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Professor Blenkinsop and police officer at site of spacecraft crash in Newlyn Place First School, Fishermead

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The children hold a goodbye party in the school hall and give their teddies to Zerena for her trip home

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Parents come to an assembly to find out about the work the children have been doing with Zerena

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The parade is about to begin led by a police officer on horseback

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The children work on designing a spaceship for Zerena’s journey home

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The children give Zerena some food

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The children and Zerena watch TV in Zerena’s home

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The children display their work

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The goodbye parade of parents and children passing Fishermead houses

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Professor Blenkinsop uses unorthodox methods, including juggling planets, to teach the children about the origin of the spacecraft and space

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Professor Blenkinsop meets with the children in the school hall to discuss where the spaceship might have come from

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The children of Newlyn Place, gathered in rows in the school hall, are scared when they hear noises from inside the spaceship

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The children get their first look at the alien from Xadrolyte

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A teacher encourages a reluctant child to shake hands with the alien

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One child confidently welcomes the alien with a handshake

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Child guides the alien in taking first steps on planet earth

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Children make friends with the Alien, they call her “Silver”

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Two children try out the alien’s spaceship

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Zerena is balancing on one leg on top of a table. The children and the Professor observe

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The children teach Zerena to read

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The children teach Zerena how to cross the road

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Zerena shows the children some unexpected moves

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Zerena is filmed by Anglia TV in front of her spaceship

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The Zerena Project - A Taped Slide Show

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Recorded in 1988. Duration 17 mins 10 secs. Produced by Roger Kitchen for Inter-Action MK. Children from Newlyn Place First School ( Now The Willows ) tell the story of when a spaceship crashed in their playground in their own words. Exhibited as part of Educating Zerena 2022 at MK Gallery. Watch the documentary Educating Zerena: An Alien Encounter ...

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