Activity 3: Scaling New Heights [6 points]
In 1953, Sir Edmund Hillary and his sherpa (guide), Tenzing Norgay, were the first people to reach the summit of Mt Everest, the tallest mountain in the world.
At the time, Edmund Hillary was an apiarist (beekeeper) from Auckland, New Zealand. During the summer he worked as a beekeeper, and during the winter, he climbed mountains. Becoming the first person to summit Everest was not easy. In fact, Edmund Hillary attempted (tried) to climb to the top of Mt Everest three times before he succeeded. He was determined to reach the top!
While this famous explorer and climber is mostly remembered for being the first person to reach the summit of Mt Everest, he has also made a huge impact on the world through his charity work. In 1960, Sir Edmund Hillary set up the Himalayan Trust to bring education, healthcare and safe drinking water to the people of Nepal - the country where Mt Everest is located.
For this activity, please select a charity that you are interested in. You may choose your own or use one from our list (below). Read about the charity.
List of Possible Charities:
On your blog, write a short explanation of what the charity does.
*Remember to attribute any images that you borrow from the internet or from other people.
*Please check out the Eye-Catching Blog Posts page for ideas!
1.Charity they will donate some money to poor school
2.Charity will give the poor people some benefits
3.Charity gives free accommodation to those who don't have a house.
Hi Jason
ReplyDeleteMy name is Daniel and I am a student blogger for the Summer Learning program. Good job on completing another activity.
I think that charities do a lot of amazing work helping people, animals and the environment all around the world. Just to clarify a few things: which charity did you end up choosing and what exactly do they do? For example, what benefits do you think they give to poor people and what they give the money to the school for (like maybe new furniture or classrooms).
If you could find out this information it would be great! Keep up the excellent work Jason.
Daniel
Hi Jason, this is Mrs Collinsagain... I'd pick the SPCA, especially this time of year when so many kittens and puppies are unwanted after Christmas. Do you have pets at home? We have x2 cats and x3 fish... Keep blogging, and commenting on others, to increase your chance of winning one of the awesome prizes and to keep your learning up over the school break!
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