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New Victorian Schools trained for CEFA School Parliaments (CSPs)
May 13, 2009
On May 8 2009, CEFA continued its national professional development program for Australian teachers with a training day held at Firbank Grammar School, Brighton Victoria.CEFA’s Parliaments in Schools Director, Mr Don Perna, facilitated a workshop for Victorian primary and secondary schoolteachers at the Shared Learning Centre and showcased the capacity of class and school parliaments to address the Victorian Essential Learning Standards (VELS Level 4 and Level 6)
Introducing the training Mr Perna stated: “CEFA has developed pathways for all class and school parliaments to address state and territory syllabus outcomes for Australian students in civics and citizenship. Teachers attending CSPs professional development are realising that student parliaments are a dynamic and engaging learning activity that will assist them in providing the structure to best achieve these outcomes as well as fostering deep learning for students. Parliaments in schools help students to attain broad civic knowledge while simultaneously providing opportunities for community engagement that is required by curriculum documents.
Schools represented at the May training included:
Malvern Primary School Ivanhoe East Primary School Caulfield South Primary School Brighton Primary School St Catherine’s College Toorak Fairhills High School Firbank Grammar School St Leonard’s College Patterson River Campus
Victorian Teachers with Ms Beatrice Barnett, Assistant Director, Communication Products & Services, Australian Electoral Commissionattend CEFA School Parliaments (CSPs) Training May 8, 2009 at Firbank Grammar School, Brighton
Ms Beatrice Barnett, Assistant Director of Community Products and Services for the Australian Electoral Commission, also participated in the workshop to ascertain the common goals that both CEFA and the AEC share. The AEC hopes to formalise a resource sharing partnership with CEFA Parliaments to promote it’s excellent resource “Democracy Rules: An Electoral Education Resource”
Over the coming months CEFA will be providing professional development in every state and territory in Australia. If you are interested in attending training for school parliaments in your own area please contact CEFA on 1800 009 855 or
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