The 8th Graders at the United World College of South East Asia, were very excited for their physical education lesson today. They had waited for a long time to play outdoors, which was made difficult by the Haze. That morning, the PSI (Pollutant Standard Index) was well below one hundred. The school council set a limit of 150 before cancelling outdoor classes. By 3rd period the PSI was over 200, and all outdoor activities were cancelled. On a normal school week the children would have be able to have a lesson indoors, but the unexpected incident caught the teachers of guard.
The PE teachers responded quickly to the problem. They came up with a workout for the students to do. They also found a space big enough for one class. There was just one problem with this plan. “How the hell are we supposed to fit 70 people in this tiny room” said Mr Kentish, one of the PE teachers. This was when the children started to enter the room. 70 people sitting on the floor in a space meant for 25 people. This was a problem that needed to be dealt with instantaneously.
The children were restless. When one teacher came up with the idea to use the gym. “It wasn’t the best idea, but it wasn’t the worst” Said one of the students, walking by. We looked into this issue more deeply and saw that the school had 4 sports hall, but after further investigation, we realised that 2 of the halls were being used for a conference later that week and the other two had scheduled classes in them. this incident really struck the school at a very unfavourable time.
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