Category: Education
Canberra scientists to wow at Marine Science Forum
Research scientists from Canberra are making a coast trip to speak at the Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre’s 5th Annual Marine Science Forum to be held over the weekend of 4th & 5th May in Eden. Scientists from the Australian National University and Geoscience Australia will be two of the six presentations held during [...]
SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY CPS SHOW BOUNDLESS ENTHUSIASM TO HELP CHILDREN OF ALL ABILITIES PLAY TOGETHER
Canberra’s school, government and corporate communities banded together today to demonstrate their support for the Boundless Canberra project. The Minister for Disability, Children and Young People, Joy Burch today launched a competition called Boundless Enthusiasm, which asks school students to make a short video on why the Boundless Canberra inclusive playground is so important. [...]
MEET HOODS CARPET COURT’S STORYBOOK CHALLENGE WINNER
A class from St Benedict’s Primary School in Narrabundah is now the proud owner of $1,000 worth of new books and a colourful reading mat after grade 2 student, Lachlan Ogden, won the inaugural Hoods Carpet Court Storybook Challenge for Canberra. Lachlan submitted a story about what he loves the most in his community, winning the prize for his [...]
Open Letter to the Chancellor of the ANU regarding the School of Music
21 May, 2012 Open letter to Gareth Evans, Chancellor, Australian National University The purpose of this letter is to express support for the continuation of the current School of Music at the ANU, one of Australia’s most highly regarded conservatoriums and musicological institutions. As you are aware, the university proposes to restructure the School of [...]
AUSTRALIA’S PREMIER STUDENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING EVENT
The 2012 Impact Student Leadership Conference (ISLC) for primary students came to CANBERRA on the 11th of May 2012. Over 300 students from more than 15 primary schools attended this interactive, hands-on and practical day that aimed to prepare the students for their roles and responsibilities as student leaders, encourage them to be positive role [...]
Workshop – Horse Management on Small Properties
Murrumbidgee Landcare invites you to attend a Field Day on Managing Horses on Small Properties. The day will be presented by Jane Myers (Equiculture, expert on horse management and author of “Managing Horses on Small Properties”) together with Alison Elvin (Natural Capital, local expert on weed and pasture management). Come along to get specific horse, [...]
CANBERRA’S IMPACT STUDENT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
The 2012 Impact Student Leadership Conference (ISLC)s for primary students comes to CANBERRA on the 11th of May 2012. The ISLC is Australia’s premier student leadership training event, holding 39 primary conferences throughout the year. It is a practical, hands-on and interactive learning experience that prepares students for their roles and responsibilities of leadership in [...]
A Career in Tour Guiding
Do you love your city and the country you live in? Are you enthusiastic enough about it to share it with others? Are you a people’s person? Do you prefer being out of the office and are you definaltely not the computer type who would do something like an IT course? If you answered yes [...]
Monaro Landscape Connectivity project – Captains Flat workshop
Are you a land manager in the Bungendore-Carwoola-Hoskinstown-Captains Flat region? Do you have native vegetation on your property? Would you like support and funding to help manage this native vegetation? If the answer is YES, then this opportunity is for you! The Monaro Landscape Connectivity project team wants to work with land managers to improve [...]
Monaro Landscape Connectivity project – Information available at Michelago Mayfair
The Monaro Landscape Connectivity (MLC) Project team is looking forward to meeting local land managers attending the Michelago Mayfair on Sunday 6th May 2012, at Michelago Oval. Land managers can hear about the range of support, advice and incentive funding available through this project by the three partners: Kosciuszko to Coast, Murrumbidgee Landcare Inc and [...]
Tell us what matters these school holidays
The school holidays are a chance to take a break, refresh, and spend some time with family and friends. They are also a good time to sit back and think about what really matters in life – and to share your ideas with the Whitlam Institute. The 2012 What Matters? Competition, proudly sponsored by Officeworks, [...]
Sing while you’re pinning
Graphic designers who are looking to showcase their work in search of fame and fortune should look to social media that focus on sharing images. Facebook and Twitter have their uses, but art tends to get lost in the blur of amusing anecdotes, lunch updates and photos of your mom’s new dog. When you utilize [...]
It’s Time To Get Serious
It is no secret that the Gillard government is a big fan of getting the New National Curriculum online. From national databases of resources for teachers, to one computer for each child the current government is serious about online learning and spending billions in doing so. In 2009 the government made 2.5bn available to the [...]
NAB extends Better Buddies community to 950 in 2012
Schools in the ACT can now apply to join the Better Buddies community in 2012. One in six children suffer weekly from the effects of bullying, which often occurs at school – in the classroom, in the playground, through the corridors and online. The Alannah and Madeline Foundation’s Better Buddies Framework is tailored to reduce [...]
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