Monday 16 May saw 6 excited students waiting impatiently at
the front of Osborne State School – they were packed and ready to leave for
their camp to Paluma. These 6 students
joined children from Maidavale State School, Millaroo State School and Camooweel
State School at the Paluma Environmental Education Centre for the annual S4 –
Supporting Small Schools Science Camp.
While on camp, the children worked together to create their very own ‘David
Attenborough style’ mini-documentary, investigating the plants and animals
unique to the Wet Tropics. Mini-documentaries
such as ‘A Murder in the Rainforest’ and ‘Gecko Boys’ took a close look at
interesting organisms such as the Strangler Fig and the Northern Leaf-Tailed
Gecko. The level of engagement was
incredibly high and the quality of the documentaries produced by the students
was excellent. But not only did they
produce documentaries, the students also explored the rainforest and
investigated macro-invertebrates living in Wet Creek, checked out the Bandicoot
Bench and went on a night walk to discover Glowing Fungus. All too soon Friday morning arrived and the
students had to say goodbye to their new friends and make the long trek home
for a good night’s sleep.