Casey HawkinsMonash Student Teacher Meg’s Experience of Teaching on Groote EylandtWhen my university course invited me to do a two week teaching placement over on Groote Eylandt, I immediately assumed it was some sort of…Jan 23, 2020Jan 23, 2020
Casey HawkinsProviding Monash University Pre-service Teachers an Opportunity to Teach in a Remote Indigenous…Earlier in the year I got in contact with one of my old lecturers from Monash University in Melbourne to propose the idea of inviting…Jan 23, 2020Jan 23, 2020
Casey HawkinsPete Murray Performs at Picnic Day on Groote EylandtYesterday was Picnic Day; a NT public holiday for workers to enjoy a day of rest with family and friends.Jan 23, 2020Jan 23, 2020
Casey HawkinsThe Reality of Working in a Remote CommunityThe below article written by Kim Mahood expresses many of my own frustrations, as I live and work amongst all the characters identified…Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2019
Casey HawkinsGetting Crafty During My Visit to DarwinWell as it turns out, Darwin wasn’t all that bad!Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2019
Casey HawkinsFirst Thoughts Upon Arriving in DarwinI’m in Darwin this week attending an orientation program for new teachers working in the Northern Territory. The only part worth…Dec 31, 2019Dec 31, 2019
Casey HawkinsCultural Differences Between the Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People Living on Groote EylandtWe are all born into an ‘acculturation process’. The moment we open our eyes, images flood our spongy, undeveloped brain, and ‘voila’…Nov 17, 2019Nov 17, 2019
Casey HawkinsTurtle Hunting With Our Aboriginal Friends on Groote EylandtDays before arriving on island, I found myself endlessly day-dreaming about what my new life in the NT might be like. I’d excitedly dream…Nov 17, 2019Nov 17, 2019
Casey HawkinsFishing and Camping Around The Gulf of CarpentariaMuch has happened over the past few months- too much to write about whilst I sit here at my school desk with the cleaners whizzing around…Nov 17, 2019Nov 17, 2019
Casey HawkinsLearning to Fish With a Hand Reel on Groote EylandtA few weeks ago, a group of Indigenous girls showed me how they catch fish by crushing up small live shells and attaching the gooey flesh…Nov 16, 2019Nov 16, 2019
