Window on the Wetlands visit supports student learning at STEPS
Earlier this year our Casuarina and Palmerston literacy and numeracy students enjoyed an excursion to Window on the Wetlands at Beatrice Hill (or Ludawei) followed by a picnic lunch at nearby Fogg Dam. Our Casuarina trainer Ranald Anderson put together worksheets and questions for the students to complete during the excursion and even purchased a […]
Ratjpa Mala: Sowing seeds for learning
In the community of Galiwin’ku, some 550 km north East of Darwin, a group of men got more than they bargained for when they took part in a landscaping & gardening training course recently. A common goal of all of the men who join the Ratjpa Mala class (In Yolngu language: Ratjpa: dark reddish/brown soil, […]
Remote trainers provide opportunity for skills development
Remote communities provide unique challenges to our trainers. With a bit of innovative thinking, however they always find opportunities, not only impart skills and knowledge, but to do so in a way that is meaningful and relevant to their student’s lives. Galiwin’ku is the largest community on Elcho island, about 550km north east of Darwin. […]
