Eden Canoes Project

By Andy Fleming, Associate Chaplain

At the end of last year, Mr Scott Corbett, Mrs Erica Whitby and I accompanied 11 students to Eden to participate in the Eden Canoes project.

For participating students, the project is a practical opportunity to be immersed in the cultural experience of building wooden canoes, which grows their confidence and teamwork skills and gives them a greater cultural awareness.

We were privileged to be the first residential program for Eden Canoes. The students learnt so much about the culture and the lives of the local First Nations peoples through spending time with Indigenous mentors on Country.

As representatives of Radford, I couldn’t be prouder of the students' efforts and attitudes towards being part of our wider community.