We split the team in 2 this morning, so we could visit 2 schools at the same time. One team ran to St Pauls Primary School.
We were led in by the school captains, Ava and Thomas and then the students introduced the Peace Run team to the rest of the school before we started our presentation.
The school choir had learned the World Harmony Run song, which they performed with their own actions, including a whistling verse.
Receiving the certificate and Jharna Kala artwork on behalf of the school.
Seeing Double Double!! These sets of twins are in the same class.
Thank you so much to Jodie, Natalie and Ella for the warm welcome and appreciation of the Peace Runs message, we loved meeting everyone at your school.
When it was time to run, we could immediately see they were a very athletic school as they took off around the oval.
Sarankhuu, one of our Mongolian runners met some Mongolian kids in St Pauls school. Naara, their Mum works in a local cafe, Lo's so we paid a visit there and she offered the team free drinks.
It was a charming place and we are grateful to Naara for her enthusiasm for the Peace Run and the delicious drinks.
Meanwhile, the other half of the team took a short, but circuitous run to Karratha Primary School, where the kids were ready to enthusiastically greet the Peace Run team.
Many students created paper torches and beautiful artwork to display and share.
A teacher later commented that she loved the heart exercise and was inspired by how quiet and focused the children were.
Another teacher thanked us for reinforcing the value of care that they diligently work to instill in the children.
Thanks so much to the principal, Annalyn Navarrete for inviting the peace Run team to their awesome school and also to Lou Woodvine who helped arrange the visit.
Student representatives, Dane and Emily led all the students on an energetic outside run. I think the teachers appreciate when we wear them out a bit.
Artwork from the kids always gives us a lot of joy to receive.
Then we all embraced our inner child and played on the playground for a bit. The reality is that we are all children at heart and it does us well to be goofy and just play sometimes.
After the schools we had a free afternoon and headed to the coastal part of Karratha, called Dampier.
Our next stop was s swim spot. The tide was low and the water was only knee deep. Plus there were jellyfish everywhere so we dunked in but didn't really go for it in the swimming department.
Our final tourist destination was a short walk to see some Aboriginal rock art. We had fun spotting the different animals depicted on the red rocks.
It was a sacred space and I particularly appreciated the sign that said, "Today, the ancestral beings continue to influence everyday life. They affect the wind, the rain and the fertility of the land and the sea. They taught us that everything is connected, and that when we manage and use the land in a proper way, it come alive again."
In the evening we had a fun meeting with the Karratha cubs.
We started with our usual presentation that we do in schools.
Lots of help to find North Macedonia on the map.
After we had passed the Torch around we broke up into groups to show the cubs more about how the Peace Run works and everything we do on the road. We had 7 stations for them to go around. Here Atulya is showing them how we make these reports for the website.We had stations to show how we make our video vlog, our schedule and to show them the Peace Run video.
Tamas was preparing lunch for the next day so we had a station to show them how we prepare meals on the road.
Thanks to the cubs for the help with peeling and chopping!
We camped outside the scout hall for 2 nights, so we had a station showing the tents and also one with a tour of our vans.
They were all really engaged and curious to learn and we all enjoyed spending the evening with them.
We had a birthday on the team today, which meant we finished the day with cake and ice-cream! Happy Birthday Muggi!
