A group of Dunedin school pupils soared into term 2.
Pupils from Trinity Catholic College and St Joseph’s Cathedral School gathered at Robin Hood Park yesterday morning to get a view of Dunedin from a hot-air balloon.
Trinity year 8 pupil Connor Wilson, 12, said he could see as far as St Kilda from the highest point of the flight.
"It looks a lot higher. It feels like you’re 100m up and when you go down it feels real weird, it’s real cool," Connor said.
Classmate Blake Joubert, 11, said it was his first time in a hot-air balloon and he would definitely do it again if he had the opportunity.
"It’s pretty scary at first, but then you realise it’s not as bad as you think because you’re not that high."
"They get some understanding about how the hot-air balloon works from a science perspective."
The flights were free for the pupils from the Flying High Project, which aimed to bring the "STEAM buzz" to schools around New Zealand.
STEAM is an approach to learning that inspires young people to engage with science, technology, engineering, arts and maths through hot-air balloon flights.
The programme is run by pilot Andrew Parker, who has travelled the world to fly his hot-air balloon at schools and community events to encourage children to follow their dreams.
