In the first week of August 2022, thirteen Learning on Country (LoC) schools came together on country at Nitmiluk National Park to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of the Learning on Country Program. Students, teachers, principals, steering committee, Cultural Advisors and Rangers, took the time to recognise the achievements of the ten years strong program. The…

A longstanding vision from Shepherdson College’s Learning on Country program came to fruition in Term 4 of 2021 as 20 students from Galiwin’ku attended two separate Homelands camps to Maṯa Maṯa and Nyinyikay. Related clan groups live in Homelands, maintaining strong spiritual connections to their traditional lands, preserving their long-established languages and cultural values. Cultural…

A longstanding vision from Shepherdson College’s Learning on Country program came to fruition in Term 3, 2021 as 20 students from Galiwin’ku attended two separate Homelands camps to Maṯa Maṯa and Nyinyikay. Related clan groups live in Homelands, maintaining strong spiritual connections to their traditional lands, preserving their long-established languages and cultural values. Cultural knowledge…

As one of the original LoC sites, the success of the LoC Program in Maningrida has already been confirmed with many students completing their year 12 NTCET, achieving Certificate II qualifications from current RTO TrainSafe NT, participating in Ranger internships and obtaining full time employment as another generation of Bawinanga Rangers. Project-based learning and innovation…