Shakthi and I departed Newman and drove for about 3.5 hours to Marble Bar – which is the hottest town on the planet (it never went below 100 degrees for 160 days in the summer of 1923-24). It’s not too hot now. On the way, we stopped in Nullagine to [...]
Today was a blast. I got to sit in on a session with Elias at the local community centre where Elias has been teaching during the holiday film week. I got to have a great overview of a brainstorming session between about 15 kids ranging from 9 – 15 years old.
This morning, I woke up extra early (5:30) to go and watch the sunrise over the Pilbara alone.
Today, I'll get introduced to the local neighborhood center (to watch some workshops in session with Elias) and then I;ll go to meet up with Lee – our community contact here who's currently coordinating a local community festival [...]
> > > The adventure for this Curious Worker begins. Will be in flight for > the next 8 hours as I fly out to Newman, Australia. > > Yeehaw!
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Today I set a game plan with Shakthi on how we're going to tackle the next 6 weeks in the Pilbara. I'll need to:
develop/find/improve on some curriculum for 'object-based storytelling'
develop/find/improve on curriculum to introduce the 'craft' of working with audio and photography
develop online social network strategy for cultural leaders in the Pilbara
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