Teachers from Hoylake and Heswall are delivering an educational workshop to primary schools across Wirral using a character called Thomas the Gorilla.
Joe Parsonage and Sam Bryan are the founders of Teach Rex, an educational business which uses characters to tell stories with powerful hooks to inspire and motivate children to engage with their learning.
The lifelike gorilla costume, is used to promote sustainable behaviors and awareness amongst children in schools.
Joe said: “As teachers, it is our obligation to educate people from a young age regarding the importance of sustainable behaviours. We can do this by linking everything we do to subjects within the curriculum, such as Science, English and ICT.
“It cannot be disputed, the natural world is phenomenal and deserves to be looked after. If humans are to enjoy the splendor of the world then the future of tomorrow, the young people we teach, must have an awareness of the positive and negative impacts of humans on the planet.”
Teach Rex has delivered educational workshops over the last two years to more than 250 schools by creating an emotional attachment through props and storytelling.
Sam said: “Nearly 20% of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed over the past 50 years and if trends continue, it may cease to exist in another 50 years’ time. However, human behaviours can change and now more than ever, there are governments and people putting laws in place to help change the current situation.
“This is a project that we have been working on since properly setting the business up in 2017, and we are delighted that we can provide schools with such a holistic package that has positive learning outcomes for a whole school, or whoever schools decide to target.”
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