As the recipient of the Reciprocal visit Award by the U>K. govt sponsored through the British council, I established Birla High School sr section and cardinal allen catholic high school, Lancashire, U.K. and visited the partner school on the exchange programme. My role went beyond the scope of only a chemistry teacher and covered an entire range of interdisciplinary areas such as yoga, english, chemistry, food habits and diwali celebrations!

3. Partners in Education Logo of Birla High School Logo of Cardinal Allen High School

4. Ms. Mukta Nain, Principal Mr. Phillip Mooney, Head Teacher Birla High School (Sr. Boys), Kolkata, India Cardinal Allen Catholic High School, Lancashire, U.K.

5. GLOBAL EDUCATION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS STIMULATES Curiosity, MOTIVATES Learning STUDIES Different Cultures and Countries REFLECTS The Global Nature of Society DEVELOPS Skills and Attitudes DIVERSITY SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GLOBALISATION AND INTERDEPENDENCE SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY PEACE AND CONFLICT

6. Highlights of The Partnership Deal THE PURPOSE INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE AND INTERNATIONAL UNDERSTANDING To understand the psychological makeup of students of diverse cultures and broaden our horizon as education facilitator To Teach and Educate students and the community on responsible environment conservation and protection To Foster relationship between students of each other’s school to promote Understanding of Indo-British culture to promote Community Cohesion

7. Reciprocal Visit Grant Awardee From Birla High School, India Ms.Jayati Bhattacharjee Reciprocal visit grant Awardee From Cardinal Allen High School, UK Mr. Andrew Harding

8. Warm Welcome With Mr. Phillip Mooney Head Teacher Cardinal Allen High School

9. A Guided tour of Cardinal Allen High School With Mr. Mooney The Head Teacher

18. Introducing Birla High School And India To The Students of Cardinal Allen…Addressing The ASSEMBLY…….

24. Lessons Observed

28. Lessons taught by Jayati Bhattacharjee

29. Lessons taught by Jayati Bhattacharjee Introducing True India

32. Message of India to the students of Cardinal Allen’…Way To Good health The Yoga Way

35. Reaching Out To The Students……Greetings from Birla High School Students to their English friends….

43. The British warmthHearth And HospitalityBeing in Blackpool

47. Hospitality…..At Margarets Margaret Food and Hygiene expert. Takes cookery Classes . Andy her Husband An Engineer workinf for British Government .Both are ardent Globe Trotters Andy has visited India

49. Mr. Andrew Harding and His Family Mr. Andrew Harding Teaches Chemistry To year 9 and 10 and Biology to year 11. He is also the community coordinator Bridges the school activities with the society.

53. Exploring beyond Cardinal Allen….Great Enthusiasm Warm Responses Visit to Two Primary Schools .St Mary’s Catholic Primary School Fleetwood Primary School

59. Sharing the joy of Festival Of India Celebrating Diwali

60. The Indian Flavor To Reach their Hearts By filling with Aroma of Hot Spicy Samosa…..

65. Appreciations Praises Letter by Mr. Phillip Mooney to Ms. Nain

68. MILES TO GO…Identified Areas of Future Exchange Work Environment Green School project Main focus on the water project Yoga Social Service Reaching out to the community Dramatics (In keeping with the focus of British Council

70. Light My Light The world filling lightThe eye kissing lightThe heart sweetening light Tamaso Ma Jyotirgamay-From Darkness Unto Light Shri Lakshmi Niwas Birla