1. Partnerships in action

2. Community Partner Nadrasca. Centre for adult disability.

4. Nadrasca Visit College for soccer games. Music program. College Production. Students do some lead in work on people with disability.

8. Community Partner Knox Environment Society

11. Students learn how to propagate plants from seed, cutting and separation. Develop knowledge about indigenous environments Plan, design, plant, landscape and maintain indigenous gardens. Landscape and plant public areas. Use skills and knowledge to help in environmental care at school.

14. Community Partner Conservation Volunteers Australia

17. Students plan, solve and maintain local environmental problems. Work with and build relationships with visitors from around the world. Develop skills in project management. Active, healthy hands on learning.

19. Community Partner Knox Council

22. Students beautifying public space with painted murals. Challenging and re-educating graffiti culture. Making public space feel safer.

24. From little things, big things grow.

26. Community Partner Polperro. Dolphin Swims.

28. Polperro Dolphin Swims Lead in work on Port Philip Bay and environmental issues. Lead in work on swim safety. Lead in work on Dolphins.

30. Wilson’s Prom’ Wilderness Trek

32. Wilderness trek Resilience Responsibility Respect Trust Planning Teamwork Health and fitness Appreciation of environment Goal setting

34. Advance Youth as a Pathway Practical English Practical Maths Practical Science Life skills unit Beaches and tourism VET or TAFE course Leading in to VCAL

37. Other Community Partners Villa Maria Aged Care Services. Green Corps. Ferntree Gully National Park. Fire Safety. 1 st Aid Providers. Scoresby Primary school.

38. Student Outcomes Understanding community. Active involvement in community. Decrease in anonymity. Re-engaged students. Student and College pride. Better grades. Improved self esteem. Student connectedness. Community empathy.

39. Creating a Community Partnership Make and maintain a human contact. Have a vision. Have a plan. Publish and promote. Explore the possibilities. Celebrate Support Advance Youth teachers.

40. Thank you Pete Ridgway Assistant Principal Scoresby Secondary College