Hopetown & S.E.A.T

The teachers of Hopetown School in Wyong on the NSW Central Coast chose to participate in the S.E.A.T Project as it supports their student’s social and emotional learning program. “Prior to starting the project with our secondary students, we discovered that they had very little knowledge of Vietnam, ” said Rebekkah Grounsell, a teacher at Hopetown. “We decided to implement a unit of work about Vietnam during Term 1 in order to prepare students for the commencement of the Project in Term 2.

The students worked very well when constructing the SEATs in small groups and have enjoyed participating in lessons that have followed. Some students have shown a lot of interest in researching the contributors to the project and responded really well to the Two Pots story. They are already thinking about their end designs and how they can have a positive impact on others,” says Rebekkah.

Hopetown School caters for primary and secondary students who have difficulties coping in mainstream settings. Their programs emphasise social and emotional learning as well as academic, living and vocational skills which are developed in a therapeutic environment. We can’t wait to see the finished products!