Recipients

ASG Community Merit Awards 2006
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Victoria:



Peter Bruce 

Secondary

Ballarat Secondary College, Ballarat


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or re-engaging students in the Ballarat community in education.

Teaching staff Peter Bruce, John Evans, Geoff Carr, Peter Innes, Des Highfield, and John Riley form part of the Link Up team and have succeeded in re-engaging students in the Ballarat region in education.

This teaching team provides students with support and encouragement through Link Up, a personalised learning program that rebuilds a connection with education outside the classroom environment. They are now able to respond and recognise the diverse needs of individual students. Initially starting out with a group of 20 students, the program now grown to include more than 90 students and is proving a success in educating students and returning students to the learning environment.

Team Members: Geoff Carr, John Evans, Des Highfield, Peter Innes and John Riley

Nominated by: Ballarat Secondary College School Council


Geoff Carr

Secondary

Ballarat Secondary College, Ballarat


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or re-engaging students in the Ballarat community in education.

Teaching staff Peter Bruce, John Evans, Geoff Carr, Peter Innes, Des Highfield, and John Riley form part of the Link Up team and have succeeded in re-engaging students in the Ballarat region in education.

This teaching team provides students with support and encouragement through Link Up, a personalised learning program that rebuilds a connection with education outside the classroom environment. They are now able to respond and recognise the diverse needs of individual students. Initially starting out with a group of 20 students, the program now grown to include more than 90 students and is proving a success in educating students and returning students to the learning environment.

Team Members: Peter Bruce, John Evans, Des Highfield, Peter Innes and John Riley

Nominated by: Ballarat Secondary College School Council


John Evans

Secondary

Ballarat Secondary College, Ballarat


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or re-engaging students in the Ballarat community in education.

Teaching staff Peter Bruce, John Evans, Geoff Carr, Peter Innes, Des Highfield, and John Riley form part of the Link Up team and have succeeded in re-engaging students in the Ballarat region in education.

This teaching team provides students with support and encouragement through Link Up, a personalised learning program that rebuilds a connection with education outside the classroom environment. They are now able to respond and recognise the diverse needs of individual students. Initially starting out with a group of 20 students, the program now grown to include more than 90 students and is proving a success in educating students and returning students to the learning environment.

Team Members: Peter Bruce, Geoff Carr, Des Highfield, Peter Innes and John Riley

Nominated by: Ballarat Secondary College School Council


Des Highfield

Secondary

Ballarat Secondary College, Ballarat


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or re-engaging students in the Ballarat community in education.

Teaching staff Peter Bruce, John Evans, Geoff Carr, Peter Innes, Des Highfield, and John Riley form part of the Link Up team and have succeeded in re-engaging students in the Ballarat region in education.

This teaching team provides students with support and encouragement through Link Up, a personalised learning program that rebuilds a connection with education outside the classroom environment. They are now able to respond and recognise the diverse needs of individual students. Initially starting out with a group of 20 students, the program now grown to include more than 90 students and is proving a success in educating students and returning students to the learning environment.

Team Members: Peter Bruce, Geoff Carr, John Evans, Peter Innes and John Riley

Nominated by: Ballarat Secondary College School Council


Peter Innes

Secondary

Ballarat Secondary College, Ballarat


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or re-engaging students in the Ballarat community in education.

Teaching staff Peter Bruce, John Evans, Geoff Carr, Peter Innes, Des Highfield, and John Riley form part of the Link Up team and have succeeded in re-engaging students in the Ballarat region in education.

This teaching team provides students with support and encouragement through Link Up, a personalised learning program that rebuilds a connection with education outside the classroom environment. They are now able to respond and recognise the diverse needs of individual students. Initially starting out with a group of 20 students, the program now grown to include more than 90 students and is proving a success in educating students and returning students to the learning environment.

Team Members: Peter Bruce, Geoff Carr, John Evans, Des Highfield, and John Riley

Nominated by: Ballarat Secondary College School Council


Jenny Mayo

Early Childhood

Box Hill North Primary Kindergarten, Box Hill North

for commitment in caring for and supporting children and the community.

Jenny Mayo describes her experience in early childhood education as an amazing journey, a journey that has led her to be acknowledged and recognised throughout Australia for excellence and innovation in early childhood education. Jenny’s passion, dedication and accomplishments in early childhood education are readily apparent to families, the school community and the wider community.

Jenny opens the kindergarten doors to teachers and tertiary students to demonstrate best practice and to show them practical ways of developing links with the community. She involves students in working with various charitable organisations and with primary schools’ activities. She participates in events such as Harmony Day and Salvation Army Appeals, writes articles, and outlines her innovative teaching practices at seminars and conferences. Jenny devotes seemingly endless time and energy to her students and has created a child friendly centre that is both warm and welcoming.

Nominated by: Box Hill North Primary Kindergarten parent


John Riley

Secondary

Ballarat Secondary College, Ballarat


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or re-engaging students in the Ballarat community in education.

Teaching staff Peter Bruce, John Evans, Geoff Carr, Peter Innes, Des Highfield, and John Riley form part of the Link Up team and have succeeded in re-engaging students in the Ballarat region in education.

This teaching team provides students with support and encouragement through Link Up, a personalised learning program that rebuilds a connection with education outside the classroom environment. They are now able to respond and recognise the diverse needs of individual students. Initially starting out with a group of 20 students, the program now grown to include more than 90 students and is proving a success in educating students and returning students to the learning environment.

Team Members: Peter Bruce, Geoff Carr, John Evans, Des Highfield and Peter Innes

Nominated by: Ballarat Secondary College School Council


George Tsianakas

Primary

Harrisfield Primary School, Noble Park

for establishing healthy sporting activities that connect the school to the local community.

George Tsianakas has devoted an enormous amount of time and energy developing healthy sporting activities that connect the school and the community. During his personal time, George has trained students, initiated fundraising activities in the local community and secured community sponsorship for the school’s sporting teams.

One sporting activity George established is a student soccer team, known by the community as the ‘Harrisfield Hurricanes’. Students enjoy competing in a local sporting league outside school hours and the school and community have taken the team into their hearts. This sporting team has generated a great sense of achievement and enjoyment for students and the community.

Nominated by: Harrisfield Primary School Council

 
 


 
 
 
 
 
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