rood pupils Living with families of Holy Rood pupils Assemblies to all year groups, led by Lombeta group Assemblies to all year groups, led by Lombeta group Lombeta students accompanied Holy Rood pupils to classes. Lombeta students accompanied Holy Rood pupils to classes. Trips out, e.g. Glasgow/Celtic, Zoo, ‘Oliver’, Royal Mile walking tour, Cinema Trips out, e.g. Glasgow/Celtic, Zoo, ‘Oliver’, Royal Mile walking tour, Cinema Olympics Project Olympics Project Eco-Schools ‘Energy’ project and residential weekend in Northumberland Eco-Schools ‘Energy’ project and residential weekend in Northumberland Twende Pamoja ‘Hand in Hand’ launch Twende Pamoja ‘Hand in Hand’ launch

Outcomes for Young People Sense of personal connection with young people from a very different culture – beyond stereotypes Sense of personal connection with young people from a very different culture – beyond stereotypes Increased cultural awareness and self-knowledge Increased cultural awareness and self-knowledge Increased confidence and independence Increased confidence and independence Greater understanding of opportunities and challenges in other countries Greater understanding of opportunities and challenges in other countries Increased awareness of global issues and the impact of our actions and inaction Increased awareness of global issues and the impact of our actions and inaction Recognition that global issues can be overcome by nations working together Recognition that global issues can be overcome by nations working together

Next Steps – Wider School Involvement Further develop joint curricular and extracurricular projects Further develop joint curricular and extracurricular projects communication communication Possibility of sharing of videos, images, learning resources and even Skype through Ipad with internet access (or similar). Possibility of sharing of videos, images, learning resources and even Skype through Ipad with internet access (or similar). Possible staff visit, 2013 Possible staff visit, 2013