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- The Department of Education
Edition 11 – December 2009
Celebrating
excellence
in teaching
Premier’s Teacher of the Year
Page 5
Focus on the WA Education Awards
P14-15 Two win WA Science Awards
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Contents
Awards features
From the Director General.................................................................4
Focus on WA Education Awards 2009....................................... 5–13
Mark the mad scientist.............................................................. 14–15
The world tunes in...........................................................................17
Cunderdin wins national training award again.............................18
News
Vacswim looking for instructors.....................................................19
Children’s forest impresses Gillard..................................................19
Regulars
Make a note......................................................................................18
Honour Roll.................................................................................20–21
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Cover photo
Julie Boston of John Curtin College of the Arts,
this year’s Premier’s Teacher of the Year.
Thank you
A big thank you to our sponsors for the WA Education Awards 2009:
Teachers Credit Union, Exxon Mobil and Edith Cowan University.
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4 From the Director General
WELCOME to the final edition of
School Matters for the year, an edition
in which we celebrate excellence in
public education.
Congratulations to the winners of the WA Education
Awards 2009, WA Science Awards, National
Excellence in Teaching Awards (the NEiTA awards),
and to a host of student and staff successes – all of
them justly earning headlines in this magazine.
Winners become ambassadors of public education,
the exemplars to which others can aspire and from
whom we can all learn.
by the notes of thanks and online messages
from parents.
This is what I mean when I talk in Classroom First
about every school being a good school, every
teacher being an effective teacher, and every
student being a successful student.
Our award winners and finalists are the tip of the
iceberg and are representative of the great things
happening in our schools. We want all teachers
to inspire in their students a love of learning. We
want all students to leave school well prepared for
their future. We want all schools to be well led and
well run.
Awards also bring our high quality teachers and
excellent schools to the attention of the public.
Last year’s WA Education Awards resulted in print
and broadcast coverage to 1.6 million people. We
even had Portuguese newspapers reporting on the
Australian life of Portuguese born Rosinda Seara as
the 2008 Premier’s Teacher of the Year.
Every teacher, every leader, every staff member
contributes to this strategy which is helping to build
a strong public school system in Western Australia.
There are many, many more people who perform
excellent work day in and day out. They are
acknowledged and valued by a student whose face
lights up with a breakthrough of understanding, by
appreciation from their principal or a colleague, and
I wish you all a safe and relaxing time with your
families during the holidays.
For that, I and my executive team thank you all:
those who win the big awards and those who gain
the smaller rewards.
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WA Education Awards
Julie Boston in her John Curtin
College of the Arts classroom.
Quality teaching
means flexibility
To make every teacher an effective teacher is one of the platforms of Classroom First.
Maria D’Agostino talks with the WA Education Awards 2009 winning teachers and
schools about strategies that work in and out of the classroom.
Q
uality teaching is about flexible lessons. That’s the view of
Julie Boston, this year’s Premier’s Teacher of the Year.
It’s a view echoed by her fellow finalists and by the leaders and
teachers of all the schools winning literacy, numeracy and science
school awards.
There are common themes, too, to incorporate technology,
involve parents, and respond to young people’s concerns and
care for the environment.
“We all learn differently so I create flexible lessons to tap into my
students’ learning styles and individually tailor programs that meet
their learning needs,” says Julie, who was a latecomer to teaching
having first worked in human resources.
Her potential as a teacher was quickly recognised when she graduated
in 2003 and was awarded the Australian College of Education Award
from Curtin University, which is given to the student who best fulfils
The winners
Premier’s Teacher of the Year
Julie Boston, John Curtin College of the Arts
WA Science School of the Year
Sponsored by Exxon Mobil
Ardross Primary School
WA Numeracy School of the Year
Sponsored by Teachers Credit Union
Donnybrook District High School
WA Literacy School of the Year
Sponsored by Edith Cowan University
Exmouth District High School
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the college’s expectations of academic and professional excellence.
Last month, she was one of five WA winners of the National Excellence
in Teaching Awards.
“She creates a classroom environment that
enables students to be creative and have input
into their own learning,” says head of science
Kim Rosenthal, adding that it is a technique that
works equally well with all grades of student.
As a science teacher and coordinator of the school’s academic extension
program in maths, Julie uses technology extensively, in particular
interactive whiteboards and data projectors to enhance lesson delivery
and student engagement.
“Most of our students are visual-spatial learners so we must use visual
tools to deliver lesson content to ensure active engagement,” she says.
Technology is also a strong motivator at Exmouth DHS, WA Literacy
School of the Year.
“Students are turned on by technology and we
train our teachers in technology so they can
get the best from their students,” says deputy
principal Ian Fraser.
Literacy is a whole of school priority with students continually assessed
from when they first enter school.
