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Cranedale 23 Nov, 2009

WE'RE HERE, SAFE & SOUND! Classes 6T, 6JB and 6S have arrived safely and all is well. More

Cranedale Residential #2 04 Nov, 2009

We are all absolutely fine and survived the rain yesterday. We even managed to get some sun in the afternoon. Today (Wednesday) is very sunny and we are all going out, happy! Mr Weaver More

Cranedale Residential - safe arrival 01 Nov, 2009

We're here! Junior School's 6W, 6VB and 6K have all arrived safely at Cranedale and all are well and happy. More

Malaga Study Trip 2009 Day 7 27 Oct, 2009

Tuesday Yesterday we decided to take advantage of the good weather and headed for the beach for an hour between 3-4 instead of having a siesta. The girls sunbathed whilst the Chessy took on the boys at footie scoring 2 goals...Alex scored 2 goals too, sorry, that´s 2 OWN goals! Mrs R-P finally relented and saved our blisters letting us catch the bus into Malaga where... More

Malaga Study Trip 2009 Day 4,5,6 26 Oct, 2009

Friday afternoon After the last blog post we headed down to the beach to an open air picnic area where we learned to make paella with Don Luis - i que deliciosa ! Our Spanish guide, Jonny Macaroni taught some of the boys circus skills and Jonny P got so into juggling, he has since bought juggling balls. Zack tried endlessly to figure out the rope tricks but to no avail.... More

Malaga Study Trip 2009 Day 3 23 Oct, 2009

More lessons today - everyone is really enjoying the different style and pace. Our teachers took us to a cafe for ´chocolate con churros´ this morning, followed by a shopping based oral task in the local market! Mrs R-P is giving us a useless word of the day everyday...we can all now discuss cranes and wells, which may come in handy one day - you never know! Its is very... More

Malaga Study Trip 2009 Day 2 23 Oct, 2009

Today was our first day of classes. We squeezed alot in, including giving everyone nicknames (Enrico, Madre, Chupa chup, and Trio inexplicably!) Whilst we got busy with our lessons with Jose and Siliva, the heavens opened and it absolutely tipped it down. When the rain stopped we headed outside to interview real live Spaniards in the street! The rain may have stopped but... More

Malaga study trip 2009 Day 1 22 Oct, 2009

Wednesday An early start in the mist and rain at Leeds Bradford Airport on Wednesday morning, some of us more lively than others but all glad to be heading for sunny Spain. Uneventful trip, other than Laura being very distressed that the security woman thought she was Chessy´s mum! Arrived in Spain on time, where the sun wasn´t shining but at least it wasn´t raining.... More

Malawi Trip - Day 24/25 Departure and flight home 28 Jul, 2009

The staff were just finishing breakfast as the first students appeared at the unheard of late time of 7.45 a.m. - what a change in 3 weeks. By 10.00 the 4 buses were packed for the final time as we slowly manoeuvred our way through city traffic to Lilongwe International airport. Checking in, as usual, was its chaotic norm but we eventually made it through immigration,... More

Malawi Trip - Day 23 Dedza Pottery 27 Jul, 2009

Question: How do you fit 20kg of clothing and other items plus all the purchases made en route into the same suitcase and still only weigh 20kg? Answer: Give away most of the original clothing. This is exactly what many of the tour party had done and soon we had 8 baskets overflowing with clothes that could be given to the needy of Malawi. By 8 a.m. Ryalls' car park was... More

Malawi Trip - Day 22, Friday 26 July 2009 26 Jul, 2009

Another action packed day (just for a change) started with a visit to see the amazing work of Mary's Meals. The first stop was at two feeding centres in the township area of Chiradzulu. One of the centres had been financed by the 20035 tour and we were welcomed with songs, poems and smiling orphans. The boys and girls helped to feed the small children with a mug of Likuni... More

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