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06.10.22 SCHOOL HOLIDAY FUN: GEO-WALK AND ACTIVTIES

Aug 30, 2022
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Updated: Oct 6, 2022

**6 October: Snow update: GEO-WALKS GO AHEAD, ACTIVITIES CANCELLED!**


Let's celebrate International Geodiversity Day! Join us for a fun, family-friendly Geo-walk at the Ōamaru Public Gardens to learn more about the different rock types of the Waitaki and the importance of Geodiversity.


When? Thursday 06 October 2022

Where? Ōamaru Public Gardens (Chelmer Street car park)

FREE


Geo-walk #1 11am

Join our Geoeducator Sasha on a fun & family-friendly Geo-walk through the public gardens and discover a range of our local rocks including schist, petrified wood & limestone - and the stories they tell!


Geo-walk #2 1.30pm

Join our Geoeducator Sasha for the second Geo-walk of the day as described above.


Children must be accompanied by an adult and supervised at all times.

International Geodiversity Day is a worldwide celebration, bringing people together on October 6 each year, to promote all the many aspects of geodiversity. Geodiversity is all around you. It is all the parts of nature that aren't alive; including everything from minerals and fossils, to soils and spectacular landscapes. Learn more here.


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Karson Paul
14 hours ago

It was unfortunate that the additional activities had to be cancelled because of the snowy weather, but continuing with the Geo-walks was a great decision. Finding meaningful educational activities during school holidays can sometimes be challenging, just as students may look for MBA assignment help Australia when academic workloads become demanding. Experiences like these show how valuable hands-on learning and local history can be. Hopefully, the weather stays clear for the next event so more children can enjoy discovering geology outdoors.

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It’s a shame the extra activities got cancelled because of the snow update, but having the Geo-walks go ahead was a fantastic call. Taking kids through the Ōamaru Public Gardens to spot local rocks like petrified wood and limestone is such an engaging way to introduce geodiversity. Finding outdoor educational events like this during school holidays can be tricky, much like sourcing the Best Assignment Help Australia has to offer when study workloads get overwhelming during the term. It really makes you appreciate hands-on, local history walks even more. Hopefully, the weather plays nice for the next event—geology is far more interesting when you can experience it up close!

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The distinction between geodiversity and living nature is a memorable way to introduce children to the rocks beneath familiar landscapes. Schist, petrified wood, and limestone give the Ōamaru Gardens geo-walk concrete discoveries rather than abstract lessons. The phrase You Make This House a Home came to mind because learning the stories held in soil and stone can deepen a family’s sense of place while making International Geodiversity Day personally meaningful.

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