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Ms Tina Banks, an art teacher at Creek tried to catch up with Ms Jacquiline
elementary school, Indianapolis, USA, Malcom who is the advice chairperson of
initially helped students to follow their the alumni advisory board for the
English accent and eventually started University of East London. As an
speaking in that accent. It helped them to academic counsellor, she made the class
become a confident speaker. 10 students understand the importance of
choosing correct career option and to lead
a happy and perfect life. She also inter-
acted with VIII grade pupils in her
second session.
Hanumanthu, parent of Samatha said
"My daughter was speaking with a
foreign student, even though I could not
understand what she was speaking, I could
see the excitement on her face. Thanks to
the school for organising such sessions
and providing opportunities to my daugh-
Outcome ter. I am ready to make my daughter stay
after school hours in the coming sessions
The success at achieving the target
of bringing the students of both the too."
countries India and United States of Mahesh a Student attributed that
America on a shared platform, the school "I was very excited to see their classroom
expanded its areas of connection with with full of resources, each one of them
students learning in abroad that includes can take a laptop from the classroom, they
Russia now and trying to reach out to the told that they will be moving to different
global classrooms of African countries classes for learning different subjects
including Zambia and Nigeria to make unlike us where teachers come to our
students realise what skills set is required classrooms and teach".
to be eligible for global market. They have
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