What is the Jason Project?

And now, the Year 7 students and teachers from Happy Valley School are actively engaged in the project. The students and staff have been involved in many activities during Term 1 including training sessions, excursions and field trips, guest speakers, and hundreds of hours accessing the internet.

 As part of their JASON XI Project studies, the Year 7 students visited Port Noarlunga. Here students explore the reef and carry out scientific investigations on the reef and the marine life that is associated with this type of environment.

Year 7 students have been engaged in several field studies of creek and river systems in and around the Adelaide area.  

The photograph at right shows our students studying the River Torrens. The children carried out water quality tests to examine pollution and the impact of man on our river systems. The children gathered some interesting data from their trip.

As part of their studies about underwater exploration, the Year 7 students listened to guest speakers who talked about scuba diving (above left) and submarines (above right).

The photograph at right shows Brad Middleton collecting a water sample from the bottom of the Sturt Gorge. The children check the quality of the water and examine the sample for various forms of life. 

Before going on an excursion, the children learn and practise the various techniques that they will use out in the field. This photograph shows one Year 7 student measuring the number of "fruit-loops" contained in a given area. 

One of the advantages of the Jason Project is the children are exposed to a great many learning experiences. The "hands-on" approach is enjoyed by the children who appear to thrive on the field trips and the interactive nature of the modern computer and the Internet. The children are certainly being challenged by the wonders of the Information Technology explosion.