St George's Prep has run pupil exchange programmes with UK schools for a number of years. English schools participating in the 2011 exchange programme are Northcote Lodge, Holmewood House, Kingshott School and Cumnor House.

Our initial pupil exchange programme was with Taverham Hall, an independent co-ed boarding and day school situated in a forest on the outskirts of Norwich. This programme came to an end in 2009.

2006 saw the launch of a second pupil exchange programme – with Northcote Lodge – an independent boys-only school located in south-west London. 2 boys from Northcote Lodge spent 3 weeks with us in February/March 2011, while 2 of our boys will spend 3 weeks at Northcote Lodge in June/July.

A third exchange programme with Holmewood House in Tunbridge Wells, Kent was introduced in March 2008, when we welcomed 7 pupils from this co-ed school. 3 pupils will 2 weeks with us in April 2011 while 2 of our girls and 2 boys will reciprocate with a visit to Holmewood House in September/October.

2009 saw the inauguration of an exchange programme between St George's and Kingshott School, situated 40 minutes from London, in Hitchin in Hertfordshire. 7 of our pupils will attend Kingshott in June 2011 and we shall in turn host Kingshott pupils in October.

For the first time in 2011 we shall be sending 4 pupils to Cumnor House. We hope to welcome Cumnor House pupils in 2012.

The benefits of these pupil exchange programmes are far-reaching – our pupils are exposed to a new environment, a new way of life, different approaches to teaching and learning and they make life-long friends.

The Grade 7 pupils selected to go to England during 2011 are:

• Timothy McWilliams
• Nico Mund
• Michael Purchase
• Zukisa Biyana
• Oscar Jensen
• Guto Ocharo
• Callan Johnson
• Hanne Mertens
• Kirsty Berry
• Erin Muller
• Celeste Potgieter
• Christopher Neilson
• Jordan Fulton
• Cyrielle Martel
• Ilse-Mari Visser
• Thomas Wait
• Conor Crous