The Victorian State election is only days away and our EAL students are now more familiar with this topic thanks to a highly informative visit from Victorian Election Democracy Ambassador, Alison. During the lead up to voting day, Democracy Ambassadors …
On Thursday 15th November our EAL students enjoyed a day of fun and interactive outdoor learning at Preston Market. Our EAL teachers added an extra element of excitement to this outing by creating a Preston Market scavenger hunt. This activity saw …
During our EAL teachers’ meeting yesterday, Reconnect placement student Lizzie Harding facilitated a thought-provoking discussion. Lizzie, who is completing her Master of Social Work degree at RMIT, reflected upon the research she has carried out during her time at PRACE. …
Last week Life Saving Victoria (LSV) visited PRACE and delivered an important presentation on beach safety. Our EAL students were in attendance, many of whom were unfamiliar with some of the hazards associated with swimming in the ocean and bay. …
Earlier this year we were fortunate to receive support from the Cancer Council Victoria and BreastScreen Victoria to develop educational materials aimed at raising awareness about breast and bowel cancer screening services. With this funding we were able to create …
Celebrating National Volunteer Week on Monday, we reflected on how our wonderful volunteers find us. Some come through volunteer networks or know us through our community presence, and others come to us as former students. Four of our current volunteers …
Read about PRACE PageTurners (English readers for adults) in the latest edition of QUEST magazine published by Adult Learning Australia. For more about PageTurners see our website https://pageturners.prace.vic.edu.au/
Our Preliminary English students recently celebrated the Chinese New Year. They learnt their ordinal numbers by watching “The Great Race” which retells the story of the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac. They learnt to read dates focusing on reading …
Last week was very busy at PRACE as our new students found their feet and continuing students returned to their studies after a long summer break. This is what a couple of our returning English language (EAL) students had to …
As you may know, many of our English language students here at PRACE travel overseas for work and family commitments. One of our students Xinxia Lv is doing just that. Xinxia Lv comes from China where she taught accounting to …