Children at Glusburn Primary School put on their walking boots to experience what life is like for those living in Papua New Guinea.
Twelve groups of pupils took it in turn to walk around the school perimeter until they had trekked collectively for two hours — the time it takes for people in Papua New Guinea to walk to the doctors.
Key Stage One pupils had also baked buns and biscuits to sell to staff and their peers in a bid to raise money for UNICEF.
The school’s “UNICEF Team” created a crossword, which they sold and awarded prizes of UNICEF teddy bears to the winners.
And staff and pupils attended school dressed in the colours of the Papua New Guinea flag, and paid £1 for the privilege.
Key Stage One teacher Lynn Ashton, who used to work for UNICEF, said the aim was to get children to have an appreciation of what life was like for those less fortunate than them.
She said: “It is about children understanding that they have a responsibility to their peers on the other side of the world.
“They have rights to health care but so should children in Papua New Guinea too.”
The school is also working towards the Rights Respecting School Award, which ties in with the subject.
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