There’s just over a week until the students, and the first wave of the CAS team depart for Malawi.

Preparations are reaching fever pitch, final injections are being administered, clothes being packed and kit checked so that next Saturday we can set off from the airport with everything in hand.

So far we’ve had really generous donations to enable us to buy kit, from a number of people but especially from the Staff and Students at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary in Southport. The micro:bit Foundation and Lancaster University have donated a number of micro:bits for us to take with us, and Lower Place Primary in Rochdale have donated 6 laptops which they no longer require, for us to use whilst we’re in Malawi.

We’re also collecting various curriculum resources which we’ll be able to use and leave with the schools we’ll be working with in the Nkhata Bay District of Malawi.

So back to my preparations, I’m really excited that in just over a week, we’re due to set off, and I’m looking forward to working with the Ripple Charity, the schools they support, but especially the staff and students at those schools.