Australian Minister of Education, The Hon Christopher Pyne MP, officially launched the Australia-India BRIDGE School Partnerships Project at Delhi Public School, RK Puram on Monday 24th August.
Minister Pyne participated in a video conference linking students from Delhi Public School with St. Francis de Sales College in South Australia, conversing with students about their experience with, and aspirations for, their school partnership. Pyne said that;
'Strengthening partnerships between school leaders, teachers, and school communities in both countries helps us build strong education relationships and share ideas and knowledge…the BRIDGE program allows students and teachers to learn from one another and build lasting cultural ties and skills..'
Taken from: Building a BRIDGE between Australian and Indian schools
The newly appointed Australia-India Education Ambassador, Mr Adam Gilchrist AM also attended and spoke to students about the importance of collaboration and education links between Australia and India.