Spring — 2021
Teaching and Learning
Wellington 2021 - Ollie Gordon and Harrison Tapper report on the Year 6 Trip: “A trip of a lifetime!”
On 19 May, the Year 6 boys flew up to Wellington to have a trip of a lifetime. As soon as we landed we got onto buses and went to the Wellington Museum. There we had lessons on early Maori settlers, and the first Europeans to arrive in Wellington. This was followed by lunch at Wellington Park and a play on a massive slide. After lunch we went to a place directly opposite the Wellington Museum called Capital E Studios, where we made our own 3D computer games and also a live news broadcast with hi-tech equipment.
Between these lessons, we stopped for hot chocolate and chips at a waterfront cafe, followed by a waterfront scavenger hunt where we had to find certain things along the waterfront. Then we jumped on our buses and headed all the way to Wellington Zoo, where we set up our beds, had dinner and then embarked on a night tour. In the morning we got dressed and had another tour of the Zoo, this time in daylight, before it was open to the public. From there we went to Te Papa Museum, where we had a lesson in an exhibition called Gallipoli: The Scale of Our War. Then we had some free time to explore the museum. After that we went to the Beehive and Parliament House where some of us met Jacinda Ardern! We also learnt about the debating chamber. We were lucky enough to be there on budget day so we could see lots of media reporters and M.P.s. We then went back to the airport to leave for Christchurch and return to our families at 7.00pm. Overall we had an amazing trip and wish we could do it all again.
Ollie Gordon and Harrison Tapper, 6J
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