From Kingdown Week, the official weekly newsletter of Kingdown Communuity School, Warminster, issue No.11/2008, week beginning 25 March 2008:
Kingdown welcomed Mrs. Matlaka Nong, Headteacher and Shimane Moatshe, Link teacher from the Erasmus Monareng School, Gauteng, Jonnasberg, South Africa. The visit was the second phase of Kingdown’s involvement in the British Council/Youth Sport trust initiative “Dreams and Teamsâ€.
Mrs. Brown and Mr. Dudley travelled to South Africa last October and visited Erasmus Monareng School and Mrs. Nong and Mr. Moatshe arrived for the return visit. The initiative aims to develop leaderships and global awareness in both schools. Mr. Moatshe asked if Kingdown was a University as the facilities were so good and only Universities in South Africa have such facilities. Both South African colleagues were involved in the life of Kingdown school for three days, where they met students, teachers, school council members and the governing body.
Kingdown will be sending four Post 16 students out to South Africa next February to further develop links and run a primary school sports festival for Erasmus Monareng’s feeder primary schools.