Student News
Taree Students Finalists in Short Sharp Film Festival
23 July 2007
Students in Certificate 1, Access to Work and Training are amongst six finalists in the open category of the 'Short Sharp Film Festival'. Their short film "The Last Ring" was very well received when they attended the award night in Coffs Harbour. The film was created as part of their course within communication, technology and literacy units. Congratulations to Chrissy, Simone, Cameron, Tim, Matt and Andrew.
Major Project by Koori Women at Yarreenumbah
1 August 2006
The Employment skills class at Taree TAFE campus are currently constructing a major project to enhance the Koori Meeting Place, Yarreenumbah. This involves the design and creation of many tile mosaic stepping stones and a large sculptural water feature which recognises the connections and attributes of Koori women in the past and present.
The women have designed and developed this original concept, using detailed drawings and idea sessions before the work began. Each student was able to express their individual ideas on the mosaics, leading to a large bark painting combining their individual ideas and culminating in the collective design in the water feature.
The students hope to complete this project by the end of the year. Their growing skills and confidence leave them well placed for developing, building and supervising other community projects.
Equity Garden
16 November 2005
The Atlas and Employment Skills classes at Taree campus have completed a joint garden project between C & D block. Mosaic stepping stones, a bird bath and wall mosaics have been placed within a renewed and invigorated garden planting.
Skills such as working as part of a team, adhering to safety standards, following instructions, using tools and equipment, planting and landscaping were developed. The students also used digital photography and other software applications to re-inforce learning. As a team the classes worked together to create the mosaics, photograph the process and develop work sheets outlining the process step by step.
The project cluminated in a opening day where parents viewed the completed garden.
Biripi Women Create for The Thread Project
16 November 2005
Biripi Women from Taree Campus recently created braided threads and beads as an Australian Indigenous contribution to the International Thread Project. This ambitious project, initiated in the USA, is gathering as many different 'story' threads from around the world to weave into large panels. The project commissioned handweavers to weave forty nine large 2.5 metre panels in seven different colours - to represent the seven continents of the world. The completed panels will be hung in the United Nations.
Students Christine Clark and Wilma Morcome currently enrolled in an Employment Skills course contributed to the Lienzo Luminoso - Cloth of Light woven in Taree. Only 4 panels were woven in Australia and this was the only Australian Indigenous contribution. Christine and Wilma are photographed with Tafe Assistant Lynette Morcombe.
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