The Water Story at The Scots College - NSW

Photo credit: Danielle Metcalf

TMI supported (and survived!) a terrific water-themed Year 2 incursion at The Scots College’s Brighton Campus in Sydney in August. It was linked to ‘The Water Story’, a brand-new regenerative science curriculum being co-developed by the school and our Education team. Modelled in part on The Soil Story, the 12 lessons of ‘The Water Story’ were taught for the first time in Term 3, with teachers reporting that it has been a very stimulating program for the boys and providing helpful feedback for refinement. Kym McMaster, Coordinator of Experiential Education at The Scots College, has been the powerhouse behind this program and supporting the teachers to pilot it this year.

Photo credit: Danielle Metcalf

The incursion was arranged to complement the program, with five classes (totalling around 140 students!) rotated around different stations. Laura Fisher (TMI’s Creative Adaption Partnerships) led the students in an activity to illustrate hexagon tiles featuring the plants, birds and critters that exist in healthy waterways. Collaged together the tiles form a vibrant, thriving landscape that can either be displayed on the wall or played as a puzzle in the classroom. We also brought along the new stream table that Gary McGuigan has created for our education program, and the boys had a great time learning from Gary and experimenting with how water builds and degrades our landscapes.

We loved your enthusiasm boys!

Photo credit: Laura Fisher

This event was supported by the NSW Environmental Trust through TMI’s Environmental Education project, and the Australian Government through Citizen Science project funding.