ACfE In Action

The children chose to hold a learning festival as a display of their knowledge and what a successful day it was! Other classes, parents and relatives came to visit and learn all about World War 2. By far the most popular stall was Dean’s “throw a sponge at Hitler” stall. This was his way of proving his learning as he had written facts about Hitler. Interestingly when the project was being evaluated Dean said he would always remember Hitler’s “awful actions”. He also remarked on the fact that he would “never have been allowed to do the stall he chose if the teachers had been left to plan the festival and not the children”. Indeed Dean was not alone in his motivation to learn since what they were learning, the way in which they learnt and how they proved their learning was all chosen by the children themselves!
The festival was a huge success and the service which followed was a poignant reminder to us all of the atrocities of the War. Well done yet again to Primary 6 for all their hard work!