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Recipients
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ASG Community
Merit Awards 2006
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New South Wales:
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Secondary
Al Amanah College,
Liverpool
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developing programs that will assist students academically, and forming community friendships.
Team members at Al Amanah College have worked exceptionally long hours to develop programs that will assist students in forming valuable friendships with the community.
Established in 1998, the school meets the needs of both students and the community, that is, the school teaches the religion of Islam as well as providing a culture of outstanding education. Teachers promote values that will assist students in making a valuable contribution to the community upon leaving the school, and have been active in promoting cultural awareness in the community.
Team Members: Gina Dabboussi, Jenan Krisaty and Azzam Rajab
Nominated by: Al Amanah College Student Council
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Primary
Gosford Public
School,
Gosford
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establishing links with the
community.
Once a student and then the Deputy Principal at Gosford Primary School, John Anderson has a great passion for teaching. To establish links with the community and ensure that the community plays an important role in student development, John introduced Kids Biz, a program where students become radio broadcasters and share school news and events with the community. The project has proved a hit with the local community and more than 500 students have been involved in presenting more than 100 programs during the past five years.
John also created an exchange program with a remote Aboriginal community, reintroduced an ANZAC service into the school, and initiated a very successful Fathers’ Day breakfast. John Anderson is currently the Deputy Principal at Ourimbah Public School.
Nominated by: Gosford Public School parent
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Primary
Middleton Public School,
Parkes / Parkes Community Project
for
creating a language-rich environment for children in the community.
Judy Huda, Lindy Farrant, Sue Pearce, Rhonda Harpley, Kathy Ten Cate, and Carolyn Butler may teach at different schools, but they’re all working together to create a language-rich environment for children in the community. These teachers are all involved in the revolutionary Birth to Kindergarten - Spread the Word literacy project, which is changing community attitudes about the importance of literacy.
Every child at the hospital now receives a book and parents are encouraged to read and sing to their child from birth. This community-focused project, involving all the local schools and the shire library, hospital, maternity nurse, parents and the Town Council, is making a real difference to children’s lives and the community as a whole. The project is showing promising results and has now spread to other communities.
Team Members: Lindy Farrant, Rhonda Harpley, Judy Huda, Susan Pearce and Kathy Ten Cate
Nominated by: Parkes Public School Parents and Citizens Association and School
Council
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Early Childhood
Glen Innes Pre-School,
Glen Innes
for
implementing practices that improve accessibility and encourage attendance.
Allowing flexible attendance to suit the changing needs of families is one way the early childhood team at
Glen Innes Preschool ensures families and children are involved in their preschool community. Led by
Robyn Cartwright and Meg Liston, the team seeks to actively involve the preschool with their community through integration of local resources that complement and benefit each other; from utilising the local toy library, to the community health and aged care centres.
By offering a mobile preschool service in neighbouring regions, teachers at Glen Innes help provide children with access to quality care and programs, while a new pilot initiative is encouraging more Aboriginal children to attend the preschool.
Team Member: Meg Liston
Nominated by: Glen Innes Pre-School Committee of Management
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Primary
St Francis of Assisi Primary School,
Glendenning
for promoting the active participation of the whole school community in educational
activities.
As school librarian, Leanne Coffey has also taken on the role of organiser of whole school events, and is integral to engaging the participation of the wider school community. Leanne’s accomplishments have included the continued growth in support for the school’s Biggest Wackiest Day, where parents, students and teachers dress-up and raise money for cancer research; while Book Week is also widely supported by the community, and visiting authors talk with and inspire students.
As coordinator of Science Week, Leanne’s enthusiasm is shared among the parent and student teams who participate in the science fair, while Literacy and Numeracy Week also fosters the school community-spirit, as parents and students take part in numeracy challenges. Leanne’s nominators say she has been ‘a fantastic link in bringing our school community together’.
Nominated by: St Francis of Assisi Parents and Friends Association
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 Early Childhood
Dubbo and District Preschool,
Dubbo
for
encouraging children to value their community.
Dubbo and District Preschool’s early childhood team of Louise Simpson, Jenny Colwell, Jenna Wallace and Lauren Riley are helping to enrich children’s learning and extend their growth and development through community participation. Children are encouraged to value their community through visits from police officers, a Road Traffic Authority Kids and Traffic talk and interactive driveway display, and through children meeting firemen and participating in fire education classes delivered by the Dubbo Fire Brigade.
The implementation of the parenting courses, 1-2-3 Magic Parenting and a step-parenting course, engage parents’ participation in the preschool, while NAIDOC Day activities have fostered the development of relationships and heightened students’ awareness of the local Indigenous culture. The early childhood team’s Special Persons’ Day helped bring more than 300 visitors to the preschool community in one week. Nominators say that thanks to the early childhood team, the interaction between parents, children, and the outside community is very beneficial to building community spirit.
