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UK pupils join expedition 'virtually' in Central and South America
Landy's Adventures, sponsored by the Schools Advisory Service, has been
engaging primary age children on a worldwide 'virtual field trip' since
June 2010. Having just celebrated the first anniversary of being on the
road we are now beginning one of the most exciting stages in our journey,
through Central & South America. John Brady said Once again we are
demonstrating our commitment to "give something back" to help school
children understand more about people living in challenging circumstances.
"We couldn't have imagined before we left how exciting this last year
could have been and there are still so many exciting places to see and visit
in the next year" said Paul Crittenden, describing Landy’s Adventures, part
of the Going Overland Expedition.
"We've already been amazed by the quality and huge number of ancient
rock carvings at a UNESCO world heritage site in Kazakhstan, how nomadic Ger homes
are constructed and transported by families on the Mongolian steppes, learnt about
wildlife as diverse as spider crickets and dung beetles in the Gobi desert and brown
bears in the Siberian high birch forests, and seen Gila Monsters and Texas horned
lizards in Arizona."
All of these, and the adventures they have encountered, have been reported by the
expedition team members on their education website, Landy’s Adventures, which is
following Paul & Helen Crittenden as they circumnavigate the world over two years.
"We get loads of questions from the children following our adventures, through our
'Ask a Question' page. Everyone gets a personal answer from us in the field.
However it’s also a real privilege when we get to have a Skype call with a school
during either class or assembly and are able to answer questions in real time",
said Helen.
Having visited ancient Aztec sites in Mexico, learned about the Mexican uprising
that ended the Spanish occupation, and experienced rural life in Mexico today,
the expedition is travelling further south this month to Belize, Guatemala and El
Salvador on their way through the rest of Central and South America.
The expedition, which expects to complete an unbroken true surface circumnavigation
of the world overland is bringing these explorations of local communities and
environments into classrooms from 46 countries on 4 continents. To complete the
circumnavigation, expeditioners Paul and Helen Crittenden must visit two points
directly opposite each other on the planet's surface (Antipodes), cross all lines
of longitude, and the equator at least twice. Their first antipodean point was
visited in early September just south of the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, whilst
the second awaits them in southern Chile, where they expect to arrive during the
autumn term 2011.
The expedition has two websites, one of which is dedicated to primary age pupils (7 – 11 years),
and provides access to teaching resources and lots of things of interest to younger
children. The websites can be visited at www.goingoverland.com, and
www.landysadventures.com.