Bourne Elsea Park Church Of England Primary Academy
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See it like a poet
Children from Bourne Elsea Park and Bourne Abbey CE Primary Academies celebrated National Poetry Day on Thursday 1st October. This year’s theme was Vision. Both schools seized the opportunity to link the theme to their Eco Schools, UNICEF, Global Goals and Agents of Change Work.
After sharing a special ‘National Poetry Day’ Collective Worship, the children began by watching the Worlds Largest Lesson video based on the Sustainable Global Goals and were then encouraged to draw their vision, hopes and dreams for the future world into a pair of sunglasses. There was lots of discussion surrounding global warming, climate change, plastic in the oceans, racial and economic equality, ensuring all children have rights, ensuring all children have access to education and clean and safe drinking water. The children were given the opportunity to consider how they could be ‘Agents of Change’ and make a difference to the world in which they live. Linking to UNICEF and being a Rights Respecting School, the children also considered how they and their duty bearers could make a difference, this linked perfectly to the UNICEF Outright Campaign which the children will be taking part in throughout the next few months.
Following this session, the children were then set the task of writing their own poem about their vision for the future. Below is a poem written and performed by Amari (aged 8)
Miss Ockwell(English Coordinator and Assistant Headteacher) states ‘National Poetry Day is a fantastic opportunity to encourage our children to explore, discover and enjoy poetry. However, this year was extra special to us as an Academy Trust as it enabled the children to think about how they can make a difference to the world in which they live. We want the children to know they can make a difference. We are so proud of the poems and the work they produced.’
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