Team Members: Lauren Riley, Louise Simpson and Jenna Wallace
Nominated by: Dubbo and District Preschool Management Committee
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Secondary
Al Amanah College,
Liverpool
for
developing programs that will assist students academically, and forming community friendships.
Team members at Al Amanah College have worked exceptionally long hours to develop programs that will assist students in forming valuable friendships with the community.
Established in 1998, the school meets the needs of both students and the community, that is, the school teaches the religion of Islam as well as providing a culture of outstanding education. Teachers promote values that will assist students in making a valuable contribution to the community upon leaving the school, and have been active in promoting cultural awareness in the community.
Team Members: Ayman Alwan, Jenan Krisaty and Azzam Rajab
Nominated by: Al Amanah College Student Council
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Primary
Middleton Public School,
Parkes / Parkes Community Project
for
creating a language-rich environment for children in the community.
Judy Huda, Lindy Farrant, Sue Pearce, Rhonda Harpley, Kathy Ten Cate, and Carolyn Butler may teach at different schools, but they’re all working together to create a language-rich environment for children in the community. These teachers are all involved in the revolutionary Birth to Kindergarten - Spread the Word literacy project, which is changing community attitudes about the importance of literacy.
Every child at the hospital now receives a book and parents are encouraged to read and sing to their child from birth. This community-focused project, involving all the local schools and the shire library, hospital, maternity nurse, parents and the Town Council, is making a real difference to children’s lives and the community as a whole. The project is showing promising results and has now spread to other communities.
Team Members: Carolyn Butler, Rhonda Harpley, Judy Huda, Susan Pearce and Kathy Ten Cate
Nominated by: Parkes Public School Parents and Citizens Association and School
Council
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Secondary
Al Amanah College,
Liverpool
for
developing programs that will assist students academically, and forming community friendships.
Team members at Al Amanah College have worked exceptionally long hours to develop programs that will assist students in forming valuable friendships with the community.
Established in 1998, the school meets the needs of both students and the community, that is, the school teaches the religion of Islam as well as providing a culture of outstanding education. Teachers promote values that will assist students in making a valuable contribution to the community upon leaving the school, and have been active in promoting cultural awareness in the community.
Team Members: Ayman Alwan, Gina Dabboussi and Azzam Rajab
Nominated by: Al Amanah College Student Council
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Primary
Middleton Public School,
Parkes / Parkes Community Project
for
creating a language-rich environment for children in the community.
Judy Huda, Lindy Farrant, Sue Pearce, Rhonda Harpley, Kathy Ten Cate, and Carolyn Butler may teach at different schools, but they’re all working together to create a language-rich environment for children in the community. These teachers are all involved in the revolutionary Birth to Kindergarten - Spread the Word literacy project, which is changing community attitudes about the importance of literacy.
Every child at the hospital now receives a book and parents are encouraged to read and sing to their child from birth. This community-focused project, involving all the local schools and the shire library, hospital, maternity nurse, parents and the Town Council, is making a real difference to children’s lives and the community as a whole. The project is showing promising results and has now spread to other communities.
Team Members: Carolyn Butler, Lindy Farrant, Judy Huda, Susan Pearce and Kathy Ten Cate
Nominated by: Parkes Public School Parents and Citizens Association and School
Council
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Primary
Middleton Public School,
Parkes / Parkes Community Project
for
creating a language-rich environment for children in the community.
Judy Huda, Lindy Farrant, Sue Pearce, Rhonda Harpley, Kathy Ten Cate, and Carolyn Butler may teach at different schools, but they’re all working together to create a language-rich environment for children in the community. These teachers are all involved in the revolutionary Birth to Kindergarten - Spread the Word literacy project, which is changing community attitudes about the importance of literacy.
Every child at the hospital now receives a book and parents are encouraged to read and sing to their child from birth. This community-focused project, involving all the local schools and the shire library, hospital, maternity nurse, parents and the Town Council, is making a real difference to children’s lives and the community as a whole. The project is showing promising results and has now spread to other communities.
Team Members: Carolyn Butler, Lindy Farrant, Rhonda Harpley, Susan Pearce and Kathy Ten Cate
Nominated by: Parkes Public School Parents and Citizens Association and School
Council
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Secondary
Tottenham Central
School,
Tottenham
for initiative in developing resources that foster links between students, the school and the community.
Encouraging students to engage and interact with the elders of their community is one way Tottenham secondary teacher, Lynette Jarvis, is developing vital links between the school and local community.
