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How can Video Conferencing enhance learning?
Following the conference the pupils used the playback facility to listen to their own and the sessions from the other schools. The informatiuon gathered was used by the pupils to answer questions about:
- Why were pupils evacuated to the countryside?
- What happened during World War II to pupils living in Kent?
- How did life change during World War II for pupils?
- What did civilians do during an air raid?
Following the sessions many pupils wrote accounts about “Leaving Home.”
Using information gathered from the interviews together with evidence gathered from other sources including the Internet, newspapers and diaries these stories and reports can be viewed on the South East Grid for Learning “Making the News” website.
 My Evacuation Story
As I was standing on the platform waiting for the train, I was clinging onto my mums arm determined that I wasn't going to leave her. I was frightened and scared and I didn't know where I was going to end up as well as not knowing what family I was going to. As I was hugging my mum I wished that the war would finish and we could all go back home to our families.
Eventually it was time to say a final goodbye to our families. I could see that every one in our family had tears in their eyes and were upset, but I was trying not to show how upset and sad I was. I finally gave my family a hug and a kiss and gradually I climbed into the carriage. Already sitting there was my best friend Millie. Having Millie there made me feel a bit better. Finally everybody was sitting on the train and it began moving slowly. I gave one last wave to my family before we went into a tunnel. All of a sudden every one that I knew was out of sight and all I had was a photo of my family in my suitcase but I didn't get it out because it would make me very sad so I just sat in the carriage praying that I would go to a nice family that looked after me well. The journey seemed to go on for ever and ever, but eventually the train came to a halt.
Everybody scrambled off and we were guided into a church. It was in Cornwall. I thought to myself that was about a hundred miles away from my family."Ok everyone we are in Cornwall. Tomorrow morning people from the town will come and collect you, but for now I would like you to get some sleep." Before very long it was morning and surrounding me were lots of adults looking for pupils to take and I was the first child to get picked. AMAZING!!!!! My hosts name was Laura she lived by herself and was very nice she looked after me well and I was very happy. Eventually the war finished and I went back home to my family. We are all very happy.
Megan – Tenterden Junior
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My Evacuation Story - Ruth Marsden, Tenterden Junior School
The platform was crowded when Mum and I finally got my ticket. Children were clinging to their mums, and mums were clinging back. I caught sight of my best friend, Jessica already sitting in a carriage, reading a book. Jessica was over the moon...
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