Crawfordians learn about the stars
"It was an amazing opportunity to explore the night skies around the globe, learning interesting stories about our constellations and how to use different stars for direction."
Crawford International Ruimsig’s Grade 4 learners had a fun lesson taught by one of Crawford’s alumni, Anton Volkwyn, about Celestial Navigation.
The lesson took place in their Innovation Station, where the learners enjoyed interacting with the guest speaker.
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“It was an amazing opportunity to explore the night skies around the globe, learning interesting stories about our constellations and how to use different stars for direction,” explained Tayla Polglase, Crawford’s Multimedia Innovative Facilitator.
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They were also introduced to an app called Starwalk, where they were able to view the sky and stars through their iPads in class during the day.
