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Best part We get to see Jia-Jia and Kai Kai! 

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1. The sparkle summit taught us the importance to recce the places and locations. It also teach us the understanding of how to plan properly followed by the age group of children.

2. We had the opportunity to see various animals, such as red panda, panda, big fish and learn more about them. I also met all teachers from different centre and share their ideas.

3. As my group were doing the older age group, for me I had alot of ideas for the children at the same time it was difficult to make a right decision for their activity plan. However, I managed to choose the right activity for them.

4. Overall, it was a great experience visit River safari with the team!

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I like this photo as it allows me to create bonds with other teachers from different centres. We also learnt from one another on how the field trip is being planned in their own centre and we incorporate that in the lesson planning. Thank you ladies for the ideas and helping one another. 

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1. The sparkle summit has taught me how to plan a meaningful and engaging field trips for the children in any age group by finding a proper location, age-appropriate materials, resources and activities that can be conducted.

2. The positive impact would be gaining the knowledge from teachers from other centres and cooperating with one another to plan appropriate activities for the children. It was a joyful experience to see the different animals.

3. The challenge that I would think is the weather as it was a little humid and we would definitely need a big bottle of water to keep ourselves hydrated.

4. Overall, it was a great experience visiting River Safari and it was nice to mingle around with everyone. Thank you everyone and especially the facilitators for being friendly and kind by answering our questions and clearing our doubts.

Learning journeys extend children’s learning beyond classroom.

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I had an exciting field trip to River Safari. I learned about various birds, fishes, and mammals, observing them in their natural habitats. The trip sparked my curiosity and provided memorable hands-on learning experiences about different animals and their ecosystems. We learned to write our lesson plan, including pre- and post-lesson activities.

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The best part of the learning journey is to be able to meet panda. Learning how to source good places for the children excursions, what to look out and all. The safety and things that children able to learn during excursion. Learning fiesta also enable us to get to know other staff from different centers.

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A photo of us sitting while waiting for the show because it truly felt like we were kids again feeling excited over watching the show.

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I have learnt how to plan a field trip and the components that entails.

Working with people who are motivated and have a positive outlook, allowing me to be motivated as well.

Unforeseen circumstances that cannot be predicted until the day itself, as well as time management for the paperwork.

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My favourite photo was the stingray as it has been many years back since I last saw a stingray in real life. 

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1) The sparkle summit has made me realised that it is very important to do a site recee before the actual day of the learning journey. Doing a site recee helps to facilitate a smooth transition on the actual day of the learning journey and also allow teachers to gain some insights/ideas on activities that could be done for pre, actual and post lesson plan.

2) I am very grateful to have meet good and responsible senior teachers who have been constantly guiding and checking in on us via WhatsApp to ensure we are on track after the learning journey. Checking in on us also helps which gave us a little push to complete our work way before the actual dateline.

3) The N1’s may feel tired and restless due to the long walk in river safari and the humid weather. However, it is a good opportunity to widen the children’s knowledge and for parents and child to bond together in a fun way.

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Fantastic Learning Journey!

In this group photo, everyone was given the opportunity to mingle and work with different group of amazing teachers. I also sense the determination of all the teachers to work as one ☝️.

1.) I have learnt from the sparkle summit that working with new friends that have the same passion it turned out a wonderful experience.

2.) I have given the opportunity to meet new friends and worked together while planning the pre, actual and post activities. I also have the chance to see little panda while enjoying the bamboo leaves and managed to watch the “once upon a quest “.

3.) It was a bit challenging with regards of the humid weather but aside from that it was quite nice place.

Overall experienced was great and fun. It’s my first time in River Safari and I liked the place and I’m intending to bring my daughter there once she will get the chance to come here in Singapore.

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I want to apologise for not being able to attend the learning journey on June 27th due to Covid and for missing the meetup on June 19th as I will be on annual leave.

I am very grateful for your support and patience during my medical leave. I was worried about missing out, but my IF/PG teachers have been incredibly helpful in guiding and explaining everything to me.

Thank you all once again for your kindness and understanding.

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All of us were at the panda encounter for the longest time because of the pandas and also because it is cooling hehe

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I have learnt about some things to take note of especially preparation for a field trip that includes pre, post and onsite activities. We also looked out for places that are most suitable for children to eat, adding in factors like shelter and space.

