General News
2 May, 2024
Cows on campus to heighten ag knowledge
THE delivery of two young calves will help Noorat Primary School students gain hands on experience under a popular agricultural program.
The calves were delivered to the school recently as part of the Cows Create Careers program, which engages and educates young Victorians on the careers which may one day be an option for them in the Australian dairy industry.
The program ties vocational learning with practical and theoretical learning at no cost to the school, introducing students not only to the fundamentals of the dairy industry but also heightening their understanding of personal responsibility and teamwork.
Noorat Primary School Year five student Harper Teuma said she was happy to have the “very cute” calves on school grounds.
“What we’re doing right now is practicing, feeding calves, and we’re looking after the pen area which is their home,” she said.
“Basically, the program is about gaining experience and learning about our responsibility to animals.
“I’m very excited, and I’m always happy when we get more animals at the school.
“The whole school voted on names and we named the brown and white calf Milo and the black and white calf Midnight.”
Noorat Primary School Year six student Aidan Lacey-Hill said he had experience in the Cows Create Careers program from 2023, and was looking forward to participating again.
“I’m really happy seeing that we could have cows back at school,” he said.
“We will have to learn a lot and write it down on answer sheets, and we will also have to feed the calves, check on them and clean out their pen.
“It’s really fun getting to learn responsibilities for animals.”
The school offered its appreciation to Garvoc dairy farmer Joseph Conheady, who generously loaned the calves to the school for a three-week period so students can lend a hand with their upbringing.
“Thank you to Mr Conheady for giving us some of your cows to look after,” Aidan said.
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