“Testing allows the teacher to gauge what stage students are at. Those
with literacy difficulties are identified and no student is left behind,”
Ian explains.
plan lessons, work with struggling students and demonstrate effective
literacy teaching methods to the classroom teacher.”
The literacy leader identifies areas of weakness and develops resources
to improve those weaknesses. The school also uses a tool called a
mastery folder which contains words, letters, spelling and sounds, and
students work with this folder until they have mastered it, giving them
an opportunity to excel in an area that they may have had difficulty
with previously.
“Teachers do story writing exercises asking students to write their stories
on the computer and then encourage the students to incorporate
graphics and animation into their story,” says Ian.
A common theme with all winners is to respond to young people’s
concern for the environment.
For Julie, it’s fundraising to adopt orangutans as one of several ecological
projects within the college community planned and implemented by
students.
For principal Andy Holmes at Ardross PS, WA Science School of the Year,
it’s aiming to get as close as possible to being a carbon neutral school so
students can know what it means to really reduce their carbon footprint.
As a Waterwise school, its water usage has reduced by 77,000 litres
despite increased enrolments. Solar cells on the school roof have saved
20 per cent in energy costs.
Worm farms produce fertiliser for use on the vegetable gardens and
4000 local species of plants have been nurtured in the school gardens
with 1500 donated to Wheatbelt farms for planting as wind breaks.
“Our teachers are tailoring programs so they are hands-on, real life
“The literacy leader works alongside the classroom teacher to help
Literacy is a whole of school
priority at Exmouth DHS.
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and authentic for the whole school, from
Kindergarten to Year 7,” says Andy.
Parents like Bruce Ivers (left) get involved
with science projects at Ardross PS.
“Students aren’t just being
waterwise at school but they
are going home and preaching
sound environmental practice
to their families.”
A similar whole school approach has helped
Donnybrook DHS become WA Numeracy
School of the Year.
“Maths has had a makeover and it is far more
hands-on and fun than ever before,” said
deputy principal Martin Spykers.
“We have moved away from the traditional
way of teaching numeracy. We are taking
a risk and making sure that students
understand the key concepts before moving
on. This takes patience from teachers but
greatly improves outcomes for students.
“We know that maths is more than just
algorithms. We teach numeracy skills through
games and physical interaction. Students can
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add with objects, in their head, on paper and verbally. Students are
able to demonstrate their understanding in more than one way.
“’I can’t’ isn’t an answer any more and when
students can demonstrate their understanding
they feel more confident. When they feel more
confident learning becomes fun not scary.”
Numeracy is much more fun
now at Donnybrook DHS.
Ardross PS teacher Auriol
Heary encourages
critical thinking in her
science programs.
Both Donnybrook DHS and Exmouth DHS place great emphasis
on involving parents in the education of their children. There are
workshops to help parents understand numeracy concepts and take
part in classroom lessons, and teachers work closely with parents to
help with reading at home.
“Maths has had a
makeover and it
is far more hands-on
and fun than
ever before.”
At John Curtin College, Julie conducted a parent survey, the results of
which contributed to the planning, development and management of
the academic extension courses.
Making a difference in the community as well as in the school, Julie
has set up a Roots and Shoots club which is part of a global network
run by the Jane Goodall Institute aimed at environmental and
humanitarian education.
Always challenging the boundaries, Julie says achieving Level 3
Classroom Teacher status this year was a highlight of her career.
“It has only served to enhance my desire to keep on searching for the
best way of teaching and incorporating them in my own teaching as
well as helping to promote them to my peers,” she says.
WA Education Awards
The winners
WA Principal of the Year
Carolyn Cook,
Hedland Senior High School
WA Support Staff Member
of the Year
Geoff Warren,
Dwellingup Primary School
tops
Team Hedland
the pops
CAROLYN Cook faced a few problems when she took
over Hedland SHS in 2007.
T
he 700 students reflected a town population of 58 nationalities with a
significant turnover because of the transient nature of work. There was
an enormous staff shortage, poor student behaviour and attendance, and
the first year brought Cyclone George which caused significant damage.
“She acted quickly to change things, stating resolutely and often:
“I intend to make Hedland Senior High School the
best school in the Pilbara.”
Two years on and things have changed for the better, the school earning
high praise from the region’s biggest employer and sponsor of the Pilbara
Education Partnership, BHP Billiton Iron Ore.
“The school has developed its standing within the community, leading to
greater opportunities for students and giving us continued confidence in
investing in regional education,” says the company’s community relations
officer, Patrik Melberg.
The first steps Carolyn took were to solve the staffing problem –
“I harassed staffing unit until I filled the positions I wanted,” she says –
and to create a safe and supportive school environment.
A whole school planning day saw staff take ownership of a new
strategy which included a ban on mobile phones and iPods, zero
tolerance to fighting and bullying, and insistence on full school uniform
including closed shoes.
