What do you see in the picture, what do you think the story is here?
During the summer holidays there was sad news from Sydney when Sphen, a famous gentoo penguin sadly died. Sphen became very famous in 2018 when he fell in love with another male penguin called Magic at Sydney Aquarium. The couple adopted eggs twice and brought up two penguin chicks together.
Magic and Sphen became famous around the world and people fell in love with their story and visited the aquarium to see the chicks raised by two daddies.
Sea Life Sydney Aquarium said Sphen and Magic had an "immeasurable impact around the word as a symbol of equality."
When Magic realised Sphen had died, he started to sing and the whole penguin colony joined in. The zoo keepers said it was an emotional moment.
Many people commented online about Spen's impact:
Mark said, "Sphen and Magic were equality icons"
Habibi said, "You taught the world so much, we will never forget you" and added an Arabic term of affection.
There is a short video in the link above showing Sphen and magic when they adopted their first chick.
- This story is about an animal in a zoo that died. Yet it made the news all over the world - why?
- Why do you think two male penguins adopting a chick is so interesting to people?
- Sphen and Magic had an "immeasurable impact around the word as a symbol of equality."- what does this mean?
- what does this say about families in 2024 around the world?
- why did all the penguins join in singing when Sphen died? What does that show abut how the other penguins felt about him?
- People commented using English and using Arabic; what does this show about different people and respect for different families?
- some people might argue Sphen and Magic are not a proper family; how would you respond?
- what do we say at our school about different families?
- what is the law in the UK about this? (Equality Act - sexual orientation)
- who else is protected in the Equality Act?
- Some people might say children don't need to know about things like this. How would you respond?
- why is this about No Outsiders?
- Which British value is this about?
No Outsiders: We belong here by Andrew Moffat (scheme of work for primary schools)
Register to be a No Outsiders school (new for 2024)
Watch CPD films showing schools in 2024 using No Outsiders to teach community cohesion
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