Tells the story of the rise of the Cherbourg State School from a situation of aimless despair and chaos to an institution with a sense of purpose, direction and unity. The film shows the turn-around in the school’s fortunes over the last 4 years, since the arrival of a dynamic new teaching staff led by Chris Sarra, the school’s first Aboriginal principal.
Film & Television Discipline, Creative Industries, QUT
Duration: 30mins
Collaborative learning and teaching project led by
Professor Pat Dudgeon of the University of Western Australia.
Bilya Marlee
School of Indigenous Studies
University of Western Australia M303,
35 Stirling Highway, Crawley
Perth WA 6009
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