The whole of the Prep school, from Reception to year 5 (and even some year 6s), have had a fascinating day exploring environmental issues during our ‘Tree Party’ Eco Day. They remained enthusiastic and focussed while blocking the ‘Hole in my bucket’, creating their own nests using tiny tweezer beaks, exploring the core of our Earth using ‘cupcake core sampling’ and reusing bottles to design and create their own 10 pin bowling game. We are all very grateful for the whole hearted support of all involved, especially the lab technicians from Senior Science and Food and Nutrition. The afternoon began with the older Prep children starting to learn about how Queen’s is supporting the charity Edukid in Cambodia, specifically investigating the importance of good health and well-being within this developing country. It was rounded off by all the students taking part in a house ‘Tree party’. Our catering staff excelled themselves by creating large tree shaped biscuits for our party, which was followed by dancing in games of ‘Musical trees’ and ‘Tree Corners’. Our round off our experience with a calm Earth day yoga. The whole day was full of team spirit, cooperation, freedom to explore, bravery and empathy.
