Pupils from Porto Praia primary school in Cape Verde have been marking the 150th anniversary of Darwin's Origin of Species.

Charles Darwin landed on Cape Verde within the first few weeks of his famous voyage on the Beagle.  It was the first tropical country he visited.  

For their 'Explore with Darwin' project children have been learning about famous ship which brought Darwin to their islands and have made drawings and models. 

Meet teacher Quintino Monteiro and his class:



See their photo gallery below:

How did they do that?

The pupils from Porto Praia primary school in Cape Verde worked with their teacher, Quintino Monteiro, to mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin's 'Origin of Species' for Explore with Darwin. 

Download the Explore with Darwin PDF for teachers and read more stories from schools inspired by Darwin here.

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