Friday 18 March 2016

Mater Dei Thailand Group Visit - March 2016

Visiting the Mayor of Toowoomba and Council Chambers

The Thailand students visited the Toowoomba City Mayor - Paul Antonio on Wednesday.  The girls enjoyed an afternoon tea and toured the Council  Chambers.







Monday 14 March 2016

Mater Dei Thailand Group Visit - March 2016

On Sunday 6th March, 2016 a group of 18 students and 2 staff from Mater Dei Ursuline School in Thailand arrived for a 2 week stay.  The girls will be accommodated in our boarding house during their stay.

Day 1 - Monday
The girls enjoyed a welcome and morning tea with their "buddies" and familiarised themselves with the College grounds.  They also attended their first classes.

Day 2 - Tuesday
International W omen's Day is celebrated at the College with a morning Assembly and lunch time Market Stalls.  The group enjoyed the activities and classes before taking a short drive to Highfields Pioneer Village (http://www.highfieldspioneervillage.com.au/).  Here they participated in an Indigenous workshop learning to throw a Boomerang, make Billy Tea and enjoyed Damper (a traditional Australian bread baked in the coals of a campfire.)




Day 4 - Thursday
The group took a bus trip to Brisbane and visited Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary (http://www.koala.net/index.php?lang=en) Lone Pine is a wonderful opportunity to get up close to the Australian Wildlife and the girls took the opportunity to feed Kangaroos & Lorikeets and cuddle Koalas.


Day 5 - Friday
The girls walked to a local park close to the College (Laurel Bank Park) to experience some of the lovely gardens.


Day 7 - Dreamworld (Gold Coast)
The beautiful Gold Coast provided an exciting day for the girls on Sunday.  The group boarded a bus for a 2 hour drive to the Gold Coast where they walked on the beach followed by a day at Dreamworld (https://www.dreamworld.com.au/)



Santa Teresa Immersion Tour - Northern Territory

Santa Teresa - 2016 [Day 7]

Bush Dinner with the Arrernte women.
The group shared kangaroo tails cooked on the open fire with Johnny cakes and billy tea.  Carmel shared some dream time stories by the campfire.  An amazing night for the girls!









Wednesday 9 March 2016

Santa Teresa Immersion Tour - Northern Territory

Santa Teresa - 2016 [Day 7]

Girls working in the créche





With ladies from the Community Centre


Santa Teresa Immersion Tour - Northern Territory


Santa Teresa - 2016 [Day 6]

Sunrise at Santa Teresa



Working at the School






The girls heard some rain drops on the roof and went outside hoping for summer rainstorm to cool off!




Monday 7 March 2016

Santa Teresa Immersion Tour - Northern Territory


Santa Teresa - 2016 [Day 5]

Some photo's of the girls working in classrooms at Santa Teresa







Friday 4 March 2016

Santa Teresa Immersion Tour - Northern Territory

Uluru - 2016 [Day 2]


The group were able to experience sunrise over Uluru from the sand dunes not far from Kata Tjuta.



The group then braved a 7.5km walk through the Valley of the Winds and heard wonderful stories from their guide Leroy.







Leroy has been a font of knowledge and a real bush character.  
Sophie with Ursie Bear





Santa Teresa Immersion Tour - Northern Territory

Uluru - 2016

The group arrived at Wellcamp Toowoomba West Airport for an early start to the day on Thursday.


The group arrived at Uluru in the early afternoon, and met up with their Guide for their first look around.


Ursie Bear also explored Uluru!




Ursie girls at Uluru