By Miss Melinda Hamilton, Junior School teacher

Kindergarten enjoyed a visit to the Canberra Theatre to watch a performance of ‘Waru – the journey of a small turtle’ by the Bangarra dance company. This visit linked with our inquiry into ‘Where We Are in Place and Time’, which is exploring special celebrations of different cultures.

The students were excited to watch the performance which was about a green turtle navigating her way back to the beach where she was born.

The students laughed, they learnt a dance, and even helped find the turtle. The show was interactive and taught an important message about caring for the ocean and the animals that live in it.

Student reflections

I really liked the song part because we got to do the actions too – Harsheen

My favourite part was when the lady was sleeping and she kept kicking her leg up in a funny way – Celina

I liked the lizard because there was fighting. The lady won and she hit the lizard with a broom – Felix

My favourite part was the turtle when she would crawl across the stage – Elena