PUPILS at Tweedbank Primary School have been learning about the plight of youngsters whose education has been interrupted by extreme weather.

The P4 and P5 students took part in an outdoor class on World Children's Day this week.

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The pupils have been participating in the UNICEF Outright Campaign which encourages children to exercise their right to have their voices heard and taken seriously.

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And part of the studies involves researching the impact of climate change on education around the world.

Mrs Tweddle said: “We want to make the point that climate change is a big problem which impacts local and global issues. It may sound good not to be in school but actually it’s not.”

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Mr Cornes added: “And we want the children to understand that their voice can make a difference if used well and efficiently.”

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At 1.30pm on Monday (November 20), the classes went out to the sport multi-court where Mr Cornes and Mrs Tweddle informed the youngsters that Typhoon Tweedbank had destroyed the school and all that was left were the tables, chairs, a metre stick and some dice.

After going through their times tables, the pupils were asked to throw a dice and random numbers were chosen to leave due to different reasons such as their houses being damaged, crops being destroyed and having to work to help support the family or illness.

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Fittingly, a short shower of rain added to the authenticity.

The children who were excluded from the court then had to collect pebbles and leaves to spell out the work OutRight.

The pupils who remained also collected leaves to use as an aid to counting.