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Finalists: Credit Union SA Excellence and Equity in Education Award Finalist – Anne LeahyĮmpowering learners through music and community connectionĪt the core of Anne's philosophy is enabling learners to access their musical creativity and talent in ways that interest them. We are transforming education here at Ungarra Primary School by providing purposeful hands-on learning experiences that provide students with deeper learning. And a lot of these kids have never been in the garden before and they've gone home and created their own gardens, which is fantastic. So they get to enjoy literally the fruits of their labour every week.

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The students are growing things from the ground up, harvesting them themselves, learning about what it is they're growing, how to look after it while it's growing, and then how do we turn it into something delicious to eat. So the kitchen garden program, they harvest produce, cook the produce, and then we have a nice big shared lunch. Here at Ungarra Primary School, we have lots of enthusiastic learning opportunities that are engaging for students where they have agency on their learning, including Farm Plots, acres empire, 3D printing and our kitchen Garden program. Their unique kitchen garden program allows learners to harvest produce and cook meals, instilling a hands-on, sustainable approach to food education and responsibility through their individual mini farming plots.Ĭross-aged learning enables collaboration among children and young people from different classes and neighbouring sites, promoting teamwork and peer mentoring. The site also engages with the local community through hosting community groups and guest speakers. Through the enterprise group, years 3 to 6 collaboratively create fundraising opportunities that develop essential skills in communication, planning, finance and marketing. The school provides many opportunities beyond the classroom to extend learning. They encourage creative and critical thinking, adaptiveness and technological engagement to prepare learners for the future. Ungarra Primary School believes in creating stimulating and challenging experiences to empower children and young people to thrive in a rapidly changing world. Hands-on learning and stimulating experiences to empower children Ungarra Primary School's 'Blooming success with kitchen garden' program and engaging learning

2023 Public Education Awards winners and finalistsĬongratulations to all our 2023 winners and finalists! Winner: Credit Union SA Excellence and Equity in Education Award Cultivating excellence and equity

The Public Education Awards showcase excellence and equity in public education.

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