Term 3 2011

12

Sep

Photo Blogs - Term 3, 2011 Print E-mail
Term 3, 2011 Photo Blog
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11

Sep

A Rest Day Spent Fishing ... Print E-mail
Rest Day - Fishing
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09

Sep

Enviro Classes – Demo Dairy Print E-mail

As part of our Enviro unit we visit a Demo Dairy which researches, demonstrates and educates farmers, visitors and trains students all about best practice in the dairy industry.

Enviro Classes at Demo Dairy

Together with visits and classes such as Framlingham Aboriginal Mission, Mt Emu Creek Water Watch, Hopkins River Canoeing/Hopkins Falls, expos and other outdoor activities the students start to form varied opinions of the environment. They start to understand that there are many stakeholders at play in managing and caring for the environment. An evening class is held later in the term where each expo team adopts the ‘persona’ or platform of one of the stakeholders and debate how best to manage the land. With guest adjudicators from Demo Dairy and Gunditjmara, the debate is very interesting.

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09

Sep

First Aid Lessons at Gnurad Print E-mail

All students have just completed their first aid lessons consisting of a CPR lesson and exam and two lessons in Level 1 First Aid skills such as: treating fractures, sprains and strains; managing shock, head and spinal injuries; applying first aid for burns and bites.

A first aid exam will be held soon and the students will then qualify for their Level 1 First Aid Certificate. These photos show students training for CPR and then undertaking peer assessment of CPR and participating in scenarios.

First Aid Skills in Action
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07

Sep

Demo Dairy Newspaper Article Print E-mail

Recently Gnurad-Gundidj students were featured in local newspaper article: "Youngsters get a taste of our way of life". The students spend a morning at DemoDAIRY, learning about dairying, and its relationship with the land and environment. Students have the opportunity to learn about careers in the Dairy Industry.

Demo Dairy Newspaper Article

 

04

Sep

Brett Clarke Print E-mail

We were enthralled with the songs, stories and modesty of Brett Clarke who came and shared an evening with us on Monday 29th August.

Indigenous Artist Brett Clarke entertaining the students at Gnurad-Gundidj

Brett Clarke is an emerging indigenous artist, with funk edged tunes and a soulful voice covering an eclectic range of music genres. Brett Clarke a Gunditjmara/ Kirrae Whurrong Songman, is celebrating the release of his much anticipated debut album ‘Keep the Dream Alive’.

More information and some of Brett’s songs is available on the BlackList website.

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31

Aug

Aquazone Rest Day Print E-mail

On a recent rest day, a bus load of students arranged a visit to the local pool in Warrnambool to relax. A great morning saw students swim a few laps, have some relays and just relax.

Aquazone Rest Day - 21 August
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30

Aug

Panmure Primary School Visit Print E-mail

Each term our students learn about a local topic such as volcanoes, indigenous food, native plants, healthy lifestyles and orienteering. We then invite students to visit us from a local primary school, this term being Panmure Primary School. We run the day from arrival/welcome to lunch and then give out certificates at the conclusion. The benefit to the Gnurad students is that they learn to research a topic, determine interesting activities so students can learn about the topic and then teach it to the primary students. For your information a timetable of the day is attached so you can see who taught which topic, the teams and the range of topics. We were particularly pleased that the Panmure Primary School Principal spent the day with us and he acknowledged the excellent work of the Gnurad Gundidj students. A great day was had by all involved.

Panmure Primary School Visit - 24 August
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29

Aug

Gnurad Challenge Print E-mail

The day after Parent Visiting weekend is very interesting. We welcome students back ‘home': they really call Gnurad Gundidj home at this stage! After a morning of refocusing back to the program, we spend an enjoyable afternoon in a fun team competition. In this team challenge there are a variety of challenges from trivia to interpretive dance to singing. Each team adopts a theme and the persona that goes with it. This term the Emos won!

Gnurad Challenge
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12

Aug

Melba Gully - Rest Day Print E-mail
Melba Gully - Rest Day
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12

Aug

12 Apostles - Rest Day Print E-mail
12 Apostles - Rest Day
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11

Aug

2A Bridge Building Print E-mail
2A Bridge Building
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11

Aug

2B Bridge Building Print E-mail
1A Bridge Building
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05

Aug

1B Bridge Building Print E-mail
1A Bridge Building
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05

Aug

1A Bridge Building Print E-mail
1A Bridge Building
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30

Jul

Logans Beach - Rest Day Activity Print E-mail
Logans Beach - Rest Day Activity
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26

Jul

Teams Day II Print E-mail
Teams Day
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25

Jul

Rutherglen T1, 2010 CLP Success! Print E-mail

The term 1, 2010 CLP Team have had great success with their CLP- “Celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the discovery of gold in Rutherglen.” Last year they were participants in the local celebrations, and have since gone on to complete interpretive signage which will be put up in the town.

This interpretive storyboard is the result of the School for Student Leadership, Community Learning Project as part of the 150th anniversary of the discovery of gold in Rutherglen. Thank you to Madeline Pianto, Drew Hiskins, Sara Yarwood, Kieran Robinson, Jarrod Curran and Maddison Smedley from year 9 in 2010 at Rutherglen High School.

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25

Jul

Term 3 - Teams Day Print E-mail

Today all students spent the day in their school and expo teams participating in fun activities that allow students and staff to get to know each other. An expo team is two schools combined and they complete their expeditions together (expo).

Expo teams are:

1A 1B 2A 2B
Braybrook SC St Albans SC Mt Clear SC Debney Park SC
Daylesford SC Birchip P-12 C Kaniva C Rainbow SC

Teams Day
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School for Student Leadership is a Victorian Department of Education initiative offering a unique residential education experience for year nine students. The curriculum focuses on personal development and team learning projects sourced from students' home regions. There are four campuses in iconic locations across Victoria. The Alpine School Campus is located at Dinner Plain in the Victorian Alps. Snowy River Campus is near the mouth of the Snowy River at Marlo in east Gippsland. The third site is adjacent to Mount Noorat near Camperdown in Victoria’s Western District, and is called Gnurad-Gundidj. After consultation with the local aboriginal community, this name represents both the indigenous name of the local area and an interpretation of the statement "belonging to this place". The fourth and most recently opened campus is Don Valley Campus, situated on land that was once known as Haining Farm in the Yarra Ranges.
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