Drama Students from Woodham Academy were thrilled to receive an email from Sally Becker in response to their comments about her during a drama lesson. As a British Charity Worker, Sally’s heroic missions during the Bosnian war earned her the title ‘The Angel of Mostar’.
Drama teacher, Mrs L Drew, designed a scheme of work based upon the extraordinary efforts of the people carrying the Olympic Flag.
During the ‘Sally Becker’ lesson, students used explorative strategies to mentally place themselves in her situation. Students used her as a stimulus to explore whether bravery was a feeling, or a response to a situation.
During the plenary of the lesson, the students were asked to write down anything they would like to say to Ms Becker or any questions they would like to ask her. Mrs Drew wrote to Sally explaining the lesson and forwarding on the students’ comments and questions; within 24 hours, Ms Becker had replied.
Sally said she was “honoured” to be a part of the lesson and how much she appreciated the comments made by Woodham students. After taking time to respond to each comment directly Kiera, 15, said “I admire her bravery and dedication to a cause, it was such a shock to receive a reply from her and made us realise that she is a real person and not just someone you see in the news”.
Rebecca, 14, explained “I was excited and overjoyed, I was proud and totally understood why she chose to stay in the war zone, I wish I had her courage”.
