STUDENTS at Tooleybuc Central School are making the most of the leadership opportunities given to them as part of their curriculum.
Principal Mel Wait said the school is focused on supporting the needs of students.
“We are providing these opportunities and pushing students to do their best with them, so they can meet our high expectations of them to meet their personal best,” she said.
A cohort of students are taking part in the Petaurus Education Group, a program led by Wadi Wadi woman Marilyne Nicholls to explore the traditional ecology of the Tooleybuc area and learn about the environment and biodiversity.
Ms Nicholls has taken students for an environment walk around Tooleybuc to learn about scar trees, traditional medicine, and food sources.
The next session will include learning about the Aboriginal flag, writing an acknowledgement of Country, and going out to the Tyntynder Homestead to see the contrast between the settler and traditional gardens.
Year 12 students have now spent a term in their new home room, which was constructed to provide them their own space to relax and support them in finishing their HSC.
The nine students in the HSC program have access to a fridge, kitchenette, lockers and a lounge looking out onto the oval in a new custom-fitted building.
Year 9 student representatives presented to the Minister’s Student Council, or DOVES, about what the school is doing, what is working well and areas in which they see improvement.
Ms Wait told The Guardian that having the opportunity to compare experiences with students from other schools around NSW showed them how many opportunities they have, and the safe and caring environment at Tooleybuc Central School.
