- When we went to the Great Barrier Reef, like, we saw some turtles,
some fish, corals.
It was awesome. It was just a great experience.
- We live in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Zone,
so it's extremely important for students in this whole region
to experience what's just on their doorstep.
- The end objective of the program
is to train students not only in the skills of boating,
we also cater for analytical data analysis.
So we've tied into a longitudinal study.
Over 15 years we've been contributing to this program.
- Last week, we go to the Great Barrier Reef.
And, yeah, it was really, really cool.
We are in the middle of the ocean with a few fish.
And, yeah, we saw a big turtle.
Yeah, it was really, really good.
- So if it's something they're interested in,
there's definitely something here that we can offer them
to gain that passion and hopefully take something away.
- They're building self-esteem.
They're building confidence. They're building teamwork.
I mean, to get all these boats in the water this morning,
all of them pitched in, communicated respectfully to one another.
And by the end of Year 12, they come out
and they really believe that this program
has been one of the best programs they've been part of in school
and it's something they remember for the rest of their lives.