East End Life: Oaklands pupils share hopes and dreams with Syrian kids


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Tower Hamlet local newspaper uses the London donor conference on Syria as a backdrop to east London students connecting with their peers in the conflict ridden country.

“As world leaders gathered in London on February 4 to discuss the Syria crisis, students at a school in Bethnal Green were working with fellow pupils inside the war-torn nation. Through a series of Skype calls and community surveys, the My Voice My School project saw students at Oaklands School share heartache, insights, hopes and dreams with their counterparts in Syria…”

8 February 2016