World Challenge at Bolton School Girls' Division

World Challenge at Bolton School Girls' Division at @BoltonSch - an independent day school for students aged 0-18, located in Bolton, Greater Manchester

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We had a fantastic @weareworldchall expedition to Sri Lanka. Some of the highlights are in the film below……

https://t.co/H0nQnZjank

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We have had a great time with some fantastic students. Now - to enjoy the rest of the summer break after such a fab start!

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Just landed at Manchester Airport!

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Arrived in Doha, flight to Manchester appears to be on time.

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Arrived at the airport for our return flight….

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✨️ Sri Lanka 2025 ✨️
On our last night, the girls wanted to come down to the beach to watch the sunset - a beautiful photo, a fantastic two weeks, and wonderful students.

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Our last hotel!

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Going to the bakery for breakfast has become routine here - it's delicious and thousands of rupees under budget allowing the students to have nicer lunches and dinners 🥐 Mr Hitchin especially loves a vegetable samosa for breakfast!

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Sri Lanka has around 1600km of railway line (quite a lot bearing in mind the island is 430km from top to bottom)…… and nearly every time we have seen a railway line, somebody has been walking along it!

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A trip to Jungle Beach!

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After a lovely morning of free time for shopping (and a chance for the students to have some independence from staff!), the girls are now enjoying a yoga class in the middle of the jungle 🌴 ❤️

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The charity which organised the primary school project have sent us the video below, showing just how much we achieved while we were there - gardening, painting, cementing, constructing steps, renovating….. you name it! The girls did an incredible job…

https://t.co/YqMqEbzXmK

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What. A. Success. Our girls really threw themselves 100% into this activity, and the food was fantastic! We were also treated to buffalo curd and treacle made from palm trees as dessert!

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Final preparations for the green beans and frying the papadums!

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Crushing garlic with a traditional granite pestle and palm-tree mortar, stirring the chicken curry and the veg, cracking open the coconuts and grating the inside! What a brilliant evening!

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Working hard at prepping the chicken, extracting milk from the coconuts and chopping the green beans!

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Our drivers have been fantastic this holiday; luckily there is an opportunity for them to have a rest this evening as we do our cooking class!

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We are learning how to make traditional Sri Lankan curry and rice tonight and attempting to make it ourselves. Wish us luck, as whatever we make is our only dinner option!

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Some more pictures of in and around Galle - great atmosphere at the cricket ground too……

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We enjoyed a walking tour of Galle this morning……