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Island of Dreamtime

by BRIDGET FERGUSON (Australia)

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Once a year onOrpheus Island a program called ATSIMS: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Marine Science, takes place. Indigenous Australian teens come to learn about marine life. They learn science from contemporary institutions & traditional knowledge from their elders.
Once a year onOrpheus Island a program called ATSIMS: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in Marine Science, takes place. Indigenous Australian teens come to learn about marine life. They learn science from contemporary institutions & traditional knowledge from their elders.
Students, teachers and mentors gather around the tank at James Cook University Orpheus Island Research Station, to learn about life on the reef in this part of the world. For some, it's the very first time to see live coral.
Students, teachers and mentors gather around the tank at James Cook University Orpheus Island Research Station, to learn about life on the reef in this part of the world. For some, it's the very first time to see live coral.
Meet Jessie, she has been involved in the program from it's inception. She started as a student, became a mentor, a volunteer and now a project officer. This island has changed the trajectory of her life, inspired her love for the ocean. She is an indispensable part of the program, loved by all.
Meet Jessie, she has been involved in the program from it's inception. She started as a student, became a mentor, a volunteer and now a project officer. This island has changed the trajectory of her life, inspired her love for the ocean. She is an indispensable part of the program, loved by all.
The students investigate what lays beneath the intertidal zone, what creatures, what life, what reflections.
The students investigate what lays beneath the intertidal zone, what creatures, what life, what reflections.
As the program concludes, the students say goodbye to their beloved island and close one chapter of their journey, only to open another.
As the program concludes, the students say goodbye to their beloved island and close one chapter of their journey, only to open another.

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