Thursday, March 20, 2014 – 5:20 p.m. Mt. Waverly time
By Teressa Jackson
Our day on Monday began at Wesley College, a private school
serving students in kindergarten (our preschool) through grade 12. Wesley has
beautiful grounds, and we were able to hear about their reforms in their
watering and planting programs to cope with the drought. Their grounds manager
had studied at Ohio State University and had many kind words about the
hospitality our country showed toward him during his time there.
We also learned about Wesley’s program to reach out to theindigenous community. They have an affiliated school in Western Australia where
indigenous children can receive an education. As part of this program, they can
also spend a portion of the year in Melbourne on the main campus. Students from
the Melbourne area can also visit the indigenous school for a time.
After Wesley, we visited the National Gardens at Cranbourne.
The gardens were presented in a very artful manner, and in a few years I’m sure
they will be spectacular, as the park is still relatively new. We enjoyed a
ride on the “people mover” and then a walk through the gardens and up to a
lookout area. It was a beautiful, sunny afternoon.
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