education
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Milan exchange students bid a fond farewell
Three students visiting from Milan have left their hearts in Melbourne. Anna Pignapelli, Eleonora Merlai and Giulia Boniardi have just wrapped up a school exchange…
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No handbrake on job prospect
Mainstream education doesn’t suit all learners, especially those who prefer practical approaches over the theoretical. For the practical types, Concern Australia (CA), a group founded…
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Parading the colours
Some Sunshine students went to school colourfully incognito last week … dressed as their favourite book characters. More than 250 students and staff from Sunshine…
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Hub of activity
Brimbank Bicycle Education Centre is always a hive of activity … and not just for cyclists. Victoria University Secondary College Year 12 student Lazar Trajcevski…
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Two Sunshine schools in line renovation funding
Ageing buildings at two Sunshine schools are in line for a facelift as the state government tips $27 million into school upkeep. Sunshine College ($655,000)…
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Bronzed tradie creates masterwork
A Victoria University-trained plumber from Hillside is up there among the best on the planet after winning bronze at the International WorldSkills championships in Brazil.…
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Grit, to the power of two
A pair of Deer Park students are going the extra mile ahead of National Literacy and Numeracy Week (August 31 to September 6). Siblings Parnika…
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Manufacturing workers thrown lifeline
La Trobe University is offering retrenched manufacturing workers a jobs lifeline. The university has tailored a 17-week free program for staff made redundant by Ford,…
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Rewards added to the three R’s
Perseverance and resilience are key qualities being fostered in Victoria University Secondary College students as the school tweaks its approach to good reading. Teaching and…
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Vic Uni to open in a blaze of colour
Would-be students have been promised a cacophony of colour, costumes and commotion next month as Victoria University opens its doors on the biggest day of…
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Students on mission to eradicate education diadvantage
Sophia D’Ambra is on a mission to eradicate education disadvantage, starting with Melton Secondary College. Ms D’Ambra is a Teach for Australia (TFA) associate on…
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Worlds apart, so much in common
An impromptu lunchtime karaoke session, a staff-versus-students volleyball game and boomerang-making featured during a five-day visit by Chinese students to their sister school, Victoria University…
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Bush tucker garden an outdoor classroom
A native garden at Victoria University is growing into an outdoor classroom that can demonstrate the many uses of indigenous plants for food, medicines and…
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Schoolgirls take Q&A to ex-G-G
Senior high school girls in Melbourne’s west are being asked: What would you do if you were Governor-General for a week? The Young Women and…
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Learning to overcome adversity
“A rough road leads to the stars” is an old adage being put through new tests in a partnership between Victoria University Secondary College and…
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