When faced with the choice of pursuing a career in Professional Women’s Cricket or teaching, Kylie Jones’ passion for education won. Not one to do things in the traditional order, Kylie waited until after university and the start of her teaching career to take a gap year, taking on the role of a Governess on […]
ICPA Australia is calling on the Federal Government to formally recognise the role that parents play in distance education with the launch of Geographically Isolated Distance Education Day on 1 December. The day recognises and honours the ongoing plight of geographically isolated families who must educate their children at home at all times. A heightened […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Alana Moller – Star of Hope Station, Central Queensland. You’ve heard from me before, I am Alana and I live at Star of Hope Station in Queensland with my husband Scott and our three daughters Mykenzie (when she is home from boarding school), Zarah and Addison. I like to […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Jo Kanny, Wagga Wagga Station, Yalgoo, Western Australia. I am regularly asked “don’t you get bored out there?” but anyone who has experienced and lived station life knows that there is very little risk of this ever happening! Jakob & Josh 2017 School Photos. I was born and raised […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Frances Frahn, Holowiliena Station, Flinders Ranges SA Families who school their kids through distance education usually either employ a governess for day-to-day supervision in the schoolroom, or the Mum teaches her own kids. I’ve got a bit of experience in both situations now – here’s some of my story. […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Olivia O’Neill, Derwent Station, Northern Territory My name is Olivia O’Neill and I live at Derwent Station with my husband, Padraic and we have 3 children, Patrick (8), Kathleen (6) and Ashling (4). My husband and I are from Ireland and on 11th March 2011, we flew into our […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Tayla Clark, Governess – Blina Station Me: “Hey Siri, what’s the definition of a Governess”? Siri: “(especially in former times) a woman employed to teach children in a private household”. That was me early December (2017), trying to figure out what a governess was, and what the position would […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Petie Rankin, The Twins Station, South Australia I cannot believe how very fitting it was that when I was asked to write a piece for Central Station, it would be the EXACT week that my govie had to go home for a few days and I had to dig […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Alana Moller – Star of Hope Station, Queensland. My name is Alana. I live at Star of Hope Station, an hour and a half west of Clermont, with my husband Scott and our three girls. The Star of Hope herd. Our eldest daughter is now at boarding school, however […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Tina Sendall As a family travelling Australia and working along the way, our kids have been enrolled with Distance Education through Hay SOTA in NSW as well as Alice Springs SOTA in the NT. A key factor to this type of schooling is the need for a Home Tutor, and […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Mikayla Schwarz, Governess – Gum Creek Station, South Australia. If people asked me a few years ago in high school what I planned to do in the future, I would have never considered a gap year – let alone being in the outback. My name is Mikayla and I […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Tannas Godfrey, ‘Barrygowan’ Station, Cunnamulla QLD. We live on ‘Barrygowan’ Station in South West Queensland, the Queensland/New South Wales border runs through the middle of our property aggregation. Our closest major towns are Cunnamulla which is 150km north west in Queensland and Bourke which is 230km south west in […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Lisa Macintosh, Gum Creek Station, South Australia. Its 2018 and we are very aware that no two people are the same, that everyone can have their own opinion and that we must respect and encourage such. We strive to teach forgiveness, awareness and compassion to our children and neighbours, […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Lynly Kerin, North Well Station, South Australia. One is the loneliest number, and never so much as it is in the Distance Education schoolroom of a property where you are also going solo in the under eighteen category of its population. Quite often the picture painted of a school room […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Lindy Hick Save the date for the 2018 Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Federal Conference to be held in Canberra, August 1-2. This promises to be a great conference! Find all information at this link: https://www.icpaconferenceaust.com/ #ICPAconf18 “Photography is a love affair with life.” Buzz Uzzle. My name is Lindy Hick, […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Michelle Eulenstein Save the date for the 2018 Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Federal Conference to be held in Canberra, August 1-2. This promises to be a great conference! Find all information at this link: https://www.icpaconferenceaust.com/ #ICPAconf18 Michelle Eulenstein grew up on Magnetic Island in Far North QLD and fell in […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Jacinta Wilson. Save the date for the 2018 Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Federal Conference to be held in Canberra, August 1-2. This promises to be a great conference! Find all information at this link: https://www.icpaconferenceaust.com/ #ICPAconf18 Scenario: It’s ten o’clock in the morning. The baby is grizzling – It’s time […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Save the date for the 2018 Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Federal Conference to be held in Canberra, August 1-2. This promises to be a great conference! Find all information at this link: https://www.icpaconferenceaust.com/ #ICPAconf18 I have a little story to tell. I am the Govie at a tourist park in a remote […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Michelle Eulenstein Save the date for the 2018 Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Federal Conference to be held in Canberra, August 1-2. This promises to be a great conference! Find all information at this link: https://www.icpaconferenceaust.com/ #ICPAconf18 Michelle Eulenstein grew up on Magnetic Island in Far North QLD and fell in […]
Host: Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Written by Tracey Errington Save the date for the 2018 Isolated Children’s Parents’ Association Federal Conference to be held in Canberra, August 1-2. This promises to be a great conference! Find all information at this link: https://www.icpaconferenceaust.com/ #ICPAconf18 Moora Residential College was initially opened in 1974 to enable isolated students from throughout […]
