Links with India
In 2008 Hutchesons' entered into the second year of a partnership wtih Nitte High School. The British Council-funded project enables staff to visit each others' schools and to learn about methods of teaching and assessment, and exam preparation, for example. The two schools are also involved in seven collaborative projects relating to Geography and Biology.
Hutchesons' has also partnered with its almost namesake, Hutchings High School in Pune, India, the capital of the state of Maharashta and known for its many educational institutions.
Prompted by the Commonwealth Youth Games, which take place in Pune in October 2008, the 71 schools in Pune have partnered a participating Commonwealth nation and have studied its location, culture, customs and traditions, cuisine, language and history as part of their projects - Hutchings is studying Scotland. The schools will also be interacting with the athletes and coaches from the various participating nations when they visit Pune during the Games to be held in October 2008.
Once the link between these two schools is established, the students, teachers and administrators of these schools will be able to interact with each other and exchange a greater level of information and knowledge.