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| Etihad Stadium! |
With a slightly later start today, we were up and
at 'em ready to take on our final day. A final post-brekkie walk to Starbucks
in the middle of CBD brought smiles to faces, and we were blessed with a crisp
but stunning, clear blue day.
Time to check out, put bags into Ray's care and
head off to Docklands for some ice skating. We were provided a quick ice
skating lesson by Lloyd, a national speed skating champion, who covered the
basics of gliding, falling and safely standing back up. Then off the tourists
went for a solid hour of free skating, with some electing to use the training
penguins to glide around. Hardly any falls spotted at all - we have ourselves some gifted, athletic students in Year 7!
Next up was the Melbourne Star Observation wheel,
where we took in the sights and view of Melbourne and the CBD skyscrapers. As
per usual, we kept the gift shops of Melbourne in business by stocking up on
memorabilia, before having lunch and heading over to Etihad stadium for our VIP
tour.
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| The Melbourne Star observation wheel |
We were lucky enough to visit all facets of the
incredible stadium - from the corporate boxes which cost $10000 a game, to the
interchange bench on the field, the media room, the coaches boxes and their
perfect view of the field, down to the players change rooms, ice baths and
lockers rooms. Compared to 1300 Smiles stadium, this place was mind-blowing and
made us even more excited for the potential super stadium back home.
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| VIP Tour of Etihad Stadium |
And finally it was time to bid Melbourne adieu and
head back to the airport, with a little free time to hit some shops and snacks
(Krispy Kreme has done very well by us this trip!) before boarding our flight
home.
We have had a massively jam packed five days full
of fun, educational and cultural activities. We have been incredibly proud of
our students throughout the trip. They were so well-mannered and considerate of
other people and each other ... Whether their interests lay in shopping,
museums, history or culture, they showed patience with each other (such as when
waiting for the girls to frantically finish shopping or for students who wanted
a little more time in museums to keep learning) and respected each others'
differences.
On behalf of the students, a thank you to parents
for the sacrifice that occurs in order to send them along on this amazing trip.
I know that every single student has experienced many new and different things,
and had an absolute ball.
And a very big thank you to Mr Franich and Mrs
Kybus for their time, energy, positivity and care of our touring kids. How
lucky all of us are to be involved in such an incredible holistic education
experience (and how lucky we are to have a Principal who supports such
endeavours - thank you very much Mr Fairley!).
Happy holidays to all our tourists - you have earned your sleep in tomorrow!
Karyn Kybus
Yr 7 Co-Ordinator
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