A parent’s perspective
This extract is from the parent of a student participating in Aurora’s Aspiration Initiative. It gives unique insight into the true value of this incredible program and the impact it is having on students, family and community.
Facing a Fear by Franco
It was another average day for Wilfried Timmons. He was working at Footlocker helping another customer find some shoes that suited her.
Flexible and Inclusive Learning for all young Australians
Dusseldorp Forum has released The Case for Inclusive Learning Systems, a report that aims to move the national conversation from what isn’t working in education to what is.
Building Story Bridges – The Sydney Story Factory
Away from the hustle and bustle of the city and at the end of a regular school day, Sam is writing. He’s penning his own story called The Returned, which features a character called Steve Phonobobia, the Manager of Acquisitions at Fear City.
Arts Program Sparks Innovation Learning
The spaces of the Perth Institute of Contemporary Art (PICA) are being transformed by school students of Western Australia.
Creative Learning – a necessity not an option
In January 2015, Dr Julie Robson and Teya Dusseldorp authored a paper that explores exactly what creative learning is, why it is so powerful and how it brings significant and impactful change to education.
Reflecting on Creativity Workshop
As part of the Creative Collective ConnectED Program, teachers and learning practitioners collaborated on a workshop which focused on how they can engage their wider school community to create a collection of stories.
Creative learning: the Brolga brought the people
But Moree East Public School, a 128-student school in northwest NSW, drew a crowd of 600 for the Festival of the Brolga in the first week of December.
Pioneering new measurement
Measuring the outcomes of alternative learning programs has yielded extraordinary data, thanks to an Australian Research Council (ARC) project grant, writes DR RICHARD O’DONOVAN.
Enabling spaces and flexible learning
An article written by the Building Futures’ team Richard O’Donovan and Naomi Berman, and the Dusseldorp Forum’s Ani Wierenga, has just been published in The International Journal of Inclusive Education.
