15/10/03 - Russian students come to Cumbria

On Monday 20thOctober at 3.30pm at Tullie House Museum in Carlisle, students and teachers from Caldew School in Dalston will welcome 11 students and 3 teachers from the City Educational Gymnasium, Nizhny Novgorod in Russia.  This is the first ever visit by students from Eastern Russia to the UK and aims to develop stronger educational links with the Russian Town, observe our culture and the English education system and share best practice.

The students will be in UK for 11 days.  They will visit London, Edinburgh, the Lake District, and Cumbrian Industries as well as spending time at Caldew School, Fellside Primary School and Solway Primary School.

County Councillor Joan Stocker, Cabinet Spokesperson for Education says

            “This is a wonderful opportunity to help teachers develop and share ideas for good practice.   

The mixing of cultures and backgrounds provides young people with an unforgettable awareness and lifelong appreciation for each other. I am delighted that Cumbria is involved in such a worthwhile project.”   

Martyn Worrall Cumbria County Council’s Inspector/Advisor with responsibility for the oversight of provision for Gifted and Talented pupils in Cumbria says

“In February this year I led a British Council funded delegation from Cumbria to observe provision for Gifted and Talented pupils in Nizhny Novgorod, formerly Gorky, Russia’s 3rdlargest city.  We were extremely well looked after and we learned a great deal.  I would like to talk this opportunity to thank John Patrick, Audrey Kettle and Fiona Walker, staff from Caldew School, who have worked extremely hard to arrange this return visit.  I intend to further develop our link with the City and also explore the possibility with local politicians of developing cultural links with the City and its Region.”

Andrew Abernethy, Headteacher at Caldew School says

“I am delighted to welcome our visitors from Russia.  It will be a very exciting opportunity for our students to meet and learn about a people, culture and language, which is very different from their own.  I am sure that our Russian friends will find their visit stimulating and I hope very memorable.  I am looking forward to this relationship developing into a lasting partnership between our two schools and I am enjoying one of the first fruits of our new status as an Enterprise Specialist School.”   

Leading Politicians and Officers from Cumbria County Council and the Mayor of Carlisle Councillor Judith Pattinson will also be attending the welcome.