Awni Al Hepteni School, North Gaza.

I have been awake for almost 36 hours to make this short film (click on the link). I think you should look at it, and I think that the EU when it considers the EU-Israel Preferential Trade agreement tomorrow, it should look at it, too. Here's the link in full: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SPKHlW9aFI

Front Row: Assistant Head Maajed, Head teacher Mr Hosein Al Eyaa.

Second Row: The School's Socio-Psychological Support Team

Back Row: Rod Cox

This school would like a link with a British School, and identifies its weakness as in Extra Curricular activities such as Drama, Sport, Dancing. Their goalposts were hit by a rocket because they are made of steel tubing and look like rocket launchers to the Israelis. They have a pupil:Teacher Ratio of about 50:1, and operate in two shifts. The Girls in the Morning and the Boys in the Afternoon about 7-1100, 1100-1500. Every Pupil receives one hour of Socio-Psychological input every day. There is no budget for that, or for water, or to repair the damaged drainage system.

Maajed speaks good English and can be contacted on maajed101@hotmail.com

Awni Al Hepteni School, North Gaza.