Travel Buddies

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Travel Buddies A Travel Buddy is a soft toy or a puppet that travels as a representative of a school, class or an organisation. The buddy may be sent in a cultural exchange with a another school or class or it may travel to many destinations on an itinerary planned by the buddy's "family". The travel buddy becomes a guest of the host location and participates in activities with the children, both in and out of school.

Of course a buddy needs to have a record of his or her trip (in the form of images and a diary or blog produced by the children looking after the buddy) and they should also keep in touch by writing emails home. At the end of the exchange the buddy returns home with share their adventures with the children.

If you want to host a travel buddy please choose List of Buddies link from the menu. If you would like to organise your own travel buddy, please read the participation details. A good way to keep in touch with other interested people is to join the travel buddies email list. It is also a great way to get in touch with other schools from around the world. The mailing list can be found here


Last Modified: 08:26:29 Wednesday, 27 June, 2007