A small brown bear, Archie, has just returned from his latest trip as a representative of RGS.  His most recent journey took him above the Arctic Circle to a small village in the North of Canada.  Earlier visits saw him in Poland and Kenya.

Archie on home turf

AfricaIn 2005 he spent some weeks in Kenya with former RGS teacher Roger Hollingworth and his pupils at the Marinyin School.  There he enjoyed a lot of excursions and visits to local homes.

in the Kenyan highlands on top of Kilimanjaro

in a maths class

a home stay

Eastern EuropeA year later he was with our partner school in Southern Poland.  Besides a full educational programme the pupils took him home at weekends and composed elaborate diaries on his activities.

in Zawiercie

featured in the school magazine

in discussions with the headmaster

in a pupil's diary

North AmericaHis most recent trip was to a village near the small town of Inuvik in Canada's frozen north where -25C is a mild day.

His patron was the sister of Miss Munday but he spent a lot of time with the local children.

at school again

getting about

Archie on igloo