The school has since increased staff retention rate by improving the
teaching environment. Carolyn’s focus on providing professional
development to the teaching staff through mentoring has resulted in
emerging leaders involving themselves in community-related issues for
(Continued on page 11)
9
ECU CONGRATULATES
THE
WINNER
OF THE WA LITERACY
SCHOOL
OF THE YEAR
As a proud supporter of the WA Education Awards, ECU
extends its warmest congratulations to Exmouth District
High School, winner of the WA Literacy School of the Year
Award. Well done also to the other State finalists: Beachlands
Primary School, Kalgoorlie Boulder Community High School
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Finalists
Applecross Primary School
Badgingarra Primary School
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(Continued from page 9)
Paul Leech of Woodvale SHS
Neil Hunt also used the instructional
strategies of Professor Barry Bennett to
devise the Churchlands Art of Teaching
(ChArT) program which empowers teachers
through their own professional development
in a collaborative environment and feeds
into the school plan.
To model the ChArT program, Neil returned
to the classroom teaching maths and in
doing so fostered the feedback he considers
necessary for his own development.
Carolyn did much the same at Hedland SHS
when she taught the ‘most difficult’ class of
Year 10 students to demonstrate all students
can learn – and they did.
the greater benefit of the town.
Carolyn attributes success to team work.
“We are a team and I always spread that
message,” she says. “Team Hedland.”
Building community confidence in their
schools is also at the heart of the leadership
strategies of fellow award finalists Neil Hunt,
Paul Leech and Lee Musumeci.
“I do the rounds of classrooms
regularly, popping in and
saying hi. Staff and students
appreciate this,” says Carolyn.
Lee Musumeci of Challis Early
Childhood Education Centre
Geoff gets
everyone involved
HIS contribution to the school
cannot be captured by his role
description as gardener and
handyperson, said the judges in
selecting Dwellingup PS gardener
Geoff Warren as WA Support Staff
Member of the Year.
Geoff takes care of the school which his children
attended and which he attended before them.
The driving force behind a number of
environmental programs and the beautiful
school gardens, Geoff takes his enthusiasm and
expertise to students, staff, parents and the
whole community.
“The best part of my job is opening the minds of
students to the importance of sustainability and
encouraging a love for, and active participation in,
our wonderful environment,” Geoff says.
“Fostering a sense of custodianship of the
environment is an important aspect of my work
at Dwellingup PS.”
“If we could clone these four finalists, we
would have the most phenomenal system,”
said one of the judges, commenting on the
difficulty of finding one winner.
At Woodvale SHS, Paul Leech places great
emphasis on a sound learning environment,
backed by instructional design training for
all teachers.
There are signs outside each classroom
reminding students they are entering a
‘learning space’. It’s a technique borrowed
from sporting teams that get their players
to switch focus by reminding them ‘beyond
this point we train’.
Lee Musumeci is another leader who knows
the value of building a team of quality
teachers and staff around her.
Lee’s vision is to make Challis Early
Childhood Education Centre the specialist in
early learning and to staff it with experts.
The school has professional learning days
at the Telethon Institute for Child Health
Research about brain development in young
children, and Lee introduced a number
of individual programs at the school for
children aged between birth and three
years and their parents.
Neil Hunt of Churchlands SHS
Decision-making is transparent with all
aspects of the school being driven by
working parties and committees, including
parent, student and teacher representation.
This culminated in the opening of the Challis
Parenting and Early Learning Centre this year,
which is already a multi award winner.
Parent and P&C member Catherine Thackrah
said Lee had a real grasp of the issues many
children face and was consistently trying to
improve outcomes.
It’s a philosophy that translates into students
growing vegetables in the permaculture garden,
harvesting produce for the Crunch&Sip program,
raising chickens and managing a worm farm, and
recycling programs.
Geoff has a vast knowledge of horticulture
and animals, and his rapport with students is
excellent. He organises activities such as minigolf and recycling and is a mentor to students in
many ways, such as helping two students who
were not getting along to build a fence together.
“The students had to design, plan and build a
fence with me as a teambuilding exercise,” he
said. “It was successful and rewarding for the
students and me.”
12 WA Education Awards
It’s tough
to pick a
winner
The judging panels were:
Premier’s Teacher of the Year
Margery Evans, Deputy director general, Department of Education
Robert Fry, President, WA Council of State School Organisations
Dr Suzanne Parry, Director, Western Australian College of Teaching
Rosinda Seara, 2008 Premier’s Teacher of the Year
Alison Walker, Principal consultant, Department of Education
Mal Wauchope, Commissioner, Public Sector Commission
IT’S tough to pick a winner, as
the WA Education Awards judging
panels discovered when visiting
finalist schools.
