Bodmin pupils learn about seafarers

John Pinhay AoS Falmouth Port Chaplain and Simon Bromage AoS Falmouth Ship Visitor gave their first classroom talk to Class 5 at St Mary’s Bodmin.
              John and Simon have been privileged to give talks to the school assembly over the past year, but thanks to the Deputy Head Lucy Draycott they were given access to Class 5. 
             The children were given the task of finding 10 items at the home and identifying where these came from. 

             All 23 children came to class with a very comprehensive list. They were then asked to find the countries of origin using a large wall map. 
             The talk that John and Simon gave was split into three parts. 
             1. Where do the items we rely on come from. 
             2. Transporting these items. 
             3. People who made it happen. 

             The children have taken on the task of writing out Christmas cards, which will be placed in the Christmas gift bags that will be handed out to the seafarers leading up to the big day. 
             The enthusiasm of the children left John and Simon almost lost for words. A great experience.

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