Prince Henry's pupils get hands-on with relief aid (From Ilkley Gazette)
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Prince Henry's pupils get hands-on with relief aid
10:20am Friday 4th January 2013 in Local news
Students with one of the ShelterBox tents they helped put up. Organised by teacher Michelle Lister, the event also included input from members of the Rotary Club of Otley Chevin
Otley pupils have been exploring the life-saving work done by relief charities in response to natural disasters.
Year 9 students at Prince Henry’s Grammar School learned about ShelterBox’s interna-tional work at a Restless Earth activity day.
Organised by geography teacher Michelle Lister, the event also saw members of the Rotary Club of Otley Chevin – which supports ShelterBox as a Rotary charity – taking part.
Pupils learned about the charity’s work in countries like Pakistan and Japan, in the wake of disasters, and even had a go at putting up ShelterBox tents supplied by the Rotarians.
Miss Lister said: “It was a great day. The students thoroughly enjoyed the activities and it emphasised the connection between geography in the classroom and the real world.”
The event was rounded off with a debate about how to prioritise aid, entitled Who Should Get The Last Tent?
