On January 12 a powerful earthquake devastated the Haitian capital, Port au Prince.

Read Haitian pupil's answers to questions from schools around the world, reported by Nick Davies on The World Today

How did you feel when the earthquake struck?

I think it was impossible. I did not imagine something like this will happen.

I was very afraid, I thought it was the end of time.

[Reporter: The end of time, like judgement day?]  Yes.

Koya Secondary school for Girls, Iraq
St. Augustine’s College, Cape Coast, Ghana
Southwick Primary School, Sunderland, UK
Audenshaw School, Manchester, UK

Have you been in an earthquake before?  Are you interested in seismology? 

I felt in one in 2007 - that was not too bad.

I think [I am interested].  When I grow up I would like to be a seisemologist.  I would try and tell the president how people can be prepared.

Blackheath High School, London UK

What was the impact?  How have you coped?

It killed a lot of people.

I did not cope. I do not want this thing to happen again because it is a disaster.

Ilfracombe Arts College, Devon
St Joseph's Convent, Karachi, Pakistan
Sleepy Hollow High School, New York State, USA
Njad Girls High School, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

What are the next steps?

They should send a lot of people.  They should rebuild the construction and make it earthquake proof, water proof, and fire proof.

Central Foundation Girls School, London UK

Are people more friendly since the earthquake?

People are more friendly.

[Before] they may have food and they stay at their house eating by themselves.

Now they share their food.

Quebec High School, Canada
Wells Cathedral School, Somerset, UK
Nohara Elementary School, Nara, Japan

How did they do that?

BBC World service News for  The World Today are sharing messages and questions schools around the world with at a school in Haiti and reporting from a temporary school set up in Port au Prince by UNICEF.

 Rafi.ki schools also took part.

Join BBC World Class and our partners will help your school twin.
 
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites.