Walking Strong in Two Worlds – Developing Our Future Leaders
The Learning on Country Program (LoC) is a joint initiative between Aboriginal Ranger groups and 14 schools across the Top End, which engages Indigenous students in remote areas of the NT through education, with a focus on ‘both ways’ learning within their secondary school curriculums. It’s this combination of curriculum and culture that builds the skills, confidence and capacity of our future leaders to walk strong in two worlds. The ‘two toolbox approach’ incorporates both Western and Indigenous knowledge systems to deliver culturally appropriate education and training for remote students’ learning and employment pathways, with a strong focus on intergenerational transfer of culture and traditional knowledge.
Learning on Country - Cultural knowledge learning programs
The Learning on Country Program is delivered with a key focus on the senior secondary student cohort. The teaching and learning programs are developed collaboratively between school and Ranger staff, with a focus on field-based activity, drawing on traditional and western knowledge systems. Activities include a wide range of Ranger groups' projects and responsibilities around land and sea management and are modelled by cultural knowledge as directed by Traditional Owners.
The fourteen participating schools across the Top End are:
Program Objectives
The key objectives of the Learning on Country Program include;
Increase inter-generational transmission of Indigenous knowledge and customary practice
Develop strong partnerships between ranger groups, schools and local community to deliver a culturally responsive secondary school curriculum
Increase school attendance
Improve student learning
Learning on Country Program
The Learning on Country Steering Committee is a finalist at the Indigenous Governance Awards tonight! Co-Chair Cindy Jinmarabynana, member Justin Gaykamangu, and LoC Program Manager See More
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📍 LoC Wadeye Update 📍 The NLC LoC Program Management Team recently completed their third site visit to Wadeye. Over 40 local stakeholders, including members See More
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Thank you to everyone who joined us in Darwin recently for the 54th meeting of the Learning on Country (LoC) Steering Committee! Representatives from 14 See More
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And that’s a wrap! Two HUGE days of presentations, knowledge sharing and connection with LoC representatives from across our 14 sites. Thanks to our Steering See More
Learning on Country Program
🌿 Check out the latest Learning on Country Newsletter 🌿 Read inspiring stories from the Learning on Country Program and see how it’s empowering students See More
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Learning on Country Program
If you missed Part 2 of the Learning on Country Program documentaries on NITV you can still catch it on SBS On Demand for another See More
Watch Karla Grant Presents: Season 2 Episode 2
Explores how traditional culture and knowledge are being incorporated into remote schools to create a two-way learning model.
