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S1 E9: Viv Chapman

S1 E9: Viv Chapman

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 Can you imagine being the only teacher in a school located in remote North Queensland? Can you imagine being that teacher and finding your bed is on the school veranda, you've got to dig your own toilet, and your contract end date is unknown? If you are Viv Chapman, you can imagine it clearly because, well, he lived it. For the rest of you, you'll have to listen to his story and find out what happened next. This is a story set largely around Viv's time teaching in the small town of Malbon, a railway siding some 60km south of Cloncurry in 1969. While his time was brief at Malbon, the months spent there led Viv to later be chosen from more than 250 people to teach in New Zealand. In this conversation, we talk about Viv's career teaching in his various roles as teacher, principal, pastor. His memories are supported by his wife Lyn, who is included in the interview. This episode is for those who want to know what a lifetime of teaching can teach us about how to live.
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