High school students from Rockhampton and remote Woorabinda sailed the waters off Yeppoon as part of a unique inter-school collaboration.<\/p>\n
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Carinity Education Rockhampton and Wadja Wadja High School are fostering positive change in the community through the City-Country Partnerships.<\/p>\n
The City-Country Partnerships is an Australian Government program which sees high-performing independent schools partner with remote schools with a high proportion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students.<\/p>\n
Carinity Education Rockhampton and Wadja Wadja High School converged across two events at Yeppoon on September 9-10.<\/p>\n
Students enjoyed the Winds of Joy sailing program, which provided a unique opportunity to sail a large racing yacht on Rosslyn Bay.<\/p>\n
The young people also attended the Outdoor Skills 4Kids survival skills camp, equipping them to handle potentially dangerous situations in wilderness environments.<\/p>\n
The Carinity Education Rockhampton\u2013Wadja Wadja relationship is one of 14 City-Country Partnerships between schools across Australia, aimed at improving student outcomes and attendance rates and creating a brighter, more inclusive future for all Australians.<\/p>\n
The program provides classroom, diagnostic and relational supports to the country school and delivers external school experiences for students including excursions.<\/p>\n
Carinity Education Rockhampton Principal, Lyn Harland, said the partnership is designed to nurture \u201cfriendship, cultural respect and education pathway supports.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is helping students to foster a greater understanding of themselves and empathy towards others, while also respecting a different cultural perspective,\u201d Lyn said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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