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A group of Clyde Fenton Primary School students earned an exciting reward for their good behaviour at school.
The Boomerang Boys - children disengaged from the school, or at risk of becoming disengaged - visited the property of assistant principal, Donna Capes.
The students had distinguished themselves through their obedience to the school's five core values: Respect, Do Your Best, Responsibility, Care and Compassion, and Fair Go.
The inaugural event, in which the older year 5/6 students acted as assistants, has been hailed by principal Jeff Parker as a great success.
"Events such as the farm visit underscore the good faith we have in our students, and in their potential for development," he said.
"As a school that values inclusiveness we aim to bring every student along a rewarding learning journey in a positive, nurturing school community.
"The variety of activities at the farm excited the imaginations of the Boomerang Boys, and triggered some enterprising and innovative behaviour."
Two farm horses, Wisp and Percy, exercised patience with the most exuberant riders and the more timorous handlers.
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Student Levan Farrell sat his saddle well and admitted a desire to work in the agricultural industry.
"I'd like to work with horses each day, and muster bullocks too," he said. "My dad was a ringer when he was younger, working the stations around the Roper River area."
The visitors cooled off with a game of football among sprinklers on the property, before fortifying themselves on garden produce, including green mangoes and oranges.
But there was also an opportunity to use the bush as a site for recreation and education. "The students were challenged to make spears from materials immediately to hand," said Mr Parker.
"In creating technology once crucial to the survival of Aboriginal people they gained valuable insights into an ancient custom, and the intricacies of constructing a highly diverse tool."