{"id":8766,"date":"2012-05-22T09:38:46","date_gmt":"2012-05-22T09:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/?p=8766"},"modified":"2012-05-22T09:38:46","modified_gmt":"2012-05-22T09:38:46","slug":"year-4-field-trip-conservation-all-around-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/provolearning.com\/blog\/school-news\/year-4-field-trip-conservation-all-around-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Year 4 Field Trip: Conservation all around us!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Last week,\u00a0as part of our Conservation and Preservation of the TCI<\/em> topic, we were all excited to head off on an educational field trip to Chalk Sound.\u00a0 Children had the opportunity to\u00a0visit two areas of historical and environmental significance.<\/p>\n

After the short walk up to the top of Sapodilla Hill, children were given a presentation by David Bowen on the historical significance of the rock carvings and the work that has been done to preserve the area.\u00a0 The oldest carving had just celebrated its 245th<\/sup> birthday \u2013 dating back to May 10th<\/sup> 1767!\u00a0 Children explored the rocks for themselves and recorded their findings.\u00a0 We also tried to spot the difference between the original carvings and the modern graffiti. Unless there were dates to help us, it was surprisingly tricky!<\/p>\n

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For the rest of the day, we set up camp at Las Brisas!\u00a0 Our morning snack was\u00a0followed by a 2 hour pontoon boat tour around Chalk Sound.\u00a0 The tour visited a number of significant sites in Chalk Sound, including small coral reefs, a crashed plane and \u2018mini\u2019 Iguana Island!\u00a0 We all enjoyed snorkelling at these locations.\u00a0 We spotted some huge lobsters and an enormous crab hiding around the coral reefs, and the crashed plane is providing a popular habitat for hundreds of fish!\u00a0 We all had a chance to feed the Iguanas on the way back to the restaurant – they seemed very pleased to see us, although they seemed to lose interest when they had eaten all of our watermelon!\u00a0 After the boat ride, we all enjoyed a\u00a0well-deserved lunch\u00a0at Las Brisas.\u00a0 Afterwards, we called upon the expertise of Judy Dempsey to explain why Chalk Sound is such a unique habitat.\u00a0 We learned why it is an area that requires\u00a0protection from pollution and damage, as well as understanding why the lobsters and crabs can grow so big here!<\/p>\n

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What a fantastic trip!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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