St. Georges.
Both my school projects are either called St. Georges or St. George plays a large roll in school life! bizare!
I was suposed to have an interview today near Worcester, but it has now been rescheduled till the new year. This means I will go to Canturbury instead to buy some materials for my medium sized school project.
My medium sized school project is actually in a very very small school, I understand it was built in 1861 in the ‘Kentish Vernacular’ style and is the oldest purpose built school in the country? I played ‘iter’ (I called it ‘had’ but that was all wrong) with the children at play time. The playground was considerably smaller than my father’s back garden in a greater london 3 bedroom semi. This size issue reflects through all aspects of school life and must be a challenge for all who work there.
I went to Assembly where the year 6 pupils presented information to the whole school about their trip to the houses of Parliament.
What was unusuall about this assembly was that it was in St. Georges Church which is next door to the school. Vivaldi music was played while we waited for all the classes to arrive and I felt the whole church experience envelop me?
Afterwards I watched the children being collected in Porche Cayen’s, Range Rover Vouges and other 4×4’s, most cars were 3 years old or newer. I dont remember seeing any kids from ethnic backgrounds, only white UK, but I did see many aspirational parents. Anne Widicome is the local MP. These are what some may describe as privileged children. Compare these children to my large school project, where the children in ‘the transition group’ have left violent places in Brazil and Eastern Europe. English is not the first language, and other pupils with irregular home life and learning and behavioural problems.
