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Journeys to School - Secondary Assembly Kit

Videos, scripts and discussion prompts to deliver the assembly. Choose which materials suit your school or use a suggested format.

If you would like us to email a copy of the videos, contact worldclass@bbc.co.uk

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Script to introduce Film 1 - School Journey in Kenya

Ask the assembly for a show of hands about how they get to school - do they walk, take the bus, arrive by car or perhaps run?

Brother and sister Linet and Moses Masai are Kenyan long distance runners. Moses was born in 1986 and is three years older than Linet. They have a younger brother, Dennis who is also an athlete.

Moses and Linet both specialise in 10,000m (6.2 miles) and have recorded personal bests of 26:49 and 30:26 respectively. Linet is Kenya's star female long distance runner and the current World Champion.

They went to school together in a hilly and remote area of Kenya in the Mount Elgon province near the Ugandan border. Running is a big deal in Kenya and Moses' passion for running started when he was at school. He often ran for an hour and a half to school and back home, setting out at 5am.

In this video Linet and Moses return to their school and tell us about their school run.

ASSEMBLY QUESTION Would you rather run or drive to school? Email your school's answer to worldclass@bbc.co.uk

Discussion prompts

- How does their journey to school compare to yours?

- Would you be prepared to get up very early in the morning to run to school?

- What do you think their long journeys to school say about the importance of school in Kenya?

Assembly Question - Would you rather run or drive to school? Email your school's answer to worldclass@bbc.co.uk

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