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Year 12 Uni Excursion

The past two days I have accompanied Year 12 on an excursion to visit multiple universities in southern Queensland. It was not only a...

The Nursery

Just a short update! I went snorkeling at Julian Rocks for Sport Day again and it was even more fantastic than the first time! The waters...

Crystal Castle

I've been itching to do the light house walk again, so this morning I made the trek at 6:00 am...from my house. I definitely...

Students Strike for Climate Change

Today was the scheduled date for the student protest for climate change. Because of this, there were close to no students at school....

*Prawns* on the Barbie

Yesterday morning, Leanne and I ditched school to go to the farmers market in town for brekky (breakfast). I found it amazing that so...

An Aussie Thanksgiving

Today was a little difficult for me. I really cherish my family and being apart from them is hard, especially during the holidays. I...

Auntie Delta and Uncle Pete

Today was a fantastic experience for me. Year 7 had an Aboriginal Excursion that I was fortunate enough to participate in. Auntie Delta...

Mullumbimby. Gesundheit!

We had the most magnificent thunderstorms all throughout the night. I went down to the beach in the morning and the sand was completely...

Chooks, chooks, and more chooks!

The past two days leading class on my own have gone quite smoothly! My year 8's are behaving wonderfully (probably because half of them...

Snorkel Excursion

Today went smoothly with my Year 8's. I introduced pop art and had them do a quick silk screen print just so they could see the process....

Ballina to Lenox Head

Today went incredibly well at school today! I'd say first time I don't feel disappointed about anything that happened! Year 8's continued...

Honey I'm Home!

Today was Leanne's first day back. The students all behaved remarkably well for me. Perhaps because she was in the room. I appreciate her...

TLC

I took this weekend to give myself some TLC. Friday went well at school. Unfortunately, it was an 80 min class period for my Year 7, but...

Light at the End of the Tunnel

After speaking with Leanne yesterday about my growing concerns, she told me to talk to Sim, the head teacher, and write up reports on...

To the left, to the left

Today I tried driving on the left side of the road! It wasn't nearly as difficult or scary as I expected. Helen thought I did quite well!...

Struggle Bus

I'm still on the struggle bus. Working with the kids here is like an emotional roller coaster. Sometimes I'm holding back tears from...

How you going?

I had a really rough day on Friday, so I came home and decompressed in my room. My energy and mood was off for some reason so I wasn't in...

Quality vs Quantity

I am starting to get a little flustered by how much and how faced paced the art classes go here. I was a little frustrated this afternoon...

Kookaburra kookaburra, kookaburraaaa

Today I gave Year 7 their clay theory and demonstration. They did SO well. I was worried since it was a pretty long lecture, but they...

Game Face

I went into school with my game face on today. I put yesterday in the past and was ready to give Year 7 another go. I took Tarryn's...

About Me

I am Maria Pairitz, a current student of Indiana University Bloomington working towards a B.S.E. in Visual Arts. 

This blog is dedicated to my experiences in Byron Bay, be it everyday life, school, and or personal insights. 

 

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