Visit from 'Exploris Aquarium' - “Learning through Play – Learning for life – learning to Care”

My class received £3500 from the Integrated Education Fund in June to allow them to complete a year long project with another nursery class & a class from a local special needs school. You can read some more about this funding and the project here.
Today we went along to Sperrinview's wonderful outdoor sensory garden to meet up with our friends from the other classes & to have a visit from 'Exploris Aquarium' in Portaferry with their touch tank. First the children all had their snack outside in the garden & enjoyed exploring the grounds before going in in small groups to see the touch tank.

 

 

There were starfish, scallops or clams, crabs & sea urchins for the children to hold & touch & look at. There was also a shark's egg! It was a lovely activity for all the children to access - whether they understood English or they were visually impaired or in a wheel chair.

This was another wonderful opportunity for the children & staff to play alongside each and we are all looking forward to meeting up again in 2 weeks time when we all head to the 'big forest' at An Creagán.