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The director of several schools in Pakistan has praised Eastburn Junior and Infant School pupils for their respect, discipline and cohesion.

One of Nazreen Iqbal's schools is linked with Eastburn she has been visiting other schools and community centres in the area.

She brought with her an Eastburn-owned teddy bear called Ginger, which had travelled to Rawalpindi on an "exchange trip" with the Pakistani school teddy bear, named Bho-loo.

Mrs Iqbal said both bears had "written" journals describing their foreign experiences to share with classmates when they returned.

She said: "Last time I visited England nine years ago, I found that the Pakistani girls weren't that interested in education. But I have found this to have changed now, which is a good."

Through a successful grant application to the British Council, the two schools are able to continue their project for another year.

All key stage two pupils at Eastburn will be involved in researching environmental issues and sharing common areas of concern with the children in Pakistan.

10:38am Saturday 17th May 2008

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