As a TAP applied learning opportunity, the Year 3/4 students are currently investigating ‘Our Farming Community, Enviro-Stories’. Students were introduced to Great Ocean Ducks via a clip about ‘Australia’s Best Drives’ featuring Great Ocean Ducks and owners, Greg and Jodi Clarke. The Year 3/4 students then interviewed Greg to learn about the business, journalism and our community with the aim of writing their own duck-based farming community stories. Students learnt that Greg and Jodi started out with 30 ducks and now farm 2,000 Pekin and Aylesbery ducks aided by their Kelpie and Maremma dogs that keep the birds safe from predators and wild ducks. Greg explained that their goal was to rear happy, free range ducks that could eat grass, snails, worms, wheat, apples and strawberries whilst walking from the paddocks as that helps build flavor in the birds. Students also learnt that ducks are great eaters and great poopers as the Clarkes found out on a long road trip from back Melbourne with the original birds! The business has been profiled in the ‘Just Duck’ cook book and the birds are sold to top end restaurants in Melbourne and exported to China. Greg explained that he always loved writing which lead to his role as a journalist in the Weekly Times and other publications whilst challenging students to write about what they know and do lots of drafts of their work. Inspiring stories, thanks Greg! Comments are closed.
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