Year 5 take over KidZania

Over the past two weeks Year 5 have had the opportunity to visit KidZania. KidZania is an indoor city run by kids. The children tried different careers including becoming a paramedic, firefighter, news presenter and vet . After completing a task the children would then be paid for the work undertaken, in kidZos a currency only found in KidZania. Some children even chose to gain a degree to maximise their earning potential and open bank accounts to save their money securely.

It was a great chance for the children to build independence  and gain a better understanding of the world. The children could even exchange the kidZos they had earned for small items. It was great to see the children trying to earn as much money as possible in order to purchase the items they wanted to buy.

Grace, in USA class, commented “I became a vet and performed an operation on a dog that swallowed a toy!"

Adedeji and Chase learnt all about green screens and having to wait for their cue before they could present the weather.

Alecia, in Mexico class, said “It was  the best trip I have been on , I really liked delivering the parcels around the town.”

Peter and Lewis became air conditioning engineers, they had to crawl around the air conditioning units to fix them.