The purpose of the School Experience Practice is to provide first year student teachers with learning opportunities to experience and participate in aspects of the professional life of a teacher and the culture of a primary school, with particular emphasis on the life of a teacher in a rural and regional area.  Student teachers will also have the opportunity to relate to children, individually and in small groups, develop a positive relationship with the mentor teacher, have some of their questions about teaching answered and affirm their commitment to teaching as a career.