Team CH and Mary Seacole

This week Team CH travelled back in time to the Crimean War of 1853. They listened carefully to the story of how Mary, born in Jamaica on the 23rd November wanted to help treat wounded soldiers there but was turned away due to the colour of her skin.  

Mary saved up her own money to be able to travel there and opened her 'British Hotel' - a hospital for the soldiers of the war. Mary even travelled where the fighting was happening to treat soldiers under fire.  

Mary Seacole was awarded military medals for her service during the war.

After listening to the story of Mary Seacole the children began to act out the key events from the story. They used this as an opportunity to develop their Oracy skills and use key vocabulary such as, equality, female, male, past, present, Jamaica, Britain.