Suggestions for setting up a learning centre
Set up a Social Studies Learning Centre with access to the Hillary - Nothing
Venture, Nothing Win CD Rom, library books, pictures, maps, photographs and
equipment for students to wonder about, visit, share, enjoy and return to often.
An impressive learning centre would be great to show your community at the final
presentations.
- Background scene and route map
Make a large scene with the route
map well marked on it for the classroom wall. Use masking tape to
join together 6-8 large pieces of A2 art paper (sugar paper is ideal). Paint
a background of mountains , glaciers etc on it and place it across the corner
of the classroom, maybe padding it out with crumpled newspaper to give it
a 3D effect. View these pictures for ideas of the scene, the route and the
campsites. Remember to mark in the 1953 campsites and not the ones used today.
In 1953 there were 9 campsites (Base Camp, Camp II, Camp III to Camp IX),
today there are five (Base Camp, Camp I, Camp II, Camp III and Camp IV).
Make sure the route is clearly marked and is big enough for students to move their
flags along as they progress from camp to camp on their learning journey.
Let the students participate, closely viewing the pictures and adding to it
as the study progresses, eg. Tengboche Monastery, paper flowers, small model
rope bridges, tents, things to represent the glaciers, the icefall...
- Climbing equipment and gear
You could display some mountain climbing equipment/gear:
- Backpacks - one weighing 13.5kg (the weight Hillary carried on the
final summit climb) and one weighing 27kg (the
weight Hillary often carried on other parts of the climb)
- Aluminium ladder - you could set this up on the floor
or between two solid benches. Simulate a crevasses scene beneath it. Can
they walk across carrying one of the packs?
- Small tent
- Sleeping bag - down one if possible
- Air mattress - light and thin
- Gloves, socks, pullover, sun hat with side flaps
- Spanners for the oxygen sets
- Food supplies - eg. when Hillary set off for the South Col he
took two tins of sardines, two packets of dates, a half used carton of
honey, a tin of apricots, a few packets of lemon crystals for drinks.
- Climbing boots
- Small primus stove (without the gas!)
- Water bottles
- Rope
- Utensils - tin mugs...
You may be lucky to have a climber in your area who will show or lend you some
of their gear. You could create a scene by erecting a small tent, with the
sleeping bags inside, packs etc.
- Library Books
Source as many books and journal articles as you can from the school library,
National Library, School journals, and the children's
homes.
- Maps, atlases and a globe
- Money
NZ $5 note
This material has been produced by UNITEC Institute of Technology
under contract to the Ministry of Education.
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