WA Principal of the Year
The consensus of judging panels, which included
experts in the field under examination and leaders
of professional associations as well as senior
educators from the Department, was that this
year’s nominees strongly reflected the principles
of Classroom First – every public school be a good
school, every teacher an effective teacher and every
student a successful student.
Rob Nairn, President, Western Australian Secondary Schools Executives’ Association
Judges said they were looking in all categories
– whether school or individual – for evidence of
adding value for the benefit of students, staff and
the community, for initiatives, for professionalism,
for dedication and commitment to achieving better
outcomes for all students.
Looking for evidence that a school should be well
led and well run, one judge commented that the
four finalists for WA Principal of the Year should be
cloned “and we would have a phenomenal system”.
Finalists for Premier’s Teacher of the Year were
all teachers who create and sustain a challenging
learning environment in the classroom, said one
judge. “And very often take it beyond the classroom
and into the community,” added another.
Allan Blagaich, Executive director metropolitan schools, Department of Education
Judi Block, Principal consultant, Department of Education
Stephen Breen, President, WA Primary Principals’ Association
Professor Jan Gray, School of Education, Edith Cowan University
Alan Smith, Vice president, WA District High School Administrators’ Association
Andrew Wilson, President, WA Education Support Principals’ Association
WA School Support Staff Member of the Year
Carol Birch, President, WA State Schools Registrars’ Association
Colin Payne, President, WA Secondary Teaching Administrators’ Association
Christine Porter, Director workforce policy and coordination, Department of Education
John Rossi, Human resources consultant, Department of Education
WA Literacy School of the Year
David Ansell, Executive director Office of Early Childhood Development, Department of Education
David Axworthy, Executive director school support programs, Department of Education
Vicki Briggs, Curriculum officer literacy, Department of Education
Dr Deslea Konza, Associate professor language and literacy, Edith Cowan University
Pam Moss, Director schools, Fremantle Education District
Diana Rees, Principal education officer primary programs, Department of Education
WA Numeracy School of the Year
Dr Marian Kemp, Senior lecturer in numeracy, Murdoch University
Visionary was a word frequently used for school
leaders, and inspiring for teachers.
Barry Kissane, Senior lecturer, Murdoch University
For support staff, judges said it was wonderful
to see recognition for people who are essential
components of the success of a school. “Whether a
registrar or an education assistant, a gardener or a
cleaner or a manager of IT, they bring added value
to their positions which helps staff, students and the
school,” said one judge.
Michelle Ostberg, President, Mathematics Association of WA
“These are people often not recognised by the wider
school community.”
Winners of the individual awards are expected to
be ambassadors for public education and to pass
on their passion and expertise to others not only
in their own school, but throughout the State. The
same is true of the school awards where the winner
and finalists will be ‘demonstration schools’ for
others to see good practice in literacy, numeracy
and science.
Carolyn Murphy, WA manager, Teachers Credit Union
Colin Pettit, Executive director regional and remote schools, Department of Education
Glenys Reid, Principal consultant mathematics, Department of Education
Dr Len Sparrow, Associate professor primary mathematics, Curtin University
Lesley Street, Director schools, West Coast Education District
WA Science School of the Year
Professor Lyn Beazley, Chief Scientist of WA
Chris Booth, Executive principal, Department of Education
Neil Milligan, Director schools, Bunbury Education District
Louise Nielsen, Principal consultant, Department of Education
Professor Michael O’Neill, Dean, School of Education, University of Notre Dame
Professor Leonie Rennie, Research professor, Curtin University
WA Education Awards 13
Musical talents set
the scene at awards
PERFORMANCES from John Curtin College of the Arts singer Skye Vargas
and a wind ensemble from Rossmoyne SHS set the scene for the 2009
WA Education Awards presentation breakfast.
Both schools are in the first intake of Independent Public Schools to start in 2010.
Year 11 specialist music student Skye regularly performs a classical, contemporary and music
theatre repertoire, but hopes to study jazz singing in the United States when she graduates.
Skye played the lead role of Lady Thaing in the college production earlier this year of The King
and I and has performed in many music and music theatre concerts and performances. She is
also a keen busker and often plays the guitar and sings to crowds in Fremantle.
Performing two pieces at the awards event, the 45-member wind orchestra from Rossmoyne
SHS demonstrated the strong musical tradition of the school.
Music director John Chatfield said the school will next April become the first WA public school
to tour Scandinavia. A 61-member tour group of choir, concert band, string orchestra and
guitar ensemble will visit Helsinki and Stockholm for two weeks, predominantly with music by
Australian composers.
“The tour will premiere a commissioned choral and instrumental work by WA composer Laurissa
McCarthy which draws inspiration from Indigenous stories and themes and is a truly homegrown piece of Australian music,” said John.
Skye Vargas performing in
The King and I this year.
