Last term Laurie, Area Leader for Bristol, arranged for Hannah More Primary School in Bristol and Chesil Cove Choir from Dorset to visit each other, share experiences and, of course, sing their hearts out. The results have been fantastic!
The big arrival
For a lot of the children it was their first visit to the seaside and the buzz of a big city. Nikki Fryer, choir leader at Chesil Cove saw the reactions first hand, "The Hannah More pupils stood along the promenade and looked out over the beach with open mouths. When we visited Bristol, I was really amazed at how our children were really shocked by the different cultures. Very quickly though, they all started to introduce each other and one group began playing football."
Sharing stories
Once everyone had settled in, the children from the schools were paired together. They had a chat and then sang songs from the Song Bank. Both the teachers and children loved every moment of it. Chloe, a Year 4 pupil from Chesil Cove found that Bristol was "really big and there were lots of cars and houses, but the thing I liked about Hannah More School was that all the children were being really kind".
We are pleased that everyone involved enjoyed the exchange. It's great to hear that plans are already under way to have future meetings. Nikki assured us that they had, "all agreed that we would like to do this again next year. Isn't it great when you can make dreams come true".
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