MR MCDERMOTTAND MR MOON’S TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA 2009

WHY DID WE GO? WE WERE THERE TO WORK WITH LETSHEGO PRIMARY SCHOOL IN A TOWNSHIP NEAR JOHANNESBURG. THE PROGRAMME IS ALL ABOUT INCREASING AND IMPROVING THE AMOUNT OF PE AND SPORT THE YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO.

A SOUTH AFRICAN WELCOME

WHAT DO THEY HAVE THERE AT THE MOMENT? THEY HAVE FANTASTIC PUPILS WITH LOTS OF ENTHUSIASM WHO ARE ALWAYS SMILING. THEY HAVE FANTASTIC TEACHERS. THEY HAVE A SMALL AMOUNT OF SCHOOL SPORT. THEY HAVE A FEW YOUNG SPORTS LEADERS. THEY HAVE THE FOOTBALL WORLD CUP IN THEY HAVE HOPE!

WHAT DO THEY NOT HAVE THERE AT THE MOMENT? THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY PE LESSONS. THEY DO NOT HAVE ANY TRAINED PE TEACHERS. THEY HAVE VERY, VERY POOR FACILITIES. THEY HAVE VERY LITTLE SCHOOL SPORT.

WHAT NEXT? TWO OF THE STAFF FROM LETSHEGO SCHOOL WILL BE VISITING US IN MARCH 2010 SO LOOK OUT FOR THEM! I WANT AS MANY OF YOU AS POSSIBLE TO WRITE A LETTER TO A STUDENT IN SOUTH AFRICA. WILL YOU HELP ME TO DO THIS?

KEY MESSAGE PLEASE REFLECT ON: 1.HOW LUCKY YOU ARE TO BE IN SUCH A GREAT, CARING AND SUCCESSFUL SCHOOL IN THE UK. 2.HOW YOU FEEL SOMETIMES ABOUT YOUR LIFE AND COMPARE THAT TO WHAT KIND OF A LIFE OUR SOUTH AFRICAN FRIENDS MAY HAVE.