Australian Festival - G'Day Mates Schools Program - Australian Education & Recreational Program in Nashville, Tennessee

Every year school children in Australia learn about their friends who live in the United States. Although physically as far apart as they can be, Aussie and American kids are the best of mates!

G'day Mates Schools Day is an Australian Educational and Recreation experience for American school children featuring four amazing experiences:

2006 G'Day Mates Program Details:
G'Day Mates will be held at Centennial Park on Friday September 15, 2006 commencing at 9:00 a.m. All schools must be registered to participate. There is no registration fee.

Stations will take approximately 20 minutes each to navigate.
Each group participating will visit 4 stations - taking approximately 80 minutes.
Program is designed for elementary students - Grade 1 up to Grade 8. (Groups should be split from Grades 1-4 - & Grades 5-8)
Several booths will be open, including a concessions at the programs completion.
Parents are welcome to join us as well.
Promotional passport provided to all students at the completion of the program.

Info Center - G'day Mates Program

Schedule Friday Sept. 15, 2006	Contact Peter Beare
View Current G'Day Schedule

G'Day Mates Registration - CLOSED
G'Day Mates Program Flyer - Click Here

Organizational Profiles:
The Australian Embassy is the official headquarters of the Australian Government in the United States...
Lewis Burns is a practicing Indigenous Artist Craftsman, Didjeridoo Player & Performer and teacher...
Joanne Reid is a Wiradjuri woman, born in 1965, at Lake Cargelligo in New South Wales, Australia...
Paul Killingly, Whitsundays, AUS "Paul's forté is as an actor/minstrel covering Australian Folk and Stories.."
USFootyKids - Aussie Footy Clinics Learn hot to play the coolest game in the world - kids & adult clinics...
Hands On Cricket - Cricket Clinics Learn one of the oldest games in the world - kids & adult clinics...

G'Day Mates News:
G'Day Mates Registration - CLOSED
Visit to Abintra Montessori - Jan 06 - Details

Schools Participating:
FH Jenkins Elementary - Group 1 FH Jenkins Elementary - Group 2 Nashville Christian School - Grade 3 First Baptist Joelton Home Educators

2006 G'Day Mates Program Value:
The G'Day Mates program is valued at $10.00 per child - a group of 50 children would cost $500.00 to bring to the festival and do all these activities! Spaces are limited so be sure to register as soon as registration opens.

G'Day Mates Registration - Click Here

2006 G'Day Mates Schedule - Friday September 15, 2006 * Schedule subject to change
Friday, September 15 - Festival Area Openings 9:00 a.m. - G'Day Mates Schools Program

Friday, September 15 - G'Day Mates Schools Program Schedule
Start Times	Parliament House	Dream Time Village	The Tucker Box	Exhibition Field
9:00 am	FH Jenkins (1)	Covenant School	CLOSED	CLOSED
9:20 am	First Baptist Joelton	FH Jenkins (1)	Covenant School	CLOSED
9:40 am	FH Jenkins (2)	First Baptist	FH Jenkins (1)	Covenant School
10:00 am	Nashville Christian	FH Jenkins (2)	First Baptist Joelton	FH Jenkins (1)
10:20 am	CLOSED	Nashville Christian	FH Jenkins (2)	First Baptist Joelton
10:40 am	CLOSED	CLOSED	Nashville Christian	FH Jenkins (2)