People of PRACE: Aubrey

💥 Meet our very special PEOPLE OF PRACE 💥 If you know PRACE and the Merrilands Community Centre, you’d know Aubrey. Aubrey has been with us for many years and is the go-to person and social connector that makes our community tick. …

Envision Bottle Cap Appeal

For the next 35 days, PRACE staff, students and volunteers will be collecting bottle caps to support Envision, a not-for-profit organisation making and donating 3D printed prosthetic hands/arms for children in under resourced countries. Our aim is to fill two large …

Neighbourhood House Week 2019

Yesterday we celebrated Neighbourhood House Week 2019 by sharing a friendly morning tea with Reservoir locals, PRACE students and members of the business community. It was great to chat with these guests over a cuppa and learn about the activities they would …

Open Day at East Preston Community Centre

PRACE staff attended the annual East Preston Community Centre Open Day on Saturday, April 6th. The PRACE ‘Reconnect Bus’ has attended this event for the past couple of years. It is a great way to meet with the local community …

Community News – April/May 2019

Term 1 Morning Tea: Interactive Health Expo

Congratulations to PRACE staff and students on a fantastic term 1! The school term ended on a high note with students participating in a much anticipated event: a lively, interactive health expo and a delicious banquet from around the world. …

Darebin Kite Festival

What a lovely day out we had on Sunday at Darebin’s Annual Kite Festival at Edwardes Lake Park. There was gorgeous weather, great food, activities for the kids…and of course lots of kite flying! Here are some photos from the day. …

Harmony Day

Yesterday PRACE staff and students celebrated Harmony Day with a story competition and delicious morning tea. Harmony Day gives us a wonderful opportunity to celebrate Australian multiculturalism, and inclusiveness, respect and belonging for all Australians, regardless of cultural or linguistic background.  …

Celebrating International Women’s Day

Last Friday at PRACE we marked this special day with a fun and interactive competition during morning tea. EAL teacher Marina opened the activity with a moving reflection, recognising the progress we’ve made as a society and prompting us to consider how …

Community News – March 2019