Year 2 students enjoyed a thrilling, jam packed day of exciting adventures at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary this week.  The fun began as we explored the newly constructed Gruffalo Trail.  We took the journey through the deep dark wood and met many of our favourite characters along the way with the new augmented reality app.  The fun led us to our first show, the ‘Big Bang Theory’ Reptile Show, where we saw an array of venomous snakes and reptiles up close. ‘Feather’ the rather impressive Boa Constrictor, was certainly a favourite amongst the children.

Our next stop was Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary's new free flight bird show – WildSkies, which introduced us to the majestic world of flight.  We met many of Australia’s most beautiful species of birds including the largest bird of prey in Australia - the Wedge-tailed eagle, the Australian Pelican, along with colourful parrots and birds of prey.  The children were in awe as these beautiful birds flew wild, skimming our heads.  

Taking in the sanctuary’s natural environment via train and foot, allowed us to see a large variety of familiar and unfamiliar animals from all around the world. Children pointed out the many koalas, Tasmanian devils, dingos, lizards and flying foxes on our train ride to the kangaroo enclosure. We walked through the red-dirt landscape to pat the lazy red kangaroos and then headed to the grassy fields to say hello to grey kangaroos, rock-dwelling brush-tailed rock-wallaby’s, inquisitive emus and sun-bathing crocodiles.  We immersed ourselves in an environment that existed millions of years ago, The Lost Valley. The journey through the ancient super-continent Gondwana allowed us to experience unique and distinctive flora and wildlife.

As we rode on the bus back to school, after our big day of exploration, children were still buzzing from excitement and ready to share their favourite moments of the day with their loved ones.  As studied in Science this year, Year 2 students were able to develop their knowledge of living things and how to care for the environment, by the exciting range of fun and educational experiences at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.  It was a brilliant day!