Discovery Day at Tatachilla Lutheran College
Event description
Discovery Day
Students currently in Year 5 and Year 6 and who are not already enrolled to attend Tatachilla Lutheran College are warmly invited to spend an afternoon at our school and discover what’s on offer in Year 7 and the opportunities that await them in secondary school.
Participants will also have the opportunity to spend time in our award-winning EcoClassroom, meet our native animals and learn about our re-wilding programs.
Bookings are essential and places are limited.
Parents are welcome to join students at the end of the day to meet key staff and enjoy a communal barbecue (bookings are not required for parents).
Wednesday 25 October | 1.30pm
1.30pm - students arrive at the Tatachilla gymnasium foyer
1.30pm - 4.00pm: students enjoy a diverse range of Year 7 experiences across the arts, sport, technology and science
This will include::
- complete a physical education class with senior students from Tatachilla’s Advanced Athlete Academy who are competing at a district, state or national level
- explore botanical plants and transform these into an oil pastel monoprint
- use hand tools and wood-working machines to produce a timber phone stand
- acquire new skills in agricultural science through succulent propagation, worm farm mixing, egg candling, seed planting and the use of iFarm technology
- tour the college’s award-winning EcoClassroom Sanctuary - home to our resident population of native bettongs, potoroos and wallabies - and learn about our re-wilding programs.
5.00pm - parents join students at the EcoClassroom Sanctuary for barbecue tea and have the opportunity to speak with key staff
Location
Tatachilla Lutheran College
211 Tatachilla Road, McLaren Vale SA 5171