A FAMILY of volunteers plan to continue their work after they jetted across the globe to teach youngsters at a Sri Lankan school set up to look after the children of victims of the 2004 Tsunami.

Adele Hawes took daughter Georgia, 11, and son Eddy, eight, to volunteer with the organisation Projects Abroad.

The trio, from Ducklington, spent three weeks over Easter with children at a school near the capital Colombo, teaching English and helping with creative projects.

Mrs Hawes, 45, said: “I learnt that my kids were quite resilient, more resilient than I thought they would be. It did make me think how privileged we all are and how much we moan about silly things.”

The family are planning to head out to the school again next Easter, with hopes of helping to refurbish the building.

Mrs Hawes, who runs a demolition and skip hire firm with her husband Glen, said the family spent their mornings with about 30 youngsters at the school, Mrs Hawes said the family had a “light bulb” moment and decided to travel to Sri Lanka after Mr Hawes, 45, injured his foot and they could not go on a planned skiing holiday.

She added: “It was fantastic. It was hard work. Everybody was really friendly.”

The family helped raise more than £1,000 for the school through a Facebook appeal during their visit.