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
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
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Explores how traditional culture and knowledge are being incorporated into remote schools to create a two-way learning model.
Learning on Country Program
During a recent trip to Ramingining for M&E workshops, the NLC LoCP M&E team was invited to visit Outback Spirit's Murwangi Safari Camp for a See More
Learning on Country Program
Learning on Country Program
Set your alarms! 📅 Part 2 of the Learning on Country Program documentaries airs tonight on NITV at 8:30pm (ASCT) as part of Karla Grant See More
Learning on Country Program
The NLC LoCP Monitoring & Evaluation team recently held a successful 2-day workshop in Ramingining, with the Ramingining School and ASRAC Rangers. The workshop provided See More
Learning on Country Program
Update: 8:30 pm (ACST) Tune in to NITV tonight at 8:00 pm for the first of two documentaries that take an in-depth look into the See More
Learning on Country Program
This week, the LoC team hit the ground running in Wadeye for its second round of community consultations. Plans are progressing well for Wadeye to See More
Learning on Country Program
📍The LoC team is checking in from Wadeye this week! It’s going to be big and exciting week ahead as stage two of the Wadeye See More