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...
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....
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...
Approximately 80 upper primary school students are involved in an exciting project aimed at enhancing and improving the provision of science for rural young people through a blended learning approach. Teachers from two rural clusters (involving six schools across...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...