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On Saturday 3 March, families from the Annesley Early Learning Centre gathered at Adelaide Zoo ready to explore and gather information to support the children’s investigation into how homes reflect the local environment and the occupants’ needs.
Parents and children observed the animal enclosures looking for clues to answer their investigations:
This excursion was an opportunity to gather and record information that would support and extend the children’s discussions and play opportunities back at school over the coming weeks.
Excursions such as these enrich the learning opportunities for learners of all ages and are a vital and frequent feature of Annesley’s learning program. Students have many opportunities to apply their learning from inside the classroom to real life situations by gathering information to extend their thinking, making connections with resources in the community and observing and recording real world data to expand their understandings.
It was heartwarming to see parents enthusiastically sharing in their child’s learning with their teachers on a beautiful morning. What a joyous celebration of community learning!
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