WAGGA SCHOOL LEADERS PROGRAM MODULE 6, 2021

Module 6 of the Wagga School Leaders Program - Me and my place in a bigger environment was held on Wednesday 19 May. This module is designed for the students to think about how they interact with and represent themselves to others.

The students worked in pairs as they created story-based objects from pipe cleaners, pompoms and feathers, aka Kooky Creations. The exercise was intended to build relationships through creativity using initiative and the students artistic flair. The students brief was to surprise and impress us! The Facilitators were looking for a unique, well prepared presentation from the students. The Kooky Creations, and what they represented, were shared with the cohort later in the morning.

After an exercise in ‘directional awareness’ based on compass points, and planning a bush walk the students headed onto Henry Angel track head just outside of Tumbarumba, commencing the hike along a section of the Hume and Hovell Walking Track. Students learned about the nation’s history and experienced some of the region’s best natural assets. The Hume and Hovell Track stretches 426 kilometres from Yass to Albury, and retraces the footsteps of explorers Hamilton Hume and William Hovell on their expedition to Port Phillip in 1824.

Three groups were created before the commencement of the walk, with each student taking it in turns to lead their peers and navigate to the turnaround point. Along the walk each group was tasked with using cryptic clues to locate objects that had been hidden in the bush. By the time the walk had been completed, each group had managed to locate most of their objects.

The students were presented with the following two questions:

Who am I? and

What did I get out of the program?

They will be called on to answer these question in a 2-3 minute presentation at the next module on June 18.