Grade 6

On the 22nd of April we started our journey by waking up at 3.30am, before heading to school at 5am in the dark sky, with tons of photos taken before we left. It was emotional saying goodbye to our parents and heading to the airport. At the airport we had tons of laughter and joy with our friends and teachers. After lots of card games and eating our snacks we finally boarded the plane at 8:30 am. The experience of the ride was incredible, even if it meant we didn't get to choose our spots.  The first glance of Canberra for us was unbelievable, then we headed to our first stop, the High Court of Australia. We learned about the appeals against decisions of other courts. After that wonderful experience we headed to the next stop which was the Parliament House, this was a place where we learned about the Senate and House of Representatives. After enjoying a delicious ice cream we finally headed to our cabins where we unpacked our bags and got ready for dinner. The food was absolutely delicious because we had pasta and ice cream. We then headed out to the movies,  where we got popcorn and drinks while we watched Kung Fu Panda 4. The first day was over! We were already feeling so lucky to have these experiences but also so tired. 

The rest of the days we enjoyed going to places like Old Parliament House, The Royal Australian Mint, The Australian Institute of Sport, the National Museum of Australia, The Australian War Memorial, we even were lucky enough to experience and pay our respects at our first Dawn Service in Canberra at the War Memorial (this was really special) and of course we had a lot of fun at Questacon and iPlay.

Finally, the last day came, everyone packed their suitcases and said goodbye to our cabins, as we headed to Questacon. After two hours of fun, we headed to the airport and said our goodbyes to Canberra. Truly the trip of our life. 

By Florence and Benita 6C 

I loved the War Memorial and learning about the old planes, the wars and listening to stories about the soldiers. - Desmond 6M

Canberra was really fun, this was my first time being out with my classmates without parents, I loved sharing a cabin with my friends. - Kiki 6M

My favourite part was visiting the National Botanical Gardens of Australia at night, I loved walking through the rainforest under the stars. We also saw SO many kangaroos. - Frank 6M

Once in a lifetime opportunity, I loved going to Parliament House and learning about the Senate. It was so cool to spend a week with my friends and teachers. - Stephanie 6C

Canberra was the best experience, my favourite place was AIS because we got to see a live Volleyball match with Olympic Athletes and my favourite sport is Volleyball, this was so cool! - Manuella 6C

Questacon was incredible, I loved all the scientific equipment that we got to experiment with. The games were also really fun and I love electricity cage that struck lightning! - Shekhar 6J

I loved the Geoscience centre. The crystals were really interesting and the fossils were really cool and amusing to see. Meanwhile the Moon Rock made me feel like I was on the Moon, this was amazing! - Aryana 6J

Questacon was my favourite, we got learn really interesting facts, we got to see caged lightning and go on a 6 metre drop slide, this was scary but extremely fun! - Janelle 6S

I liked going to the movies with my friends and teachers. It was a great way to bond with all of Grade 6 and spend our first night together at Canberra Camp. - Noah 6S