The standard mother country that crossed the country

Each family contributed to a fabric piece of 60 xs 60 cm and today the flag measures 256 meters

They made his contribution schools of Ushuaia and in Jujuy Also the project participated to the local community will continue in the neighboring district of Ituzaingó

They are the 14 and a gray and pale cloud mattress covers the sky on the school Thomas Jefferson in the Buenosairean district with Colored person. There, students and teachers, with the support of the community, created an Argentine flag that today measures 256 meters.

"the idea arose at the beginning of 2001: we asked to him each boy who brought a celestial or white fabric piece of 60 xs 60 cm ", says Norma Arizcuren, director of the school, when commenting an arisen experience to show that between all a country can be constructed better.

"By initiative of the school, the flag crossed the country and it extended as each school added its contribution", Arizcuren explains. And it assures that initially 80 families and 140 students made a standard mother country of 27 meters.

The story is interrupted by the metallic sound of a timbre that fills the classrooms and indicates the beginning of the recreation. Then more than 200 boys they invade the patio of the school.

"the flag we did it between all. I was in 4° degree when everything began. That year was called on to promise loyalty to me. She was in the seat Mariano Moreno and was full ", counts Lucas Chaves, that degree attends 6°. "I also participate '", adds Juan Cruz Argent, that remembers that patricios and grenadiers to horse were escorted "by".

Both return to the classroom and disappear behind the door. Then Arizcuren retakes the story: "the last year we sent the flag to him to the School N° 1 of Ushuaia so that they continued with the project. The plan was as much successful that the fabric - celestial and white it was exhausted in the stores of that city ".

The flag returned more of Land of the Fire with 40 meters. "It had same the wide one, but now it measured 77 meters. Then we decided to repeat the experience with a school of Jujuy. There it grew more than one hundred meters. Of return in Colored person, we opened the plan to the community and this year got to measure 256 meters ", says Arizcuren.

And it concludes: "Now we are going away it to give to the community of Ituzaingó, so that it continues the work, until she becomes the greatest flag of the world".

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