By Peter Douglas
ST PAUL’S Primary School students in Monbulk are getting acquainted with a life-sized, fibreglass cow as part of the Picasso Cows program.
As part of a Dairy Australia program, which is now in its eighth year, students have 12 weeks to decorate their cow in one of three dairy-related themes.
The themes are ‘Unbeatable Bones’, ‘Fuel for Life’ or ‘Farm to Plate’.
They must also complete learning journals.
Dairy Australia Project Manager, Emily Barnes, said the program aimed to help students learn about where their food came from and the health benefits of dairy food.
“It’s a mammoth task, but one well worth the effort from both an educational and nutritional perspective,” she said.
“Our curriculum-linked Picasso Cows program uses creativity to bring dairy into the classroom.”
St Paul’s Primary School joins 80 primary schools nationwide to participate in the program.
