Pupils of Deacon’s Primary School were elated to pet the sheep.
These rabbits captured the attention of pupils of Jones Private School.
Not only did students take time out to view the various exhibits around Queen’s Park, some also stopped to enjoy back and foot massages by staff of Escape Spa and Rejuvenation Lounge.
Sampling the different flavours of Igloo ice-cream was the highlight of the day for these pupils.
Agrofest co-ordinator anticipating thousands of patrons over the weekend
Public and private students from schools across the island yesterday were out in their numbers at the national agricultural exhibition, Agrofest.
Co-ordinator, Theodore Fraser, stated he was impressed with the response, particularly because the heavy rainfall that occurred during the early morning and at intervals throughout the day did not deter students from coming to Queen’s Park.
“The event has gone pretty well. The turnout from the schools was still pretty impressive, even though we had the inclement weather.”
He added that “roughly the same amount of the school children” attended the start of Agrofest this year as they did on the last occasion it was staged.
The 2018 theme for the event is “Youth Farming the Future”. Fraser highlighted that the “renewable energy exhibits over in the school section” one was of the main attractions that was “a major hit with the students”. He also pointed out that there was much more for pupils, teachers and other members of the public attending on Friday to see and do given that the number of exhibits has increased. There were 350 in 2017 while in 2018 there are 375.
Looking ahead to this weekend, Fraser said “the weather is expected to improve over the weekend, so we are expecting the crowds to turnout in their thousands and there are lots of exciting activities that will be at Agrofest again. There are a wide range of exhibits. We have more exhibits than we had last year and in terms of the variety, it is wider, so you can look out for new innovations even in the agriculture sector.”
As students made their way around the Park, stops were made to view livestock, vegetables, fruits and plants. Many pupils used the outing to purchase locally made foods, drinks and ice-cream. One popular attraction, especially with the primary school pupils, were the booths where different types of fish were on sale.