Some positive impacts ive experienced is that I get to do this recce with many people from different centres, learning about their point of view and how to plan for the suitable activities for the age group.

Not much of a challenge but realised that children will not be able to ride the boat ride that cost $5 per head.

Alot of assistance and pointers facilitators took note of to remind all of us helped alot in the preparation of the activities.

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My favorite picture of this River Safari trip was this cute and adorable little Panda. I managed to captured a video of him from lying down upwards, crawling up to the bamboo branch, scratching his legs and then boom sat on the branch landed his paws and showed his cute little face and slept. He was an adorable panda, everyone was amazed and giggled watching him sat down. We acted like a small kids, enjoying and there was a full of laughter among us.

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. The Sparkle Summit taught us the importance of planning a appropriate age activity plan, preparing materials, recce the places, finding a location that is suitable for children to experience a meaningful and interesting purposeful learning journey.

. I am honored and grateful to meet my new colleagues from other Centre. We shared ideas during group discussion, get to know each other, helping each other pertaining to any queries. We waited for each other during our tour in the River Safari, laughed and exploring the River Safari together.

. It is a bit of challenging of the humid weather we went through during our visit at the River Safari. My concern was for small kids, teachers need to plan properly to prepare them what are the things they need to bring such as hats, caps, umbrella, water bottles, face towels, although there was a shelter, kids may be exhausted as they need to walk a long way to explore the places.

.Overall, River Safari is a good location for preschoolers for exploration of different types of species, there are many animals, mammals, plants, panda, creatures that they can observe. As for infant, they can observe and look at the fishes in the water, enjoying the breeze, watching the cute panda in (air-conditioned) room. To enhance children's learning about nature, language skills and able to learn about core values of appreciating, loving and caring animals. Thank you Team River Safari :)

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I like this picture because it captures the teachers' excitement as they enter River Wonder and see the enormous, deep aquariums. Everyone was in awe and eager to explore. Some of us even remarked, "There are no children today, so we get to be like kids—curious and excited!"

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The Sparkle Summit taught us the importance of scouting a location before bringing our students. It also emphasized the need to clearly understand the process of planning a learning journey. By planning well, we can ensure the children's experience is both meaningful and enjoyable.

This event brought together a group of teachers who were initially unfamiliar with each other, fostering cooperation and bonding as we completed tasks. We also had the opportunity to see various animals, such as the panda bear and giant fishes, which we rarely encounter, and learn more about them.

Since we don't visit this place often, the concern was that we might not be able to cover all areas and could miss out on certain things due to the limited time too.

Learning journeys are always a great opportunity for us to learn. It's not just the children who benefit; teachers also gain new knowledge. Learning extends beyond the classroom.

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My favourite picture of the trip as it was my first experience watching "once upon a quest" with a bunch of awesome and dedicated new friends. I have gained valuable knowledge and memorable experience with team. Looking forward to meet again! 

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1) I have learnt the importance of planning a learning journey proposal in order to facilitate a smooth and purposeful learning experience for the children. It is also importance to work as a team as everyone has a fair share of contribution in terms of sharing ideas as well as preparation.

2) I have met a group of dedicated new friends who are working in the same industry. I have also gained new insights by interacting with them. This learning journey had given me the opportunity to develop my self confidence to guide and work hand in hand with people across diverse background.

3) Some of the challenges which I faced include the distribution of roles among the team as the participants come from different centres with different schedule. It is also challenging to predict the unforeseen circumstances (e.g. bad weather, failure to observe specific animals at selected learning site(s), failure to book show presentation, site works/constructions, poor traffic etc) that may the learning journey experience.

4) River Wonders is a great location for preschoolers to visit because:

-Most of the walkways are direct and sheltered.

-There are facilities which are safe and children-friendly.

-There are also a variety of animals for children to observe.

-The premise provides ample opportunities for teachers to plan and conduct different types of on-site activities.

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1) Write your name and centre under "subject"

2) Choose and upload a photo which was taken during the on site visit and SIGNIFICANT to you.

3) Write a brief description of the photo.

4) Answer the following question:

-What have you learned from this Sparkle Summit?

-What are some positive impacts which you had experienced?

-What are some challenges which you had encountered?

-Any other thoughts/comments?

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