Horowhenua College students visit Solok, Western Sumatera 2010
A 12-day trip to Solok, Western Sumatera, Indonesia for 5 of our students strengthened the relationship with three Solok High Schools who are part of the Solok/Horowhenua College Sister School Exchange programme. Our students enjoyed experiencing a very different culture. Students from Solok visited Horowhenua College in November 2009 so it was with great excitement they reunited with their friends from Solok. We made history as this was the first group of New Zealand students to visit Indonesia. The visit was hosted by the Solok Education Department. The students visited 10 schools in total to maximise the chances of the Solok students having time with the New Zealand visitors. During this time the students spent time in classes with their billets, visited schools and were taught a traditional Indonesian dance which they performed later at the Farewell party. Being billeted with families gave the students the opportunity to have a unique…
Solok School group from Western Sumatra, Indonesia visits Horowhenua College
In November 2009, Horowhenua College hosted a group of two teachers (Teacher from Senior High School 1 and Teacher from Vocational School 1) plus 12 students over 13 days from Solok, Western Sumatera. The group was accompanied by six delegates from Solok which included the Head of the Education Department, Head of Quality Assurance Division, Head of Senior High School 1, Deputy Headmaster of Vocational School 1, Head of Teacher Association and a Solok Education Board member. The delegation visitors stayed in Wellington during their six day stay (spending some time at Victoria University) while the rest of the group stayed with billets in Levin, mostly with Horowhenua College school families. A powhiri at Horowhenua College marked the beginning of the visit with the Wellington visitors joining us for this occasion. After the powhiri, the Indonesian students were buddied with Horowhenua College students in the classroom and so began their…