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Amphibians are beasts that live a part of their lives by becoming oxygen from water, as fish do, and another part of their relationship respiratory air as most of the area animals do. Frogs, toads, salamanders, newts and mud puppies are amphibians. Many of them were born and lived element of their life in the water, and then were released on land. Amphibians are vertebrates. It means they have backbones, such as we do. These are cold-blooded animals. This does not mean they are wintry usually. They are cold where their circumstances are cold, but they are warm while in a warm place. Almost all amphibians have tails, except frogs and toads. Amphibians arc hatched from eggs. The mother lays the eggs in the water, leaves all of them, and not ever recognizes them once again.

The bushfire crisis that is currently impacting Australia is beyond devastating. The scale of these fires defies the imagination. For so long now we have lived with skies laden with smoke as a constant and inescapable reminder that this is not an ordinary summer. This is weather and drought at its most extreme. Our only salvation will be rain but this is not the season for that and the long term forecasts are not promising. Our young people, in particular, will be affected and will need special care in the weeks and months to come. What might this mean for schools and for student agency?