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There are many great education programs happening in rural communities across the state. CEP Inc has put together a group of these great projects for people to read through and perhaps follow up.

Tyrrell College’s Agriculture Program recognised nationally

Tyrrell College wins national award in recognition for the great work it is doing in partnership with local businesses and their community. The College was named the 2011 NAB Schools First National Impact Award Winner in November 2011 and as a result received a cheque for $500,000.00.

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City Kids Experience Rural Life

Providing a range of fantastic rural experiences for city young people was central to a partnership developed between three rural schools and five city schools.

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Meals on Wheels

Running a restaurant from the school; catering for community events; and using a semi trailer as a mobile commercial kitchen are all elements of the Hospitality program operating in Tallangatta.

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Enhancing Learning through Cross Age Support

Cross age tutoring provides a powerful tool in supporting learning within Bright P-12 – not only has it had real benefits for the younger students, it has had significant impact on the learning and engagement of the secondary students involved. The idea of a cross age learning approach was developed by one of our year [...]

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eKids Science Hits Orbost Cluster

Learning the concepts of physics such as force, friction and electrostatics with approximately 100 upper primary school students supported by four teachers has generated a great enthusiasm around the primary schools within the Orbost cluster in Far East Gippsland.

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VCE eBiology

Imagine studying your Year 12 biology by: attending your regular school classes with three other students and your biology teacher, attending weekly online classes (with 60 other rural students) with the support of  a “”wizz bang” biology mentor who has won numerous teaching awards across the world, participating in an online discussion with around 80 [...]

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Cluster Music

Performing at the State School Spectacular over three days was the highlight for a group of students from a cluster of rural schools within the South West of Victoria. 38 students from the cluster involved in a music program had the fantastic opportunity to perform with other students from across the state, an experience these [...]

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Twenty Years of Energy Breakthrough

This year saw the twentieth year of Energy Breakthrough in Maryborough in November, with in access of 350 teams and 8,000 people involved in a range of activities and events that showed off students learning from the past twelve months. It now generates in excess of $ 4 million for the Maryborough community.

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