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In Year 7 and 8 at The Canobolas Rural Technology High School (TCRTHS), students do their learning differently. Students participate in Integrated Project-based Learning (IPL), which focuses learning of content around key themes and ideas such as sustainability, identity, culture and environmental issues rather than attending traditional subjects such as English, Science and Maths.
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Students complete two projects at a time and then exhibit the work they have completed to demonstrate what they have learned. Traditionally with IPL, students would speak in front of their peers, sometimes up to 50 students at a time, outlining what they have learned, any difficulties they faced and how they overcame them to produce different products. However, one Year 8 project wanted to push things a little further.
On November 16, students conducted a large scale expo for their project 'Crimes Against Nature', which had a focus of forensic science and endangered animals. Students worked in pairs to research and promote an endangered animal to raise awareness of their plight. Visitors to the expo were given tokens to vote for their favourite group and animal, with the winning animal to be supported through fundraisers in 2019.
Students constructed photo booths, flyers, activities, posters and dressed up in costumes to encourage people to come to their booth and vote for their animal. Over 300 people attended the event and cast their votes. With so many votes, organisers of the event are still tallying but an announcement of the winner will happen in the coming days.
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TCRTHS is a friendly school with wonderful opportunities for all students. It offers a broad range of educational, sporting and cultural subjects with a proud tradition of success and achievement across all areas. They have good facilities with large sporting and playing fields, and provide many additional opportunities for students such as excursions - sporting and academic, student leadership, wood and metal technology, computing, art, music, drama and an excellent agriculture program.
Parents are welcomed into the school community and are encouraged to become involved in any of the parent groups that form part of the school. The strongest schools are those who are committed to a two way partnership between the home and school, and TCRTHS have an active P&C and parents and caregivers are able to support their child's education in many ways. Some parents assist as volunteers in the canteen or as mentors and classroom volunteers, directly helping students to improve their learning, with the school grateful for any assistance and appreciative of all forms of support