Walking Strong in Two Worlds – Developing Our Future Leaders
The Learning on Country Program (LoC) is a joint initiative between Aboriginal Ranger groups and 17 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 seventeen 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 is at Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC).
Goodluck to all finalists in tonight’s 2024 National Banksia Awards! 🏆 The Learning on Country Program is a finalist in the Nature Postive Award being See More
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Yesterday concluded the final day of the Learning on Country forum, led by an all Indigenous Steering Committee. Thirteen dedicated members, representing remote communities across See More
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What a day at the LoC forum! Participants from 17 LoC sites joined the Integrating Curriculum Workshop, exploring projects they can run on country that See More
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What an incredible turnout for day one of the Learning on Country Steering Committee Meeting & Forum! Over 100 attendees from 17 communities across the See More