CRME school trip to the Gaia Biological Park  

On the 24th of May, 70 5th and 6th grade students attending CRME, together with 8 teachers, went to the Biological Park of Gaia, in Avintes. This park is is a small yet surprising natural reserve focused on environmental education, so the students were able to visit a small natural reserve where more than 40 species of wild birds nest.

In this park, the students were able to visit the centre for rescuing wild animals, found injured by shooting, crashing, falling, poisoning, or held illegally in captivity. This centre treats and returns these wild animals to nature.

The students were able to see the agricultural landscape in the S. Tusso farm, with its cultivated land, rural houses, windmills, such as Belmiro’s windmill by the Febros river, traditional water pumps, noras and dams. There are also granaries and threshing-floors to be seen

Along the way, they learned the names of plants and animals, visited the Biorama Pavilion, listened to birds singing and some of the more fortunate students even saw squirrels, in their happy games, that even looked like Disney characters.

All the partakers were made aware of the problems of the environment and of the need to protect rivers, plants and animals.

At the end, visibly tired because they had already walked 2,800 metres, everyone had a snack in the picnic area, took some photos and still had time for some happy games in the playground.

 

The CRME teacher,

 

Margarida Salazar

Carlos Gomes de Sá

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