YACHTS

Last week, our 2018 Year 4 YACHTS students visited the Queensland Museum for the finalist ceremony of the World Science Festival’s Hatchery Crusaders Project.

At the ceremony, students heard from CEO and Queensland Museum Director, Dr Jim Thompson, as well as Minister for Environment and the Great Barrier Reef, Minister for Science and Minister for the Arts, the Hon. Leeanne Enoch MP. Students received a personalised certificate for their participation in the project and the Hon. Leeanne Enoch MP also presented our team with a Highly Commended trophy for their entry, Plastic Tomb. This was incredibly exciting for our students, but the excitement didn’t stop there!

As part of this event, students had exclusive access to the turtle hatchery, as well as to Queensland Museum’s turtle expert, Patrick Couper. Following this, students had a private session with six scientists from Queensland University who are currently researching plastic pollution and its impact on the marine environment. They were able to further explore this area and share their own knowledge with the scientists, participating in a quiz about the plastic pollution problem. The scientists were amazed at the depth of knowledge Pacific students were able to share and decided they’d need to make the quiz even more challenging next time!

Our trip concluded with special VIP access to the NASA exhibit, which thrilled many students who have a personal interest in this area. All in all, it was a wonderful opportunity to see our students shine and enjoy the exclusive experiences they were involved in. Well done to all our YACHTS students for the work that they do, but particularly to this group of finalists.

Mrs Christine Doyle, Head of Teaching and Learning 3-5