Hosting a Bio Camp: Taking things back to basics

What does it mean to be human? That was the question at the heart of Bio Camp 2022 when St Patrick’s College students headed to Wairarapa and stripped life back to its simplest form: making stone tools, fire-making, foraging and sitting around a campfire long after the sun had set. Science communicator Ceana Priest chats with biology teacher and camp organiser Kate McClintock about the benefits of taking students into nature to learn about human evolution.