“Go to school in swimsuits and slippers” elementary school hot topic

input2023.03.15 07:23
correction2023.03.15 07:33

Argentina is hit by an unprecedented heat wave
“Wear a swimsuit and go to school” is a hot topic in elementary school

An elementary school in Argentina, where the worst heatwave continues, is a hot topic by requiring students to wear swimsuits and slippers to school.

On the 14th (local time), according to many local media including Infovae, Francisco Guruchaga Elementary School in Rosario, Argentina, famous for being the hometown of soccer player Lionel Messi, had to limit the use of air conditioners and fans due to unstable power supply. due to the continued heat When thinking about canceling classes, teachers came up with these alternatives.

The school considered that it would be difficult for non-face-to-face classes to proceed as usual as power cuts continued due to the hot weather. I also took into account the fact that I had just started school after a long summer holiday.

The school decided last weekend to hold a unique class where students in swimming suits and flip flops are watered with a hose in the school garden during break time while explaining ‘why this hot weather is happening’ and ‘ consequences of climate change’. The students were excited, and the response from the parents was said to be hot.

The central region of Argentina has been recording temperatures 8 to 10 degrees above normal for two weeks due to an unprecedented heat wave in March. The capital, Buenos Aires, set the record for the highest temperature in March in 62 years on the 11th, and then broke the record for the highest temperature in 117 years on the 12th in one day.

As energy consumption increases due to unusually high temperatures, power outages continue throughout Argentina. On the afternoon of the 13th, electricity was cut off in 120,000 homes in the metropolitan area alone, and around 30 schools were closed in Matanza, Buenos Aires, due to problems with water supply and power supply.

Hong Min-seong, Hankyung.com reporter mshong@hankyung.com