The GAP children have been learning all about occupations in our community. Some of our parents offered to come in and tell us about the interesting jobs they have.
During a visit from an Australian Army dad, we got to see how soldiers make little tents (called hootchies) to camp in, check out all the things they have to carry in their backpacks, and see how they cook and eat when they are in the field. We tried on some heavy webbing, tried to lift the heavy backpack, checked out some cool equipment, peered through a little telescope and tested some electronically enhanced ear protectors. Afterwards, we made our own hootchie in the playground and tried some of the food from the army ration packs. We even drew little maps of our surroundings before we went to sleep in our sleeping bags, just as the real army people do.
We are looking forward to a visit from a builder next week!
The Children’s Hootchie