Under Eights Week brought together the children of Cape York in celebration of their curious little minds. Photo: Supplied (Cooktown District Community Centre).
A zest for learning is forged in the first eight years of a child’s life, and Cape York may now have some budding scientists in the pipeline after Under Eights Week was celebrated from 19-23 May.
More than 300 children across the Cape came together in celebration of this year’s theme, Unleashing Scientific Thinking through Play, taking on play-based learning activities to exercise their curious minds.
The Cook Shire region’s schools, organisations and local community teamed up to put on their best Under Eights event yet, which was hosted by the Cooktown District Community Centre (CDCC) at the local events centre.
“There were lots of volcanoes with the bicarb soda, there were rain clouds, there was making your own ice-cream, there was puffy paint, we had a science-themed disco, and of course, the face-painting was always a lot of fun,” CDCC program manager for early years Kim Giese said.
“It’s so special to bring the community together to celebrate children and those important first eight years of life.”
