Gnurad Lessons - Kite Flying Print E-mail

Storytelling, mythology, physics, drama, religion, intrigue and imagination! All of this and more are the hallmarks of the Gnurad Gundidj kite making session. When building a campus in the windy west, many joked that we should teach the students how to fly a kite.... so we did!
 
With the aid of local historian, traveller, story teller and kite aficionado Ted Mellor, the students are taken on a 2 hour journey exploring the origins, meanings, construction and evolution of the kite. Ted shares stories from ancient China, India and Europe about these flying wonders. Students get to see original examples of kits from all over the world.
 
Throughout the storytelling, discussion and research, students discover that each unique kite has it’s own symbols, purpose and meanings. Students are then challenged with the notion of “if you could create your own coat of arms on a kite which represents you, what would it look like?”
Students then go about planning, designing and flying their creations. The end results speak for themselves!



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School for Student Leadership is a Victorian Department of Education initiative offering a unique residential education experience for year nine students. The curriculum focuses on personal development and team learning projects sourced from students' home regions. There are four campuses in iconic locations across Victoria. The Alpine School Campus is located at Dinner Plain in the Victorian Alps. Snowy River Campus is near the mouth of the Snowy River at Marlo in east Gippsland. The third site is adjacent to Mount Noorat near Camperdown in Victoria’s Western District, and is called Gnurad-Gundidj. After consultation with the local aboriginal community, this name represents both the indigenous name of the local area and an interpretation of the statement "belonging to this place". The fourth and most recently opened campus is Don Valley Campus, situated on land that was once known as Haining Farm in the Yarra Ranges.
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