Photo Essay Exchange

When in Kathmandu recently I had the great pleasure of collecting a finished photo essay from class 8 at the Model School. The children had been assigned the task of taking around 60 photos of their local community, interesting cultural icons, and the people of Nepal. They were given disposable cameras to do this and they were then taken on various excursions to find appropriate subjects. Once the photos were taken and developed they then had to put them together into a book and write a brief description for each one. It is amazing to see some of the familiar sights of Nepal described through the eyes of the children. This book is now on its way to Eden Marine High School in Australia. The Year 8 students there will then do the same thing to send back to their friends in Nepal. I can't wait to see the results, what a fantastic way for children from two entirely different worlds to share a piece of their lives and cultures!