SEE Cairns: Language Learning Empowered through Teamwork
Cairns’ SEE participants at STEPS recently enjoyed an educational excursion with their lower language class trainer Justyna. The group went to Cairns Central Shopping Centre to do a team scavenger hunt. Justyna gave her students a worksheet with a list of tasks to complete in small teams. The aim of the exercise was to practice […]
Language Learning Through Teamwork for Cairns SEE Participants
Cairns’ SEE participants at STEPS recently enjoyed an educational excursion with their lower language class trainer Justyna. The group went to Cairns Central Shopping Centre to do a team scavenger hunt. Justyna gave her students a worksheet with a list of tasks to complete in small teams. The aim of the exercise was to practice […]
Netpreya finds community at STEPS
Relocating to another country is a brave move; moving overseas can often mean negotiating new language, cultural, and social barriers. International Migrants Day is on 18th December and is an opportunity to celebrate, recognise and raise awareness of migrants all around the world. Netpreya moved from Thailand to Australia in 2016. She enrolled in the […]
Darwin students are sew generous
Darwin locals are showing their true colours in a quilt-making project, which will be donated to a disability college in Queensland when completed. The quilt, which is being made in the colours of the Aboriginal flag, is being made for NAIDOC Week by students from the STEPS Skills for Education and Employment (SEE) program. The […]
Being a refugee in Darwin: Nisren’s story
Darwin mother Nisren Shamot balances study at two different institutions, looks forward to working in the childcare industry, and loves exploring local attractions with her family on weekends. Nisren is also a refugee from Syria, who fled her country with her family and spent time in refugee camps before being settled in Australia. “When I […]
Giving back by teaching migrants and refugees
For many people learning a new language is difficult; but learning a new language and moving to a new country is unnerving – negotiating language, cultural, and social barriers can be perplexing and sometimes isolating. Vesylachmy Wendt understands these challenges because she experienced it first-hand when she emigrated from Penang, Malaysia to Australia in 1996. […]
