Salvation Army School holds first open day

News Five usually only visits the Salvation Army School at Christmas when they have their holiday dinner, but this week we got a special invitation to their newest event.

The end of the school year usually means studying for exams but for the very first time it meant something different for the students at Salvation Army Primary School. They had their first open day and according to the standard six teacher Sharon Mejia, the exhibition gave those children who are not academically inclined a chance to shine.

Sharon Mejia, Standard Six Teacher

“Instead of having the children make their art stuff and carry them home we thought that we could have an exhibition. The children have potential. Sometimes they do not do well academically but they can do well in arts or crafts or whatever.”

Arts, crafts, science or whatever their choice, the children of Salvation Army Primary had a chance to be creative.

Herbert Jones, Standard Six

“We made the volcano with sand and part of the volcano is recardo. We use foil and this acid and when the acid touch the foil it erupts and throws the lava. And everything the lava touch it will melt it.”

Emmet Baptist, Standard Five

“This is a farm that everybody in the class built. Somebody brought the grass; I brought the two boxes and he brought the turtle and animals. These boxes here are used for where the animals stay and the other one is for when hurricane comes and the animals can live in it. For example when hurricane is coming we have to run to Belmopan. The same way the animals have to run into this place.”

Now that they have had the chance to stay out of the class for one day to show their stuff, the students can get down to the business of taking their exams. Arreini Palacio for News Five.

The Salvation Army teachers and principal hope to make the open day an annual event.