Room 12's Inquiry Homework Findings...

We are currently looking at the Christchurch earthquake and how it has affected peoples lives. Many people are 'standing tall' and carrying on their lives; here are some of the inspirational stories we have found...

- A teenager who was shopping at Eastgate Mall saw a collapsed dairy and realised how destructive the earthquake was.
- A young girl was at school when the earthquake struck. Her and her friends were in the cloak bay. It was so frightening that the girls ran out of the building even though they knew it was not the correct thing to do. They saw many others doing the same thing - even the staff!
- A young boy was at his school swimming sports. He got bored so started off for a walk. When the quake struck he saw cracks appearing. He ran to the field where the school was to meet; once there, he looked for his little brother. A lot of damage was done to the school.
- A man was in the Cathedrial Square - he was with his parents who were visiting Christchurch. He was with his mum and dad when the earthquake struck. An unknown man helped his mother when she fell over and they made out out just as the Cathedrial came tumbling down.
- A seeing eye dog his mater by pulling him out of the rubble.
- Another seeing eye dog named Kiwi navigated his master to safety while the quake hit. Even though there was so much noise and panick around him, Kiwi stayed on task and got his master to safety.
- A man was sitting in the car about to drive away when the earthquake struck. Rubble hit his car and he felt the roof collapse in. He was able to be rescued by yelling 'help'. He was humbled by the amount of people who came to his rescue and saved him.
- A woman was in the school staffroom with some other staff when the quake hit. As it did she tried to help another woman in the kitchen as objects were falling on top of her. But she could not get up to help. After the quake, the woman went out to the field to where the rest of the school were. Everyone was safe. She was blown away by the spirit of the children and how supportive they were of each other.