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Vale Sidney Baillieu Myer AC

Vale Sidney Baillieu Myer AC

Baillieu (Bails) Myer AO (11th January 1926 to 22nd January 2022) Baillieu Myer, a man most known for his involvement in building a substantial family business and his real passion for the Arts. Perhaps a little less known involvement, was his interest and personal...

Collaborative Autonomy within a Rural Community.

Collaborative Autonomy within a Rural Community.

Living in a rural community of less than 2,000 people brings with it a range of challenges in providing a quality learning program that is reflective of the needs and aspirations of all young people that live within it. The Nathalia community is one such community....

Engaging “Hidden” Learners : Warracknabeal SC

Engaging “Hidden” Learners : Warracknabeal SC

It is early days yet but I believe we are onto something special here at Warracknabeal Secondary College! Two events in the past 12 months helped shape an innovative approach to learning. Firstly, whilst on the 2012 CEP study tour of the UK & Scandinavia, I...

Students and Teachers working in Partnership on ICT

Students and Teachers working in Partnership on ICT

We are two students from Murrayville in the Mallee district and are currently studying Year 11 at the Murrayville Community College. We are members of the Country Education Projects Rural Youth Ambassadors initiative. Stephanie and Anna are our names. My name is Anna...

Collaborative Learning Online

Collaborative Learning Online

Twenty upper primary school students from rural schools within the DEECD Hume region and CEO Sandhurst diocese are involved in an exciting initiative linking talented primary students through the use of online learning. Known as eKids Rural Express, the blended...

Bonjour Pyrenees

Bonjour Pyrenees

We are a group of grade 3-6 students from Landsborough Primary School, which is part of the Pyrenees Cluster near Avoca in Victoria. We are involved in the Innovative Language Program in Clusters (ILPIC) initiative providing languages via video-conferencing...

Working Collaboratively Across our Community

At this time of the year, schools everywhere are involved in the writing of reports on their students providing information to parents on how their children are going. This is often a stressful, and time consuming time, for teachers in schools. It begs the question:...

eKids Rural Express – Science

eKids Rural Express – Science

eKids Rural Express is a program developed to support and enhance the learning of talented students within rural communities across rural Victoria. This term has seen the beginning of a specific project focusing on the science learning area involving schools from...

Nagambie Community Literacy Program

Nagambie Community Literacy Program

Improving literacy skills for 0-8 year olds within the Nagambie is the focus of this fantastic collaborative program. Involving the government and catholic primary schools, pre school and child care centre, playgroup, the local library, local businesses and the wider...

eBiology Students Excel

eBiology Students Excel

Through the provision of an online cluster, and the support of a mentor teacher, the eBiology program (supported by DEECD) has seen some great results in its first year. The project provided a fantastic opportunity for smaller rural schools (both students and...

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. St Josephs Primary School in Kerang, along with their cluster schools, hosted 25 Year 5 students from five...

Meals on Wheels

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. Tallangatta Secondary College is a rural secondary school located in the...

Enhancing Learning through Cross Age Support

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...