To be completed by overseas schools seeking sister school partnerships with a Victorian school. Please email it in MS Word format to .

The information you provide here will help Victorian schools to get to know your school and form a decision if they wish to start the conversation of a sister school partnership. Please answer each question in full. Please type your responses.

School Name Nyansomi Girls Secondary School

School Sector o Government o Non-Government

School Type o Primary X Secondary o Prep-Year 12 o Other ______

Enrolment Number of students ______Number of teachers ______

School registration number ______

Name of registration authority ______

School Address PO Box 27 – 40501. Konge

City Kisumu State/Province Nyanza

Country Kenya

School Phone Number 0714029481 / 0733457616 Fax No ______

School Website ______

Name of Principal Mrs. Sarah K. Nyariki

Name of Contact Person Mrs. Sarah K. Nyariki

Position of Contact Person Principal

Email of Contact Person

1.  Please provide a brief explanation outlining why you wish to establish a sister school relationship with a school in Victoria:

Our school wish to develop ties of friendship through regular communication seek funding for school buildings and maintenance, provide opportunities for contact and interaction with wider school community, exchange ideas and knowledge and provide opportunities for students and teachers to travel abroad.

2.  What does your school hope to achieve from a sister school relationship?

Our school hope to achieve: 1) Funding for school buildings and maintenance 2) improve the standards of education 3) gain opportunities for students and teachers travel abroad to sister schools 4) gain teaching and learning materials 5) Gain cordial relationship between sister schools

3.  What activities does your school propose to undertake to implement the program?

1)  By writing to the sister schools frequently

2)  Purchase of computers and providing e-learning platform for the school and the entire community

4.  What financial and other resources is the school prepared to commit to this program?

1)  The school has prepared human resource i.e. labour

2)  The school has prepared land for the proposed projects

3)  The Board of management of the school may allocate some financial resources

4)  Locally available materials to support the program

5.  How do you anticipate the program will be sustained by the school?

The Board of management will from time to time plan in the annual budget on how to sustain the program

6.  How does your school intend to evaluate the effectiveness and benefits of the program to the school?

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Principal’s endorsement:

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(Signature and print name here)

For more information, please contact:

Sister School Coordinator

International Education Division

T: +61 3 9637 3947

F: +61 3 9637 2184

E:

Visit our website for more information on Sister School Program:

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/school/principals/management/Pages/sisterschools.aspx

http://www.study.vic.gov.au/deecd/our-education/global-connections/en/our-sister-schools.cfm

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