Limehurst students get creative to highlight global crisis
PUPILS at a Loughborough academy got creative to try and end the global education crisis that’s keeping 263 million children out of school.
Students at Limehurst Academy are supporting the Send My Friend to School campaign.
Pupils want to ensure the UK government pledges big to the Global Partnership for Education, the world’s joint fund for education, and so created eyecatching paper jigsaw pieces to get MP Nicky Morgan’s attention.
The jigsaws are said to symbolize the missing piece in the global education puzzle - the money to pay for quality schooling.
Students decorated the pieces with elements they feel are important for a quality education and their own messages.
This year’s campaign comes after Year 10 Citizenship students Aminah and Sophie travelled to Kenya on a fact finding mission which inspired them to campaign with global organisation Send my Friend to School.
After lobbying to Mrs Morgan and speaking at conferences and in Parliament, the girls were successful in encouraging the UK Department of International Development to allocate another £30m to assist with education in emergencies.
It is hoped from this year’s campaign Mrs Morgan will take the school’s message to the government. Aminah and Sophie also delivered the message themselves during a trip to Parliament and Downing Street.
Ellie Bloodworth, of Limehurst Academy, said: “It’s fantastic to see young people using their voices to raise awareness and engaging in politics; knowing that they can make a difference if they put their minds to it.”
For more on the Send My Friend campaign, visit sendmyfriend.org