Josh Landmann is a keen sportsman and wants to complete in the 2022 Winter Paralympics. Josh was inspired after competing in the Tough Mudder obstacle course, raiding money for charity. The course is very difficult to complete with mud and deep water and climbing challenges.
Josh is partially paralysed from the waist down and uses a wheelchair; his Dad completed the course with him but when they reached the final obstacle called the "Everest" curve, Josh found the slippy surface challenging.
An online video has gone viral showing other competitors stopping their race to help Josh complete the climb. People who had never met Josh before stopped to help push with his dad and and the top of the curve more people who were unknown to Josh stopped to help pull him up.
Josh completed the race. Josh's dad says, "He's so determined to success and achieve things it was just normal. We're grown up with his progression and positivity. He's amazing in that regard."
What do you see in the pictures?
Where were they taken?
What do you think is happening?
Explain the story
- Why did Josh want to do the Tough Mudder challenge?
- Josh uses a wheelchair; why didn't people tell him he couldn't take part?
- When Josh got to the Everest curvem what do you think he was thinking?
- Why didn't Josh give up?
- Why did people who were unkown to Josh stop to help?
- Look at the top if the curve; how many people are trying to help? Why?
- What do you think people were saying to Josh as they pushed and pulled him?
- How do you think Josh was feeling as he got to the top?
- What does this show us about all the people at the race and what they think about being different?
- Why has the video gone viral?
- What can we learn from Josh?
- What can we learn from the people who helped Josh?
- Why is this story about No Outsiders?
The film footage of Josh making the climb is on the link above
No outsiders in our school: teaching the equality act in primary schools by Andrew Moffat
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