Gold Logie for Little J and Big Cuz
A huge congratulations to our partners at Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) with their school readiness TV initiative winning the 2018 Gold Logie for ‘Most outstanding children’s program’.
Our Place Model expands across Victoria
For five years Doveton College in Doveton, Victoria has been pioneering an education model with a big difference. The Our Place model makes the school the community hub bringing together high quality early learning, effective schooling, wrap around health and wellbeing services as well as adult education training and employment, all in the one place.
Kids collaborate to keep culture alive
SharingStories Foundation’s Digital Storytelling Program brings young Indigenous people together with Elders both on Country and in the classroom to continue and share in language and culture.
Creating pathways for all young people
David Parsons is one of the 44,000 students in NSW that took his place at university this month. David is the youngest of seven siblings, a competitive athlete and unlike the majority of students, is heading straight from completing Year 11 to first year Biomedical Science at Newcastle University.
Future storytellers
How do we prepare our young people for an unknown future? What kind of skills do they need and how can we support teachers to engage and excite young people in the classroom?
Graduates spread their wings
This is a transcript of one of the graduation speeches delivered by a NSW Aspiration Initiative student who has participated in the academic and cultural enrichment program since Year 8 and begins his university studies this month.
Strong culture, happy kids
In the September school holidays Teya, her husband Dan and their children Elijah, Eden and Misha visited the Kabulwarnamyo community in Arnhem Land to see their school, Nawarddeken Academy, in action.
Xixi and Makiah’s mural
This term Xixi and Makiah got to unleash their imaginations in a series of colourful creative writing workshops run by the Sydney Story Factory.
More than a school
Dusseldorp Forum has announced a commitment of $1.5 million over 10 years to strengthen and replicate the Doveton College model in Victoria, recognising that meaningful change takes time and should be funded accordingly.
The Bermuda Triangle by Holly
I woke very early that morning and slipped on my jeggings, top, and fluffy warm jumper. I went over to my bag and dropped in the old compass my grandmother gave me when I was 12.
