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SUSTAINABLE SCHOOLS
In recent times we have worked with hundreds
of school communities in a variety of ways.
In all, we have been providing:
- environmental education support services for school communities
- workshops for teachers and parents on thinking skills and multiple
intelligences
- mentoring and coaching teachers on classroom teaching and learning
skills
- consultancies with schools using the Appreciative Inquiry approach
- executive development programs for parent leaders in schools
- consultancy work to help establish sustainability learning in Queensland
schools
- parent workshops on team development, conflict management, leadership
and how to involve previously uninvolved people
- qualification-based programs in workplace assessment for supervisors
of school-based vocational education
- organisational and office support to professional associations
- conference management for professional associations
- the Certificate III New Apprenticeship for teacher aides and clerical
staff in schools
- conflict management consultancy to schools and parent organisations
- program management help for networks of schools delivering vocational
education to students
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During 2003 - 2004 we will continue to
provide all of our current services and add to it by:
- providing qualification programs in workplace training and assessment
for teachers of vocational education and workplace supervisors and mentors
- researching and evaluating education and training networks and help
to initiate new ones
- extending our communications network to schools and teachers through
regular newsletters
- providing professional development and mentoring programs for school
leaders, including school-based parent leaders
- facilitating leadership development programs for regional and statewide
parent executives
- providing futures-searching support to school communities as they
develop new practices for the future
- enhancing our leadership role with networks such as Learning Network
Australia and the Social Entrepreneurs Network of Australian
- focussing on boys' education through "Motivating Boys" programs
in schools.
- focussing on themes of "leading, learning, living and loving"
in schools through the provision of new consultancy processes and professional
development programs
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