Over 2 wonderful weeks we had the pleasure of hosting some friends from our sister school in Lombok. Our school, along with Matthew Flinders Girls Secondary College and Surf Coast Secondary College, welcomed the students by engaging them in exciting excursions and fun days in school. They were lucky enough to go to Melbourne up to the Eureka Skydeck and to the Victoria Markets, to Deakin Waurn Ponds Campus and to the Narana Aboriginal Cultural Centre.

At school we had them in VCD, Textiles, Wood, Food, and of course Indonesian, where they were able to create their own souvenirs and memories with our school. They made some amazing connections and friendships with our students at Newcomb, which we hope to continue growing when we head over to Lombok for our Exchange Program.

On Wednesday night we had our Farewell Evening for all of the schools and it was a huge success! To fit the theme of Australian living we hosted a classic Aussie BBQ, complete with snags in bread!

Thursday morning got a bit teary, with our families saying their goodbyes as the students headed to the airport.

Our awesome host families did a fantastic job opening their homes to our friends from Lombok and making them part of the family. We can't thank you enough!

Ms Ramsay