Posting our website blog has been difficult this evening at Udayan.rnrnToday was our first day at Udayan.rnrnAs soon as we arrived we were made to feel at home – flowers were placed around our necks and we were fed some delicious local treats. As we were shown to our rooms we took in the beautiful […]
After an easy journey – besides a two-hour delay (which resulted in a free McDonald’s) – we arrived in Kolkata safely this morning. After much deliberation, the number one recommended in flight movie is Trolls staring Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake. We were surprised to see such a divide between the wealth in Britain and […]
With 2 days to go until we depart for Kolkata to visit Udayan, Vicky McMillan who visited Udayan back in 2015 shares her experiences of her time in Kolkata and Udayan.rnrn
A selection of the photos from the 2017 Mission to India including Udayan
Taking a look back to our 2015 visit to Udayan, the group created a 12 minute video during their stay of a day in the life of a student at Udayan and is well worth a watch.rnrn
It is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the St Joan of Arc Udayan Mission 2017 website, in anticipation of our visit to India in February. rnToday is one month before departure and our preparations for the trip are being finalised. I think I speak for everyone when I say we are excited beyond words to be visiting Udayan – a place we have all heard so much about and now we are finally off to visit the children.
rnrnThis will be my seventh visit to Udayan and I am as excited as I was in 2005 when anticipating my first. It has always been a great joy to see the children and meet the staff who run the home and teach in its school. This particular visit will include meeting the new director, […]
rnrnHi my name is James Shorne and I am currently studying Government and Politics, Geography and Business at St Joan of Arc. I am hoping in the near future I to start a commercial pilot’s license course at CTC Aviation in Southampton. I was made aware of Udayan on arriving at St Joan’s when I […]
rnrnHi my name is Ethan O’Mara, I am 17 years old and am currently studying Business, Psychology and ICT at St. Joan of Arc. This September I am hoping to continue studying Business Management at university.rn rnOver the years at St Joan’s I have heard a lot about Udayan and have really admired what the […]
rnrnHi, my name is Holly and I am currently studying Psychology, Business and History A-levels at St Joan’s.rnrnI hope to go on to study Law at university later this year. I sought to go on the Udayan trip because I love helping others who have to survive in worse conditions than ourselves. This inspired me […]