School News Term 4 issue out now

<h2 class&equals;"p1"><span class&equals;"s1">The latest issue features the Coolbinia Primary&comma; the &OpenCurlyQuote;greenest school in Australia’&semi; and insight into the collective <em>Courage<&sol;em> of Preshil School&comma;  visionary approaches to innovative learning spaces&comma; mental health solutions and much more&period; <&sol;span><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"p1"><span class&equals;"s1">I wondered if the wisdom&comma; innovation and insight within our inaugural issue could be matched&comma; but the fascinating minds of education industry stakeholders are replete with fresh ideas and stories to share&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"p1"><span class&equals;"s1"> <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;coolbiniaps&period;wa&period;edu&period;au">Coolbinia Primary School<&sol;a> in Perth has been called the &OpenCurlyQuote;greenest school in Australia’&semi; the school community addresses cross curriculum priorities through sustainable social practice &&num;8211&semi; stretching the fingers of their &OpenCurlyQuote;social handprint’ to provide safe solar lighting for women in developing countries&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"p1"><span class&equals;"s1">In this terms &&num;8216&semi;Principal Speaks&&num;8217&semi;&comma;<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">Marilyn Smith of <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;preshil&period;vic&period;edu&period;au">Preshil School<&sol;a><&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">renovates an assessment of a<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">community depleted by a leader<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">lost&comma; to reveal a school with vision&comma; <&sol;span><span class&equals;"s1">collective spirit and the courage<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">to innovate for the present&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"p1"><span class&equals;"s1">We tune into the tertiary sector<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">on teacher training&comma; and visionary<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">approaches that push the<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">boundaries of the very definition<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">of &OpenCurlyQuote;learning space’&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"p1">&lbrack;pro&lowbar;ad&lowbar;display&lowbar;adzone id&equals;&&num;8221&semi;5852&&num;8243&semi; align&equals;&&num;8221&semi;left&&num;8221&semi;&rsqb;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"p1"><span class&equals;"s1">As mental health concerns grow<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">for young people&comma; so do systems<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">of support and programs that<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">protect vulnerable young people<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">from the media’s undermining<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">effect on body image&period; <&sol;span><span class&equals;"s1">Teenage suicide&comma; extra<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">counselling for families going<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">through exams&comma; anxiety&comma;<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">depression&semi; just a necessary<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">part of growing up&comma; or a touch of<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">insanity&period; <&sol;span><span class&equals;"s1">We hear from <em>Beautiful Failures<&sol;em><&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">author&comma; Lucy Clark&comma; about<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">pressure&comma; parent-teacher relations<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">and the pitfalls of &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;the quest for<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">success”&period; <&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"p1"><span class&equals;"s1">Amid the maelstrom of teenage<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">angst&comma; a teacher can be a<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">beacon&comma; a mentor and a friend&period; <&sol;span><span class&equals;"s1">With some excitement&comma; we<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">publish our first winning student<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">composition&comma; celebrating an<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">inspirational teacher&period; We thank<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">our sponsors for &dollar;500 worth of<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">precious books for the winner’s<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">school library &lpar;see page 22 for<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">details&rpar;&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"p1"><span class&equals;"s1">We address school property and<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">administration concerns with<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">practical insights into managing<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">communication and curriculum<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">planning&comma; cost-effective&comma; energy-efficient<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">lighting&comma; digital signage<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">and storage solutions&comma; safer<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">flooring and more&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p class&equals;"p1"><span class&equals;"s1">Enjoy the passions and<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">achievements of your colleagues&comma;<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">and profit from the collective<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">knowledge within these pages&comma;<&sol;span> <span class&equals;"s1">and until next time &&num;8211&semi; noli cedere <&sol;span><span class&equals;"s1">cognoscere &lpar;don’t stop learning&rpar;&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;