As Student Welfare Coordinator, and with 24 years’ experience in her profession, Lynette recognised the need for a Youth Centre in Tottenham and developed the groundbreaking initiative, which is fostering harmonious interaction between students and community leaders, and has a flow-on effect into the school environment. Due to Lynette’s drive, the Centre is now a hub for the Tottenham community’s youth; locals conduct theme nights in their areas of expertise; local police, Shire Council, and the Tottenham Welfare Council support the Centre; and teachers regularly supervise at Centre functions.
Lynette also trains community members in St John’s Ambulance First Aid, and as a senior instructor with Tottenham Pony Club, Lynette contributes to the school’s equestrian team, providing enriching experiences and interaction for the school, students, parents and the community.
Nominated by: Tottenham Central School’s Parents and Citizens Association
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Early Childhood
Glen Innes Pre-School,
Glen Innes
for
implementing practices that improve accessibility and encourage attendance.
Allowing flexible attendance to suit the changing needs of families is one way the early childhood team at
Glen Innes Preschool ensures families and children are involved in their preschool community. Led by
Robyn Cartwright and Meg Liston, the team seeks to actively involve the preschool with their community through integration of local resources that complement and benefit each other; from utilising the local toy library, to the community health and aged care centres.
By offering a mobile preschool service in neighbouring regions, teachers at Glen Innes help provide children with access to quality care and programs, while a new pilot initiative is encouraging more Aboriginal children to attend the preschool.
Team Member: Robyn Cartwright
Nominated by: Glen Innes Pre-School Committee of Management
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Primary
South Grafton Primary
School,
South Grafton
for involving the community as key figures in students’
education.
Support Teacher Learning Assistant, Carmon McFawn, has demonstrated that communities are among the best resources within a school. Carmon’s vision in tutoring parents to assist as volunteers within the school has led to two of these parents obtaining positions as teacher aides.
Carmon’s leadership in conducting parent workshops to help them assist their children’s study in English and mathematics demonstrates her passion for improving the learning opportunities for her students, while also promoting the active participation of parents within the school and in their children’s education.
The development and implementation of Carmon’s Gamambi Miindala Intensive Literacy Program for Indigenous students with the support of the local Aboriginal community has delivered significantly improved reading levels, and has enabled the participation of Aboriginal tutors within the school to successfully deliver the program.
Nominated by: South Grafton Parents and Citizens Association
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Primary
Middleton Public School,
Parkes / Parkes Community Project
for
creating a language-rich environment for children in the community.
Judy Huda, Lindy Farrant, Sue Pearce, Rhonda Harpley, Kathy Ten Cate, and Carolyn Butler may teach at different schools, but they’re all working together to create a language-rich environment for children in the community. These teachers are all involved in the revolutionary Birth to Kindergarten - Spread the Word literacy project, which is changing community attitudes about the importance of literacy.
Every child at the hospital now receives a book and parents are encouraged to read and sing to their child from birth. This community-focused project, involving all the local schools and the shire library, hospital, maternity nurse, parents and the Town Council, is making a real difference to children’s lives and the community as a whole. The project is showing promising results and has now spread to other communities.
Team Members: Carolyn Butler, Lindy Farrant, Rhonda Harpley, Judy Huda and Kathy Ten Cate
Nominated by: Parkes Public School Parents and Citizens Association and School
Council
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Secondary
Al Amanah College,
Liverpool
for
developing programs that will assist students academically, and forming community friendships.
Team members at Al Amanah College have worked exceptionally long hours to develop programs that will assist students in forming valuable friendships with the community.
Established in 1998, the school meets the needs of both students and the community, that is, the school teaches the religion of Islam as well as providing a culture of outstanding education. Teachers promote values that will assist students in making a valuable contribution to the community upon leaving the school, and have been active in promoting cultural awareness in the community.
Team Members: Ayman Alwan, Gina Dabboussi, Jenan Krisaty
Nominated by: Al Amanah College Student Council
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Early Childhood
Dubbo and District Preschool,
Dubbo
for
encouraging children to value their community.
Dubbo and District Preschool’s early childhood team of Louise Simpson, Jenny Colwell, Jenna Wallace and Lauren Riley are helping to enrich children’s learning and extend their growth and development through community participation. Children are encouraged to value their community through visits from police officers, a Road Traffic Authority Kids and Traffic talk and interactive driveway display, and through children meeting firemen and participating in fire education classes delivered by the Dubbo Fire Brigade.
The implementation of the parenting courses, 1-2-3 Magic Parenting and a step-parenting course, engage parents’ participation in the preschool, while NAIDOC Day activities have fostered the development of relationships and heightened students’ awareness of the local Indigenous culture. The early childhood team’s Special Persons’ Day helped bring more than 300 visitors to the preschool community in one week. Nominators say that thanks to the early childhood team, the interaction between parents, children, and the outside community is very beneficial to building community spirit.