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14 WA Science Awards
Mark the mad scientist
The Premier’s Summer Reading Challenge encourages students from
Kindergarten to Year 7 to read over the summer school holidays.
It is a great way to keep students interested in reading over the holidays.
Research shows that it helps students return to school, ready to learn.
Entry forms will be sent to all primary schools in November 2009.
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WA Science Awards 15
It’s been a big year for science teaching. Richard Meagher and Mark Pager
have won the two teaching awards in the WA Science Awards, making a
trifecta with Allan Whittome who recently won the Prime Minister’s Prize for
Primary Science Teaching. All were in competition with private schools.
M
ark Pager’s Mad Scientist club at Cable Beach PS is so
successful that even former students who have moved on
to secondary school come back for the after school sessions.
“It’s testimony to his skills of motivation,” said principal
Suzanne Temple.
The winner of the primary teaching prize in the WA Science
Awards, Mark takes science into the whole school curriculum
and the wider community.
As well as being the school science specialist, he is also the
Kimberley Education District science program coordinator.
When he’s not acting the mad scientist, he is involving his
students in a range of activities including the Roebuck Bay bird
observatory program, Cable Beach PS anti-cane toad squad, or
the CSIRO science challenge.
Suzanne said it’s a hands-on approach that has really turned on
students to science.
The same is true for Richard Meagher who takes a passion for
using digital technologies in his teaching to help him create a
global classroom.
The Mount Lawley SHS teacher has developed podcast sites
for chemistry and physics students to view experiments,
presentations and frequently asked questions. His sites receive
2500-3000 hits each week, with students and teachers across
the world making use of the resources.
“Even his holiday revision classes were packed,” he said.
With a strong interest in astronomy, Richard was earlier this year
selected by the Australian Academy of Science to be sponsored
to attend the 50th anniversary of Science at the Shine Dome in
Canberra where he joined two other WA teachers.
“The three day program included many highlights: hearing of
cutting edge science from researchers, a visit to Tinbinbilla deep
space communications centre and concluding with the annual
symposium, this year entitled Evolution of the universe, the
planets, life and thought,” said Richard.
“I was exposed to the work of more than 20 established and
early career scientists, and their presentations gave me lots of
ideas to incorporate into my lessons.”
David Stalker of Woodvale SHS was a finalist in the secondary
teaching category. He links student learning to vocational
pathways in science and has developed training courses in
mining and veterinary studies.
Left and above,
Richard Meagher of
Mount Lawley SHS.
Mark Pager of Cable Beach PS.
A finalist last year in the WA Science Awards, he has gone
one better this year to win the $10,000 prize for secondary
teaching. He was also a finalist this year in the Prime Minister’s
prestigious science awards where the teaching prize was won
by Allan Whittome of Badgingarra PS.
“He’s an enthusiastic teacher whose love for science inspires his
students,” said Richard’s principal, Milton Butcher.
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The Western Australian Science Awards recognise the outstanding and
groundbreaking achievements of the State’s scientists, researchers, science
teachers and facilitators of science outreach programs.
Western Australian
2009
Awards
S cienc e
The winners were announced at a presentation luncheon held on 2 December 2009,
which was attended by the State’s science community.
The 2009 Western Australian Science Awards are administered by the Department
of Commerce.
2009 Science Educator of the Year Winners
Science Educator of the Year:
Primary ($10,000)
Science Educator of the Year:
Secondary ($10,000)
Mark Pager
Richard Meagher
Science Specialist Teacher,
Cable Beach Primary School
Senior Chemistry and Physics Teacher,
Mt Lawley Senior HighSchool
As primary science specialist and Kimberley
District Science Programme co-ordinator,
Mr Pager has implemented science programs
throughout Cable Beach Primary School and
the wider community to improve science
learning in the area. He has also developed
a number of useful assessment tools and
is committed to using science and literacy
to create a successful learning journey.
Mr Meagher displays exemplary classroom
practice, engages extensively with external
agencies and avidly promotes science as a
career to his students. His passion for ICT
has enabled him to engage students by using
a variety of digital technologies in his teaching
to deliver positive results.
Western Australian
2009
Mark Pager
Richard Meagher
Awards
S cienc e
Congratulations
2009 Western Australian Science Awards
Winners – Science Educator of the Year
2009 Science Educator of the Year Finalist
David Stalker Science Teacher, Woodvale Senior High School
For more information on the 2009 Western Australian Science Awards please visit
www.commerce.wa.gov.au/scienceawards or email wasa@commerce.wa.gov.au
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Paul Fuller of Orange Grove PS
developed Podkids Australia
with his students.
FIVE of our teachers received National Excellence
in Teaching Awards last month. Maria D’Agostino reports.
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aul Fuller is casting his students’ work far and wide in a bid to share it with
the world, and the results have been spectacular.
