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Nov

Cleansing the Spirit Print E-mail

So yesterday we had evening class. We watched a film called ‘Rabbit-Proof Fence’ and after the film ended we were all rounded up to head down to the fire. During the time we spent at the fire we had a cleansing. Not a ceremony of any sort but to help clear away the bad spirits and stuff. The people who lead it were Adam and Tyson. They are the two major people in the Aspiration Initiative. During this time Matt was chosen to help them cleanse. We also spoke about the things that we think should be changed or altered around the camp like friendships, communication and groups. After the few minutes we spent at the fire most people headed inside. The 3 people that stayed back at the fire for another half an hour were Matt, Stacey and Jakeb. During the time we spent there with Adam and Tyson we were taught that no matter what happened we would still do some of the things that we thought we wouldn’t do if it wasn’t for them. By the time it hit 9:00, a spirit/elder was telling us that it was time to go. Tyson spoke to it and we left, covering our tracks. Then it was bedtime. Over all our day as leaders was really good and we took a lot out of it.

Lilly from Bright P-12 and Matt from Chaffey Secondary

 

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School for Student Leadership is a Victorian Department of Education and Training (DET) initiative offering a unique residential education experience for year nine students. The curriculum focuses on personal development and team learning projects sourced from students' home regions. There are four campuses in iconic locations across Victoria. The Alpine School Campus is located at Dinner Plain in the Victorian Alps. Snowy River Campus is near the mouth of the Snowy River at Marlo in east Gippsland. The third site is adjacent to Mount Noorat near Camperdown in Victoria’s Western District, and is called Gnurad-Gundidj. After consultation with the local aboriginal community, this name represents both the indigenous name of the local area and an interpretation of the statement "belonging to this place". Our fourth and newest campus, currently known as the Don Valley Campus is located at Don Valley, Yarra Ranges.
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