Subjects I learned Maths and English
at night school starting at 6 pm.
I liked Culture,
sports and fishing.
Culture Old people taught culture.
Old people were very strong. We were making a lot of things like Didg’s and art painting. They taught us everything so we
could pass it on to our children.
Culture is very important for young kids. At night there was no grog. We used
to do dancing, corroboree.
Discipline Was hard, strict. We had to gho to bed at 8 o’clock, not walk around.
Language We used English in school.
After school we used Jawoyn first and Kriol.
Friends I had a lot of friends. We
all mixed together.
Clothes We wore good clothes, large
trousers (shorts). Older people wore coth rag, no shirt.
Sports and games Basketball, soccer
Excursions and Entertainment On weekends we would go hunting, get sugarbag, collect honey.
Reflections I remember a sad time was
when the school burnt down.
My advice to I would like to
see kids get involved in culture and become strong.
young people Old people should get involved with school culture.