The Fiji Times newsroom was a buzz when 112 students from Ahmadiyya Muslim Primary School in Lautoka visited last week.
The students who travelled for hours to be in the Capital City didn’t let the damp weather ruin their two-day excursion.
The students got an opportunity to explore other means of learning through their field trip which provided that much needed scenery change from the classrooms that the students are confined on a daily basis.
Ahmadiyya Muslim Primary School Lautoka assistant head teacher, Rosnald Prasad said they wanted to give their students a break and to explore other means of learning.
“We decided to give them the opportunity this year to go on a trip because we felt it would be good in enhancing their knowledge,” he said.
“We wrote a proposal about the trip and it got accepted.”
During their first day, the students met with the President, Ratu Wiliame Katonivere and the First Lady at State House.
The students also visited the Prime Minister’s Office, Parliament and the Fiji Broadcasting Corporation studio.
On their second day the students visited the Republic of Fiji Military Forces Queen Elizabeth Barracks in Nabua, the Fiji Museum and the Fiji Times.
“Newspapers like the Fiji Times is an important news media for us. It is one of the print media in the country and is Fiji’s oldest newspaper,” he said.
“It provides the students with great learning opportunities. We always tell our students to read it to help with their literacy skill.”
The students during their visit to the Fiji Times newsroom met journalists, photographers and editors and even sang a beautiful song for the newsroom team.
They asked questions relating to the newspaper and also got an opportunity to visit the company’s printing press.
School head boy, Penioni Kuinikoro who was part of the group said the trip was an educational one for him.
He said the most important part of the trip was that it was fun, especially being with friends.
Kuinikoro shared that the Museum stood out the most for him during the field trip.
“Having to learn about our past, how creative and skilled our ancestors were and just witnessing their creativity displayed makes us proud to be called Fijians,” he said.
He said the trip is a cherished moment for him. Students were also given a copy of the Kaila! newspaper to take home.
