So far I have been working with the children in the Eco-Aride club looking at some of the amazing wildlife that is on the special island, from the sooty terns to the skinks, and the fairy terns too the frigate birds. The children have been learning about who eats who, by producing food webs and chains, and playing the food web game. Then there is adaptation, how special the fairy tern is, how they don’t build a nest but have extra long claws to hold on to the branch where it chooses to lay its egg.Last the week the group have started to build a model of the island for their school, through the model they will be able to show other pupils where the different wildlife lives. There are four main habitats on Aride; the sea, the beach, the plateau and the hill and the children will position which wildlife lives where and why.
All this work will be rewarded later this month as plans have been made for the group to come out to the island, where they will see all these things for real. This trip is being made possible by the generosity of La Reserve Hotel who is providing the use of their boat at a much subsidised rate so the children are able to benefit from their local environment and learn how special places like Aride are. With the provision of the boat it will mean that all 33 children and accompanying teachers will be able to make the trip. It will be excellent for the club to visit the island so early on in their studies as they will then be able to undertake a number of projects back at school based on what they have seen and learnt on the day.
Lots of projects are planned – so watch the bog to see how the day goes and news on what the Eco-Aride club is up to.
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