SchoolsFirst
Workshops Program
| We've updated our workshop pages with photos and stories from our Schools First facilitators, click here to view the workshops by location and be inspired! |
What were the workshops all about?
From March to June 2009, a series of public workshops were held in cities and regional centres around Australia.
The workshops were designed to provide community and school participants with practical guidance on how to create successful school and community partnerships and strengthen existing ones. They also provided information about how Schools First works, the awards criteria, and the way the awards are structured.
- You can download our Schools First Workshop Workbook from our Toolkit.
Schools First is encouraging communities and schools to think about two things:
- What are some of the issues affecting our young people and community? And what might be some solutions that could begin to address those issues?
- What expertise and resources are available in your community? And how might you start to build or strengthen connections for schools to tap into these opportunities?
To help you gain a better understanding of school-community partnerships, we've documented some inspiring partnerships in action - visit our Case Studies page to find out more.
Communities have a vast range of organisations and individuals that schools can think about partnering with, including local businesses, retailers, health providers, libraries, parents, local government bodies, Chambers of Commerce, retirement villages, Rotary, Apex, Lions clubs, other schools, TAFEs, universities, kindergartens and child care centres - and these are just a few examples. A school might even partner remotely with a community group by using technology.