The Orange Grove PS teacher and his students have developed Podkids
Australia, the most successful school based podcast in the country.
It provides a worldwide audience for student writing and has subscribers in
more than 50 countries. Students have interviewed the Western Australian
Premier, leading authors, Australian Government ministers and famous sports
people. Their work has been downloaded more than 60,000 times.
“By nurturing the students’ love of learning, I can ignite a
fire that will last a life time and, whatever I give to the
students, I receive back tenfold,” Paul said.
He recently enlisted parent and community support for a one-to-one laptop
program – a first for any Western Australia public school. It means that every
student from Year 4 to 7 has a laptop.
The results are improvements in behaviour, academic achievement and
attendance.
In a recent survey, 100 per cent of the students said they enjoyed school more
now that they had a computer, and 96 per cent believed they learnt more
effectively using a computer.
At Perth Modern School, where Philip Allen is Head of the English learning area,
Year 10 students have a negotiated curriculum which allows them to choose
English subjects that appeal to them from a suite of possible units.
Subjects are now being taught from the teachers’ own areas of expertise and
passion while students are able to select the topics that reflect their interests.
Philip has been teaching for 34 years, five at Perth Modern School, and has
been very innovative, introducing new information and communication
technologies to the school.
“I was inspired to enter teaching because of my love for literature. What
maintains my enthusiasm is the quality of the relationships that I have with
students, colleagues and wider school community as well as the opportunity to
develop richly innovative programs that stretch gifted students,” Philip said.
Julie Boston has been teaching for five and a half years at John Curtin College of
the Arts, switching to science teaching from human resources.
“Introducing my students to the wonderful world of science is a pleasure and I
feel it is a privilege to work with young people,” she said.
She has worked for the Curriculum Council to develop science curriculum for
all Western Australia schools and has been asked to speak about her teaching
practices at The University of Western Australia.
Fiona Farren has been teaching at South Bunbury PS for 10 years and has
developed the Linking Education and Families (LEAF) program.
The program aims to help each student’s transition to school as well as raise
parental awareness of the importance of the early years of learning.
“Early in my teaching career, I met a pre-primary teacher who was retiring.
She had the happiest face. I decided then that, if being around young children
gave me smiley wrinkles like hers, I would like the job,” Fiona said.
LEAF includes play cafes in the kindergarten where parents can relax, share
information and develop a support network while their children take part in
modelled play and learning activities.
Fiona has invited members of the community to visit the café including child
health staff, speech pathologists and occupational therapists.
Gooseberry Hill PS music teacher Lynda Smyth always felt she was destined
to teach.
“I spent my childhood teaching neighbourhood children and my dolls,” she said.
“In nine years, my passion for this profession has
continued due to the sincere joy I gain from working
with children.”
Lynda’s music students learn through a variety of games, song writing,
performance and lessons.
All students are encouraged to take part in the school’s music program and
Lynda runs three choirs through the program.
Students perform at many events and local community centres, and Lynda
recently wrote a school song which will be recorded professionally by the
performance choir.
Students from Years 6 and 7 contributed to the lyrics, gaining ownership of
their school anthem.
Gooseberry Hills PS’s successful music program has led many students to
perform at the WA Schools Make Music festival.
“I believe it is a great blessing to be able to get up each day and feel
enthusiastic and inspired by your career,” said Lynda.
WAESPAA awards 2009
EDUCATION assistants Kristy Wicher, Loryn Tozer and Jenny
Cooper from Westminster ESC and librarian Christa Coleman
from Koorana ESC shared this year’s award for school support
staff in the recent 2009 Western Australian Education
Support Principals’ and Administrators’ Association awards.
Other winners were: Early childhood teacher Patricia
Deubert, East Victoria Park ESC; primary teacher Melinda
Davies, Carson Street School; secondary teacher Katherine
Athanasiou, Cannington Community ESC; Linda Lane,
principal, Cloverdale ESC.
Cunderdin principal Bernard Beatty
with the Australian Training Award
for VET in Schools Excellence.
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Positive Image Award
SECONDARY schools are invited to nominate
individuals, groups or even the whole school who
have made a significant contribution to improving
the image of youth in their community.
Examples include improving young people’s
mental and emotional wellbeing, drug and alcohol
abuse awareness, enhancing positive community
perceptions of young people, improving the lives
of young people with disabilities, recognising and
supporting young carers, or addressing
youth homelessness.
Nominations close on 12 March 2010 with winners
announced during National Youth Week, 10 to 18
April 2010.
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CLEAN UP marks 20 years next year with the aim
to have every person in Australia pick up at least
one item of rubbish. Register now for Schools Clean
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receive a clean up kit to help plan the day and a
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Cunderdin
wins national
training award again
ALREADY the only WA school to win an Australian Training Award, the WA
College of Agriculture – Cunderdin has done it again. It is now the only
school in Australia to win the national title twice.
