On May 30, 2008, the students of William Roper Hull received a huge treat. Two Australian members of our club volunteered their time to teach Austrailian football at the school, which educates kindergarten to Grade 12 students with behavioural and emotional problems. Calgary Kookaburras coach Jake "Facebook" Anson and Vicki "Lleyton" Hewitt spent half a day teaching these Special Education students about the finer points of the Australian game.Jake and Lleyton led three workshops with the students; one for each of the divisions of elementary, junior and senior high schooling. They taught the basic prinicpals of footy, including handballing, marking and kicking. Following each skills clinic, each of the groups was given the opportunity to play a mini match. The senior high students were so engaged that they stayed over their break to play some more. The fact that they were so involved showed appreciation and willingness to learn new things. This was a very valid learning experience. We are looking forward to future work with the Kookaburras.
Vanessa "Herbie" Gardner, Teacher - William Roper Hull
