School of the Air

The school of the air was a very interesting place, it was one of my favorite stops. The school of the air is available for kids who are living in places where they are not near a school, a place where they do not have access to a school. There are currently 116 students, they communicate with their teachers through the computer. The teachers are full time and they get online from 40 to 60 minutes a day with the kids. When we were there, there was a session going on where the child was learning guitar from the principal. I found this really amazing because the students and the staff are very close for being so far away, distance wise. The School of the Air sends packages with supplies and books to the students. The students can learn Japanese, which is a great opportunity to broaden their education. There was a metal quilt on the wall that were made from the parents, one was a ranger and one was a police officer. These squares come from all over Australia. The lessons are recorded; they have a talk button and a chat box. Some of the younger children had a hard time figuring out how to fix the microphone. There was a little girl named Alice and she was the sweetest little girl ever, she could not figure out how to turn on her microphone. Tifany and Brady got to participate in the hokey pokey with a few children. It was really cute seeing the kids dance along with them.