School airstrip project brings top end town together

Margaret Ryan

By Margaret Ryan
Published October 19, 2019

Real-world inquiry-based learning came to life at a remote Northern Territory town when the whole school community worked together to upgrade and extend their airstrip.

Mäpuru Yirralka College principal Linda Miller says it was a team effort to fix their airstrip. “The whole town spent two weeks with tomahawks, mattocks, axes and chainsaws.”

They needed to ensure the airstrip would open even during the wet season. This was so much more than just ...

This story appeared in the October 2019 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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