First it was a Walk for Wildlife to save the pandas, then
children at St Andrews International School decided to don their bathing
suits to take part in The Big Swim to save the turtles!
Which
way are we going?
And
they’re off...
Wet
n’ Wild.
Teachers and children have been working closely with the
World Wildlife Fund for Nature to preserve the existence of these most
precious marine animals. Children learned about the threats to turtles
through different activities producing wonderful artwork, poems and writing.
Some children were even lucky enough to visit the Sattahip Turtle
Rehabilitation Centre to see at first hand what is being done to help
increase the turtle populations here in Thailand.
As a finale to the turtle activities, children took part
in a sponsored swim. A great deal of splashing, paddling and sheer
determination was evident as children swam their way to a staggering 83,380
baht in raised sponsorship money! This total means that through their
efforts St Andrews children, staff and parents have raised over 150,000 baht
in little over 12 months for the WWF.
Well done to everyone who took part in The Big Swim and
for those who made donations for this worthy cause!
