School bid to tackle race hate
 | | James Walls (left), 16, and Vanth Careswell, 11, will guide visitors around Haverstock School’s Anne Frank exhibition Picture: Tony Gay |
A CAMDEN school has become the first in the country to host an exhibition aimed at challenging race hatred.
Anne Frank: A History for Today is being held at Haverstock School Business and Enterprise College, in Chalk Farm Road, Chalk Farm, this week.
It aims to encourage tolerance, human rights and democracy by telling the story of Anne Frank, one of the Jewish victims of Nazi persecution during the Second World War.
Karen Marriott, business and enterprise co-ordinator at Haverstock School, said: "It's not just history. It's about challenging race hatred and there is a reference to Stephen Lawrence.
"It's a good opportunity because we have a new school with a vast space round a common area and it's interesting for the kids.
"Children are coming to us and asking to take part and that's great. We would love to do more like this."
Students at Haverstock School are so keen they have been trained as guides to show around pupils from other Camden schools, pensioners' groups and members of the public.
After half a day's training, 16-year-old leisure and tourism student James Walls is the exhibition's official guide, with 11-year-old Vanth Careswell as one of his helpers.
The exhibition includes the only existing film footage of Anne Frank and was designed by the curators of the famous Anne Frank Huis museum in Amsterdam.
Paul Tyack, head of fundraising and development at the Anne Frank Trust, in Grafton Road, Kentish Town, said: "The aim is to challenge racism and discrimination across the UK by introducing young people to the story of Anne Frank.
"As a Camden-based charity were especially pleased to launch our latest exhibition at Haverstock School and are delighted that staff and students are showing a strong interest."
The free exhibition is open to the public between 10am and 3pm on Saturday.
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