Year 6 Trip to Spark Arena!

Do you guys know who Suzy Cato is? Remember Suzy's World? Well she and Brendan Hines (the CEO of Spark Arena) decided to invite some Year 6's from various schools to Spark Arena for a most amazing experience!

First the teachers had to get a selfie with Suzy 😀

The first experience was...THE HAPPY PLACE. You might have heard of it, it's an awesome experience full of sensory rooms that made us, well....happy! The first was the ball pit. We all jumped in, including the teachers. It was very deep and hard to climb out of. We almost lost Faith, Nijel and Ms Sands! There were other crazy rooms like the chain and mirrors room, the sunflower room, the upside down room, and a globe that had confetti flying around. Here are some photos.

Next we went to The Sounds Fun Experience. This was in The Tuning Fork (where they had just had the NZ Childrens Music Awards). We were taught how to play trumpets, trombones, electric drums and more. We also learned from a recording studio manager (Barnaby) how to use a loop machine to create music with lots of instrument, beats and even our voices.

Lastly we went to the amazing Van Gogh Experience. This was a walk through digital multi-sensory exhibit of Van Gogh's paintings. The exhibit followed the different styles, influences and subjects he painted in his lifetime, along with the story of his life. It was incredible to see these paintings come alive with digital enhancements accompanied by classical music.

Not only did we get to see and experience all of this, but we even got provided with a yummy packed lunch at the end! How lucky were we!!!!

We are very grateful to all of those who made this happen. What an incredible experience. Tino ataahua.