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'Learning in the Bush' at Garma 10 Aug 2010
Garma, the annual Indigenous cultural festival in Arnhem Land winds up today. This year's theme was ‘Indigenous Education and Training’ and acting Chief Executive DET Kevin Gillan was the keynote speaker at a forum on improving Indigenous Education. Mr Gillan’s presentation underscored the importance of attendance in improving education outcomes and was well received by a packed house. DET was out at Garma in force over the Festival weekend, showcasing the latest in mobile learning units. Taminmin College’s new hospitality training van was the centrepiece of the ‘Learning in the Bush’ precinct, itself a collaboration between DET, CDU, SITAC, IS Australia and the Australian Flexible Learning Framework. Also in the precinct, the DET Families as First Teachers team set up a family photo booth and the Fred Hollows Foundation promoted its new cookbook for remote communities kukumbat gudwan daga (Really cooking good food). See SITAC’s Twitter updates and a DET Director Training Services, Roger Bryett’s video blog for more.
Garma 2010 kicks off 06 Aug 2010
Garma the annual Indigenous cultural festival in Arnhem Land starts today, Friday 6 August and runs until Monday 10 August. This year's theme is Indigenous Education and Training and DET will be out at Gulkula in force over the Festival weekend, showcasing the latest in ‘Learning in the Bush’. The centrepiece of DET’s presence will be a new hospitality training van specially commissioned by Taminmin College. The $200,000 van is designed to deliver Hospitality courses in remote communities and will bring training to areas that were previously unreachable. Director of VET Tony Considine and CEO of the Yothu Yindi Foundation Wendy Ah Chin (pictured above) inspected the van earlier this week at Taminmin College as it prepared to hit the road for Arnhem Land. Also in the Learning in the Bush precinct, The DET Families as First Teachers team will set up a family photo booth and the Fred Hollows Foundation will promote its new cookbook for remote communities kukumbat gudwan daga (Really cooking good food). DET and Taminmin College are working with SITAC and the Flexible Learning Framework at this year's festival. SITAC is providing Twitter updates and a video blog from Roger Bryett Director Training Services, DET over weekend.
Imagine what your school could spend $20,000 on... 04 Aug 2010
Seven winning schools will be able to turn these ideas into reality thanks to the generous support from our sponsors Charles Darwin University, CISCO, ConocoPhillips Australia, Energy Resources of Australia, Halikos Group, Northern Land Council and Rio Tinto Alcan. Schools can nominate for as many awards as they wish by completing a short online form. Media personality and, in a previous life, teacher Ernie Dingo will host the Smart Schools Awards three-course dinner, drinks and entertainment at the Darwin Convention Centre on Saturday 9 October and it is set to be a fantastic night. Time is running out and with $140 000 up for grabs can your school afford to miss out?
