Yavi Chico, the northernmost school in Argentina.

We parked close to the village school and stayed a few days. During that time we were invited into the school several times and joined them at mealtimes.  For Argentina this was a poor area, so the school supplied the children with three meals a day.

We entertained the teachers and children by showing them presentations about our work, where we come from and about the culture of Great Britain. Finally we shared with them our images of the amazing nature and wildlife of Argentina.

 

The staple crop grown in the area is maize and so the school was famous for developing its entire curriculum around the important maize plant. Maths, geography, art and craft lessons all focused on maize.

 

We took the children and their teachers out for a nature walk.  The kids played in a pond, the concept of pond dipping to see wildlife was entirely new to them.

 

They were amazed when they caught a freshwater crayfish.

Argentina has a wonderful and valuable wildlife, generally under valued by its people, but this is no different from most places in the world.

What we aim to show children, is the wonder of nature and the valuable role wildlife plays in protecting their surroundings.  Hopefully then, the children will grow up to appreciate the importance of the wildlife where they live.