Ashburton Courier: July 29, 2021
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NEWS<br />
14 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>July</strong> <strong>29</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Pupils get ataste of garage work<br />
DANIEL.TOBIN<br />
@ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Budding mechanics were hard<br />
at work at Fairton School<br />
checking tyres, tightening bolts<br />
and polishing headlamps.<br />
Theschool’s new entrant/<br />
Year 2pupils camebackfrom<br />
the holidaystoagarage<br />
workshop in the corner of their<br />
classroom.<br />
Fairton School junior<br />
teacherAndrea Smallsaiditis<br />
all part of the structured playbased<br />
learning.<br />
‘‘It’s learningthrough play<br />
howeveritisin contextand<br />
structured, so children don't<br />
just free play, everythingis<br />
planned and purposeful, they<br />
are learning incidentally<br />
through play.’’<br />
This year Andreamadea<br />
designated playbasedlearning<br />
corner with adifferent theme<br />
each term.<br />
Term one wasahome corner<br />
with kitchen, cafe and acot<br />
with babies, term two a<br />
veterinary surgery, this term it<br />
is transport.<br />
‘‘The kids were pretty excited<br />
whenthey saw the garage,the<br />
boys werestraightinand had<br />
the nuts and bolts in the vice,’’<br />
she said.<br />
Playbasedlearning islinked<br />
to the school’s curriculum<br />
objectives, pupils experience<br />
making choices anddecisions,<br />
setting goals and usingtheir<br />
initiative.<br />
It encourages discovery,<br />
invention, imagination,<br />
experimentation and<br />
exploration as ameans of<br />
learning.<br />
‘‘The workshop iscool<br />
becausethere wasall rusty<br />
stuff likeinreal cars,’’ said<br />
Year2 pupil Jackson,who was<br />
working on aheadlight.<br />
Fairton School pupils (from left) Jackson, 6, Chance, 5, and William,<br />
8, hard at work in their classroom garage. PHOTO DANIEL TOBIN<br />
Tourism funds for<br />
scenic reserves<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> District Council<br />
hasreceived$158,328fromthe<br />
Tourism Infrastructure Fund<br />
for enhancementstorestareas<br />
at Taylors Stream and Awa<br />
AwaRata Reserve.<br />
The proposed<br />
enhancements include new<br />
replacementtoilets and<br />
landscaping and furnitureat<br />
bothlocations.<br />
Taylors Stream camping and<br />
picnicking area is located<br />
on theInlandScenic Route<br />
north of Staveley,and is<br />
used by picnickers and<br />
freedom campers.<br />
Awa Awa Rata Reserve is<br />
anotherpopular picnicarea<br />
14km fromMethven and<br />
2kmfrom theMtHutt ski<br />
field turnoff. It is widely<br />
knownfor its springdisplay<br />
of rhododendrons.<br />
Arhododendron in<br />
bloom at the popular<br />
Awa Awa Rata<br />
Reserve.<br />
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