Last Thursday, the M4 students were given a unique opportunity to visit Genesis and their Hydropower plants located in Tekapo, providing them with firsthand experience and knowledge about the generation of electricity through hydropower.

Genesis charted a bus for the class, provided kai and facilitated an exciting, immersive and interactive tour! Students were able to see first hand the turbines in action, learn to make practical water dams and had a building competition! 

This was a great introduction for our students to Physics. We will be applying our knowledge from the tour to our learning about force and energy. It was a great experience to connect what we are learning in class to our community and to see hands-on how what we learn about is relevant to everyday life! 

Thank you so much to the team at Genesis for allowing us to have this amazing experiential learning experience. We are extremely grateful for your hospitality and time. 

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