A NUMBER of hinterland state schools are putting safety first and learning surf life saving skills at beaches across the Sunshine Coast.
Beerwah State School and Landsborough State School have been taking year five and six students down to the beach to educate them on how to be safe in the water.
The Beerwah State School said their students had a great time at Mooloolaba.
“Year five and six had an awesome time cooling off at Mooloolaba Beach for the last four weeks attending Surf Skills lessons with the Maroochydore Surf Skills Team,” they said.
“They rotated through surfing, body boarding and surf awareness.
“The weather definitely put on a perfect day for our final lesson of the year.” The Landsborough State School administration officer, Kylie Merola, said their students still have one more week of surf life saving skills as the term nears its end.
“We have been doing this as part of our HPE curriculum, the year five and six students participate in surf skills lessons at the Alexandra Surf Club,” she said. “This program lasts for five weeks and it’s been ongoing for most of the term.
“It teaches them surf awareness skills – as a lot of people think it’s learning how to surf, but it’s not, it’s about spotting rips and how to save yourself.”
These skills are invaluable for students to learn, especially hinterland kids who don’t go to the beach.
