The Madagascar 2012 Expedition will follow 14 years of world travel and community projects organised by The Coopers' Company and Coborn School. In 2012 a group of 34 year 12 and 13 students will spend one month in Madagascar, with the aim of completing the building of a secondary school block in the Merina village of Andranosoa. Pupils will also spend time experiencing the vulnerable wildlife, people and landscapes of what is a unique country by travelling to the west coast via a 3 day canoe journey along the Tsiribihina river, visiting the Tsingy de Bemaraha, Kirindy Forest and the Avenue de Baobab. As a team, we are hoping to raise £20,000 to cover costs for the charity project. The aim of this blog is to provide information about Madagascar, the team and the fund-raising project. Please visit the pages shown on the right to learn more about the expedition.

Monday, 6 August 2012

Week 4: Andranosoa Opening Ceremony

George and Lauren, our Head boy and Girl give a speech to the crowd of 300 Assembled villagers and dignitaries.

The local children taught us how to dance as a way of saying thank you for our fundraising and hard work.

A member of the Madagascar Ministry of Education formally opens the school. The day was recorded by national television and shown on the national news!
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  1. Anonymous6 August 2012 at 09:04

    Fantastic photo's. Thanks for making the expedition one they'll never forget, and for bringing them home safely!!! Karen Holmes

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