Students visit children in Goa (From Braintree and Witham Times)

Students visit children in Goa

9:51am Wednesday 9th April 2008

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A GROUP of young students spent two weeks working with street children and orphans in India.

The 18 students, who are studying for the CACHE Diploma in Child Care at Braintree College, visited Goa for 15 days, where they helped teach and care for youngsters who attend a school supported by the charity Novi Survat.

Michelle Harvey, lecturer and programme leader, said: "This was an experience of a lifetime for the students, enabling them to put into practice the knowledge they have gained from the CACHE Diploma, and broaden their experience of health and community care, play and early learning.

"It certainly reinforced the students' learning experience and their understanding of child care. Two students have already planned to return to India in November to work with children in orphanages."

The group also found out they had all passed their final exams, which they took four months early, while they were in India.

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