On Thursday, 3 October, Union High School, Graaff-Reinet’s ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ผ๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด to Weltevreden Farm, designed to incorporate a variety of subjects including Natural Science, Geography, History, Creative Art, Design & Technology and Physical Education.
The adventure began with a scenic journey to the farm, where the learners made a special stop at the captivating Stone Folk of Ongeluksloot. This outdoor installation, featuring a collection of intriguing stone figures, provided the perfect backdrop for a lesson in history and art. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฆ ๐ด๐ค๐ถ๐ญ๐ฑ๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด, ๐ด๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ฌ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ด ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ด๐ฑ๐ช๐ณ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ค๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ท๐ช๐ต๐บ.
๐จ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ ๐ช๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐บ, the young learners participated in an informative session focused on water management. This hands-on lesson highlighted the importance of sustainable practices and the vital role water plays in agriculture. ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด ๐ธ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐จ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ, ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ค๐ข๐ด๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ ๐ค๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ฐ๐ด๐ช๐ต๐บ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ต๐ถ๐ณ๐ข๐ญ ๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ญ๐ฅ.
After a morning filled with exploration and learning, it was time for a well-deserved lunch. The Grade 5s enjoyed a delicious meal, recharging for the creative activities that awaited them.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ต๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ณ๐๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ป๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ป ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ ‘๐ฆ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐น๐ธ’ ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐. Using small pebbles and wire, they channeled their inner artists, creating unique pieces that reflected their personalities and artistic flair.
This delightful outing not only enriched the learnersโ knowledge across multiple subjects but also fostered teamwork, creativity and a deeper appreciation for nature and art.
๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ 5 ๐๐ญ๐๐ช๐ง๐จ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐๐ก๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐ง๐ข ๐ฌ๐๐จ ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐ค๐ช๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ ๐ข๐๐ข๐ค๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐ฃ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ฃ๐ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐๐ค๐ง ๐ฎ๐๐๐ง๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ค๐ข๐.
