Curiosity is key as pupils get to question experts
Pupils at a Perthshire school have shown their curious minds during lockdown.
Mrs Clark, the P4 teacher at Morrisons Academy, wanted to keep her pupils engaged when they returned to remote learning after the New Year.
She asked her pupils to send her their‘Big Questions’and planned a programme of guest speakers who had gone on big adventures.
One of Morrison’s Academy’s school values is‘curiosity’and her pupils’did not disappoint.
Their questions were both varied and interesting. Archie wanted to know:“What is going on in the Amazon rainforest?”while Aoife wondered if“COVID-19 would ever end?”
Esme was curious as to“What life was like in Saudi Arabia?”and Jock asked,“What will future cars look like?”.
The class reached out to the school community using their social media channels and Mrs Clark contacted numerous organisations to help answer the children’s questions and find some adventurers.
She arranged experts and professionals to join the class in live meets so the pupils could ask their questions directly. To date, they have enjoyed presentations and discussions from an earthquake expert in Japan, two members of the Expedition 5 Team, a marine engineer, an RNLI volunteer, a polar explorer and a McLaren car designer.
Speaking to and learning from experts, the pupils have discovered unconventional career paths, how important it is to use their imaginations, be innovative and persevere.
A spokesperson said:“While each topic has been very different, the common denominator from each speaker has been their passion and excitement, bringing energy to our pupils, encouraging them to be curious and dream big.”