A young family on a NQ cattle property, requires help in their schoolroom for the 2022 year. Preferred times are terms 2-3 however the family would appreciate help at any time.
There will be three students in the classroom, two girls in grades 5 and 2, and a boy who will commence Kindy. Mum is the sole educator in the schoolroom. Mum would like to undertake the Kindy program while the volunteer/s works with the older two children. School is coordinated through Charters Towers School of Distance Education. The schoolroom is located in the family’s home. The girls are happy to do school although the curriculum can move too fast for them at times. Mum makes sure they do plenty of revision work in Maths and English, to allow for the fast pace of the curriculum.
The family have a fully self contained house with 3G mobile coverage, available for the volunteer/s. There is also the ability to bring your own caravan. Volunteer/s can use the house for toilet and showers. The family are happy to provide all meals cooked, or groceries, or some meals cooked. The family are happy to work in with what’s best for the volunteer/s.
The cattle station is centrally located to both Charters Towers and Townsville, with 35km of dirt and 125km of bitumen to either town.