In Year 4 this term, our students have been designing a theme park. The students have had to create their theme park with specific focuses that have included:

• Showing evidence of sustainable practice and promoting sustainable initiatives;
• Catering for a wide range of people, by showing inclusivity for people with disabilities, non-English speaking people, people with specific dietary needs and also people of all ages, from children to elderly adults;
• Designing a marketing campaign that will advertise and promote their theme park; and,
• Presenting a Shark Tank Pitch that outlines the key features of their theme park.

During remote learning, the students began planning their theme parks, completing their tasks against specific criteria and covering the subject areas of English, Maths, Science, Sustainability and Art. They designed a slogan, newsletter, brochure, logo, billboard ad, mascots, a theme park entrance, a theme park map and entertainment schedule. They also designed rides and carnival games, highlighting and labelling the different types of forces on each ride. Food venues were also designed, and accompanied by menus and promotional offers.

In Week 6, each student presented their theme park pitch to the ‘sharks’. The presentations were fabulous. The students showed a deep understanding of what makes a theme park appealing, and they were able to clearly articulate their ideas and be persuasive in their Shark Tank Pitch. It was really hard to decide on the number 1 theme park, so we have narrowed it down to 7 key categories. The winners in each category were decided by the four sharks:

The Sustainability Shark - Mrs McGee

The Mathematical Shark - Miss Cawdron

The Advertising & Marketing Shark - Ms Paragalli

The Science Shark - Mrs Vuli

Year 1 was also a fantastic and engaged audience.

Click here to see some of the fabulous project pitches from Year 4.