St Michael's Church of England Primary School

Year 5 were granted a look into the Blind Community. The workshop revolved around the difficulties and challenges faced by blind people and how we can sometimes go out of our way to help them if they need it. The children also grasped the adaptations and solutions developed by and for blind people to help with everything; from everyday tasks like pouring a cup of tea to reading. We introduced two new languages to the class too, both Braille and Moon. The children grasped the subjects well and came up with challenging ideas such as how blind people dream and what their concept of the world could be.

St. Michael’s Primary School, Bournemouth
Hello, We are a primary school of about four hundred 4-11 year olds in the centre of town, and last July the whole school took a week away from the normal timetable to run a project. This was so that the messages of Roots and Shoots would have a big impact and the whole school community would learn about the issues.
What happened?
The week began with a special visit from Jane Goodall who talked about her work with chimpanzees in Tanzania. This helped the children to understand why we had become involved with Roots and Shoots and the importance of animal conservation in the future.

Each class was asked to complete activities based on the three elements …

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