Free Outward Bound course for change-makers

05 April 2019

Council sponsors Year 10 students for environmental challenge

Year 10 students from the Tweed keen to make a contribution to the health of our environment are invited to apply for a free placement at a four-day Outward Bound course.

The course is designed to help them grow their understanding of environmental sustainability.

Council is paying for up to 18 local students to attend the course at Outward Bound’s northern base near Kunghur (south-west of Uki) from 2 to 5 July 2019.

The program is designed to inspire, build confidence, communication and collaboration skills in participants to assist them to lead a future environmental initiative or get involved with a local environmental organisation.

The theme for the 2019 program is measurability. This is an important aspect of any environmental project and will be integrated into the program through topics on waste, custodianship, respect, gratitude, ecological monitoring and individual and collective carbon footprints etc.

The group will be led by two experienced outdoor instructors and accompanied by a Tweed high school teacher and a rotation of Tweed Shire Council environmental experts.

“We want the students to have fun, connect with the incredible natural environment we live in, hear from others in their age group and take action on environmental opportunities that matter to them,” Council’s Sustainability Program Leader Debbie Firestone said.

“Our aim is to have one or two students from each of the 12 secondary schools in the Tweed attend,” Ms Firestone said.

All Tweed Shire Year 10 students are invited to apply for a free place on this course. Applications close at 5pm on Monday 6 May 2019. Successful applicants will be announced after 20 May 2019.

General program information and application forms are available online at http://www.tweed.nsw.gov.au/EducationalTours or from your school’s Year 10 Year Advisor.

For more information contact Outward Bound’s Jemma Laurie by calling 0427 290 594 or emailing jemma.laurie@outwardbound.org.au.