ROUND SQUARE CONFERENCE
Over the Term break, Chloe Atkinson (Year 6), Georgina Chilcott (Year 6), Ryan Dhanaraj (Year 7), Felix Harvey (Year 7), Chloe Atkinson (Year 8) and Meg de Deuge (Year 8), along with Mr Paul McKendrick and Ms Justin Clarke, headed to Perth for the Footprints of Unity Round Square conference. Hosted by Scotch College and Bunbury Cathedral Grammar, the conference brought together delegates from Australia, the USA, India, and Bangladesh to explore Aboriginal culture and the IDEALS of Internationalism and Adventure.
Following the opening ceremony, we engaged in activities such as didgeridoo playing, boomerang throwing and singing ‘We are Australian’, which was performed by delegates at the closing ceremony.
Throughout the conference we were pushed outside our comfort zones, conquering the rock wall and the ‘leap of faith’, climbing to the top of a 15m pole and then leaping to a trapeze bar suspended above the ground.
A highlight of the conference was a visit to Busselton where we went to the underwater observatory at the end of the Busselton Jetty. We also visited Ngili Cave, where we learned how Aboriginals lived and hunted on the lands and waterways, and how plants and animals reacted to the changing of the seasons.
Throughout the conference we formed friendships with delegates from around the world and have returned with a deeper understanding of Indigenious culture, ourselves and others.
Round Square Conference Delegates
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