Galiwinku Community, Elcho Island Elcho Island is in North East
Arnhem Land, the Traditional Country of Yolu people. Elcho Island
is in North East Arnhem Land, the Traditional Country of Yolu
people. Learn more about our island and community here:
http://letsobtainayield.wordpress.com/about/
http://letsobtainayield.wordpress.com/about/ Learn more about our
island and community here:
http://letsobtainayield.wordpress.com/about/
http://letsobtainayield.wordpress.com/about/
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. Our school is called Shepherdson College. We have 340
students at our school and we learn two-ways; about both Yolu and
Balanda worlds.
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We have a big garden at our school and lots of new gardening
areas! Come and see what we have been up to this year...
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Our Garden in Semester 1
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Our Garden in Semester 2
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Obtaining a Yield Bumper crops of organic produce!
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Special Projects Creating a new low maintenance garden for the
Lower Primary, using wicking beds. Weed control around the school
and creating a tropical fruit orchard. School enterprise projects
and community markets, run by students.
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Our Garden is an Outdoor Classroom Cooking, measuring,
predicting, comparing, recording results, photography, social
skills, film production, physical activity, using computers,
co-ordination, counting, writing, mentoring, teaching, listening,
speaking, sustainable practises, biology, environmental science,
enterprise, investigating, enquiry, health and nutrition, visual
artsand so much more!
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Gardening in Galiwinku Sunflower Ninjas like to be sneaky,
visiting the whole community, planting free seeds and spreading
joy! http://letsobtainayield.wordpress.com/?s=ninjas Sunflower
Ninjas like to be sneaky, visiting the whole community, planting
free seeds and spreading joy!
http://letsobtainayield.wordpress.com/?s=ninjas
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Health and Wellbeing The Sheppy Institute of Wellbeing;
Gardening and getting outside makes everyone happy. The Doctors
share 5 steps to personal happiness. View their video here; The
Sheppy Institute of Wellbeing; Gardening and getting outside makes
everyone happy. The Doctors share 5 steps to personal happiness.
View their video here;
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8xb46n3pmfq6g9e/5%20steps%20to%20happi
ness.wmv?n=279315185
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8xb46n3pmfq6g9e/5%20steps%20to%20happi
ness.wmv?n=279315185
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http://letsobtainayield.wordpress.com/2014/10/09/power-patrol-visits-and-
gives-out-prizes/
http://www.compostinghome.com.au/blog/living-sustainably-school-program-
at-shepherdson-college-elcho-island
http://letsobtainayield.wordpress.com/2014/10/09/power-patrol-visits-and-
gives-out-prizes/
http://www.compostinghome.com.au/blog/living-sustainably-school-program-
at-shepherdson-college-elcho-island Magic Moments
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fFtdpOP7ZM Power Patrol; Kids
leading improvement in school-wide sustainability habits Gatni
Tour; Yumburri and Minyius view of our Garden, in Djambarrpuyu
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Celebrating and Sharing Lets Obtain a Yield Blog follow our
ongoing gardening, learning and living journey at;
http://letsobtainayield.wordpress.com/ Lets Obtain a Yield Blog
follow our ongoing gardening, learning and living journey at;
http://letsobtainayield.wordpress.com/
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Thanks for Visiting! Djutjdjutj! Shepherdson College, Galiwinku
Community, Elcho Island 2014 Shepherdson College, Galiwinku
Community, Elcho Island 2014