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Archive for April, 2009

Flexible holidays for remote schools?
Posted by Lesley on April 26th, 2009

Being in Darwin has really opened my eyes to the way the ’system’ imposes its ways on Indigenous communities. There is obviously a problem in remote communities (and in rural and urban communities too)  getting kids to go to school…..and the government recognises it - there’s posters everywhere encouraging parents to send their kids to [...]

Keep Learning Idea
Posted by Lesley on April 24th, 2009

Well here I am in Darwin – ready to present to the NT Careers Advisors about green jobs and green skills. While I’m here I’ve taken the opportunity to meet with a couple of the people involved in the Indigenous Early Childhood Network. So met with Lyn and Alison and we got talking about a [...]

Half gone in just three years
Posted by Chris on April 23rd, 2009

Eight weeks ago I packed my laptop in my bag, dropped my baby at the babysitter and headed into work. My first day back from maternity leave. First job on my desk sounded like an easy one, and one I’d enjoy… Phoning up the Indigenous programs and schools involved in the 2006 Learning Choices Expo [...]

No one makes silver bullets anymore
Posted by Francesca on April 23rd, 2009

Who can believe it? The website is live and ready to go. It looks oh-so-pretty and if I have any more fun writing polls, it won’t feel like work anymore. But strangely (in this moment of website triumph), I’ve been thinking about the people that get missed with this belief in the internet as a [...]

Indigenous Reports
Posted by admin on April 23rd, 2009

These will be launched on April 30. Check the site for more details.

New Site
Posted by admin on April 22nd, 2009

It’s here! The new features on our website have been unveiled and now we want to hear from you. Leave us a comment or answer our polls. It’s all about allowing the most important voices in our work to be heard- yours! Let us know what you think here.