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Youth Off The Streets help kids from Holroyd School…

Delightful to see Year 11 & 12 students from Key College, Merrylands campus, one of Father Chris Riley’s Youth Off The Street's schools, helping Year 7, 8 and 9 students from Holroyd School put their SEATs together. Melissa Fotea, student support at Youth Off The Streets said, “We had so many ideas about how to get the S.E.A.T Project started in our setting. I thought it would be valuable … [Read more...]

SEATs on their way!

The last of our SEATs get packed into the truck as they leave the factory. SEAT is made in a factory in Thanh Hoa, 5 hours south of Hanoi, Vietnam. The S.E.A.T Project has provided machinery to the factory to assist in the development and manufacturing of SEAT. The factory uses local renewable energy resources. They use the off cuts from the bamboo and collect the sawdust from the factory floor … [Read more...]

Girls with learning difficulties developing social skills

Mary Verykios first saw S.E.A.T at the SEPLA Conference in 2015 and immediately knew it would be perfect for her support unit girls at Auburn Girls High School. "The S.E.A.T Project has allowed our girls to problem solve, think creatively, critically and foster high order thinking in our higher ability students". Mary says that students have worked "both collaboratively and individually to develop … [Read more...]

S.E.A.T: Allowing students to make ethical, informed and independent decisions….

...whilst exploring their unique attributes & gifts. Click to hear what educators and students are saying about the S.E.A.T Project. … [Read more...]

Community Service Award from Lions Club Parramatta

At the 58th Annual Lions Club Changeover Dinner, S.E.A.T Project was awarded recognition for their partnership with Lions Parramatta for 2015/16. This award was specifically for our collaboration in this timeframe with Youth Off The Streets and another with The Hills School Northmead. Through our connection with Lions Parramatta, the S.E.A.T Project continue to support and strengthen community … [Read more...]

“….highly engaging, thought-provoking, challenging, providing opportunity for critical thinking”

Kylie Kehane, a teacher from Verona School in Fairfield shares her thoughts on the S.E.A.T Project.... "It was a great way to start the year, encouraging teamwork and bonding between students. It was interesting to observe how the students interacted with each other and what roles they chose, being either ones of leadership or more of a passive nature." Kylie says that the "learning experiences … [Read more...]