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ABOVE: TIWI COLLEGE AND SCOTCH COLLEGE PLAYERS TOGETHER BEFORE THE ANNUAL FOOTBALL MATCH ON THE MEARES OVAL.
Cheer, energy, enthusiasm and laughter as Tiwi boys visit Scotch
As part of Scotch’ s Indigenous Partnership Program, the school annually hosts 16 boys and three teachers from Tiwi College, Melville Island, in the Northern Territory. Our longstanding partnership with Tiwi College is built on friendship and respect.
During their week in August in Melbourne this year, the boys were billeted by Year 8 families, attended classes at Scotch with their hosts, and visited a number of Melbourne organisations and landmarks, including the Richmond and Essendon Football Clubs, the Aquarium, and Government House, where they met the Governor.
Each morning as the boys arrived at Scotch with their hosts, it was lovely to see them happily chatting, laughing and kicking a ball on the Main Oval, usually a‘ no go zone’ for any boy, but not during this week! Scotch teachers worked side by side with Aaron, Greg and Lennie. The visit concluded with the annual Tiwi versus Scotch football match, this year won by Tiwi College.
As always, the boys brought added cheer, energy, enthusiasm and laughter to the Quad. Things are never quite the same when the boys leave, until they return next year. A group of senior Scotch boys travelled to Tiwi College in September as part of the Indigenous Partnership Program( see the articleon page 31).
Special thanks to the eight families who generously hosted the boys, some for the second time, and to the Year 8‘ class buddies’ who looked after our friends so well. TONY GLOVER— HEAD OF YEAR 7
30 Great Scot Number 149 – December 2016