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On their return to school, the students wrote "We Statements" about their trip to Canberra. Students Dayna Cox, Taylah Low, Kristen Kammerman and Jack Reynolds provided the following. |
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We endured 16 hours of bus excitement. |
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We experienced amazing athletes and the facilities at the Australian
Institute of Sport. |
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We marvelled at the planning and the precision of our National
Capital. |
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We made our own money at the Royal Australian Mint. |
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We saw contrasting embassies reflecting culture and inequity. |
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We toured the National Portrait Gallery looking at the magnificent
portrait of Australians. |
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We toured the Old Parliament House and some of us got to dress up
and re-enact the parliament. |
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We had a tour of the New Parliament House and the stairs were made
of marble!! |
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We thoroughly enjoyed the outer space experience at Tidbinbilla. |
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We loved Ice Age 2, it was hilarious. |
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We survived the scary simulator roller coaster at Questacon. |
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We were proud Australians at the Australian War Memorial. |
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We went on the National Gallery tour. It was awesome ! |
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We had loads of fun at Zone 3 Laser Challenge. It was great to enjoy
something different. |
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We couldn't get to sleep that night because we were all still hyped
up on all the fun we had had before then. |
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We did not enjoy packing our bags and tidying our dorms ready to
leave. |
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We had to take pictures of Aussie Icons that were important to us at
The National Museum. |
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We made cheese at the CSIRO Discovery Centre. |
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We pigged out on pizza for tea before the ride home. |
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We slept a lot more on the way back than on the way. We loved
Canberra it was a great experience. |
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Freefall thrills |
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Responsibility
Respect
Integrity |
During Week 10 of Term 1, a large group of senior students, accompanied by staff members travelled to Canberra for an amazing four day experience in our nation's capital city. The majority of the party left school by bus at 4:00 pm on Sunday 2nd April. The bus trip, which took sixteen hours, was filled with great excitement and anticipation interspersed with a few hours of broken sleep. The remainder of the party, consisting of two students and three adults, accompanied wheelchair student Josh Robertson by plane and joined up with the main party on Monday morning in Canberra. For the next four days, the group was immersed in all kinds of diverse experiences that stimulated and evoked a wide variety of emotions and reactions in both students and the accompanying adults. Each venue provided a special and unique learning experience that far excelled the obvious limitations of a traditional classroom setting.
A brief outline of the itinerary is set out below:-
The following was written by Simon Mueller, Canberra Coordinator Our Canberra experience 2006 was a very special one. I have no doubt that the Canberra Trip will remain a highlight for the students and continue to impact positively on their learning. All of our students need to be congratulated on their excellent attitude and behaviour for the duration of the experience. At all times they were curious, interested, asked questions, showed respect and understanding and participated fully. Follow up discussions and work at school revolved around: structures of government, appreciation of our War Veterans and the sacrifices made, wealth distribution, artistic appreciation, the wonders of science and our nation’s fabulous sporting achievements. What a smorgasbord! Our students were bombarded with amazing experience after amazing experience and took it all in their stride to build on their incredible understanding of their role as Australian Citizens and appreciation of our enviable way of life. All of this crammed into 4 amazing days, after 16 long but exciting bus hours! They all deserve a medal! Thank you again to all parents for supporting this concept at Happy Valley School. I am looking forward to 2007 and another successful trip to our National Capital.
To view a special Photo Gallery
of the 2006 Canberra Trip OR Click on any thumbnail below. This will enlarge the photograph. Then you can either click "Back" to return to this page or click "Next Photo" to work your way through our special Photo Gallery.
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