{"id":18559,"date":"2024-11-21T10:59:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T23:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/?post_type=article&p=18559"},"modified":"2024-11-21T10:59:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T23:59:33","slug":"cape-york-2024-student-immersion-4","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/sceggs\/article\/cape-york-2024-student-immersion-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Cape York 2024 Student Immersion"},"content":{"rendered":"

We continue to share the personal reflections and photos from the students who were on this year\u2019s immersion to Traditional Homelands in Cape York. This week we hope you enjoy the reflections from Georgia Alexandra Bradley (Year 10) Jessica Venetoulis (Year 9) Mia Tam (Year 10).<\/p>\n

For the previous week\u2019s reflections see here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Carol Bloomfield<\/strong>
\nHead of Student Wellbeing Programs<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Reflections from the Cape York Immersion<\/strong><\/h4>\n

From 29 September to 7 October, we ventured to the furthest part of Australia I have ever been to. Here we got to be apart of the experience of a lifetime. Cape York has not only changed me as a person, but it has also impacted how I see my everyday life. It has changed my values, my friendships and has made me a significantly more sentimental and knowledgeable person.<\/em><\/p>\n

Going into this experience, I had mixed emotions. I was extremely excited but also extremely nervous to be far away from my family, from my friends staying in Sydney and to be going to a remote location with people I had never met or people I had only ever heard about or seen at school but as soon as we stepped on to our first homeland at Wurrey to when we left Melsonby I knew this would be something to treasure forever.<\/em><\/p>\n

For me, some of the most memorable experiences which came from this immersion included seeing rock paintings at Melsonby and learning about how ochre was used as a paint, playing in the creek at Wurrey and going on many walks as a group with our Traditional Owners. The Traditional Owners who welcomed us to their land truly taught us things I will never forget and made this experience something like no other.<\/em><\/p>\n