Media Release
Not strictly all work for study week
Friday 2 September 2005
Senior students travelling from as far south as Mt Allan and as far north as Melville Island will converge on the Northern Territory Open Education Centre (NTOEC) on Monday 5 September for an intensive four days of residential school. The ‘scientists’ among them will arrive a few days earlier or stay on for extra few days to participate in additional Chemistry workshops.
Acting Principal of NTOEC Sherrill Christensen said the Year 11 and 12 students, who are studying via the distance mode to achieve their NTCE, will work closely with their teachers in preparation for the final months of study.
“For Year 12 students, revision, consolidation and exam preparation are essential for success - especially for those who will be sitting for public exams next month,” she said.
Ms Christensen said the students’ time at residential school wouldn’t be strictly limited to academic pursuits.
The school’s Student Representative Council proudly supports Angel Flight Australia, a charity that co-ordinates non-emergency flights for people in financial and medical need. An ‘Earth Angel’ will visit students at lunchtime on Monday to tell the them about the good work achieved Australia-wide.
On Wednesday the Executive Officer to the NT Statehood Steering Committee Michael Tatham will provide a background report on Statehood and discuss its relevance with students and staff.
“It is an opportunity for senior students to get a better understanding of the issues, ask questions and tell the committee what it thinks,” Mr Tatham said. “Today’s senior students will be voting in a future referendum on Statehood for the Northern Territory.”
The students will balance their studies with physical and fun activities. At the end of each school day, they will be dancing to break, hip-hop, macarena and nut bush rhythms, thanks to Tracks and NTOEC staff.
For more than 25 years, NTOEC has provided quality education and a vital option for many school-age students who live hundreds (or thousands) of kilometres from a traditional face-to-face secondary school, and adults seeking to complete their secondary schooling or improve their career options.