About 45 children from Albury West Preschool walked up to the city's Monument Hill this week to learn about Australia's war history ahead of Anzac day.
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Preschool teacher Tracee Doyle said the excursion was an opportunity to build on the knowledge the students already had.
"The children can see the Monument from the playground and they often point it out and say 'what's that'," she said.
"Many know that it's called 'The Monument' and others think it's like a rocket or a tall tower or a castle."
She said a lot of the students' families had been talking about Anzac day, so they decided to organise the excursion in advance of the event.
"We did it before Sunday to help them understand a bit more, because we realised they didn't really understand it with what they were saying," she said.
"They were a bit confused about how long ago the war was and how old the Monument is.
"Before we went up I asked, and it went from anywhere from five years to 700 years, to a thousand years.
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"As soon as we came out of the bush part up the top, they were like, 'wow'.
"They were very impressed by its height and how it looks so beautiful."
Ms Doyle said the children ate their morning tea, looked at plaques, drew some pictures, wrote some words and spotted the Australian flag.
"That gave us opportunity to talk about the other flag, the New Zealand flag, and why they are both up there," she said.
"Then we looked at the Aboriginal flag and the Torres Strait Islander flag and talked about how all of Australia, all sorts of people, fought for Australia.
"When we got back and talked about it, they had a better understanding and next week after Anzac day, we'll revisit and see what other knowledge they gained from being with their families."
Ms Doyle said she thought it was important that everyone remembered Anzac day.
"It's a really significant event for Australia and for the country, and with all the older soldiers and people who actually lived the experience no longer around, that we value and respect what they did," she said.
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Victoria Ellis
Victoria Ellis grew up on the Border and loves reporting for her home community. She is a University of Wollongong Journalism graduate. In 2018 Victoria was awarded the Bruce Gordon Scholarship for Journalism and completed a 10 week internship with WIN News Illawarra. In 2019 she was awarded The Border Mail's Cameron Thompson Scholarship, where she completed a three week internship, before taking up ongoing employment in 2021.
Victoria Ellis grew up on the Border and loves reporting for her home community. She is a University of Wollongong Journalism graduate. In 2018 Victoria was awarded the Bruce Gordon Scholarship for Journalism and completed a 10 week internship with WIN News Illawarra. In 2019 she was awarded The Border Mail's Cameron Thompson Scholarship, where she completed a three week internship, before taking up ongoing employment in 2021.
