Wollongong UniCentre Children's Services are our first child care service to participate in S.E.A.T! The group of 4 campuses are: OOSH & Vacation Care in Fairymeadow Kid's Uni North in Gwynneville Kid's Uni South in Gwynneville South Coast Workers Childcare in Wollongong CBD We are very excited to have them on board. They're just beginning their process and we can't wait to … [Read more...]
Colourfully & thoughtfully decorated SEAT from Lawrence Hargrave School
Throughout the Project teachers from Lawrence Hargrave School have observed enhanced peer relationships with an open-mindedness about each others perspectives and an appreciation of individual differences. … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
“….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...]
Blacktown Students Connect with Orphanage in The Philippines
The students of Coreen School in Blacktown have just about finished decorating their SEATs. John Williamson, classroom teacher at Coreen, said that the S.E.A.T Project provided the opportunity to deliver a cross-curricular program that focussed on Sustainability, Visual Arts and Literacy. "The Project included themes of friendship and change and offered opportunities for students to work in teams … [Read more...]