“ N a v i g a t i n g Y U M I t o a S u c c e s s f u l F u t u r e ”

T A G A I S T A T E C O L L E G E

Students off and running at WarraberOn the last day of Term 1, Warraber Ngurpay Lag held the first cross country in many years.

The students participated in 1, 2 and 3km races. With the support of the Warraberalgal Rangers and their two-way radios we were able to have a

course around the island for the 3km. The 1 and 2km races ran through the

streets of Warraber. Staff and community helpers were placed along the routes to keep students on track and to provide drink stops.

A big community turn out supported our runners as they pasted the different stages. After the cross country a community shared morning tea was held and then presentations were made to the winners of each age group.

Koeyma eso to the community of Warraber for your support.

by Susanne StannardHead of CampusWarraber Ngurpay Lag

4-5 year old runners. 7-9 year old race. 10 year old's participating in a 2km run. 11-12 year old's participating in a 2km run.

2018 Warraber Ngurpay Lag Cross Country age champions.

Tagai State College was proud to have hosted Systems Leadership Theory

training (SLT) for the fifth year for College Leaders and the third year for Community Leaders. The purpose of this training is to continue to strengthen leadership across the Torres Strait to build our Nation.

Tagai State College has been using Systems Leadership Theory over recent years with excellent results, in areas such as organisational effectiveness and consistency of practice. The development of an Academy and working closely with other organisations provides a unique opportunity for a common language, purpose and focus.

One participant remarked, “After this training I have an increased confidence in my leadership ability.

Another participant stated, “I tend to want to lead everything so understanding the team membership steps is going to very helpful for me.”

by Kendall JonesHead of Department

Systems Leadership Training for College and Community Leaders

SLT training for Community Leaders participants. Back row: Bernard Keenan, Steve Foster, Keith Fell, Tony Tiplady, Dalton Cowley, Ian MacDonald, Ned David, Chelsea Aniba Clive Dixon, Stephanie Savage. Front row: Judith Ketchell, Louise Manas, Cygnet Repu, Vonda Malone, Charlotte Tamwoy and Caroline O'Cloudy.

SLT training participants. Back row: Susan Michelmore, Tony Tiplady, Daman Weir, Amara Horgan, Ian MacDonald, Vanessa Sumner, Adrian Jeloudev, Tina Butcher, Matthew Potter,

Clive Dixon . Front row: Matthew Arkell, Peter Hincks, Tim Hillier, Kendall Jones, Judith Ketchell, Nathan McGuire and Majella Lynch.

Tagai State College31 Hargrave Street | PO Box 1000Thursday Island QLD 4875

Web www.tagaisc.eq.edu.auPhone 07 4030 6333 | Fax 07 4030 6303Email contact@tagaisc.eq.edu.au

T A G A I S T A T E C O L L E G ELorin Nicholson revisits the Torres Straits

Parent Teacher InterviewsTerm 2

Thursday 17 May 2018, 3:15pm – 5:30pmWhen:

Waybeni Koey Ngurpay Mudh Library, Thursday Island Secondary Campus

Where:

Waybeni Koey Ngurpay Mudh 4212 0222

Call the school and make a booking with Tela at the front office. Walk-ins are also welcome but would recommend making a booking.

Contact:

by Tess PortelliHead of CampusIama Ngurpay Lag

During out first week back to Term 2, Lorin Nicholson, acclaimed

motivational speaker, musician, author and adventurer, visited Badhulgaw, Dauan and Iama Ngurpay Lag.

The outcomes of Lorin’s visit fits within the Tagai State College 2018 Explicit Improvement priorities of Student Engagement, Building School and Community Partnerships and Developing a Culture that Promotes Learning.

The session aims to engage community and students, increase students' confidence, initiative and self-esteem, develop students' resilience and self-belief, build students' capacity to take greater personal responsibility, build students’ capacity to

lead and make the connection between effort and result.

During Lorin’s visit, he travelled with his assistant Connor Lowe, who supported Lorin with his performances and presentations. At the evening community concerts, Lorin included a combination of guitar playing and sharing inspirational stories. Lorin talked about his personal experiences of what his life was like when, as a four year old boy, he found out that he was blind. At first, Lorin used a magnifying glass to help him in school and later when technology improved, he began using a talking mobile phone.

Lorin used his guitar playing to help him find his identity and face his many challenges along the way. One of his messages was ”Say what you mean and mean what you say, just don’t be mean when you say it”.

He used audience participation to entertain and captivate each individual with his messages of accepting difference. He spoke about riding 275km on his mountain bike from Tamworth to Port Macquarie and how he climbed his own mountain by ”never

stopping and keep on going”. Lorin also presented to students, staff

and community during parade. He chose students to model special glasses so that they could experience what it was like to be blind. He asked them to use their senses of seeing and hearing as he played Waltzing Matilda and to listen to the vibrations as they watched him play the notes on his guitar. He spoke about inclusion and feelings like sad and excited and for him these feelings are exactly the same as everyone else.

Lorin later ran leadership activities for senior students in years 4, 5 and 6. He spoke about key attributes and leadership messages and asked students to share their personal thoughts and feelings and think about their life challenges.

Lorin asked students to choose an attribute that they wanted to work on and improve on for this year. He also spoke about the secret to succeeding and that they were touching it as they held their hands on their heads.

Lorin mentioned that the students were

also in control of the decisions they make when using their brain to make good choices and not so good choices. The students were left inspired and encouraged to raise their sights to achieve much more with their lives.

Some of the words the students used to describe the sessions were: fantastic, amazed, touching, excited, inspiring, motivating, affirmation, confident, organised and challenging.

Koeyma eso to Liz Phillips, Head of Campus at Dauan, for organising Lorin’s visit and to Kay Ahmat, Head of Campus at Badhulgaw, in supporting Lorin’s visit to our campuses that promoted powerful key messages of perseverance, resilience, respect, inclusion and leadership.

Feedback from these campuses was very positive and his presentations were so well received. Lorin has visited over 1500 schools and we are very thankful that he was able to visit us and work with our students to inspire each individual to succeed in all areas of school and personal life.

Au esoau Lorin.

The 10 attributes ofa great leader

1. Confidence2. Initiative3. Responsibility4. Resilience 5. Help and support others6. Organised7. Problem Solver8. Good Communicator9. Challenge Yourself10. Strive for Excellence

Iama students Moyisha, David and Frank wearing special glasses to

experience what it is like to be blind.

Dauan student Flossy carefully instructing Titus as he threads the beads blindfolded.

Lorin explaining to the students how technology assists him in everyday life. Kabai trusting Kabay as he is guided

through the obstacle course. Sineva using her sense of touch.

Iama students from year 4, 5 and 6 working with Lorin in

leadership workshop.