Year 9 Indonesian Melbourne Zoo Excursion

Article by Ms Julia Hall and students

Year 9 Indonesian Melbourne Zoo Excursion

The Year 9 Indonesian class had a terrific day out at the zoo as part of their cultural and language studies of environmental issues in Indonesia. Students enjoyed the opportunity to explore the connection we feel to animals and the environment, and back at school applied their knowledge and experience to this term’s Indonesian extended cultural investigation.

Ms Julia Hall Language Learning Area Leader

I enjoyed watching all the different animals and their different personalities. Seeing the lemurs up and close was pretty cool! Karly Lourie & Emily Flint

My highlight from the zoo was seeing the lions and the orang-utans. I also enjoyed listening to Jess the education officer when she talked to us about palm oil and when she was showing us the snakes and letting us pat them. Xavier Maye

My favourite part at the zoo would have to be the monkeys because they were really fun to watch. Paris Copperwaite

I enjoyed getting taught about animals and palm oil by Jess. Noah Crone

I liked was seeing the orang-utans, especially the one that came to the window with the Frozen blanket wrapped over her head. SO CUTE. Tegan Jakubzik

It was a productive and chill day and I found that I am more aware of the deforestation in Indonesia now. Aidan Erichsen

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