These pages display work between Ambleside C.E. Primary School and The Alice Springs School of the Air in Australia.

Ambleside established a strong link with "The Alice Springs School of the Air" in Australia. Many Children in the central area of Australia do not go to schools with lots of other children, but use short wave radio or the Internet to receive some of their lessons. Quite a contrast to our situation in the Lake District!

The Alice Springs School of the air.

The Principal of the School of the Air recently came to visit so that we could help organise more work together in the future. Read a page made by some children about his visit by following this link:

Mr Boyd visits Ambleside C.E. Primary School.
Our Reception Class have made some pictures for him - click here to see them.

Check out their website: www.assoa.nt.edu.au.soa for facts and info.

or see some of their pictures: www.assoa.nt.edu.au/soa/pictures.html

or see a map of their catchment area!!!: www.assoa.nt.edu.au/soa/map.html

The children of the school of the air have a gallery of art at the Australian National Museum - To check out their pictures - Click here

Some Australian / Alice Springs links:

Friends of the desert park - check out the Outback Flora & Fauna

Check out some of our work together:

The following activities have been carried out using E-mail.

• Words that we think of when we think of Australia - by Year 4
• Words that I think of when I think of England - by Jay in the Outback!
• What do those Lake District Words mean - coming soon!

Some work by our Australian friends:

• Poems - these wonderful pieces of writing really describe life in the Outback!