We have received the warmest of welcomes at the Heritage School this morning. Here we all are after meeting the Principal, Mrs Sapru and attending our first assembly. The students were made prefects and members of the school council and they have roles to fulfil this week. Whitecross students will be on duty supervising other children when the school day ends and the buses arrive to pick them up.
We went to see a local village a few minutes walk from the school. It is quite poor but some of the villagers have concrete houses. They mostly make a living from fishing in the large pools that cover this part of the edge of Kolkata. The Heritage School provides a free education service for the children of the village.
This is one of the large swampy pools where the villagers grow and harvest their fish. As you can see development is heading their way - these tower blocks did not exist a year ago!
We are touring the school later today before heading off to see a small local primary school. At the moment the students are busy cooking Indian food and then it will be lunch time.
A busy and exciting day!
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