Amal (9) - Syria: Refugee puppet making 5000 mile journey

This episode, Sam, Mike and Julie learn about the Finnish teenager who became Prime Minister for the Day and the South African boy turning litter into games for kids in Around the World in 6 Stories.

We debate the age of voting in the Big Discussion, we visit Kenya in the Fact or Fiction Adventure and our Youth Spotlight is on Amal, the 3.5m puppet of a 9 year old refugee making the 5000 mile journey from the Turkish/Syrian border to Manchester, England.  Julie learns a new life skill - map reading! 

AROUND THE WORLD IN 6 STORIES:

• Sweden: First All female Nobel Prize recipients in Chemistry
• Italy: Cursed stolen artefacts from Pompei
• Canada: Queen of the Ocean tagged
• Finland: Teenage Prime Minister for the day
• South Africa: Recycled litter made into games for kids
• Tanzania: Miner becomes millionaire

THE BIG DISCUSSION:

• The Age of Voting

FACT or FICTION:

• Kenya

YOUTH SPOTLIGHT:

• Amal, the 3.5m puppet of a 9 year old refugee making the 5000 mile journey from the Turkish/Syrian border to Manchester, England

LIFE-SKILLS

• Using a map and compass

LANGUAGE CORNER

• Riddles

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