It used to be that 'the outdoors' was a child's playground for a good part of their day. That is not the norm for many children any more and so, where once children went indoors to get educated, it is now important for them to get outdoors to learn about the world we are dependent upon.
The air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat will only be sustained if we have a good understanding of how to look after those life sustaining elements and that means using all our senses to do it.
Elizabeth Lake and Kinsmen Park have been humming with school
children recently exploring their local environment. Dave Quinn and Patty
Kolesnichenko worked with two classes from TM Roberts on Creek Science in and
around Joseph Creek, while Leigh Cormier's Grade 12s from Mount Baker High
School worked with Grade 3s from Gordon Terrace on a variety of activities -
Canoe Race, Explore the Riparian Zone, Water Cycle Game (Project WET),
Macroinvertebrate Hunt and Water In Africa.
Thank you to Stewart Wilson for the photos
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| Life in water is healthy water |
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| Water is delivered to our homes: many have to get the water for themselves |
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| Tiny creatures are important in the web of life |
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| Dave Quinn engages great conversation about the creek |
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| Looking at the real world close up |
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| Touch it, smell it ,admire its beauty |
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| We are reflections of what we breathe, drink and eat |
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