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thehalproject2418
Mar 11, 20201 min read
Kits for kids
This year I was donated old sports kits from Brockenhurst College in the New Forest which I sent to The Gambia alongside PE equipment and...
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thehalproject2418
Mar 11, 20201 min read
Visiting the class of 2018
I also spent a very enjoyable morning with the fabulous teachers from 2018. The teachers have spent all year sending Alice and I pictures...
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thehalproject2418
Mar 11, 20201 min read
HAL Teacher Training, Dec 2019
In December 2019 I made the journey to The Gambia on my own. Both Alice and I were disappointed that she could not come to The Gambia...
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thehalproject2418
Mar 10, 20201 min read
Next Steps 2019
2019 was a busy year for The HAL Project and following the success of our 2018 pilot teacher training we now had evidence to show that...
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thehalproject2418
Apr 5, 20191 min read
Four months after our visit...
Since our trip to The Gambia four months ago we have been receiving regular videos and pictures from teachers who attended our two day...
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thehalproject2418
Jan 26, 20192 min read
What Next?
At last, I have opportunity to look through the evaluation forms and take time to consider what went well, what not so well and where to...
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thehalproject2418
Jan 26, 20191 min read
The Gambia - Meeting The Director of Teacher Training
Sunday 9th December 2018 Today Alice and I returned to Kotu LBS where children were sitting a literacy exam. Children sat 3-a-breast at...
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thehalproject2418
Jan 17, 20191 min read
The Gambia - Penyem Village
Saturday 8th December 2018 Today Alice and I were very lucky to be invited by Anne and Andy to visit the village they sponsor - Penyem....
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thehalproject2418
Jan 17, 20191 min read
The Gambia - A day off...
Slightly exhausted but full of ideas Alice and I spent the day enjoying the sun, sea, sand and relaxed discussing how we were going to...
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thehalproject2418
Jan 11, 20191 min read
The Gambia - Day 2 Teacher Training
Friday 7th December 2018 Today we were feeling positive and rejuvenated after yesterdays teacher training and despite our green...
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thehalproject2418
Jan 6, 20192 min read
The Gambia - Day 1 Teacher Training
Thursday 6th December2018 Alice and I are up early, breakfasted and nervously on our way to Bakoteh Annex LBS by 08:00 in a green taxi,...
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thehalproject2418
Jan 6, 20192 min read
The Gambia - Kotu LBS
Wednesday 5th December 2018 In the morning Alice and I started making plans, meeting with Masanneh and we also bumped into Mo our tour...
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thehalproject2418
Jan 6, 20191 min read
The Gambia - On our way
Tuesday 4th December 2018 Our first challenge was to get all our PE equipment and resources through check in at Birmingham Airport...
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thehalproject2418
Nov 22, 20181 min read
Two weeks to go....
Two weeks today and Alice and I will be delivering our first HAL teacher training workshop to teachers in The Gambia. It has been a...
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thehalproject2418
Oct 10, 20181 min read
Kotu Lower Basic
In February 2018 I visited Kotu Lower Basic and wow, what a privileged and humbling experience. We were warmly welcomed and worked with...
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