Pause Days

Starfish Malawi

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On Wednesday, we had a very special assembly with Chris Knott, the founder of our link charity Starfish Malawi. He showed us loads of brilliant pictures of children in Malawi, including those from our partner school in Kajendere. He updated us on how Malawi have been coping during these particularly tricky times and reminded us the importance of our continuing work with the charity and loving one’s neighbour. The children asked some brilliant questions and enjoyed seeing what the classrooms look like in Malawi!

Global Handwash Day

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On Thursday, each class paused to celebrate Global Handwashing Day, which is now perhaps more prevalent than ever! We linked up with Starfish Malawi to explore how important it is that all people across the world have access to clean water and sanitation. We learnt how 1 in 3 people in Malawi don’t have access to clean water (that’s 5.8 million people!) and so Starfish Malawi have been providing wash stands, which include clean water and soap, that operate by putting your foot onto a pedal. Some of Lilac Class were so inspired by this that they actually had a go at making their own washstand at Forest School!