Education, Wimborne | Posted on November 19th, 2024 | return to news
Wimborne school students to visit Tanzania in 2026
Following on from a successful month-long visit to Cambodia this year, students will be heading to Tanzania in 2026.
A trip to Tanzania will be on the cards for some lucky pupils of Queen Elizabeth’s School in Wimborne Minster.
In August this year, a group of 40 students from Years 11, 12 and 13 from the Wimborne school spent the month working on community projects to support people in Cambodia.
They built a chicken coop and garden for a local family, constructed concrete wells and toilets, made and laid concrete tiles at a school and made clay water pots for families in a village.
They also helped to lay bricks for a new school in a village which will provide education for local children.
The trip was run by Camps International, a tour company which organises school expeditions in four continents, with the aim of offering young people the chance to experience authentic culture and environmental diversity.
Student Jodie Teo, who went on the Cambodia expedition, said: “My favourite days at camp were the teaching days. We were able to go into schools and teach English to the local children, and then play games with them afterwards.
“Then they would often come to camp in the evenings and teach us Cambodian games and even some traditional dances around the bonfire.
“The camps are run by local people to provide more well-paid jobs in rural communities, as well as making sure the projects we carry out are helpful as well as ethical. This made our experience so special as we were able to learn so much about Cambodian culture and language.”
Jodie said that the trip made her more appreciative of how easy our lives are here in the UK, for example with access to running water.
Encouraging other students to travel overseas if they have the opportunity, Jodie said: “The whole experience was genuinely life changing and I couldn’t recommend it more.”
Thomas Neill, headteacher at Queen Elizabeth’s School, which is part of Initio Learning Trust said: “I am delighted that the QE group had such an enriching trip to Cambodia and that they were a credit to the school.
“We look forward to offering a similar experience to the 2026 cohort of Year 11, 12 and 13 students with our planned trip to Tanzania.
“We hope this experience will serve to develop our students’ world perspective, helping them to understand and discuss global issues and to become responsible travellers in the future.”
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