Nursery World - Nurseries share a 'living partnership'

By Nicole Weinstein Children and staff at a York nursery are learning about the Japanese way of life, following a visit by the nursery manager to the Far Eastern country. Sue Maughan Brown from Acorn Nursery School in York, one of a chain of six Kaleidoscope nurseries in Yorkshire, visited Doshisha Kindergarten School in Kyoto, south of Tokyo.

Sue Maughan Brown from Acorn Nursery School in York, one of a chain of six Kaleidoscope nurseries in Yorkshire, visited Doshisha Kindergarten School in Kyoto, south of Tokyo.

She said, 'What started out as a casual idea to visit a nursery when I accompanied my husband on a business trip, turned into a formal agreement with Doshisha, complete with a Japanese tea ceremony.'

Mrs Maughan Brown signed an agreement to promote 'intercultural understanding among children and those related to the two institutions'.

She said, 'The main aim is to make this a living partnership. The agreement is intended to foster an understanding of other cultures.'

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