By Staff Reporter
The kids of St Leonards Primary School in Dunfermline Scotland have stepped up and raised over £1700 for their partner school in Malawi
A whole school walk was arranged from the school to East End Park which was completed last Wednesday.
The primary six class at the school came up with the idea after learning about Malawi as a project for the year. Not only did they come up with the idea, but they created posters and advertised the walk within the school community.
Chris Wilmshurst, the P6 class teacher, said: “I went over to Malawi with another member of staff from St Leonards about six years ago with a wee group. We took out resources and things to use and set up partnerships with schools out there. Ever since then we’ve tried to send out things such as books or sports equipment.
“When we were out there we saw the difference between the schools and classrooms there and here. It was a real eye opener. They have so little resources and sometimes there’s 100 kids to a class. It’s great to partner up with a school so we see the difference that it makes.”
The kids in the primary six class have gotten to know a lot more about the challenges facing the pupils in Malawi and how it differs to their experience at St Leonards.
Chris added: “The class have written letters to pen pals, and they’ve learned a lot about the country. The kids have been so engaged and really happy to help out.
This is part of our goal to become a UNICEF Rights Respecting School, so we’re trying to do our bit to help kids in Malawi have their right to an education. The kids have such a better understanding of this sort of thing now.”
First Published by Dunfermline Press
