新兴学生的经验
远程项目教师梅格-哈德森（Meg Hudson）讲述了她是如何凭借对教学和户外活动的热情，从雅加达来到北领地的。
If anyone truly embodies the Caulfield Grammar School song lyric, “You’re part of the School from the time you begin it, you’re part of the School for the rest of your life”, it would be Meg Hudson.
Meg started her Caulfield Grammar journey as a Year 7 student in 2008. Since graduating in 2013, she has been a trainee at YJ, an Odyssey Coordinator across Wheelers Hill and Caulfield campuses, classroom support at Malvern Campus, and is now a teaching staff member as part of the Year 9 Kakadu Program in Jabiru.
"我觉得每一个角色都让我结识了许多了不起的教育家和领导者，正是由于他们的支持、建议和鼓励，我才不断在学校找到机会"。
12 年级结束时，Meg 的舍监找到她，说她应该申请青年司法培训，并已经给她写了一封推荐信。
"梅格坦言："我甚至都没想过这个问题。"但事实证明，在 YJ 的那一年对我今天的成就起到了至关重要的作用。我的实习生和 YJ 社区仍然是我最亲密的朋友，我非常感谢他们在我成长的一年里给予我的友谊和指导。
对 Meg 来说，青年实习生的经历也激发了她对教学的终生热情。"学校是学生生活中如此重要的一部分，远远超出了他们的学习能力。看到他们克服困难、建立新的联系、欣赏美和欢笑，真是令人惊叹"。
In 2021, Meg received a text that would change the course of her life. It was from current Head of YJ Sarah Klein asking if she’d be interested in joining an inaugural staff team heading to NT to start a Year 9 Kakadu Program. “I have always seen the classroom as bigger than four walls, and I love the opportunity to teach and connect and expose students to the natural beauty and challenges of the world around them. So, of course, the answer was YES!”
Meg joined the team as a graduate teacher and, while the move from family and friends was momentous, she hasn’t looked back. During 2021, when programs stopped due to COVID restrictions, she took a position at Jabiru Area School (JAS) as a Years 2-3-4 teacher, giving her a unique insight into the community and forging a solid relationship between JAS and Caulfield Grammar.
时至今日，Meg 仍然是杰比鲁的远程项目教师。作为创始员工之一，她说能够学习和塑造今天的项目是一次非常难得的经历。
"我加入了一个积极进取、勇于探索的团队，他们成了我的家人。最初的项目只有木桌和工作人员，他们都是第一次做任何事情。现在，我们拥有一支经验丰富的团队，已经融入了贾比鲁社区。这是一个真正团结在一起的社区。每个人的声音都能被听到，我喜欢成为其中的一员"。
在梅格的记忆中，有数不清的精彩瞬间：她把被列入世界遗产名录的国家公园当作自己的教室和操场；看着JAS的学生在围栏边列队为来访的学生加油；在乌比尔看日落；公路旅行；露营；在Kurrung节上与西阿纳姆地的球队踢足球（Jabiru Bombers）和打篮球；看到过去的学员和员工以短期或长期的身份回到这里。
"没有一周，没有一天是相同的。在项目期间，学生们将探索贾比鲁、凯瑟琳、卡卡杜露营地和达尔文。工作人员全天候值班。与学生们坐在一起用餐已成为重要的一部分--分享故事、回顾一天的生活以及倾听他们在家乡的生活，这对建立联系非常重要。
自从来到贾比鲁，Meg 逐渐意识到教师在教育下一代做出明智决定、看到善意和学会同情方面的重要作用，以及识字和算术对儿童福祉的重大影响。
“There is so much for us to learn from the people here. I feel proud to work for a school that has put trust in this program and prioritised learning on country and teaching our future leaders to see the beauty in Indigenous culture. Caulfield Grammar students will be future leaders, researchers, health care professionals, and I hope their experiences here give them the tools to improve society for the next generation so they do even better.”
