Forthview and Hle Bee Schools have a partnership link supported by the DfID/British Council's Global Schools Partnership Programme. Fiona Vacher and Irvine Wright, Forthview teachers are visiting Hle Bee this summer. Mary Gillespie, Headteacher of Pirniehall, our neighbouring school in Edinburgh and 2 of her teachers are also travelling to Say Ta Nar School, their link Burmese school. Check our her blog on www.pirniehall.blogspot.com.
Saturday, 5 September 2009
Orng,a Burmese student, graduates from Newbattle Abbey College
Orng, is a friend of Ms Vacher and Ms Laing's. He is a BEST student (Burma Educational Scholarship Trust). He is also supported by Prospect Burma, who are the UK charity that use the money Aung San suu Kyi got when she won the Nobel Peace Prize, to support Burmese students in higher education. There is a link to Prospect Burma's work on the right hand side of this page. Prospect Burma also support Dr Thein Lwin's projects to train Burmese Teachers. We were very proud of him today. Now he is going to Glasgow University to study Politics. Well done Orng!
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