The college last month added the VET in Schools Excellence award to its previous win in 2006.
“We’re over the moon,” said principal Bernard Beatty. “The finalist schools included impressive
entries from the Northern Territory and the ACT, but it seems the judges were swayed by our
overall education successes.
“We are more than a vocational training college, offering a sound grounding in literacy and
numeracy which enables our students to hold their options open for university entrance.”
The judges noted that the college achieved a 100 per cent graduation in 2008 with students
gaining employment or further education and training after completing the minimum Certificate
II in Agriculture.
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He said positions were also available for the Interm
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Children’s forest
impresses Gillard
AUSTRALIAN Government Education
Minister Julia Gillard and Environment
Minister Peter Garrett debated
environmental issues with students
from Baldivis PS during the school’s
visit to Canberra for the 2009
International River Health Conference.
The two ministers and local member Gary Gray
were presented with a student petition that
focused on the withdrawal of Government
funding from the Ribbons of Blue project
which for 20 years has worked with schools to
monitor wetlands, rivers and coastal areas. A
second petition urged Government funding to
supplement BHP Billiton sponsorship for the
multi-award winning Baldivis Children’s Forest.
reinforces that children can make a difference
– which was the theme of the conference.
Arriving back in WA, John was notified that
Baldivis PS was the winner of the Western
Australian Landcare Awards 2009 and will
now run for the national awards in 2010.
The State award was for the Baldivis Children’s
Forest project which began in 2000 when
students wanted to save the very endangered
tuart woodland from urban development.
Judith Hill, founder of the Baldivis Children’s Forest,
with husband Geoff and Landcare’s Rex Edmondson.
Teacher Judith Hill said presentations and
workshops on both themes were made to the
conference which attracted more than 2000
students from Australia and New Zealand to
debate climate change and environmental issues.
Judith said both Julia Gillard and Peter Garrett were
very impressed by the student presentations and
particularly by the students’ ability to answer
questions in a competent and thoughtful manner.
The meeting with Julia Gillard, who was at the
time acting Prime Minister, opened with the
students singing one of the songs which was
part of their conference presentation, led by
the school’s music specialist Diana Triscari.
Principal John Worthy said meeting high profile
people like ministers was not only memorable but
Today, Baldivis Children’s Forest is an
environmental study centre serving more
than 20 schools and 2000 students in 2009.
It offers schools a rounded practical educational
experience in bushland rehabilitation of flora
and fauna habitats as well as studies in birds,
insects, fungi, mammals and reptiles. There
are also Indigenous cultural studies and bush
survival while, for the wider community, a
variety of events includes the popular nightstalks with the bat enthusiast, Joe Tonga.
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Honour Roll pages carry news of school, student and teacher
successes in State, national and international competitions and
awards. Send your news to schoolmatters@det.wa.edu.au.
Honour Roll
Boddington DHS, Carnamah DHS,
Katanning SHS, Kelmscott SHS,
Shenton College
SHENTON College featured strongly in State
awards for the National History Challenge
but Daniel Jauk of Kelmscott SHS picked up
the big one as WA Young Historian of the
Year. He was also the category winner of
War and Peace.
Country online successes
COUNTRY students in the Selective Academic
Program Online have had considerable success
this year in a number of competitions. Emma
Snell from Northcliffe DHS is selected for the
Premier’s ANZAC Student Tour while Amy
Dickerson from Boddington DHS was a finalist.
Teacher Cathy Baron said student participation
in competitions like this was vital for their
engagement.
“Competing gives them a chance to apply their
knowledge to a real task,” she said.
“They can be creative and use their skills, and
it gives them something to strive towards.”
Amy was also a State category winner in the
National History Challenge, together with Tarryn
Haas from Boddington DHS and Mia Ridzuan
from Katanning SHS. They are pictured with
their medals. Stacy Stanley from Wagin DHS was
highly commended in the same competition.
As online students, they are taught society and
environment by Sue Thomson who is based at
Kelmscott SHS.
Tessa Freeman from Kununurra DHS won the
State best regional project in the Maths Talent
Quest. In the Australian Brain Bee WA finals,
Karen Bromley from Bunbury SHS won second
place in the individual category. Two teams at
Bunbury SHS were awarded second place in
ScienceIQ competitions during the year and a
number of students performed extremely well in
the Australian Geography competition, achieving
seven high distinctions and three distinctions.
creative entries that reflected the spirit of
giving at Christmas. The competition is held in
conjunction with the Kmart Wishing Tree Appeal,
Australia’s largest Christmas gift appeal.
