Pupils at a York school got a real lift out of a map reading lesson.
The Year Six children at Clifton Without Junior School, welcomed a team from Ordnance Survey with their hot air balloon decorated with brightly coloured map symbols.
Pupils were told about the history of flying a hot air balloon. This year is the 200th anniversary of the publication of the first printed map.
Kyene Paton, one of the Year Six teachers and the school's history and geography co-ordinator, organised the event.
Acting head teacher Jane Mellar said: "It was a really good experience and it was supposed to be just for Year Six children, but in the end it was so great that we got all the children lining along the corridors and watching out of the windows as they inflated it.
"It really added a great atmosphere to the day. It was educational too, because the Ordnance Survey people did a slide show explaining how the maps are put together and it was to promote learning and an introduction to map reading."
Pupils will be able to find out more information by visiting the Ordnance Survey web site at www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
Updated: 10:29 Friday, January 19, 2001
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