On Thursday, Year 5 had the amazing opportunity to participate in a workshop centred around designing a temporary shelter for homeless people.
To start the day, Year 5 met the team they would be working with throughout the day and heard an important story of someone who had been homeless to get a feel for how vital these shelters are.
Then, splitting into classes, the children worked in small groups to assemble the frames of the shelter, using screws, nuts and bolts. Once assembled, the floor, roof and door were added to finalise the shelter.
The children were shocked at how easy the shelters were to assemble and once completed, they went inside to think about what could be put inside, considering the importance of space.
To finish the workshop, the children talked about the competition opportunity of designing the exterior of the homeless shelter. The chosen entry will be displayed in the Biscuit Factory.
