Angmering students take virtual world tour to investigate lockdown in other countries

Students attending The Angmering School during lockdown carried out interviews around the world as part of a roving reporters day.
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They used FaceTime to connect with other students and teachers in a number of different countries.

Katie Owens, a head teacher in Georgia, America, offered some tips on how to keep busy, such as taking the time to complete a task that had been hanging around a while.

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In Hong Kong, Angela Nightingale, a former English teacher at The Angmering School, was able to report schools there had been closed since January but as infection numbers were decreasing, life was returning to normal.

Aurora, a 12-year-old student from BurmaAurora, a 12-year-old student from Burma
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Students visited Myanmar Kalaw in Burma, where they spoke to 12-year-old Aurora. She said purchasing groceries had been really tough and she had to rely on markets to get fresh fruit and vegetables. Schools there were also closed and although she had been given some work to do at home, this was for only 10 days and she was now very bored.

In Malaysia, Clare Walker and her two teenage children, Ben and Olivia, were dealing with the disappointment of their exams being cancelled. The children were worried about whether their grades would reflect the hard work they had put in to date, a feeling many Angmering School students will understand.

The global tour ended in South Africa, where, Gareth Ewing, coach for the South African hockey team, said they were not even allowed to leave their homes, so the players were having to train themselves.

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The Angmering reporters reflected that they had a lot to be grateful for and agreed that despite having to attend school, even in the holidays, they were happy because they were able to socialise with others, continue to learn and to talk to others around the world.

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