Oxfordshire pupils experience life as Second World War evacuees
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 06:19 · Archive
Year 3 and 4 pupils at West Kidlington Primary School dressed as evacuees and experienced wartime life on the home front.
Year 3 and 4 pupils at West Kidlington Primary School in Kidlington, Cherwell dressed as evacuees for an immersive afternoon learning about life during the Second World War. A life-size Anderson shelter was set up on the school grounds with period details including a wooden bed, oil lamps and vintage food tins to show how families protected themselves during air raids.
Garden volunteers taught pupils about the 'Dig for Victory' campaign, and each class prepared soil and planted winter vegetables including potatoes, onions, spinach and broad beans. Pupils will care for the plants until they are ready to harvest in winter and spring. They also learned about rationing and the work of the Land Army.
Organiser Louisa Heywood said: 'The realisation of having to stay in such a confined space for an undetermined amount of time without a toilet or electricity was unfathomable for some.' After the afternoon's activities, pupils sampled a Land Girl-style lunch of boiled nettle and spam sandwiches, nasturtium leaves and cheese, and creamy potato soup. The session concluded with a musical performance of The Lambeth Walk on the euphonium.
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- Oxfordshire pupils step into life as WWII evacueesThe immersive afternoon took place at West Kidlington Primary School, in Kidlington, Cherwell.Oxfordshire Guardian · 10 Oct, 06:12
- Oxfordshire pupils step into life as WWII evacueesThe immersive afternoon took place at West Kidlington Primary School, in Kidlington, Cherwell.Oxford Mail · 10 Oct, 06:12
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