Unusual ways to get to school

Bored about school?
Wanted to be doing something else instead?

This week our students found out how SO many youngster around the world face DANGER just to get to school. All because... THEY LOVE SCHOOL and know how important it it TO LEARN.

Don´t believe it? Just check it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DEqSImFn70
and here:
https://allworldbest.blogspot.pt/2013/03/most-dangerous-path-to-school.html

Inspired by those real experiences, our students were asked to create a story of their own.

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                                           The most dangerous way to go to school
In Macau, pupils have to climb ropes to go to school.
Sophie is one of the pupils and she is the most determined girl of all. In 2014 when Musou Bridge was destroyed, Sophie didn`t want to miss the school, so she had an idea: to build an improvised bridge, made of ropes.
Now they still use that method to get to school and they are very happy because learning is very important and also fun .They know their future depends on how good they are at school.

Written by our students Ema and Mariana

A origem do lego

Um homem dinamarquês fez brinquedos de madeira para o seu filho brincar. Depois cria uma empresa de brinquedos chamada LEGO, que quer dizer "brincar bem".

Apareceu o plástico e a fábrica desse homem começou a usar esse material nos brinquedos.

Depois em 1947 arranjaram-lhe umas amostras de tijolos de plástico que encaixavam uns nos outros e fez brinquedos. A partir daí toda a gente começou a adorar os legos. Com o tempo, foram melhorando e hoje em dia existem 53 cores de legos!

Para mim, o melhor sitio com Legos é o Corte Inglês, porque tem muita variedade.
Eu adoro brincar com Legos.

Escrito pelo nosso aluno Guilherme Costa, 8 anos

A few tales...

Inspired by the reality of the Niowra tribe, on the island of Papua New Guinea, our students were asked to write their own imagined tales.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/factual/crocodile.shtml

This was the result:

TI ZÉ - A Tale
Once upon a time there was a far, far away island called Papua New Guinea.
On a tragic day, an 18-year-old boy went on an expedition with his friends through the forest.
After three hours of walking, this boy called Ti Zé decided to rest for a little bit and fell asleep. Unfortunately, he forgot to warn his friends, so he ended up lost and alone.
When he woke up he noticed a sound, the creepy walk-like sound of a crocodile and quickly picked up the spear he had on his back . Then he hid behind a bush and waited for the crocodile to go away. After that, Ti Zé returned to his village.
When he arrived to the village, he saw it had been invaded by deadly crocodiles. The only thing that remained was a bow and some arrows. No huts, no food... everything had been destroyed. As for his people, the ones who managed to escape were on top of the montain.
So, feeling angry and willing to solve the situation, brave Ti Zé picked up the only bow left and started fighting all the crocodiles. Soon, all crocodiles were gone.
When the people came down the montain, they cheered in happiness and built a statue in honour of Ti Zé.
Written by our students André, Bernardo and Mancilha 


CROCODILE FATHER FOR 1 MONTH - A Tale
On the island of Austropaupa there is a ritual for boys when they turn 18: to become accepted in the tribe as adults, teenage boys have to go through some tasks.
One of them is to find a crocodile egg in a hut which is full of dangerous obstacles. After that, they have to take care of the egg until the baby crocodile is born.
When it happens, teenagers have to be responsible for the crocodile.
During this ritual, they need to feed the crocodile with the best food and with the sacred water of the "Jaydion River". They have one month to teach the crocodile to be strong and brave.
When the crocodile becomes an adult, the boy becomes an adult, too.
This ritual is very important for the boys to learn to be responsible, hard-wroking and careful. In the future, when they have children, they can use that knowledge.

Written by our students Filipa, Inês, Sofia