Explore culturally responsive educational practices & listen to our language!

Language & Education - In this week’s episode we recognise the symbiotic relationship between work and travel even if you are now enjoying retirement.Whether you're an analytical thinker, a creative soul, a service-oriented individual, a leader, an educator or an entrepreneur, there are countless ways to create travel experiences that resonate with your unique professional identity. The world is your classroom, and the experiences you gain through thoughtful travel can shape your career in profound and lasting ways.And if perhaps you are a current or retired educator, or teacher, or your travel companions are passionate about education and learning or have a love of world languages…. Norfolk Island is an opportunity to enrich your travel experience by exploring our distinct and unique Norf’k language.I would like to share with you a sonic experience captured in our natural environment from the beautifully spoken voices of our island women along with the legacy of a Kindergarten teacher, Miss Bataille, who taught three generations of students on the island.  Miss Bataille was my great-Aunt and I am deeply honoured to have a collection of her original handwritten lessons in the Norf’k language. As a creative project a couple of years ago, I asked a few of our beautiful island ladies if they would mind reading out my Aunt’s lessons so that I could record their speech and share the audios to help with the learning of Norf’k and to practice the pronunciation. I am so grateful to them all for helping me with this project. I would now like to share a few snippets with you.Each sentence is spoken in Norf’k first with an English translation afterwards.Sponsored by Baunti Tours www.bauntitours.com > When booking with Baunti Tours, mention 'Podcast' to receive a 10% discount on tours. email: [email protected] phone: (International +6723) 23693To call from Australia: (02) 91368062