Half term

This being April, it means a trip to India for one of us. And this time it's Lorna'a turn. Remarkably this time we found a route which got her there in 24 hours. Usually there needs to be some stopover somewhere. One bus ride, four flights and a 3 hour taxi ride up the mountain and Lorna was at the Guest Home in Ooty last Friday evening (Indian time) having left here on an 8.30 flight Thursday evening. The first week at Hebron (Parents' Week) is always a bsuy time with parent/teacher interviews, music performances, sports events (the swimming gala this time in which Daniel excelled in all his races) and an Easter play/musical in which both Daniel and Matthew have main roles. As well as being a time to catch up with the boys, it gives time to meet the teaching staff and dorm parents informally and also meet up with many other parents who work in a whole variety of roles in many different places. Hebron really is a multi-cultural experience and every time we go there we appreciate the family-like atmosphere around the school. After a busy half-term of study and many other extra-curricular activities, everyone is ready for a holiday in the second week. For us the destination is usually the same, whether it is April or October - Kovalam, a town on the beach right at the south west tip of India which is lined with little hotels and restaurants and with a warm sea (for surfing in rather than swimming). After the week away, it's the long overnight train and then taxi journey back to the school for the final weekend and boys settling in to life in the dorm again - and for exams which lie ahead. In many ways we lead an odd lifestyle. But the blessings are rich and varied. We are so thankful for Hebron school and the many opportunities it has given our boys in ways that go well beyond mere education.