Team Members: Jenny Colwell, Louise Simpson and Jenna Wallace
Nominated by: Dubbo and District Preschool Management Committee
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Early Childhood
Dubbo and District Preschool,
Dubbo
for
encouraging children to value their community.
Dubbo and District Preschool’s early childhood team of Louise Simpson, Jenny Colwell, Jenna Wallace and Lauren Riley are helping to enrich children’s learning and extend their growth and development through community participation. Children are encouraged to value their community through visits from police officers, a Road Traffic Authority Kids and Traffic talk and interactive driveway display, and through children meeting firemen and participating in fire education classes delivered by the Dubbo Fire Brigade.
The implementation of the parenting courses, 1-2-3 Magic Parenting and a step-parenting course, engage parents’ participation in the preschool, while NAIDOC Day activities have fostered the development of relationships and heightened students’ awareness of the local Indigenous culture. The early childhood team’s Special Persons’ Day helped bring more than 300 visitors to the preschool community in one week. Nominators say that thanks to the early childhood team, the interaction between parents, children, and the outside community is very beneficial to building community spirit.
Team Members: Jenny Colwell, Lauren Riley and Jenna Wallace
Nominated by: Dubbo and District Preschool Management Committee
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Primary
Engadine Public
School,
Engadine
for engaging students in activities that benefit the
community.
A teacher for 28 years, Engadine Public School’s Marianne Steven says her students and their enthusiasm constantly amaze her. Marianne’s initiative in implementing TIPS Kids Design Challenge, a pilot program for science and technology, was an instigator for students to actively participate in their community. Students analysed the needs of the local community before planning and designing the upgrade of a local reserve for the benefit of the wider community, giving students’ endeavours the opportunity to be publicly recognised.
Through Marianne’s contribution to Engadine Public’s dance group, students have excelled in performances that have exhibited both the school and students’ abilities to numerous groups in the community. Nominators have described Marianne as an outstanding teacher who always endeavours to implement innovative learning programs.
Nominated by: Engadine Public School Council
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Primary
Middleton Public School,
Parkes / Parkes Community Project
for
creating a language-rich environment for children in the community.
Judy Huda, Lindy Farrant, Sue Pearce, Rhonda Harpley, Kathy Ten Cate, and Carolyn Butler may teach at different schools, but they’re all working together to create a language-rich environment for children in the community. These teachers are all involved in the revolutionary Birth to Kindergarten - Spread the Word literacy project, which is changing community attitudes about the importance of literacy.
Every child at the hospital now receives a book and parents are encouraged to read and sing to their child from birth. This community-focused project, involving all the local schools and the shire library, hospital, maternity nurse, parents and the Town Council, is making a real difference to children’s lives and the community as a whole. The project is showing promising results and has now spread to other communities.
Team Members: Carolyn Butler, Lindy Farrant, Rhonda Harpley, Judy Huda and Susan Pearce
Nominated by: Parkes Public School Parents and Citizens Association and School
Council
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Early Childhood
Dubbo and District Preschool,
Dubbo
for
encouraging children to value their community.
Dubbo and District Preschool’s early childhood team of Louise Simpson, Jenny Colwell, Jenna Wallace and Lauren Riley are helping to enrich children’s learning and extend their growth and development through community participation. Children are encouraged to value their community through visits from police officers, a Road Traffic Authority Kids and Traffic talk and interactive driveway display, and through children meeting firemen and participating in fire education classes delivered by the Dubbo Fire Brigade.
The implementation of the parenting courses, 1-2-3 Magic Parenting and a step-parenting course, engage parents’ participation in the preschool, while NAIDOC Day activities have fostered the development of relationships and heightened students’ awareness of the local Indigenous culture. The early childhood team’s Special Persons’ Day helped bring more than 300 visitors to the preschool community in one week. Nominators say that thanks to the early childhood team, the interaction between parents, children, and the outside community is very beneficial to building community spirit.
Team Members: Jenny Colwell, Lauren Riley and Louise Simpson
Nominated by: Dubbo and District Preschool Management Committee
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Early Childhood
Koolyangarra
Preschool,
Walgett
for improving early childhood education within the
community.
A commitment to keeping the Koolyangarra Preschool from closing down has helped Sallyanne Yeomans highlight the importance of the preschool within its community. In the role of director and teacher, Sallyanne has seen the daily attendance increase from 15 to 29 children, with benefits flowing on to parents who are now able to work while their children are cared for at the preschool.
Sallyanne’s implementation of a positive parenting program has seen increased parent participation, with four groups of parents having graduated, and behavioural improvements reflected in the children. Community open days and parent days are other initiatives that have had positive results in involving the wider community with the preschool, which now has the title of being one of the leading Accredited Aboriginal Preschools in
New South Wales.
Nominated by: Koolyangarra Committee of Management
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