Principal Barbara Bromley said the prize will
fund an artist in residence to help create a clay
tile mural for the school’s entrance. Caitlin’s
entry will compete for a national prize of
$10,000 for the school.
Rossmoyne SHS
MOVE over Hollywood, move over
Bollywood, says teacher Henk de Jonge. He is
congratulating his Year 8 gifted and talented
education students for winning third prize in the
German School Film Festival in South Australia.
There were 45 entries in the festival sponsored
by the Goethe Institut from Germany.
Category winners at State level were Tayla
Read, Carnamah DHS; Kristan Teasdale,
Shenton College; Nick Singer, Shenton College;
Siti (Mia) Riduzuan, Katanning SHS; Tarryn
Haas, Boddington DHS; and Amy Dickerson,
Boddington DHS.
Highly commended in various categories
were: Nellie Wetherspoon, Anupama
Bharadwaj, Sam Dowd, Kate Dores, Kristin
Teasdale, Isabelle Campbell and Matthew
Beard, all of Shenton College; Sophie Prober
and Stephanie Cotnair, both of Mt Lawley SHS;
Marqueeta Hill, Narrogin PS; Sarah Desmond,
Marmion PS; Andrew Cullen, Carnamah DHS;
Amber Blackburn, Esperance SHS; and Stacy
Stanley, Wagin DHS.
Clarkson PS
YEAR 4 student Caitlin Northorpe has won
$2500 for her school in the inaugural Kmart
Art of Giving competition which called for
Pictured are students Kelly, Isabella, Ruwani,
Ben, Derek, Ming Zhao, Aswin and Bermond
who produced a four-minute film, Klasse Ohne
Grenzen (Classroom Without Borders) which
showcased both their command of the German
language and their acting prowess.
It was, says Henk, shot entirely in an exotic
location – the classroom – and with a budget
of $0.
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Swan View SHS
A SHORT film entitled Techno Freak won the
national secondary schools division in the Kid
Witness News (KWN) vision awards in Sydney
and sparked a flurry of awards for students at
the school. To view the award-winning short
films visit panasonic.com.au/kwn.
Swan Education District
SCHOOL psychologist Suzie Elias has won
the Early Career School Psychologist of the
year award from the School Psychologists’
Association of WA Inc. Suzie is pictured
with patron and former State premier
Carmen Lawrence.
Year 10 student Courtney Boyd is off to Japan
for two weeks this month after winning
a scholarship with the Japan-East Asia
Network of Exchange for Students and Youths
Scholarship. Courtney also won the Beacon
Student Ambassador of the Year award. The
Beacon Foundation is a charitable trust which
works with schools to address issues of youth
unemployment.
applied technology, language literature, maths
engineering and social sciences – the only
school in the history of the event to win all four
divisions at national level.
More than 60 students from Years 8 to 10 at
Esperance SHS auditioned for a spot in one
of the school’s three teams for this year’s
competition, which is about critical thinking and
problem solving.
Pictured: Front, Emily Witham; Middle, Annika
Helenius, Amber Blackburn, Marley Redding;
Back, Katie Beros, Jak Cary, Katelin Cary.
Photo courtesy of Cale Hill, Esperance Express.
WA College of Agriculture – Narrogin
USUALLY recognised for its training programs in
agriculture and trades rather than its theatrical
talents, the college promoted injury prevention
with a play and was highly commended in the
Injury Control Council of WA 2009 Awards.
Crystal Quartermaine, a Year 11 student, won
the Swan Alliance student excellence award
for her participation in the Midland Indigenous
Youth Project. Crystal has also received a
Future Leaders Indigenous Award 2010 of $500
towards school expenses for Year 12.
Jaxon White won first prize at the Darlington
Arts Festival and sold his artwork on the day.
His jewellery was also included in the Young
Originals 2009 exhibition.
School Matters – December Issue
English teacher Melissa Richardson adapted the
script and, with the help of Gayelle Reynolds
and Heather Naylor, organised and produced
the production in Narrogin in September.
Students from all areas of the college
supported the play by building sets and props,
including a scene stealing car, learning about
makeup through TAFE, helping in the kitchen
and helping with lighting during performances.
Esperance SHS
A TEAM of seven students has made
Tournament of Minds history by winning the
applied technology title in the Australasian
Pacific final.
Principal Cathy Bamblett said the school has
won four titles in the past seven years across
the competition’s categories of
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“EVERYONE has a voice, everyone can sing,” says
music teacher Trish Crossley. It’s a philosophy
which has made the school the WA winner in
the ABC 2009 Flame Awards, receiving $1500 to
go towards the music program.
The judges said the small rural school was the
hub for a local community choir and helped get
more boys singing. “We were pleased to see
a recognition at this school that active music
involvement impacts positively on students’
academic achievements and behaviour,” said
the judges.
Albany SHS and Newton Moore ESC were
finalists.
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