Day Five - Masterchef and Getting to Know Tiwi College

This was the first day that we didn't go anywhere.  No dusty bumpy roads - just the beautiful surrounds of Tiwi College.

We started the day by meeting the wonderful Georgie who teaches the Senior and Junior Girls in the literacy area.  Georgie is doing a PhD looking at Aboriginal Education across every state in Australia.  But more than that she is great fun and had all of the girls Tiwi and St Ursula's on the floor dancing and interacting and basically getting to know each other a little better.

We had a tour of the Tiwi Family Group Homes and once again they compared favourably with mainland boarding conditions.  We met a wonderful couple David and Judy (from Toowoomba) who look after one of the boys homes.  We also met inspirational Erin, Joy, Steph and Anthony who are houseparents to the Tiwi young women.

It was then football central as we visited the Clontarf Football Academy centre.  This is a club house where the boys can hang out.  Clontarf is a national programme using football as a vehicle to engage young Aboriginal boys with education and employment.

In the afternoon we ran Masterchef for the Senior and Junior Tiwi Girls.  There was a healthy beef burger, canneloni and apple and pear desserts on offer.  While we cooked some of the Tiwi girls showed us some of their style with dance moves.

All in all a great day was had.