CQUniversity Noosa first-year learning management students, with their lecturers Sue Davis and Kathy Bauer, provided a range of creative activities for children who came to the Great Noosa Camp Out recently.

These activities focused on using the environment and natural materials to create rubbings, collages, a story mat and weavings.

Highlights from the event

On one of the days, Stephanie Haslam and Wendy May from Noosa Integrated Catchment Associaition's (NICA) 'What LOCAL native plant is that?' program came along and escorted participants on a plant identification walk through bushland at the House With No Steps at Doonan.

The students involved said they gained a lot from the experience, finding out about the local plants and new art activities that they can use in their classrooms.

First-year education student Miatta Wighton (from Cooroy) was pleased to be able to combine family, work and entertainment, by bringing along her 3 daughters.

Miatta went to school at Noosa District State High School and is a long-time local.  She is excited to be able to get back into study and is looking forward to achieving her goal of becoming a teacher.  She also loves being involved in arts festivals and community events, volunteering at the Woodford Folk Festival and now at the Camp Out.

Photos:

- Eliza Finch with her mother and CQUniversity student Miatta Wighton;

- CQUni lecturer Kathy Bauer with Wendy May from NICA;

- CQUni lecturer Sue Davis with her son Jackson Land;

- First-year students Simone Flavelle and Kelly Schneider working on the collaborative story mat.