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Education student James Antonic had hoped to travel abroad as part of his course. Despite the pandemic grounding those plans, he’s about to experience the next best thing. James is one of three Bendigo students taking part in an international work placement, from home. The trio will spend ten weeks Zooming into English lessons in... Continue Reading →
Shelley Eaton says a typical school day at her place right now is “controlled chaos”. If starting a new job as a graduate teacher isn’t challenging enough in 2020, Shelley also has her own five children learning at home beside her. “Term two has been extremely challenging, especially with my whole family working from home,”... Continue Reading →
You’d think the last two weeks of primary school would be spent in a weary tangle of paperchains while waiting for that final bell. But not so at Golden Square. Thanks to a group of volunteer La Trobe education students, the teachers here are seeing out the year immersed in maths. “They’re excited,” said... Continue Reading →
We’re at the Dunolly Primary School, on the edge of Box-Ironbark diggings, 40-minutes west of Bendigo. Old gold country. “Are you taking a metal detector?” asks a workmate. Talk of the recent $250,000 nugget find has whipped up a barrage of ‘what ifs’. Leading teacher Judy Gibbs says the gold fever is nothing new around... Continue Reading →
Bookworms at Marist College have a powerful ally in Sarah Gould. They call her the book whisperer. She’s got a personal collection of 10,000 titles, and counting. There’s not a volume she can’t find. “Generally if a student asks me if I have a book and I don’t I’ll say ‘do you really want it?... Continue Reading →
