I did it!!!

[damienpaul]

Hey there, I have some good news to share!

I have just been accepted to do a PhD in Environmental Education Reform!!!! and its going to be funded!!!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D

[VanderL]

Congratulations,
sound like a regular job.

[Chook]

Fantastic Alice!

You're always full of surprises.

Which uni? <_<

[Tiny]

Congratulations :)
Can u tell me how long to take you to get that degree? Hard?

[damienpaul]

some details - completed Masters last year through Uni of Southern Queensland and now gonna take 5 years, several thousand kilometres of travelling and almost 100000 words at Deakin University (external) ,but i will be Dr. damienpaul aka Dr. Alice

[kashi]

So you're moving to Melbourne?

[damienpaul]

no no, :lol: had 23 years there! Nah I am doing the project externally, especially as the base for the research is here in Alice Springs.

[zephyr46]

Sounds like a fasicinating area, I heard a story about a scholl in western Australia that had it's own solar power station, run by the student :blink: that was four years ago !!!
I've seen student conducting water and air quality tests, taking part in the world solar challenge !
There are some pretty smart kids on the way up, are you looking into Adult Education or the private / public devide or maybe all the above ??

[damienpaul]

definitely all of the above! I know about the solar car challenge - the NT's first model solar challenge last year was won by my school and guess who was the coordinator of it?

[Tiny]

you?

[jimmy]

I'll drink a toast to that! Congratulations!

[Littlemews]

Congratulations! :) Dr. Damienpaul

4 more months to go...for my BA Degree

[damienpaul]

Thank you everyone - party at Frasers or Kashi's! but it is amazing as i have had to set it up from scratch (took me a year to do) and the fact that I was pegged to only be able to go to year 10!!! and was laughed at when i was to start teaching!!!