Recent Activities

18 & 19 November 2002: DVD-Project

On the 18th and 19th of November the Kimberley Literacy Project came to Ngalangangpum School! The aim of this project, which also runs in other schools in the Kimberley, is to link Literacy with community strength in the Arts. A team of six visited the school for two days. On day 1 a traditional brolga dance was carried out by the children and elders and recorded on camera. Below you can see some photos that were made this day.

On the right: The elders helped with painting the children. On the left: All painted up, waiting for the sign to start dancing!

They all did very well. The earth started moving on the rhythm of their feet. Definitely: some kids to be very proud of!!

The next day, the kids made, together with the people from the DVD-project, a new song. It goes as follows:

Chorus: Wadanany Ju Wangkarnal Dreamtime story for Warmun Hills Language of the Kija people Ngalangangpum they can show us the way   Verse: Middle Camp, Top Camp, Bottom Camp Garden Area, Other Side Painting, fishing, making spear Swimming, make shang eye   We go hunting, bush la car Julambainy, girriy, fish Sugar bag, mulbra, boab nut Hunting with the family   (Chorus)

Norton Bore, Marsh Fly, Texas Downs Bow River, Mistake Creek Osmon Valley, Wuniper Springs Argyle, Crocodile Hole Best time here is rainy time Make the river full up   Bush fruit, presents, Christmas time Play football and basketball   (Chorus)   Reading, education, culture too We are blessed with smoke Good for learning at our school From our teachers and old people

Earlier this year, the children in year 3/4 dressed up like animals from the jungle. Look at the photos!

		From left to right, top: * Codie is a cheetah * Keldina is a giraffe * Lochlan is a lion   Bottom: * Morris is a zebra * Graham is a tiger