ANZAC Day commemorates the landing of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) at Gallipoli, Turkey, during World War 1 in 1915. This event which is also observed in Australia remembers all New Zealanders and Australians who served their country in wars and conflicts.
At Inspired, we believe it is our responsibility as a country to experience, discuss, share and honour the ANZAC spirit, and therefore we believe providing hands-on learning experiences enable our children to experiment, explore and discover through play.
How is this significant learning shared with our Inspired children?
- To explain Anzac Day to children, it’s important to start with what Anzac means and how it represents Australia and New Zealand and the men and women who fought, and brought peace to our countries, so that we may be able to live freely.
- Reading books with the children as there are a variety of age-appropriate books to explain Anzac Day.
- Sharing conversations about what freedom means as a country and what ANZACS sacrificed for us to live safely. They discuss the mateship and courage of the ANZACS, and they talk regularly about caring for each other, not only as a group but as a country and world.
- We also explain and implement a minute silence, listen to the last post and encourage children and families to participate in ANZAC Day events within the local community.
Our Inspired children were richly immersed in learning experiences from painting and discovering the meaning of the poppy flower, researching transportation that was commonly used during war, listening to the story ANZAC Ted, baking Anzac biscuits and paying our respects to our fallen heroes with a one minute silence.
To our fallen heroes, for they gave up their today for our tomorrow.
Always remembered and never forgotten.
