2020-03-14 The Week Junior

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Over to you

The Week Junior• 14 March2020

GETINVOLVED

JuniorBakeOffa ppli cations

arenowopen

If you’rebetweennine and 15 years old and

would likethe chancetocompeteinthe famous

white tent, you’ll need to send in an application

with your parent or guardian, in which you

answer several questions about your baking skills

and your ambitions. Don’t worry about doing it all

at oncebecause the online process lets you save

what you’ve written andgo back to it later.The

deadlineforapplications is5April, but it’sbest

not to leave it to the very last minute!To appl y,

go to junior.take-part.co.uk, or youcanemail

[email protected]

or call 0207067 4833.

What’sgoingonatyourschool?Haveyoutakenpartinas portingevent,

puton ashoword onesomethingfuntoraisemoney?Whateveryou’reup

to,wew [email protected]

YoungCitizens

Young Citizens workswith primary and secondary

schoolstohelp teach, inspireand motivate young

people.Democracy is at the heart of what the

charitywants to achieve, and it believes in a

society in which everyone has the knowledge,

skills andconfidencetot akepartfully .Young

Citizens runs workshops and creates resourcesto

help teachers to educate students on subjects

such the justicesystem

and the rule of law.

To learn more, visit

youngcitizens.org

CHARITYOFTHEWEEK

Editor’snote

Editor

Thenewsthat the wholeof It aly has
been put in quarantineto prevent
the spreadofcoronavirus is pretty
shocking.It’sgoingtomakelifevery
difficultforlotsofpeople–but the
hope is that itkeeps morepeople
safe. Oneof our readers, Hannah, got
touch with usto let us knowhow herfriends inRome,
Emilia andPepe, arecoping nowthat their school has
closed.Read herfabinterviewonpage2.
Of course, althoughcoronaviruscontinuesto
dominatethe headlines, there’s plenty morethat’s
going on in theworld –and we’vecrammed quitealot
of it int othis week’s magazine. Shakespeare’s most
wickedvillains ;realand imaginary seamonsters;
exquisitedinosaur-agecockroachesperfectly preserved
in amber; and glow-in-the-dark frogs and salamanders
arejust someofthe weird, wild andwonderfulstories
making an appearanceonthis week’s pages. Iespecially
likethis week’s debate–which asks whether
Shakespeareisthe gr eate st wr iter of all ti me. What do
youthink?Who’syourfavouritewriter ,and why?Is it a
valid questionto ask? Letusk now at the usual address.

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Emailyournews,viewsandpicturesto

[email protected]. uk

“

Ihavebeen home-educated all my life. My

parents decided, when my older sisterwasababy,

not to send her to school, and followed the same

path with me and my brothers. WhenIwas the age

for secondary school,Iwent to several open

evenings, but decided thatIpreferred home

education.We have“morning time”every weekday,

followed by 45 minutes of maths three daysaweek.

After thatIamusually free to do homework (from

online classes) while my mum does GCSE work with

my sister (it’ll be my turn next year–yikes), and my

brothers arefreetodowhat theywant (which

usually involves noise). Through online classes,

Ihavemade friends with other home-educated

children. My mum runsafortnightly group for

home-educators and theirfamilies.Idoamartial

arts class once, sometimes twiceaweek.Igo

swimming weekly with my brothers. Through

swimming lessonsIhavenot only got badges, but

made friends.Ithink that schoolscertainly have

their upside, but that home-education allows you to

learn things that you areinterested in, and at your

own pace. Home-educated children arenot any less

brilliant, or any moreisolated th

children who go to school.

”

Myhomeism

Name:Rosie

han

JOKE OF

THE WEEK

“What do bees

likesol

ving?

Buzzles”

Maya

Junior

Roving Reporter

Bonkersfor

baking?

Rosie learns

at home.