‘Zipp’s Trips’ book presented to all Years 2 and 3 children

Thursday, March 14, 2019 - 10:54

The Ministry of Equality have been involved in promoting equality and respect for this year’s World Book Day. They presented a copy of the book ‘Zipp’s Trips’ to every year 2 and 3 school child.

‘Zipp’s Trips’ was developed by Project Unify, a team of six form students from Westside and Bayside School, who participated in the Young Enterprise scheme. These students wanted to create a story for young children aimed at embracing differences within our society, thereby promoting equality and inclusion. The students presented the idea to the Minister for Equality and her team at the time.

ALIEN'S JOURNEY

The book follows the journey of an alien (Zipp) who is forced to land on earth and crashes into the garden of a little girl called Luna. Zipp follows Luna around her school and is surprised by the discrimination and bullying she finds in everyday life.

This book makes for enjoyable, light reading that will introduce the reader to lessons in empathy and inclusion. Copies of this book will also be available at different public waiting areas frequented by children as well as libraries.

Minister for Equality, Samantha Sacramento, said: “We learnt about this book during the Young Enterprise Scheme two years ago. I absolutely loved their idea of reaching out to young children, and thought it was a good way to introduce the concept of being different but equal and lessons of empathy and inclusion to a younger audience.

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