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Apart from providing a valuable learning experience, the excitement of a school outing makes the exercise worthwhile for learners and for teachers.<\/p>

\u00a0Capulum College learners enjoy regular outings as well as on-campus, fun-filled practical events.<\/p>

\"LEARNERS\"A trip to the KwaZulu-Natal Museum saw the college learners step into \u2018a bug\u2019s life\u2019 when they visited the recently launched Invertebrates Gallery. Here they learnt that invertebrates were animals, such as spiders, insects and worms, without a backbone or bony skeleton. That they range in size from very tiny mites and almost invisible flies to giant squid with soccer-ball-size eyes. Do you know that invertebrates make up 97% of all animals which means they are the largest group in the animal kingdom? More than one million species of invertebrates have been identified.<\/p>

Capulum College learner Yolan was interested in the history highlighted in the museum. \u201cThe museum was the best place to go,\u201d he said, \u201cbecause we saw how people lived in the olden days.\u201d<\/p>

It was the killer whale and the dolphin that fascinated Micayla and her friend Lethu, who said, \u201cI was so grateful, it was a day I shall never forget\u201d.<\/p>

\"\"Bukho noted many aspects of the museum including how water pollution was affecting sea life, that the cheetah was the fastest land animal, that primates were the most intelligent mammals and that women were given the vote in 1920.<\/p>

These educational outings offer invaluable benefits to learners of all ages because they –<\/p>