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Week 3
The weather was kind and the children were on form and keen to learn. The warm up activity was Maths related. The children were challenged by a 4 x 4 grid of cones. They had to find the correct code (path) through the grid. The children had to fail many times to find success. The message was that in order to succeed failure may happen. Failure is good if you learn from it, failure can be a positive step in the journey of success. The children showed resilience and managed to navigate through the challenge. There was lots of positional vocabulary being used.
During the main session half the class learnt and demonstrated safe tool use. They independently used a Japanese saw, vice and electric drill to produce a necklace.
The other half tapped into their creative brains and constructed shelters and homes for their new animal friends. Many made working zip lines. The children used vocabulary such as 'descending, gravitational pull and potential energy' during their exploration. There was a buzz of excitement and the engineers enjoyed their learning.
As always Mr Oakey was commented on how brilliant the teaching staff out with him were. Having a team of teachers outside, focused on the children's experiential learning, allows the children to reach their full potential and more!
