Freedom – what does this word mean to you? In our society today we are sometimes more concerned with the things we do not have rather than the things we do have. Imagine if we did not have our freedom – what would that mean to you? One girl who has not taken her freedom for granted is Malala Yousafzai – she was denied the freedom to go to school and study like many other children in the world. Luckily now she is able to and she has never taken this freedom for granted.

To quote Malala:
“In some parts of the world, students are going to school every day. It’s their normal life. But in other parts of the world, we are starving for education… it’s like a precious gift. It’s like a diamond”

So this month think about your freedom – think about how lucky you are to be able to go to school and learn and remember…