Every individual possesses all 24 character strengths in different degrees, giving each person a unique character profile. In the Links to Learning Classroom at Crookwell Highschool we have a strength- based approach to learning. Throughout the year we have conducted project-based learning within the Community. "These projects give...
Their best chance of an 'A' begins with some Zzzzzzzz's. Starting back the first week of last term, I anticipated that some of the girls would be enthusiastic with stories from their holidays, or, maybe even fully refreshed with bountiful energy to put into their work....
We can't state difference and also state equality. We have to state sameness to understand equality - Zadie Smith, Author Did you know that there are less than 6000 women employed in trades Australia-wide?* Jo Saccomani, Churchill Fellow and licensed builder in the Bega Valley region, has...
Let's talk about the pink elephant in schools. In a modern world teenagers exhibiting signs of anxiety is rife, and levels of poor self-confidence is terrifyingly high. With bullying, sometimes precarious home lives, high study loads and social media ever present, a world where selfies take...
When boys are told not to cry it causes a natural emotional response to be shut down. Whilst working with groups of boys over the past 4 years I have discovered that this is unhealthy. They seem to lose touch with many of their feelings...
Southern Region BEC have been pairing senior high school students with local employers under the Structured Workplace Learning Program for over 17 years. In 2017 alone, we have coordinated more than 800 placements throughout Queanbeyan, Braidwood, Cooma, Yass, Goulburn and Crookwell. In 2018 we hope that you...
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“Don’t they realise that we are people too?” I am sitting in class with a group of Year 8 boys, discussing why it is that school is such a hard place for many students to reside in, and exploring why there are so many instances...
In recent years I have spent most of my life travelling, living overseas, going on holidays, buying most things I want/need and having the money up front to pay for it. People always ask, how can you afford to do that? Especially those that know...
