A Storythread Experience for Grade Six
Blanket Role - Environmental Advocates
Environmental Advocates embody ‘Dadirri’* in nature
* The word, concept and spiritual practice that is dadirri (da-did-ee) is from the Ngan'gikurunggurr and Ngen'giwumirri languages of the Aboriginal peoples of the Daly River region (Northern Territory, Australia). We have been gifted permission from the Miriam Rose Foundation to share Dadirri. Whilst we acknowledge there may be a local language word more appropriate to the lands on which we teach, in the absence of this being gifted to us by local Elders, our consulting Elders here at PEEC support our vision to share Dadirri. If you speak of Dadirri, please be mindful of respectful protocol, including acknowledging the original source and seeking your own permission from the Foundation. You can find out more at the official site of the Miriam Rose Foundation.
Environmental Advocates take action for their place by communicating their knowledge, passion and solutions to problems to help others understand, connect to and care for natural places.
The Wander the Way of the Water Storythread is centred around the real-life story of Bernice Volz, a passionate environmentalist who was instrumental in saving Karawatha Forest from development, as well as the practice of Dadirri, which is a practice of 'deep listening' or attentiveness, as a key strategy to growing knowledge and care for place (as well as self and others). Through embodied engagement with both, Wander the Way of the Water leads students to consider the connections between people and natural places that lead to environmental action.
Availability:
| Term 2
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| Time: | 8.45am - 2.10pm
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| Venue: | Karawatha Forest
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| Max no. of classes / day: | 1
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| Cost / student: | $48
(includes PEEC's program fee and hire of a seatbelted bus for transport to and from program)
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Preparation (pre-excursion) and reflection (post-excursion) activities and materials (including the program-specific story hook, Interview with Bernice Volz) will be provided in the Wander the Way of the Water Teacher Guide, emailed to class teachers towards the end of term 1.
For more information on this program, including an overview of curriculum links, please see our Prospectus.
This program takes place at Karawatha Forest. See Maps and Transport for location details.
Route map
Students will start their day at the Acacia Picnic area, near the Karawatha Forest Discovery Centre. The bus will then transport them to a water reservoir via a restricted access entrance off Compton Rd (bus route marked in blue), and will pick them up at the end of the day at the Garfield St exit. Circled areas indicate bus drop off and pick up locations. The tracks walked throughout the day are highlighted in yellow, and include sections of the Entolasia Trail, Rocks Track, Wallaby Trail, and Dentata Trail. This walk is approximately 4.5km.
Please note, this walk route is preferred, but is only accessible via mini-bus (max 39 seater). If for any reason you choose not to attend in the PEEC-organised mini-bus, and your vehicle is not of the required size for access to the water-tower, the group will need to walk in from Acacia Picnic area (an uphill 1.2km additional walk). While all paths taken are grade 3 bushwalking paths, this route does require a slightly higher level of fitness across the group. See adjusted route map for this option below.
