LISTEN: The very young students conducted interviews and answered questions in a hands-on news desk activity designed to foster their curiosity and appreciation for journalism. GPB's Amanda Andrews was there.
In honor of World News Day, Georgia preschool students became junior journalists for an afternoon.
Students at the Goddard School of Sugar Hill formed their own newsroom, taking turns as hosts and doing interviews. The children talked to teachers, parents and members of the media to explore the importance of journalism.
Students asked about what a typical day as a journalist looks like and what are some things everybody should know.
Kieran was one of three students who answered interview questions like, if he knows what a newspaper is.
"I do," he said. "But I’ve never read one."
The school's education director, Emily Price, said these hands-on activities help students develop lifelong skills.
"Natural inquiry, natural questioning is the child’s way of learning," Price said. "And if we can get them asking questions and being curious at a young age it continues when they get older."
Another student, Cohen, stepped up to answer challenging questions like, "What do you love most about your teacher?"
"That’s a tough one," Cohen said.
After some thought, the 4-year-old settled on an answer.
"When she’s teaching me," he said.
Sugar Hill is one of about 700 Goddard schools nationwide celebrating World News Day.
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