AUSTRIAN students saw a city's sights yesterday as part of an educational visit to the area.
A group of 28 students and two teachers from Baki School for nursery nurses, in Oberwart, is staying in Durham with local families.
The school's annual visit, now in its tenth year, aims to introduce the students to British nursery teaching, as well as enabling them to see local sights.
During their week-long stay, they are spending mornings at nurseries and primary schools and using their leisure time to explore Durham and the surrounding area.
Their visits came about after Laura Laird, from Durham, spent a year as a language assistant at Baki School, from 1992.
The head of English, Walter Schwartz, was planning a trip to the UK, and Ms Laird helped him to finalise it.
He said: "Laura helped me to find schools which would take my pupils.
"They go to nursery and primary schools to see how things are done here.
"They definitely gain a lot from the experience."
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article