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Valuable community engagement

Yesterday we had the privilege of witnessing some extraordinary community engagement when we visited Mary Brooksbank School. Volunteers from the local area NAB branches and Paul Thornton, their Regional Executive, lent a helping hand to build SEATs with students with special needs. We laughed, we cried, we formed special friendships. The S.E.A.T Project was funded by the generous support of … [Read more...]

a hive of engineering activity!

"Working in collaborative teams of two or three, each group eagerly commenced construction of their SEAT last week. Students were immediately engaged in solving problems, negotiating solutions, collaborating as a team and interpreting the instruction sheet contained with their SEAT Kit.  Our Centre for Innovation and Creativity quickly became a hive of engineering activity, hands-on problem … [Read more...]

“Driving students to think broadly…”

We did the SEAT build yesterday and it was fabulously exciting and a wonderful learning experience for the students. I just love your wonderful resources and program. We’re going to be driving the students to think broadly about what ‘giving’ means and can look like. We plan to tie the whole Project into their Year Six Graduation and really owning ‘giving’ in their future. Thanks again for … [Read more...]

“develop friendships – encourage collaboration”

Liverpool Public School's motto is to "provide a learning journey for each child that empowers them to be the best they can be". Year 5 teacher, Natalie Pritchard, talks below about their SEAT build experience.... The S.E.A.T Project was a great way to develop friendships and encourage collaboration amongst our Year 5 students in Term 1. We are developing a school culture that has a strong sense … [Read more...]

This SEAT is a softie!

The teachers and children of Class J1 & J2 from Holroyd School Merrylands built and decorated this unique cushioned SEAT for a comfy place to sit and read! The money raised from their SEAT auction will be used to purchase rubber rain boots for the children in Grande Ttio, Peru. They have already raised money for fresh food and undies! Read their stories. What S.E.A.T Project meant to … [Read more...]