We have been developing a working partnership with the British Council in Kandy over the past few months. As
a direct result of an initial proposal by Racheal and her subsequent
mediation and meetings The British Council have agreed to provide five
coveted places on their English Language Programme to children from
Child Action Lanka (CAL). The children will be supported for a 12-month
period; completely free of charge.
This week we took 16 children who attend CAL to a 'Placement Testing
Seminar' at the British Council office in Kandy where they took test
papers on English and had a 1-1 speech and listening interview. The aim
of the day was to ascertain the needs and learning levels of the
children. In 2015 five children will be selected to attend English
programmes during the 2015/16 year term.
The financial cost of the English programme for the five children amounts to £2,500; this figure is the cost of the coarse fees alone and does not include the free books and materials we have negotiated for them from a local book store.
All the children attend local government run schools where standards and aspirations are not high and opportunities few to none.The childre
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come from very poor families who are marginalised and invisible to
society. This opportunity will enable the children to study and learn
English at one of Kandy's most prestigious schools. We are very proud
that The TEA Project has helped make this life changing opportunity
possible for some of the amazing children we have come to know well and
have the privilege to work with.
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The financial cost of the English programme for the five children amounts to £2,500; this figure is the cost of the coarse fees alone and does not include the free books and materials we have negotiated for them from a local book store.
All the children attend local government run schools where standards and aspirations are not high and opportunities few to none.The childre
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