 When you asked me about the differences positive and negative about partnerships at local and international level I Would honestly think there aren't too many negative in either Okay, I think the the positive thing about Partnering with a local school is that you're working in the same context You're working in the same cultural context. You can challenge you can work on local challenges together You can understand each other very easily usually Perhaps The only negative element of my thinking that is there might be a degree of rivalry between the schools, you know, so That sometimes can be hard to overcome You won't have that rivalry at international level, you know, that's that's clear And at international level the challenges are different Different timetables for example is is a big challenge. We know this Language can be a challenge, but it is not an insurmountable one in our experience schools who want to work together Will work together The benefits in my opinion far outweigh the the negatives and Particularly in if you believe that in working with people with people in a different country in a different culture Opens the minds of your pupils and your teachers to that other culture and Promotes an understanding promotes a realization that really people no matter where they are are not all that different one from the other you know also the realization that in some Circumstances the way people behave are shaped by by their culture You know and then just as you are and we are shaped by our culture in our response to things. I think all of this is positive How it shapes my own school I think it will shape my school to be an open Active vibrant dynamic Organization and I don't think you can have a vibrant open dynamic Organization unless you open your doors You know if you if you keep your school within its own little bubble Then you know you're not doing your students your staff or yourself any favors in in my opinion