Friday, May 18, 2012

Alice Springs Tour

Tuesday May 15, 2012. Alice Springs Tour. Alice Springs is in the outback of Australia and is far different than any of the cities we have seen so far. This city is a small place, literally in the middle of nowhere located right in the middle of Australia. The town is far less populated than the other cities we visited. However, there were many things to see and do in the city. We were surprised that there were still shopping centers, grocery stores, restaurants, traffic lights, and bars in such a remote area. On our tour of Alice Springs, we went to Desert Park. This park had areas that resembled the different types of environments in Alice Springs. These include, sand country, woodlands, and desert rivers. Then, we visited the base of the Royal Flying Doctors Service in Alice Springs. Here, we learned all about the airplane services offered to people in the outback for medical emergencies.  The most common calls that the service receives are car accident and child birth related emergencies. Next, we visited Alice Spring's School of the Air. This service provides education to children living in the Australian outback through satellite email and home tutors. We thought it was interesting that the children who use the service have higher nationally ranked test scores than children who are in a public school district because they are less distracted and their education is more personal.  Finally, we visited the Telegraph Station. Here we learned about all the uses of the telegraph communication service throughout history. Then, Charlie showed us the site of the "Original Alice Springs." Our day was great and packed with fun-filled learning about Alice Springs.


-Paige, Jordan, & Taylor Kent 

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