School students from across the Northern Territory can now understand what it feels like to be an elected member of the Darwin City Council. Under the School Civic Visit Program, which was originally created to meet the curriculum requirements of primary schools, students are able to learn about Local Government.
Debbie Milne, Children’s and Community Projects Officer, said it was becoming clear that some sectors of the wider community were unable to access a suitable civics program to meet their educational requirements. This included Vocational Education and Training (VET) students from remote Indigenous communities and students from other Indigenous tertiary institutions such as Batchelor Institute and Nungalinya College.
The program has been extended to accommodate these students.
With a video created specifically for this program, students learn about all aspects of Council and how to access information from Council’s web site. A PowerPoint presentation reinforces the information contained in the video with additional information such as the difference between the three spheres of government and Council’s decision making process.
A visit to Council Chambers enables students to have an opportunity to feel what it is like to be an elected member.
For further information contact Debbie Milne on (08) 8982 2561.
