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Testimonials
Antarctica
All students (Year 8, Levels 2-5) were able to access and make sense of the content. Antarctica fitted perfectly with our concept study of 'Environments'. It was our first experience and we will be back for more.
Peter Fowler from Cobham Intermediate
The whole field trip has added a sense of authenticity to student learning. This really is a wonderful way to give us invaluable learning experiences - students have been so engaged and have been thinking of their own experiments to test some of the things that they have learnt.
Shannon Mainey from Waiau Pa School
This field trip has been the highlight of the year for all the students. Amazing enthusiasm from the whole school.
Emily Wells from St Mark's School Christchurch
The idea of virtually going to Antarctic created such a buzz and a HUGE level of engagement. It's great the way LEARNZ leaders connect with students - they present everything in such an accessible way but have high expectations that students can and will be able to understand fairly sophisticated concepts.
Christine Hailes from North Street School
It made the students aware of the value of the work done in Antarctica, both in the past and in the present, more effectively than just reading about it.
Jacinta Drummond from Mount Hutt College
The unit was an excellent opportunity to integrate the Principles, Values, Key Competencies across a range of curriculum areas within authentic learning situations. The students really enjoy the online learning resources, especially the audio conferences.
Brigid Conaglen from Clifton Terrace Model School
This is a rich experience for students who know NZ but are often living offshore.
Robina Smythe from Te Aho o Te Kura Pounamu
Rather than just researching independently about Antarctica, the students enjoyed having a variety of tools at their fingertips. The mixture of videos, photos, quiz etc kept students interested and being able to listen to the information rather than having to read it is highly beneficial.
Marcia Karaitiana from West Gore School
The students particularly enjoyed the videos and the quizzes. They also commented on how much they liked how the diaries were written as if they were there. This LEARNZ Antarctica trip fitted in well with the Nature of Science aspects of questioning and using vocabulary that we were focussing on.
Lauren Milnes from Ngatimoti School
The 'real-time' trip increased motivation for students and hooked them into their learning. The virtual relationship with Shelley was a highlight. A class visit from David Wallace, who visited Antarctica in 2012, reinforced all the students had seen and inquired about through LEARNZ.
Kathleen McIsaac from Cambridge East School
The field trip was extremely appropriate and challenging. Very effective. My class really got into it - it was so well organised for teachers and students.
Jane Austen from Cornwall Park District School
Interactive, engaging and highly motivating. Helps create partnership between home and school as students are extremely keen to share the field trip experiences with their parents.
Karen Edwards from Brightwater School
WOW, what a powerful learning tool the Audio Conference was - our extension Year 3-4 students were so engaged in listening and learning that they didn't make a sound.
Joanne Drake from Geraldine Primary School
Great for students to have new people connecting to them in a different way, linking many aspects of the curriculum in a real setting.
Janet Valentine from St Brigids School Johnsonville
Students were highly engaged, especially by the videos and photos of our ambassador. Students who need extra support with literacy really appreciated the easy to read background material.
Cristy Yonetani from St Mark's School Christchurch
Linked well to our inquiry this term on Ecosystems and Science.
Jillian Adams from Trentham School
The audio conversations were brilliantly done along with the accompanying videos, plus questions being typed and answered while online. I have been intrigued and surprised by how much my young students have taken on board during the trip.
Lesley Johnston from Firth School
The field trip was very effective, especially from the view point of engagement and motivation as the students felt it was relevant and real.
Jeremy Shroff from Glendowie School
Very effective, especially the videos. Fantastic with much of the planning done for the time-poor teacher. This field trip is fully supportive of Principles, Key values and Competencies as well as learning areas of our curriculum, thanks.
Maureen Robertson from Verran Primary School
It takes us to a place we have never been and experienced before and it gives us more insights of what's happening there. It's incredibly interesting.
Arfi Binsted from Binsteds Home School
This was so engaging for our class. This is a great way to bring science alive in the classroom and it led to so many discussions.
Amie-Lee Mills from Te Akau ki Papamoa Primary School
This was an amazing way to make the learning come alive for our study of Antarctica. Very effective - personalised the learning.
Elley Mullany from Mullany Homeschool
My class of all boys love the LEARNZ background readings and activities; their non-fiction reading levels have all improved. They like the fact that they can work at their level and at their own pace. They all love science and anything (like LEARNZ) that helps develop their understanding of how our world works.
Angela Moeke from St Patrick's Catholic School Taupo
We used the Inquiry method to study Antarctica and we loved it! Shelley's videos created lots for discussion. Brilliant!
Allison Cotter from Newtown School
This field trip supported our science and geography topics. We found the videos very informative. It was great to listen to scientists and the artist giving us a glimpse of what living and working in Antarctica is really like.
Brenda Town from Town Family Home School