Thousands of children will explore the vast Jordanian desert and learn about water conservation thanks to a unique Land Rover Discovery expedition.
The specially prepared Discovery family SUV will support the recipients of the 2017 Land Rover Bursary, administered by the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG). The ‘Water Diaries’ expedition will cross one of the driest countries on the planet to investigate how the population manages its precious water.
The three-man team, led by geography teacher Fearghal O’Nuallain, was waved off on its month-long journey by year 11 pupils from St Peter’s Catholic School, Solihull. The pupils will follow O’Nuallain’s regular online broadcasts to support their geography studies and thousands of others across the UK and Ireland are expected to join in
Team leader Fearghal O’Nuallain said: “The Discovery is going to be critical to the success of our trip. It will take us across the vast sand dunes and rocky terrain of Jordan while carrying everything we need. Beyond simple transport, the specially enhanced SUV will also be our accommodation, laboratory, classroom and broadcast studio for four weeks.”
The Discovery will also be home to field scientist Dr Shane McGuinness and documentary film-maker Temujin Doran, who plan to make weekly online broadcasts to budding geographers about their trip on their website www.thewaterdiaries.com
To guarantee the team’s lessons go ahead each week, Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) division prepared the unique Discovery - the first time the car has been used on the Land Rover Bursary expedition, which this year celebrates its 10th anniversary.
Be sure to keep visiting the TeamTalk website for more on the trio's extraordinary journey.
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