Project Name

Contact Group

Statement of Objectives

Funding Approved

Australian Visual History

Clarkson Primary School

To involve the school community in making works of art which represent one facet of Australian history

Bandicoot Rehabilitation

Science Department, Lakeland Senior High School

Preserve and maintain the bandicoot population, re-establish the habitat of flora and funa native to the area and establishment of a wetland area for Yonga Aboriginal children

Beeliar Primary School Small Group English Project

Beeliar Primary School

Provide professional development and support for all non-teaching staff in their role as group leaders in the Small Group English Project to improve English outcomes for all PP to year 5 children and share the knowledge and experience gained and resources developed through this project

Building Biodiversity Program

Our Lady Star of the Sea

To provide hands-on experience for children to engage in understanding the principles of permaculture; participate in raising and planting native vegetation to rehabilitate permanent bushland and to provide an environmental model for local schools to observe and implement

Burbridge School Multisensory Playground

Burbridge School P & F Group

To re-design the junior playground area providing specialised equipment for disabled students to interact with the environment and other students

Collaborative Consultation Planning at East Fremantle Primary School

East Fremantle Primary School

To prevent or minimise literacy and language learning problems of students through facilitating the development of specific language skills that are seen as important for the development of learning and literacy in the classroom

Community Amphitheatre Project

Governor Stirling Senior High School
P & C Assn

Provision of a aesthetic outdoor community performing venue which can also be used on a daily basis by students for recreation and classes and contribute to reconciliation by including Aboriginal elements in the design

Countering Bullying in Schools

Swan Education District Office

To provide schools with a range of preventative, early intervention and intervention tools to counter student bullying and improve school access to quality training materials to improve student peer relations and reduce school bullying using evidenced based materials and processes with proven results

Curtin University of Technology Residencies

Curtin University

Establish 2 school-teacher residences, for secondary school teachers requiring some time away from the classroom in a university environment in which they could develop curriculum material which could be done unconstrained by the heavy demands of marking, preparation, administration, etc.

Developing Teaching Strategies through the Use of Soundfield Amplification for Children Educationally at Risk because of Central Auditory Processing Difficulties

Carawatha Language Development Centre

To improve attention, listening skills, articulation, decoding and word attack skills, phonological awareness, spelling, self monitoring and ability for students to monitor their own speech and language input and output

Education Program at the Round House Precinct

Fremantle Volunteer Heritage Guides Assn

To provide interpretive services at the Round House Precinct

Fast for Word

North East Language Development Centre

To trial the "Fast for Word" Internet based Training Program to determine whether it is a program that could be used to meet the needs of children with specific language impairment who would otherwise be unable to access the specialist language intervention provided at the Language Development Centres

GLAD Project

Ursula Frayne Catholic College

Provide social opportunities for all students; focus on community; job skills; quality exposure for students and expand on existing projects resulting in more self-sufficiency

Glencoe's Peer Support Program

Glencoe Primary School

Help students develop resilience skills that will enable them to deal effectively with aggression and conflict situations, minimise acts of aggression between students and enhance student self-confidence, self esteem and peer tutoring skills

List Serve Interactive Website

Centre for Inclusive Schooling

To provide an on-line learning facility to support, inform and provide learning opportunities to upskill teachers and staff who work with students with disabilities and learning difficulties and provide support and information to parents of students with special needs

Merredin Wireless Project

Merredin Senior High School

To expand the use of Merredin SHS Satellite Technology and join Merredin's Local Area Networks and create a Wider Local Area Network

Pilbara Secondary Schools Video Conferencing Project

Pilbara District Education Office

To enhance the teaching and learning opportunities and support services for secondary school students in the remote Pilbara District of WA

Powerful Presentations

Jerramungup Resource Centre and Public Library

Provide students and staff within the Roe Cell, Esperance Education District, advanced technology that may be beyond the financial reach of individual schools to assist in the presentation of their work and to use the Jerramungup Resource Centre and Public Library as a distributor of the multimedia equipment.

Promoting Effective Learning using Curriculum Framework and Lane Clark Philosophy

Beckenham Primary School

To continue changes in teaching and learning required for curriculum improvement using Lane Clark philosophy; to empower teachers to make critical changes in the way they practise learning and teaching and to embrace changes brought by Curriculum Framework and Student Outcome Statements

Ready, Set, Go…. To Literacy

St Mark's Anglican Community School

Screening by a Speech Pathologist to identify children "at risk" of reading disability; community involvement and parent education concerning literacy and development of language enrichment, early literacy and phonological awareness program

Reflections on and Enjoyment of Parenting

Goollelal Primary School

Bringing a parenting program to the parents; equipping them with effective parenting skills; parental reflection on current parenting practices and enjoyment in being a parent and contributing positively to their children's social and emotional development

Sir Charles Court Young Leaders Program

John Curtin Centre, Curtin University of Technology and the History Teachers' Assn of WA

To reward students who excel in history, recognise and encourage their achievements in the wider community, extend their leadership abilities, present opportunites that allow them to extend their horizons and to develop an awareness and understanding that leaders need to consider the viewpoints of all in a society.

Support a Reader Parent Volunteer Program

Majella Catholic Primary School

For reluctant readers to gain confidence in and increased enjoyment of reading and improve their reading skills; for parents to receive training to develop their understanding of the reading process and provide structure to effectively utilize parents/volunteers in the school

The School as a Workplace

St Clare's School

To develop a set of transferable skills which will be applicable to the workplace, develop a sense of personal responsibility and enable students to set realistic goals for their futures

Video Conferencing from Hospital School Services

Hospital School Services

To increase students' access to teacher /tutor support and thus improve the quality of the education service provided by Hospital School Services; to enable interactive learning via video conferencing; minimise the isolation of some students who are temporarily away from school and to promote an awareness of the uses of new technology

Waste to Resource Project

Rockingham Regional Environment Centre

Educate the regional community, including specific schools, concerning practical methods by which they can implement the philosophy of reuse, reduce and recycle.  This focus point will illustrate how they can practically benefit in their school, home and workplace environments from this undertaking.  One of the aims is to encourage students to raise money for themselves by undertaking simple recycling tasks.

West Coast Resource Centre Online

East Hamersley Primary School/West Coast Resource Centre

To extend the Resource Centre's availability to clients by initiating online ordering facilities and to develop the Resource Centre's cost effectiveness so that we may use monies saved to place new resources at the disposal of teachers for enhancement of student outcomes

Total Funding Approved