“We’re going on a field trip to Kenya!”

“We’re going on a trip to Kenya!” – A phrase that initiated a lot of questions in class this week.

On Wednesday afternoon, we travelled all the way to Kenya. We were inquirers as we took part in a Virtual Field Trip to the MEDF Teaching Farm in Kenya. This is a unique experience using Skype in the Classroom. Each experience is very different as our tour guide was answering questions live on the camera. Each of the children in the class created their questions and were able to ask him.

• We saw the fresh strawberries and different herbs and salads
• We saw the preparation of seeds and nurseries
• We learned about how they recycle water and reuse water that they have washed with, the use this again on the plants
• We learned that they have dry seasons and they store the water from the wetter seasons
• We saw the baby goats and the adult goats. With this, we learned how they are fed and that they use them for their milk.
• Lastly, the class loved seeing the bunnies!! There was an outbreak of “awwwww”.

This was a great learning opportunity that wouldn’t have been possible without the use of the technology! The children in the class were fully engaged and excited about what they were seeing.

Check out the MEDF Teaching Farm SWAY here: https://sway.com/XhTv0m15k0jtpdGC