Adventures in Nature records their outings, and in this extract, nursery school teacher Chiara Zanotti and her children from Primo Maggio Municipal Nursery School relate their outing to the Rovere Mille Cave.
The long-awaited day has arrived, and with torches in their hands and snacks in their schoolbags, the children arrive at school. Some parents are clearly apprehensive.
On the bus, some of the children spontaneously begin to sing well-known songs. The bus follows the uphill curves and the group becomes quiet as the children closely observe the landscape and a lively discussion on some cows grazing in the field begins.
On arrival, we are met by our guides. My group faces a steep climb through trees, branches and bushes. The bravest children stay at the front with our guide, determined to take an active part in the search and overcome any obstacles. One by one, the other children follow in their footsteps and I stay close to the slowest children, who need encouragement and assistance.
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