WITH the ninth Narooma BoatsAfloat Festival coming up on November 7-9, the membership of the not-for-profit Festival decided to donate some of their accumulated funds to Narooma's “Active Endeavour” program.
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This group is dedicated to “building boats and building futures – by assisting youths to be more self-reliant and to develop the self-confidence and job readiness skills to find a meaningful place in the workforce and create bright futures.”
Handing over a cheque for $1000 to the group, festival vice president Brian Craven said: “It’s a pleasure to assist a project which closely matches one of our festival's aims – to keep the skills associated with traditional boat-building and maintenance going through to future generations.”
Seven students – four girls and three boys - from one of Narooma High's Year 8 maths classes are currently building a plywood rowboat from scratch under the guidance of teacher Ian Langworthy.
The boat is a Bevan's Skiff, specifically designed to teach maths during the building process, and is part of a pilot program “Building to Teach” at the school - an experiential learning program that uses the boat building process to excite students about maths.
“We're getting skills we might use later, and it's fun,” said a smiling Adin, one of the participants.
With entry forms for the festival going out this week and online, organisers are hoping for another successful event on Narooma's calendar.
There's a possibility that the festival may donate further funds after this November's Festival.
Teacher Ian Langworthy thanked the festival's organisers, adding that the money would “go to good use buying materials for the future of the program”.
Information on the project can be found at the website activeendeavours.org.au and information on the BoatsAfloat Festival can be found at www.naroomboatsafloat.com
