Tag: education
New VCAL trade classroom opens in Epping
Students at an Epping school can now make use of a new trades training workshop designed especially to cover VCAL subjects.
St Monica’s College opened...
Mural created by Whittlesea’s Gunditjmara youth
Indigenous students at Whittlesea Secondary College have brought to life a bland wall at Whittlesea showgrounds.
Using aerosols, paint pens and acrylic paint, the students...
Vital diabetes research to be done in Bundoora
Two professors at RMIT University’s Bundoora campus have been awarded funding to investigate new ways of preventing and living with diabetes.
Professor Emilio Badoer, of...
Recycled water piped to school drinking taps
An investigation is under way to determine how recycled water normally used for flushing toilets was connected to a Craigieburn secondary school’s drinking fountains.
Routine...
Portable kindergarten to cater for Wollert boom
There were just 57 houses in Wollert four years ago. By 2026, forecasters predict, there will be a staggering 5057 dwellings, with a population...
Grooming class lets every dog have its day
Do you think your dog has what it takes to be a doggie model? Then this could be your chance.
With pet grooming on the...
Soft drink crackdown at Whittlesea schools
You’ll struggle to find a can of Coke or bottle of Sprite on display at school canteens in Whittlesea at the end of the...
Little Greenvale bookworm’s mighty appetite
A tot who takes books everywhere is the first child to read 1000 books with her parents over two months.
Greenvale two-year-old Isabel Ottone registered...
Young leader wins VCE award for speaking up
Rachael Davies doesn’t subscribe to the notion that young people should be seen and not heard – she’d rather speak up for those who...
How a love of birds led to a career in teaching
As a child, Ryan Shaw would sit on the veranda of his parents’ family home in the Yarra Valley and, using a field guide...
Pancakes are on Lalor North’s VCAL students
Every Monday between 9am and 2pm, youth workers Emma Shelton and Tanya Nacarov try to enthuse a small group of Lalor North College students...
No handbrake on job prospect
Mainstream education doesn’t suit all learners, especially those who prefer practical approaches over the theoretical.
For the practical types, Concern Australia (CA), a group founded...
Bill Shorten visits Whittlesea Secondary College
Students at Whittlesea Secondary College brushed shoulders with federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten last week.
The federal Labor MP for Maribyrnong was in town to meet...
It’s never too late to learn or speak out
Wendy Dyckhoff’s life is not what it used to be.
Three years ago, aged 53, this determined ‘battler’ enrolled in a general education course at...
Teacher autonomy the ticket to NAPLAN success
A Broadmeadows primary school’s commitment to coaching its teachers has led to a “striking improvement” in NAPLAN results.
The link was revealed in an international...
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Dietitian’s simple lunchbox advice
Making school lunchboxes is a task loathed by many parents.
Deciding what food to send a child to school with can also be confusing....
