We had a Malawi day to think more about the Mikute and our link school with a focus on ‘Water’.
Chris from Starfish Malawi joined us for the day and we had a great video call with Mikute School, where we talked about different water sources, shared images of how we each get water and how we can have access to it during the day. We at East Hoathly were shown the borehole and pump tap where the students in Mikute collect their water from. It got us thinking about how we are fortunate to have clear and safe drinking water.
We asked the pupils of Mikute school why they liked connecting with us at East Hoathly. They shared “it is good” “it makes me happy”.
We then asked the children of East Hoathly why they felt connecting with Mikute was important and why we did it.
“It helps us to think about others” “Learning about new places, cultures and experiences” “helping others and making a difference”
Foxes played a game to help us think about life without taps. We worked in ‘families’ to create buckets. These were exchanged at the store.
Owls created their own posters about water around the world for children.
Squirrels learnt about how to keep your hands clean. They made their own hand washing posters.
