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| Mr Ian Smith |
My name is Ian Smith and I have come back to the Tiwi Islands, after teaching at Wurrumiyanga in 2001 & 2002. I have comeback for ceremony and visits since then and have loved seeing former students growing up, having families and taking on different roles in the community.
I loved our first Tiwi College assembly today, to see an ocean of blue shirts! It was great to have members of the Tiwi Education Board there to speak to the students about setting goals for the future, aiming high and respecting one another – as is the Tiwi Way.
Maralampuwuyi and Leslie then presented our college leaders with their badges as Deputy Principal James Russell spoke of the need to wear them with pride and show responsibility.
It is my hope and I’m sure the dream of many Tiwi that these leaders are the young people who will grow up to be the members of Tiwi Boards and Land Councils in the years to come, to shape a Tiwi future that will embrace the Western World but keep the Tiwi identity and culture.
In the meantime, the great staff here at Tiwi College will work hard to ensure that the students will gain the knowledge necessary to gain employment in Tiwi industries and make smart choices for themselves and others into the future.
Mana.
