Martina, a teacher in the Solomon Islands, enjoys clapping and singing with the children in her classroom. She knows they are not only having fun but also learning life-saving skills. Songs and rhymes are important teaching tools. In the Solomon Islands, nursery rhymes are helping to save children’s lives.
Using well-known tunes and simple lyrics, children learn what to do in the event of potential disasters that face the Solomon Islands such as cyclones, floods, earthquakes and tsunamis. Songs and rhymes are important teaching tools. In the Solomon Islands, nursery rhymes are helping to save children’s lives.
Using well-known tunes and simple lyrics, children learn what to do in the event of potential disasters that face the Solomon Islands such as cyclones, floods, earthquakes and tsunamis.
Pictures and Video shot on assignment for Caritas Australia – Project Compassion 2014.