South African fruit industry announces winner of UK schools competition
Children at Niton Primary School in the Isle of Wight took first place in the nationwide competition, which launched in January. The year 6 children created a project book on South Africa; which covered the country’s history, culture and ‘A day in the life of a farm child’. The entry beat schools from across the country to scoop the first prize of £2,000 towards school equipment and facilities.
The Help a South African School Competition aims to educate youngsters in the UK about South Africa, whilst helping less privileged children living in the country. As well as producing a project book, schools that entered the competition were also encouraged to donate their unwanted text books. 200 boxes of books will be shipped to South Africa during the summer, and distributed to rural farm schools.
Jacques Du Preez, Product Manager at Hortgro Services, the South African fruit growers’ association, said: “The competition encourages schools to explore South Africa, its people and the way they live, which we feel is beneficial to children in the UK. We particularly wanted to highlight the South African fruit industry and the way it benefits its workers by providing housing, education and healthcare. We were very impressed with the entries we received and we’re grateful for all the books that have been donated through the competition.”
Anchorsholme Primary School in Blackpool took second place in the competition – and a £1,000 prize – while Garth Primary School in Bridgend, Wales took third place and a prize of £500 towards school facilities. St Aldhelm’s Primary School in Poole came highly recommended and won £250.
All schools that participated each received a certificate from the South African High Commissioner to the UK.
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